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medication overdose side effects Posted: 03-06-08 14:43pm
ok, I really didn't kno where else to put
this........
Ok, my friend came to me the other day &
was tellin me she has been constantly sick
lately, haveing alot of stomach pain, &
some other things. Then she said almost a
year ago, her bf & her was haveing
problems & she was really depressed so she
tried to overdose. Obviously she didn't
try hard enough. (not tryin to be mean)
She took a whole bottle of asprins, bottle
of midal, & she drank a bottle of caugh
medicine & some other stuff...... she
said she that night she just felt really
dizzy, her head was spinning, her ears was
ringing, etc...... She said she wanted to
go to the hospital, but she couldn't tell
anyone what she had done.....
So now, almost a year later, what I want
to kno & what she wants to kno is........
~Could the problems she's haveing now, be
from her overdose?
~Could her insides (liver, kidneys, etc.)
be messed up from her overdose?
~Should she go to the doctor to get this
checked out?
~Can they do anything to her like put her
in the sychword (not sure how to spell)
even thou its a year later?
Thanks for any help!!!!
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antigone
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Posted: 03-06-08 17:48pm
Aspirin can cause GI bleeding. Midol has
tylenol aka acetaminophen in it and it can
cause liver toxicity. So, in short, there
could be some problems related to the
ingestion of these medications. I don't
think they would try to put her in a
psych. unit at this point but may give her
an antidepressant. The doctor can check
liver enzymes to see if there is any liver
damage. They can scope her GI
(gastrointestinal) tract with an endoscope
to see if there is any excoriation to the
tissue in the stomach or intestines. She
should go to the doctor.
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