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Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's.
However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are:
Acetaminophen -- 160mg Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg Pseudoephedrine
HCL -- 15mg
Thanks,
Frank
frank said:Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's.
However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are:Acetaminophen -- 160mg x 12 1920 mg. Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg x 12 12 mg. Dextromethorphan
HBr -- 5mg x 12 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg x 12 180 mg.
Quoted message said:Thanks,
Frank
When did you take it? If it is still in your stomach I would suggest you stick your finger down your
throat because that is a really lot of stuff that could cause problems. Otherwise I would call your
local Poison Control Center and ask them what to do.
Incidentally were you UI? If so, more problems could develop?
Ora
Quoted message said:frank said:Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's.
However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are:Acetaminophen -- 160mg x 12 1920 mg. Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg x 12 12 mg. Dextromethorphan
HBr -- 5mg x 12 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg x 12 180 mg.Quoted message said:Thanks,
Frank
When did you take it? If it is still in your stomach I would suggest you stick your finger down
your throat because that is a really lot of stuff that could cause problems. Otherwise I would
call your local Poison Control Center and ask them what to do.Incidentally were you UI? If so, more problems could develop?
Ora
Okay, what exactly on the above list has you so concerned that you would recommend someone
induce vomiting?
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Frank
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"frank" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was children's.
However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per teaspoon are:Acetaminophen -- 160mg Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg Pseudoephedrine
HCL -- 15mg
You are fine. The only drug that would cause a problem is the acetaminophen (painkiller - Tylenol),
but you only ingested 1920mg, below the maximum safe dose of 4000mg within a 24hr period. Still, it
is a large dose especially if combined with alcohol. 180mg of pseudoephedrine won't kill you but
I'll bet your heart is pounding. 12mg of chlorpheniramine maleate will probably make you fall
asleep, but is not a toxic amount. You are probably feeling funny because of the 180mg of
dextromethorphan HBr, also known as DXM, a wildly popular drug among kids these days.
Quoted message said:
Thanks,Frank
What he said.
"Mr. Hat" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:vtidnbX-BMaO9JbdRVn- [email hidden]:
Quoted message said:You are fine. The only drug that would cause a problem is the acetaminophen (painkiller -
Tylenol), but you only ingested 1920mg, below the maximum safe dose of 4000mg within a 24hr
period. Still, it is a large dose especially if combined with alcohol. 180mg of pseudoephedrine
won't kill you but I'll bet your heart is pounding. 12mg of chlorpheniramine maleate will probably
make you fall asleep, but is not a toxic amount. You are probably feeling funny because of the
180mg of dextromethorphan HBr, also known as DXM, a wildly popular drug among kids these days.Quoted message said:
Thanks,Frank
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:18:49 -0500, David Rind <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:frank said:Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was
children's. However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per
teaspoon are:Acetaminophen -- 160mg x 12 1920 mg. Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg x 12 12 mg. Dextromethorphan
HBr -- 5mg x 12 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg x 12 180 mg.Quoted message said:Thanks,
Frank
When did you take it? If it is still in your stomach I would suggest you stick your finger down
your throat because that is a really lot of stuff that could cause problems. Otherwise I would
call your local Poison Control Center and ask them what to do.Incidentally were you UI? If so, more problems could develop?
Ora
Okay, what exactly on the above list has you so concerned that you would recommend someone induce
vomiting?
I would prefer not to undergo the effects of that much Pseudoephedrine. 60 mg. makes me
very jittery.
Ora
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
Quoted message said:"frank" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:Hello,
A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was
children's. However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per
teaspoon are:Acetaminophen -- 160mg Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg
Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mgYou are fine. The only drug that would cause a problem is the acetaminophen (painkiller -
Tylenol), but you only ingested 1920mg, below the maximum safe dose of 4000mg within a 24hr
period. Still, it is a large dose especially if combined with alcohol. 180mg of pseudoephedrine
won't kill you but I'll bet your heart is pounding. 12mg of chlorpheniramine maleate will probably
make you fall asleep, but is not a toxic amount. You are probably feeling funny because of the
180mg of dextromethorphan HBr, also known as DXM, a wildly popular drug among kids these days.
Thank you all very much for your helpful information, I really appreciate it!
Frank
Quoted message said:David Rind said:Quoted message said:On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:13:24 -0500, frank <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>A friend gave me some cold medicine and she told me to take 4 teaspoons because it was
>children's. However, I misheard her and took 4 tablespoons. Is this serious? The ingredients per
>teaspoon are:
>
>Acetaminophen -- 160mg x 12 1920 mg. Chlorpheniramine maleate -- 1mg x 12 12 mg.
>Dextromethorphan HBr -- 5mg x 12 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL -- 15mg x 12 180 mg.>Thanks,
>
>FrankWhen did you take it? If it is still in your stomach I would suggest you stick your finger down
your throat because that is a really lot of stuff that could cause problems. Otherwise I would
call your local Poison Control Center and ask them what to do.Incidentally were you UI? If so, more problems could develop?
Ora
Okay, what exactly on the above list has you so concerned that you would recommend someone induce
vomiting?I would prefer not to undergo the effects of that much Pseudoephedrine. 60 mg. makes me very
jittery.Ora
You suggested to someone that they induce vomiting and call poison control to avoid being jittery?
--
David Rind [email hidden]
In article <[email hidden]>,
frank said:
Thank you all very much for your helpful information, I really appreciate it!
While in this case, you didn't get into any real trouble, may I point out that had you taken a
dangerous amount of some drug, asking usenet for advice is not a very good move? Even if "induce
vomiting" was good advice, by the time you got it, the drug would have been out of your stomach and
it would have been too late for vomiting to do any good.
If you had poisoned yourself, by the time you got the usual crop of contradictory and variably
knowledgable replies, you may well not have been in shape to log in and benefit from them.
If you think you may have ingested something dangerously toxic, phone poison control. They can
reassure you, give you reliable advice, and call you an ambulance if necessary.
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