I don't know if it's a reliable method but It's overdose side effects don't seem like good ones, including difficulty to breath. Daily prescribed dosage of propranolol is up to 640mg so for an overdose with 10mg ones, you would have to take a lot more than 64 tablets which just sounds too risky.
It's a slow, painful death … abdo pain, nausea, headache ..liver failure is what gets you over a number of weeks
I've tried it a few times & always ended up in ED hooked to a drip of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) & then straight to the psych ward
I've tried it a few times & always ended up in ED hooked to a drip of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) & then straight to the psych ward
…Sorry … misread propanalol for paracetamol….
1g is a lethal dose of propanalol
….Sorry … misread propanalol for paracetamol….
1g is a lethal dose of propanalol
Propanolol Overdose
aka Toxicology Conundrum 044 A 27-year old female weighing 60kg presents to ED approximately one hour after swallowing 70 x 40mg propranolol tablets (= 2.8 grams) with suicidal intent. At the time of assessment she is drowsy (GCS 13) with a heart rate of 46 bpm and BP 100/60. Fifteen minutes...
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