Discussion So, which medication will you choose?

[tanaka10]

Imagine you could get any medication you wanted, with or without a prescription (which is my case ^^). Which one would you choose for an overdose???
(Just to clarify, I can only get medications available at pharmacies that don't require a secure prescription, e.g., opioids, curare, anesthetics: propofol and thiopental), but I can get everything else.

Which one would you choose?
Here's my list:
- 3 different types of benzos (oxazepam, bromazepam, and diazepam)
- Maximum dose of phenobarbital
- Non-cardioselective beta-blocker: propranolol
- Antiemetics: ondansetron and metoclopramide

Even though this combination is dangerous, it is likely not fatal without opioids or barbiturates.
So what would you do???
Thank you all for your answers

 

[Forveleth]

None of these. Medication ODs are extremely unreliable.

 

[tanaka10]

None of these. Medication ODs are extremely unreliable.

What if I manage to get my hands on some opioids or propofol?

 

[if_i_make_it]

overdose from prescription opioids are very rare. it is street drugs that are dangerous.
but the reason medication OD is considered a non method is because they are generally not lethal and there are too many unknown factors to make it reliable. possible, maybe, but not in a way anyone here or any resource can really help you with.

 

[Littlepaws]

How much Propranolol do you intend to use? At a sufficient quantity, that alone can be fatal.

 

[tanaka10]

How much Propranolol do you intend to use? At a sufficient quantity, that alone can be fatal.

more than 5 grams

 

[Littlepaws]

more than 5 grams

I've read some medical reports, and some people have used similar amounts. Propranolol is part of my plan, though I intend to take it with amitriptyline

 

[tanaka10]

I've read some medical reports, and some people have used similar amounts. Propranolol is part of my plan, though I intend to take it with amitriptyline

It's true that amitriptyline is listed in the PPHE, but it recommends combining it with a digitalis: digoxin.

However, digitalis overdoses are well known to cause severe vomiting, unlike propranolol.

Personally, I stick with propranolol; even though an overdose of propranolol alone isn't very dangerous, when combined with other antihypertensive medications, there is a real risk of shock.

I think the only way to achieve CTB with medication is to have a combination of benzodiazepines + a cardiotoxic agent (propranolol or amitriptyline + digoxin) and an opioid or propofol or thiopental

but the problem remains the same: accessibility...

 

[Jrileniwa]

Sorry for the question, but would Triazolam help in case one would want to drown or get through certain demanding ordeals to do the thing?

 

[tanaka10]

Sorry for the question, but would Triazolam help in case one would want to drown or get through certain demanding ordeals to do the thing?

It's a benzodiazepine… It will ease anxiety before the CTB, but not the pain.

I've taken high doses of benzos before; I fell asleep quickly, but I was still able to wake up.

In the event of drowning, it won't relieve the pain.

 

[Littlepaws]

It's true that amitriptyline is listed in the PPHE, but it recommends combining it with a digitalis: digoxin.

However, digitalis overdoses are well known to cause severe vomiting, unlike propranolol.

Personally, I stick with propranolol; even though an overdose of propranolol alone isn't very dangerous, when combined with other antihypertensive medications, there is a real risk of shock.

I think the only way to achieve CTB with medication is to have a combination of benzodiazepines + a cardiotoxic agent (propranolol or amitriptyline + digoxin) and an opioid or propofol or thiopental

but the problem remains the same: accessibility...

I've been prescribed Amitriptyline for about 3 years now, but I recently started stockpiling because I noticed they are allowing me to renew my prescription earlier than usual. And then some non-doctor prescriber started me on propranolol, but I don't really use it much... I have started stockpiling because they keep letting me renew my prescription without any question

 

[tanaka10]

I've been prescribed Amitriptyline for about 3 years now, but I recently started stockpiling because I noticed they are allowing me to renew my prescription earlier than usual. And then some non-doctor prescriber started me on propranolol, but I don't really use it much... I have started stockpiling because they keep letting me renew my prescription without any question

Do you have a lot of them?

 

[Jrileniwa]

It's a benzodiazepine… It will ease anxiety before the CTB, but not the pain.

I've taken high doses of benzos before; I fell asleep quickly, but I was still able to wake up.

In the event of drowning, it won't relieve the pain.

Ok, thank you. The pain is not what I'm afraid about, it's just the failing part.