overdose? i know im an idiot

[brodie22]

i took around 15 x 20mg lexapro last saturday and then took 28 x 20mg lexapro the saturday just gone - i know - stupid - just one of those ****** weeks where i made bad decisions...just worried about long term effects - i cant sleep and have a bit of a fever - but i was expecting these things - a bit worried about the fact im having diffuctly urinating and when i finally can its stop start....any clues please would be really appreciated - i dont want to go to the hospital and miss another day of work if i dont have to - i am so close to being fired

[nursegirl6572]

Glad to hear you're going to the ER, definitely necessary!

If taking these pills was an attempt to harm yourself, you need to address that too.  One day you WILL be successful and won't be here to try again.  That's not the answer.

Please update us, fingers crossed that everything is okay!

[Pat1956100]

Please be honest with them at the ER.  If you were trying to harm yourself if could be because of the Lexapro.  Tell them everything.
I hope they help you.
Hugs
Pat

[brodie22]

will certainly let u no what they say - and im expecting a call from the inventor of lexapro to thank me for putting his kids through college any minute now...thanks again for the support!

[msdelight]

You are on Lexapro I am assuming for depression, and your taking handfuls of them in an attempt to give yourself a heart attack?  Honey you sound like this med is giving you suicidal ideations which is a side effect of the Lexapro especially if you are a very young person. Are you a teen or twenty something? You must flush all the pills immediately, get to the ER and seek out a psychiatrist to help you. You are suicidal and should not be on any antidepressant right now.

[nursegirl6572]

So, what was the outcome?  Did you go to the ER?

This comment is a bit confusing...

"will certainly let u no what they say - and im expecting a call from the inventor of lexapro to thank me for putting his kids through college any minute now...thanks again for the support!"

Obviously, it was said in jest, but I don't fully understand where you're going with that thought process.  People are always the one who have the final say in the decision of trying a medication or not.  Of course the pharmaceutical companies are in business to make money, and of course I would agree that these kinds of meds are often overprescribed, but it's important for one to be accountable for the decisions they have made.  Taking handfuls of an antidepressant was unfortunately a choice you made (twice).  I hope you get the help you need to explore why you thought you wanted to do that.

Take care.

[bill12345678910]

can you update us please and let us know you are ok