hmmm yes educating people is invaluable, no matter how emotional and triggered it may get you
The first person I knew (they were actually very close to my friend who committed this year) had extreme abdominal pain and nausea. She said the abdominal pain was the worst part of it and described it as a twisting type of feeling, almost like appendicitis (if you've never had that, it fucking hurts). The other person I knew who was hospitalized said they too had issues with abdominal pain as well has a pounding feeling in their head, almost like a very intense migraine. They said that they felt like they were drowning in a sense.
The one who was very close with my friend who committed this year is still in the hospital. Keep in mind I only found out about them doing this through a social media post, which made me sad. I don't judge their choice to want to leave, but it did shock me because them? I didn't really expect them to ever be suicidal but that's the thing you just never know. I'm hoping they don't send her to a psych facility because she doesn't do well in those and she wouldn't be happy there, but that's the direction they're leaning towards :/