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accidentally took my mom's Flecainide. Having chest pain now.
I accidentally took my mom's Flecainide. I swear it was Aspirin but apparently it wasn't. I took it for three days. I checked to see how much I took and They're 100mg pills so I took 100mg on Tuesday, 100mg on Wednesday, and 200mg on Thursday before I finally realized I was taking the wrong stuff. Hard to believe, I know, but I'm not very observant and I wasn't paying attention. Anyways, I've noticed chest pain since Wednesday, I've been dizzy, (but I think that was just the meds side effects) I've also had more trouble breathing. I've developed a cough too and I'm coughing up a lot of phlem ,or whatever that stuff is. xD My pulse also feels a lot weaker. Kinda like my heart isn't beating as strongly or enough. My friend and I were messing around with a stethescope today listening to each others hearts and stuff and I noticed mine did sound a lot weaker, and the scariest thing happened. My heart was just doing it's normal beast then there was this really lound extra beat over it and I literally felt it right against the stethescope thingie. It freaked me out sorta. It kept happining too. And not in any sort of pattern or rythm. I'm just wondering if my stupid mistake of taking the wrong meds could've hurt me. I havn't taken any since I realized what it was, and I don't wanna tell my mom cuz its her medication and she'll prolly get really mad. So I don't know if I should see my doctor or not and what this could do to me? Or what it already has done to me..
I don't have any heart problems that I know of and I was adopted. So, I don't know any of my family history on that stuff.
btw:
I'm 125 pounds
I excersise regularly
and my resting heart rate is usually around 100 which I was told isn't a good thing, but that's been like that before I took the Flecainide..
I don't have any heart problems that I know of and I was adopted. So, I don't know any of my family history on that stuff.
btw:
I'm 125 pounds
I excersise regularly
and my resting heart rate is usually around 100 which I was told isn't a good thing, but that's been like that before I took the Flecainide..
Good for you. I knew you were female from your first post. No good parent would name their son "Mara" and if anyone had looked at your avitar, they would have noticed that you're not at all masculine. I hope yous symptoms have abated by now. Careful next time!
I'm not a HEEEEE I'm a SHEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Female! and don't worry I told my mom and we figured it all out. ;0 it's all good now..sorry for sounding like a self harming teenager btu at least my mom knows me well enough to know I wouldnt do this on pourpose.
Well said. WE all know whats going on here, but hopefully HE will have gotten himself to the ER, or has told someone. At this time, he shouldnt care who knows why he did it...he needs to have been seen...and checked out. God, these kids have GOT to learn before they DIE, ya know? They will try ANY ANY ANY pills...over the counter or prescription to get something from it. And thats so scary.
If it was my son, I wouldnt CARE why he did it, but I would definatly want to know THAT he did it, so we can get help before its too late.
If it was my son, I wouldnt CARE why he did it, but I would definatly want to know THAT he did it, so we can get help before its too late.
Just to recap the scenario we have been given:
Mara, an 18 year old adopted male (check his profile), weighing 125 pounds, lives in a household that keeps its medications in a kind of bin, with at least some of these pills just lying around randomly in the bottom of the bin.
Mara, having a need for aspirin (reason not specified), digs around in the bin and picks up some of the pills on the bottom. Apparently his problem was not immediately cured by this action, so he somehow manages (in spite of being ‘not very observant’, as he puts it), to take the very same pills three days in a row, even increasing his dose, and then later—remarkably astute for an 18 year old with no pharmaceutical education—identifies these unlabeled, loose pills as Flecanide, 100 mg.
Now he describes symptoms that are remarkably consistent with the side effects of Flecanide.
Works for me.
Mara, an 18 year old adopted male (check his profile), weighing 125 pounds, lives in a household that keeps its medications in a kind of bin, with at least some of these pills just lying around randomly in the bottom of the bin.
Mara, having a need for aspirin (reason not specified), digs around in the bin and picks up some of the pills on the bottom. Apparently his problem was not immediately cured by this action, so he somehow manages (in spite of being ‘not very observant’, as he puts it), to take the very same pills three days in a row, even increasing his dose, and then later—remarkably astute for an 18 year old with no pharmaceutical education—identifies these unlabeled, loose pills as Flecanide, 100 mg.
Now he describes symptoms that are remarkably consistent with the side effects of Flecanide.
Works for me.
Just thought I'd let you guys know that the meds weren't in any kind of container. We have this bin with all different kinds of medicine in it and there's always some random extra pills in the bottom. I couldn't find the aspirin so I just took the extra pills off the bottom. Which I later figured out wasn't Aspirin..as I said. So, It's not like I walked into the bathroom picked up my moms flecainide and said "oh this looks like Aspirin, let's take some." xD And yeah, I know now it was a stupid idea to take medicine that wasn't in a labled container.
hmm, gave it more thought and certain makers of flec do in fact look like aspirin.
Still though, I was 18 once and I was curious about my parents meds and even tried Xanax out once. This was before the Internet days so I looked it up on in a PDR.
So Mara I take back what I said. I was projecting my own experience.
If you were trying to do what I did I'm sure you'd have enough sense to look it up first on the 'net.
Once that med is completely out of your system I'm sure you'll be fine but you should still talk to your mom and get checked out. I really doubt there'd be any long term damage.
That long extra beat you felt was probably a premature ventricular contraction. they aren't a big deal in a normal heart.
The reason your pulse sounded weaker was probably because of your higher resting rate. Or it could be where you were putting the steth.
Still though, I was 18 once and I was curious about my parents meds and even tried Xanax out once. This was before the Internet days so I looked it up on in a PDR.
So Mara I take back what I said. I was projecting my own experience.
If you were trying to do what I did I'm sure you'd have enough sense to look it up first on the 'net.
Once that med is completely out of your system I'm sure you'll be fine but you should still talk to your mom and get checked out. I really doubt there'd be any long term damage.
That long extra beat you felt was probably a premature ventricular contraction. they aren't a big deal in a normal heart.
The reason your pulse sounded weaker was probably because of your higher resting rate. Or it could be where you were putting the steth.
I don't want to scare you - so please just listen to the advice.....the safest thing you can do for yourself right now is to get yourself to a doctor - anything other than that is taking a risk. Is anything worth risking your life for?
ask your mum to read this - that you accidentally took the wrong medication, you took her heart medicene instead of aspirin - you are having some irregular heartbeats and please can she not get angry until at least you've been checked out by a doctor - as stress may be detrimental to your heart right now.
I think more important than talking to anyone is to get yourself to an emergency room immediately. A doctor needs to decide if you are at any risk right now.
I wish you all the best. :-)
ask your mum to read this - that you accidentally took the wrong medication, you took her heart medicene instead of aspirin - you are having some irregular heartbeats and please can she not get angry until at least you've been checked out by a doctor - as stress may be detrimental to your heart right now.
I think more important than talking to anyone is to get yourself to an emergency room immediately. A doctor needs to decide if you are at any risk right now.
I wish you all the best. :-)
So we have an anonoymous forum member who has no apparent reason to conceal anything, who is being accused of taking her mother's medication. The beauty of these forums is you can say anthing about yourself with anonimity. Sorry, I don't get the accusations. 'Good way to keep them coming back.......
Mara if you haven't been frightened away, you really need the advice of a physician. The half life of a single dose of Flecanide is about 20 hours. But with multiple doses, it will increase to several days. This means its effects could remain in your blood for perhaps a week.
By the way, I keep an bathroom supply of Ibuprophen in an empty prescription jar that formerly held Ranitidine. The pills amost look identical. I have on occasions mistaken them for "Ranit".... SCOUTS HONOR!
Mara if you haven't been frightened away, you really need the advice of a physician. The half life of a single dose of Flecanide is about 20 hours. But with multiple doses, it will increase to several days. This means its effects could remain in your blood for perhaps a week.
By the way, I keep an bathroom supply of Ibuprophen in an empty prescription jar that formerly held Ranitidine. The pills amost look identical. I have on occasions mistaken them for "Ranit".... SCOUTS HONOR!
Typically when someone accidentally takes a drug that's not for them, they should call poison control. But since it's been 3 days in a row, they will probably tell you to see your doctor ASAP to be checked. It's up to you which one to call.
I don't know the half life of Flecainide but it's probably working its way out of your system now. Still, it's not a good idea to just wait and see what happens. Call the poison control or the doctor today. This is definitely not a thrill drug. Chest pain and arrhythmias are miserable.
I don't know the half life of Flecainide but it's probably working its way out of your system now. Still, it's not a good idea to just wait and see what happens. Call the poison control or the doctor today. This is definitely not a thrill drug. Chest pain and arrhythmias are miserable.
yea, about that aspirin story, I don't think anyone is going to buy it.
Flec is a very strong heart medication. Some folks have to be monitored in the hospital to get on it. It can cause malignant arrhythmias. You should see your doc and get an EKG.
Flec is a very strong heart medication. Some folks have to be monitored in the hospital to get on it. It can cause malignant arrhythmias. You should see your doc and get an EKG.
Since you are tossing the occasional ectopic beat (something out of sequence), I think you need to see your family doctor, fess up, and get checked out. I don't know how old you are, but it's possible your doctor might be bound to confidentiality.
But sweetie, you and I both know (and the doc will, too) that aspirin, which is over-the-counter, and prescription medications come in bottles that are incredibly different in shape.
I don't think you will ever convince anyone that you 'accidentally' confused the bottle with your mom's prescription vial.
The moral is this: Don't take a prescription that's not yours. You could die (and that's the upside, all things considered).
But sweetie, you and I both know (and the doc will, too) that aspirin, which is over-the-counter, and prescription medications come in bottles that are incredibly different in shape.
I don't think you will ever convince anyone that you 'accidentally' confused the bottle with your mom's prescription vial.
The moral is this: Don't take a prescription that's not yours. You could die (and that's the upside, all things considered).
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