Can nitroglycerin kill you

Answer 1

Regardless of whether or not one has heart problems, nitroglycerin (NTG) relaxes smooth muscle. This is most important in blood vessels, where it enlarges arteries and veins, improving circulation and lowering blood pressure.

Its most common medical use is for angina pectoris (discomfort, often in the chest, or breathing problems due to inadequate circulation to the heart muscle), but it's also effective for esophageal spasm.

If too much NTG is taken in a short period, particularly if one is not used to it, the BP can be dangerously lowered, reducing circulation and possibly causing fainting or other serious problems. Fortunately NTG's half-life is just 5-10 minutes, so it wears off rapidly in case of overdose.

Answer 2

Nitroglycrin is used to lower blood pressure before surgery, and to treat Angina pectoris (Chest pain due to constriction of coronay blood vessels that supply blood to your heart)

Nitroglycerin works by dilating the blood vessels, thusly reducing the workload of your heart, therefore reducing it's 02 needs.. no more pain.


Drink nitroglycerin and you might faint due to low blood pressure! That's just a hypothesis, though. Just don't jump up and down too much, you might explode! Hahahah

Answer 3

1. Too much of it can, yes. It is a vasodialator - meaning it makes your blood vessels expand. If all of your blood vessels expand completely (mind you, they are always constricted to a degree and change when you need more blood/less blood in a body part) then blood circulation is compromised.