Can taking too much medicine kill you?

Answer 1

Levothyroxine drug is a narrow drug and that means it's dosage is very near the toxication dosage ...normally an adult would take between 100mcg and 125mcg it's unusal to to take 200mcg ..so i guess it needs 3 pills to die...this is scientific but in my experence i tried to suicide with levothyroxine 100 in my college in 2 hours i ate 30 pills and nothing happend excpect it makes you high and awkwardly happy my girlfriend left me if you asked why ...but that's not important :p

Answer 2

The amount varies by drug, the amount of that drug, your metabolism, your reaction to the individual medications, other medications you may be taking, the amount of food and/or drink consumed, and your weight and size.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure we have a policy against intentionally helping someone commit suicide, and if we don't, we probably should.

The problems with pills as a suicide method are:

1. they often aren't as acutely toxic as people think
2. your body has a built-in defense mechanism against poisoning, and taking enough medication to kill you is fairly likely to result in you simply getting sick and throwing up instead
3. even if it works, it may be a protracted and painful death, probably precisely what you were trying to avoid

Instead, why don't you try getting some counseling?

Answer 4

any drug. it depends on how much you take and/or the effects on your body.. or if you choke on it and die.

Answer 5

Virtually all medicines at a high enough dose, however that does not mean that the death is easy nor pain-free.

Answer 6

Paracetamol...

Very slow and painful death.. very slow

Answer 7

How much pain killer will kill you depends on which pain killer as well as your size and health status.

Answer 8

a lot