Antidepressant OD

Hi there,

I just want a bit of advise. Someone told me recently that if you take an overdose on anti-depressants they would do very limited damage, say 50 or that, at the momet I am on edcitalopram. What effects would it likely to have on your system, if taken in that amount?

Reply 1

80s Love Child!

You can always ask the GP who prescribed you this drug. As far as I'm concerned, I don't know any harsh effects to your body really (not sure). Just be certain to take the right amount prescribed by your doctor, and you'll be fine. :smile:

Reply 2

P for Photographer

1

Why would you wanna take more than you are supposed to anyway?

The newer AD tends to be safer than the older ones when OD, but OD is never safe anyway.

Reply 3

Revenged

15

It depends on the drug... SSRIs are safer on overdose compared to older MAO inhibitors and tricyclics... but they are not safe on overdose...

Reply 4

hallowsfanatic

OP

Okay thanks, it's escitalopram (lexapro) that I have anyway

Reply 5

Tag

8

well anti-depressants sually balance the seretonin levels in your brain, so i'm assuming that ODing would either **** up your seretonin levels, or your liver/kidneys, or both.

Reply 6

Revenged

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Hollz

Okay thanks, it's escitalopram (lexapro) that I have anyway

That's a SSRI...

but why do you want to know about overdosing?... i hope you aren't considering something stupid...

Reply 7

db

17

I was told by my GP that the anti-depressant I have been prescribed is very easy to OD on. So much so, that I'm apparently not supposed to have sole care of it. It's also one of those anti-depressants that increases suicidual thoughts. Clever that.

Reply 8

hallowsfanatic

OP

Because I am a skint student, I was given two months in the one prescription all at once, not so clever since they are easy to take, unlike the paracetemol I took when I took an OD 3 months ago.

I am just getting more and more paranoid I am going to take them, I cant throw them out because I need them, no one else can take them, so I need to stare at them as I am beginning to feel so low, I just don't know if I honestly trust myself.

Reply 9

generalebriety

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Hollz

Hi there,

I just want a bit of advise. Someone told me recently that if you take an overdose on anti-depressants they would do very limited damage, say 50 or that, at the momet I am on edcitalopram. What effects would it likely to have on your system, if taken in that amount?

Here's a good idea. Let's not find out. :smile:

If you don't trust yourself, is there anyone else you can give them to who you can trust with them?

Reply 10

hallowsfanatic

OP

Nobidy that I could see everyday

Reply 11

Revenged

15

Hollz

Because I am a skint student, I was given two months in the one prescription all at once, not so clever since they are easy to take, unlike the paracetemol I took when I took an OD 3 months ago.

I am just getting more and more paranoid I am going to take them, I cant throw them out because I need them, no one else can take them, so I need to stare at them as I am beginning to feel so low, I just don't know if I honestly trust myself.

paracetamol overdose is terrible... i hope you're alright... it doesn't sound like the support you've had after the suicide attempt has worked very well... but i don't think you should worry about the SSRIs... they aren't like as dangerous as paracetamol... even so it is still possible to overdose on them - they aren't as 'safe' as your friend suggests... i recomend that you give them to a nurse at university and they can give you tablets as you need them... not much other help i can offer online but i hope you sort things out...

Reply 12

samba

6

Hmm, I'm quite loathe to give actual figures. How many tablets of which quantity have you got available to you?

Overdose with SSRI's very rarely result in fatalities though...One of the symptoms is a coma. How much would it suck to end up in a coma and have everybody worrying about you for weeks?

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