| Names | Dosage | Qty | USD$ | $/Tab | Pharmacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoxetine (Generic Prozac) | 20mg | 30 | $85 | $2.83 | Buy |
| Fluoxetine (Generic Prozac) | 20mg | 60 | $139 | $2.32 | Buy |
| Fluoxetine (Generic Prozac) | 20mg | 90 | $179 | $1.99 | Buy |
Fluoxetine is considered to be the safest antidepressant drug in the market as it offer the least side effects when compared to other drugs but no matter how safe the drug is an overdose is still a serious issue. Overdose of drug can turn fatal if proper medical help is not rendered at the right time. Often patients fail to identify the symptoms of an overdose and mistake it to be the effects of the disorder for which the drug was prescribed. Some of the most commonly developed symptoms at the time of an overdose are:
Seizures
Drowsiness
Nausea
Fast heart rate (tachycardia) and
Vomiting
Following symptoms are not as common as the ones mentioned before but there are chances of developing it :
Coma ,
Irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) ,
High blood pressure (hypertension) ,
Low blood pressure (hypotension) ,
Fever ,
Fainting and
Loss of life.
One must seek medical help if they believe they have had an overdose because the sooner the excess medication is taken out the better you are. Often medications are given to induce vomiting, this is done to clean the stomach. The patient is given a oxygen mask and their functioning of lungs and heart is constantly monitored.
Starting the medications without the guidance of a doctor is risky as one might end up taking a high dose without realizing it. The amount of the drug required to be present in the body to cause an overdose is not standard as it varies from person to person. A person’s age, medical condition, strength of the dose and the medication period plays an important role in determining the approximate amount that can cause an overdose. Increasing the dose strength without consulting a doctor to replace a missed dose is foolishness as it leads to an overdose. Therefore, self-mediction in this situation is strongly opposed as you might end up doing more harm than good.
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