2006-11-11 10:09:44 · 12 answers · asked by Brandi T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes. Overdosage amplifies the side effects of benadryl (in most countries, that is diphenhydramine HCl). Drowsiness becomes sleepiness. Gastrointestinal or stomach upset becomes gastrointestinal hemorrhage. One may take too much and damage the liver and kidneys. It is not unthinkable that someone goes into coma and possibly death with too much diphenhydramine, an antihistamine with central depressant effects, a downer. In my country, it is not recommended to give more than 400mg for adults in 24 hours or 50mg/kg-body-weight for children in a 24-hour period. It has a high LD50 though (LD50 is the dosage lethal to 50% of the population).
2006-11-11 10:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes but it won't likely kill you....you might sleep for a long time and also experience something unpleasant called urinary retention where you can't pee for hours on end. this happened to me by accident when i took a lot of benadryl and used the cream at the same time. i didn't realize it was like taking the drug but in different forms. BTW I was not trying to overdose....I was attacked by red ants and was extremely itchy and covered in hives so took lots of benadryl and used whole tube of cream as my legs were covered in hives.
2006-11-14 19:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by bella36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-11 10:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can overdose on any drug why?
and answer someone did die like last year from drinking so much water that he drowned.
2006-11-11 10:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try heroin instead. Don't leave us with that shiet! At least you'll FEEL like you're in Heaven before you realize that there IS no heaven. HEHE
2006-11-11 10:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by daytrader s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, now cut it out.
2006-11-13 01:24:29 · answer #6 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can overdose on just about anything..even water! course, water wont kill you.
2006-11-11 10:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by TheAnswer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can slip into a comma and die. Plan on having a seizure first...
2006-11-11 11:21:50 · answer #8 · answered by sirus3810 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why yes!
2006-11-11 10:17:03 · answer #9 · answered by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but why would you want to?
2006-11-11 10:13:22 · answer #10 · answered by mahz85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋