Method Overdose on various meds

[bpdbun]

**I want to preface this by saying I know overdosing on medications has a very high failure rate, and that it can be very damaging if you survive it and that it is not a peaceful way to go. I do not recommend this.**

I am a counselor for an intensive group therapy program. Majority of my patients are freshly discharged from the hospital, and I get to read through their entire chart/history to determine if they're appropriate for the program. With this, I see detailed documentation on what happens in the ER/hospital after someone attempts.

I am shockingly surprised at how little medication overdoses can quickly send someone to the ICU, intubated and unconscious. I wish I wrote down more specific cases, but recently I had a patient in the ICU for 12 days after just taking at most a whole bottle of xanax, trazodone, and seroquel with alcohol. Requiring resuscitation and aggressive treatment to keep her alive. If she didn't call 911 right after doing it she likely wouldn't have survived. I've also seen people take multiple prescribed psych meds, but maybe only 3-5 pills each and end up in a similar situation.

So, I really think medication overdose can be more fatal than some people think. It may be painful and a long process, but I think more deaths would occur if people didn't receive lifesaving treatment.

I'm thinking of making a big margarita (after getting high as balls), taking Zofran, and then taking as many of my pills as I can. I'm currently prescribed Strattera, Prozac, Seroquel, Lamictal, Xanax for my mental health and also prescribed Flexeril, Nortriptyline, and Candesartan for various health issues.

It may be stupid, but tired of failing at hanging, too broke for a gun, and can't find an SN source after losing the 2 I had before I had the money for it.

will document when I do it

 

[LastNite]

Most prescription drugs are made to be safe and they give you them at a "safe" dosage. A dose where it can harm you but not kill you.
Illicit drugs are more lethal and more deadly than legal ones. I wouldnt really attempt what youre doing.

 

[noheart]

I too have thought of this. A random assortment of like 1500+ psych pills mixed with booze should do the trick on an empty stomach.

Benzos/beta blockers/mood stabalizers/antipsychotics/ssri/sleeping pills 100s of each. Have mason jars full of them.

 

[bpdbun]

I too have thought of this. A random assortment of like 1500+ psych pills mixed with booze should do the trick on an empty stomach.

Benzos/beta blockers/mood stabalizers/antipsychotics/ssri/sleeping pills 100s of each. Have mason jars full of them.

Exactly! I've been stockpiling leftovers whenever my dr changes them or the dose

 

[JassieDusk]

I also consider OD on olanzapine (1,920mg) if I won't have the balls to hang myself. Back in 2021 I took not more than 500mg and ended up tubed in the IUC in a two-day coma. They said I barely survived. I think I would have a good chance since this time I would make sure to not be found.
I read some time ago that someone survived 15g of nembutal, they were undiscovered for two days. So unless I am super unlucky, it should work. But I would much rather go with hanging if I ever have the balls to do it.
I am sure there must be a way to fatally overdose, it's just difficult to get your hands on a big amount of psych meds

 

[Forveleth]

I have yet to see a medication OD succeed on this forum. Appreciate that you plan to document what you take.

 

[dying_kwik2000]

Seems really unlikely if you don't have a huge ton of pills. Good luck. I'm hopefully going to try this too, even thought I ended up with a bowel obstruction once before. It's hard when you don't have many options.

 

[StarryEyed]

I also consider OD on olanzapine (1,920mg) if I won't have the balls to hang myself. Back in 2021 I took not more than 500mg and ended up tubed in the IUC in a two-day coma. They said I barely survived. I think I would have a good chance since this time I would make sure to not be found.

So did you try the olanzapine OD?

Or anyone else?

It's on my mind

 

[JassieDusk]

So did you try the olanzapine OD?

Or anyone else?

It's on my mind

I did try it back in 2021. They said I almost succeeded. It has a 50/50 chance of survival if it's over 2g. I don't recommend it, the risk is too high. Also, getting that much in a short period of time is difficult, you'd have to collect.
I have SN now so I'll go with that method when the time comes

 

[StarryEyed]

I did try it back in 2021. They said I almost succeeded. It has a 50/50 chance of survival if it's over 2g. I don't recommend it, the risk is too high. Also, getting that much in a short period of time is difficult, you'd have to collect.
I have SN now so I'll go with that method when the time comes

Hi Jassie and thank you for your reply. When you did a 500 mg OD and ended up in ICU with a coma, would you have died without treatment? Sounds like you might have since you were in a coma, right?

Where do you get the number 2 g for a 50/50 survival rate?

I found an article on PubMed from 2003 that says 29 people died from OD. It says "Treated overdoses of up to 800 mg of olanzapine have been associated with...." It's unclear if 800 mg was people who died.

I've got 700 mg now and can get 140 mg a month if I'm very careful.

 

[discretionadvised]

I also consider OD on olanzapine (1,920mg) if I won't have the balls to hang myself. Back in 2021 I took not more than 500mg and ended up tubed in the IUC in a two-day coma. They said I barely survived. I think I would have a good chance since this time I would make sure to not be found.

Can i ask (if you know) how quickly you were found and sent to treatment? I'm also thinking of olanzapine as an option, though I only have about 840ish mg

I would assume even if a person was found alive there might even be a chance of dying at the hospital if enough time had passed

 

[StarryEyed]

That's my thinking too, @discretionadvised

This is the article l was quoting...

A review of olanzapine-associated toxicity and fatality in overdose - PMC

Given the increasing use of atypical antipsychotics in psychiatric populations and the very limited data concerning the safety of such drugs, we examined the available data on olanzapine in untreated overdose situations. Available toxicity data ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[discretionadvised]

So did you try the olanzapine OD?

Or anyone else?

It's on my mind

I can't say for serious OD, but i did take a few pills a few times (about 70-90mg). Wasn't trying to ctb, but even with that low of a dose i went unconscious about an hour in and i think i slept for about 28 hours straight. Woke up and felt like a zombie for like 3 days.
I don't know if this helps you at all, i consider trying it myself as well at a high dose (≈840mg, same as you then i guess). I just know before i fell asleep i felt really, really peaceful and calm. Very sedated, you become almost paralysed. Can't move any muscles at all anymore, can't talk, can't open your eyes. You think and try so hard to move your arm but it just doesn't budge kind of thing. Almost like sleep paralysis, but less scary, just kind of annoying. You also can't think clearly anymore, so i'm not afraid of survival instincts kicking in and trying to puke, you genuinely stop caring and thinking. I did feel really nauseous before the sedation fully took over though, really the only uncomfortable part. At higher doses i assume the sedation would take even less time, because even with the hour i was purpousfully trying to stay awake.

 

[StarryEyed]

I can't say for serious OD, but i did take a few pills a few times (about 70-90mg). Wasn't trying to ctb, but even with that low of a dose i went unconscious about an hour in and i think i slept for about 28 hours straight. Woke up and felt like a zombie for like 3 days.
I don't know if this helps you at all, i consider trying it myself as well at a high dose (≈840mg, same as you then i guess). I just know before i fell asleep i felt really, really peaceful and calm. Very sedated, you become almost paralysed. Can't move any muscles at all anymore, can't talk, can't open your eyes. You think and try so hard to move your arm but it just doesn't budge kind of thing. Almost like sleep paralysis, but less scary, just kind of annoying. You also can't think clearly anymore, so i'm not afraid of survival instincts kicking in and trying to puke, you genuinely stop caring and thinking. I did feel really nauseous before the sedation fully took over though, really the only uncomfortable part. At higher doses i assume the sedation would take even less time, because even with the hour i was purpousfully trying to stay awake.

You know, your experience makes total sense to me because I am absolutely exhausted for a day on just one pill of 5 mg!! Mind you, I'm super sensitive to psych meds.