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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2004Mistake taking cold medicine -- serious?
Hello, A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's. However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are: Acetaminophen -- 160mg Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg Thanks, Frank >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg x 12 60 mg. >Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg x 12 180 mg. >Thanks, > >Frank When did you take it? If it is still in your stomach I would suggest you stick your finger down your throat because that is a really lot of stuff that could cause problems. Otherwise I would call your local Poison Control Center and ask them what to do. Incidentally were you UI? If so, more problems could develop? Ora >>Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Ora Okay, what exactly on the above list has you so concerned that you would recommend someone induce vomiting?  SignatureDavid Rind drind@caregroup.harvard.edu >>>Hello, >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Okay, what exactly on the above list has you so concerned that you >would recommend someone induce vomiting? I would prefer not to undergo the effects of that much Pseudoephedrine. 60 mg. makes me very jittery. Ora >>>>Hello, >>>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Ora You suggested to someone that they induce vomiting and call poison control to avoid being jittery? SignatureDavid Rind drind@caregroup.harvard.edu None of the ingredients there will have a terribly adverse effect on you. Just watch out for anything out of the normal, but I personally would not be rushing to the doctors regarding it. It was only four tablespoons. Whilst that is more than a dose, unless you are particularly sensitive - you will be okay. Hello, A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's. However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are: Acetaminophen -- 160mg Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg Thanks, Frank > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg > Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg You are fine. The only drug that would cause a problem is the acetaminophen (painkiller - Tylenol), but you only ingested 1920mg, below the maximum safe dose of 4000mg within a 24hr period. Still, it is a large dose especially if combined with alcohol. 180mg of pseudoephedrine won't kill you but I'll bet your heart is pounding. 12mg of chlorpheniramine maleate will probably make you fall asleep, but is not a toxic amount. You are probably feeling funny because of the 180mg of dextromethorphan HBr, also known as DXM, a wildly popular drug among kids these days. > Thanks, > > Frank What he said. "Mr. Hat" <mrhat@sauna.brettfavre.net> wrote in news:vtidnbX-BMaO9JbdRVn- hw@bravo.net: > You are fine. The only drug that would cause a problem is the > acetaminophen (painkiller - Tylenol), but you only ingested [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Frank > > Hello, > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > dextromethorphan HBr, also known as DXM, a wildly popular drug > among kids these days. Thank you all very much for your helpful information, I really appreciate it! Frank >Thank you all very much for your helpful information, I really >appreciate it! While in this case, you didn't get into any real trouble, may I point out that had you taken a dangerous amount of some drug, asking usenet for advice is not a very good move? Even if "induce vomiting" was good advice, by the time you got it, the drug would have been out of your stomach and it would have been too late for vomiting to do any good. If you had poisoned yourself, by the time you got the usual crop of contradictory and variably knowledgable replies, you may well not have been in shape to log in and benefit from them. If you think you may have ingested something dangerously toxic, phone poison control. They can reassure you, give you reliable advice, and call you an ambulance if necessary. |
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