Can one have a benadryl overdose?

Answer 1

Yeah.

As Quoted:
1) " Overdose" -- in the term Benedryl Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i.e. drug ) is ingested in quantities and/or concentrations large enough to overwhelm the homeostasis of a living organism, causing severe illness or death. Essentially it is a type of poisoning.

Contents 1 Types 2 Symptoms 3 Diagnosis and management 4 Common causes 5 See also

Types
The word "overdose" implies that there is a safe dosage and therefore the term overdose is commonly only applied to drugs, not poisons. One can not overdose on cyanide because it is a poison -- it is harmful atany dosage.

Drug overdoses are often used to commit suicide, but many drug overdoses are unintentional and are usually the result of either irresponsible behavior(such as overindulging at a college keg party), or the misreading of product labels(such as taking 4 pills every 1 hour instead of 1 pill every 4 hours).

A common unintentional overdose in young children involves multi-vitamins containing iron. Iron is component of the hemoglobin molecule in blood, used to transport oxygen to living cells. When taken in smallamounts, iron allows the body to replenish hemoglobin, but in large amounts itcauses severe pH imbalances in the body. If this overdose is not treated with chelation therapy, it can lead to death.


Symptoms
Symptoms of overdose occur in various forms:

Exaggerated form of normal action ( sleepiness on antiepileptics, hypoglycemia on insulin )
Other effects due to chemical properties of the medication ( metabolic acidosis in aspirin, liver failure due to paracetamol )
Non-specific symptoms due to central nervous system irritation ( confusion, vertigo, nausea, vomiting )

Diagnosis and management
The diagnosis can be very difficult if the patient cannot (or refuses to) state which medication has been overdosed.Initially, correcting abnormali...
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Also Quoted:
Overdosage

Any medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately. Antihistamine overdose has caused hallucinations, convulsions, and death in children.


Symptoms of Benadryl overdose may include:
Central nervous system depression or stimulation, especially in children, dry mouth, fixed, dilated pupils, flushing, stomach and intestinal symptoms

Answer 2

So benadryl comes in 25mg over the counter, so you took about 14 pills. Isn't that an entire box? I think that is a bit extreme for just wanting to sleep. You are not admitting something to yourself. As far as side effects you should be alright. I did try to off myself with benadryl before and all that 1500 mg got me was charcoal to drink. You need help. Talk to someone.

Answer 3

Yes. I am a teacher, and one of my students, last year, came to school after taking 6 Benadryl tablets...two every four-six hours is the norm for a 12 year old and up. He literally "dried out". His mucous membranes (think eyes, nose, throat - any wet area) went dry. He could not even produce saliva.

His parents were called and the boy was hospitalized for one day. He received IV fluids and other medication to calm him down.

BE CAREFUL - Benadryl tries to "dry up" allergies, etc. Too many are no good for anyone!

Good luck! (-:

Answer 4

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 5

YES!!!!! Never take more than the recommended amount!!!!

If benadryl doesn't work for you anymore, do what I do, and rotate between a few different "active ingredients". This way I avoid building up an immunity to the drug

Answer 6

Yes, and if you suspect you have taken more than 2 times the appropriate dose and have any of the following symptoms:

-extreme sleepiness
-confusion
-weakness
-ringing in the ears
-blurred vision
-large pupils
-dry mouth
-flushing
-fever
-shaking
-insomnia
-hallucinations
-seizures

then seek medical attention immediately!

Answer 7

Yes, benadryl is a drug... you should only take the recommended dose.

Answer 8

You can overdose on any medication. It may not necessarily be fatal, but you can indeed overmedicate yourself or someone else.

Answer 9

Yes, and it's very dangerous

Answer 10

yes, read the directions carefully there is an antihistimine in it and that can be dangerous at high levels of dosage