painkillers and vodka - question.

[Dani3ll3]

i have a question to ask..
people say that if you've taken an overdose of painkillers, you could still die from it up to a week or so later. I'm feeling vaguely better from teh other day, but should i go to the hospital or tell someone or something. i really don't want to tell anyone.
and how many pills do u have to take to have overdosed? (42)

ta.

[badassmother]

Originally Posted by Dani3ll3

i have a question to ask..
people say that if you've taken an overdose of painkillers, you could still die from it up to a week or so later. I'm feeling vaguely better from teh other day, but should i go to the hospital or tell someone or something. i really don't want to tell anyone.
and how many pills do u have to take to have overdosed? (42)

ta.

if youre not dead yet, you wont die later.

[Skive]

You could have damaged your liver. I would go to the hospital if I were you.

[budda]

Originally Posted by badassmother

if youre not dead yet, you wont die later.

Thats not actually true, as Skive points out there could be damage to the liver which could easily cause problems at a later date.

It is definately worth while getting yourself checked out, and of course they may well be able to give you some help with the reason you did it in the first place.

[Crazy lady]

I took an overdose of painkillers 3 weeks ago and Ive been out every weekend drinking and doing pills since! do you think I could have done any serious damage? I feel to embarrassed to tell anyone thou.

[budda]

How many did you take?

You GP will not be shocked, or even probably surprised, GP's have seen EVERYTHING before. He/she will probably want to run some blood tests to check liver and kidney function and that will be it.

You do NOT want to learn you've buggered your liver in a few months or years time.

[Crazy lady]

Not sure around 20-30. What do I say? Hi I took an overdose and wanna get checked?

[budda]

No, wander in and say 'do you like my hat?'

Sorry, yes, just explain what you did and when you did it, you can present yourself to a GP with a live ferret up your arse and they probably can think of 7 similar cases they have dealt with before.

They will probably ask you why you did it, and may suggest you go on a course of SSRI's, though they may not.

[Crazy lady]

Sorry to sound so stubid..............

[budda]

You're not, I just couldn't resist that gag thats all.

[otter]

to have o/d you have to have taken more than the standard dose.
if you have o/d - get to the hospital asap.
in the mean time see if you can find some charcoal to eat.
yes with an o/d of paracetamol pain killers you could die up to a week later... it takes so long because each one of internal organs starts to fail you... until each one inturn shuts down... which means you are in agony... its a slow process... even if you feel okay now.
you don't mention what type of painkillers you took though?!
and why did you feel the need to do it???

[Skive]

Originally Posted by otter

in the mean time see if you can find some charcoal to eat.

A bit late for that I think.

[Sikorah]

if either had taken paracetemol- ud know about it by know.

20-30 ibuprofen/aspirin is 'unlikely' to cause serious damage to a healthy person, but everybody is different so go ya gp- they will do a kidney and liver function test from a blood sample.

[Vray]

It's harder to do than most people think. With sleeping pills the amount to make sure with the average person is around 100.

[purplebutterfly]

As other people have said, go to your gp and tell them what tyou took and when. They should run a blood test to make sure you havent damaged any internal organs. They should also offer you councilling or some way to cope with your depression.