How much Xanax is too much?

[GasX]

I ride with my local volunteer ambulance and I recently went on a call for an "apparent overdose". Upon arrival at the scene we discovered a groggy woman who had just eaten most of her new bottle of xanax. The prescription was for 90 pills and she had 12 left.... :Q

 

[tweakmm]

What was the dosage of the pills?

 

[royaldank]

Holly cow. Which type of pill did she take? Know the dosage? I like Xanax, but I've never had any desire to eat more than 10 (small ones, or 1.5 totem polls) or so in an evening.

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I ride with my local volunteer ambulance and I recently went on a call for an "apparent overdose". Upon arrival at the scene we discovered a groggy woman who had just eaten most of her new bottle of xanax. The prescription was for 90 pills and she had 12 left.... :Q

I'd be suprised if she lives. What was the size of the pill? Anything over 5 mg for me and I'm just flat done for until the next day! Course I drink, heavily, when I take them so....

 

[StageLeft]

I can't say exactly what's too much, but I'd figure that a prescription dose (even a small one) with 78 pills consumed probably IS too much.

 

[GasX]

They were the lowest strength 0.25 mg pills, but 19.5 mg is still 19.5 mg...

 

[GasX]

I just looked up some info and you can take 10mg in one dose for panic attacks (absolute max). I doubt this was a fatal dose. I base this on her condition - groggy and emotional, the urgency of the ER staff - none, the low strength of the pills...

Regardless, 78 pills in one sitting? wtf?

 

[Azraele]

I don't know exactly how much is too much, but she took way too much. :Q

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
They were the lowest strength 0.25 mg pills, but 19.5 mg is still 19.5 mg...

Yea, after asking that I realised that they had to be .25mg. 19.5 mg is a hell of a lot and double that is rediculous. There would be no way that they could be the 2mg totem poles because that would just be:Q

19.5mg of xanax is way too much.

 

[Shockwave]

Oh! Only .25's? Thats candy. i was thinkin it'd be at LEAST the .5's. Which would been like 40 mg....

 

[PatboyX]

man, now i want some xanax

 

I don't know.

Look it up in the PDR that you should own.

 

[AdamDuritz99]

I'm going through paramedic school right now and on a clinical we had a call with someone who OD on xanax which took about 25-40mg of xanax all at once. Per protocol we went ahead and gave narcan just for good measure. Anyways the pt came around after we pushed the narcan, which shouldn't of happen unless the pt was OD on something opiate based or a few other poss Rx. I never got to find out what else the pt took, so that sucked, but it was more than just xanax.

Anyways your guy will probably be fine. Here's a link for some more info.

peace
sean

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't know.

Look it up in the PDR that you should own.

thanks for reading the thread...

 

[AMCRambler]

When the world seems to shine,
like you've had too much wine,
That's too much Xanax

 

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't know.

Look it up in the PDR that you should own.

thanks for reading the thread...

I did read it. I also pulled out my 1990 PDR that I own to look it up for you.
Since xanax wasn't published into the PDR until 1991, I couldn't answer your question/statement.
On top of that the PDR site is a pay site, so that provided no help.

Sorry if I offended you after reading literally every single word in this post.

 

[Ameesh]

all you guys are fvcked up

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't know.

Look it up in the PDR that you should own.

thanks for reading the thread...

I did read it. I also pulled out my 1990 PDR that I own to look it up for you.
Since xanax wasn't published into the PDR until 1991, I couldn't answer your question/statement.
On top of that the PDR site is a pay site, so that provided no help.

Sorry if I offended you after reading literally every single word in this post.

See, there is this thing called a rhetorical question...

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I just looked up some info and you can take 10mg in one dose for panic attacks (absolute max). I doubt this was a fatal dose. I base this on her condition - groggy and emotional, the urgency of the ER staff - none, the low strength of the pills...

Regardless, 78 pills in one sitting? wtf?

Actually, I believe the FDA has approved *up to 10mg* for anxiety/panic attacks *per day.* Considering Xanax has a life of 4-6 hours in your body, the FDA does not want you to take 10mg in one sitting. I'm sure Psychiatrists are guided to prescribe approx. 2.5mg **max** for every 6 hours.

With that being said, I just took 1mg of Xanax. Granted, the last time I took Xanax was over a month ago. At the moment, I feel about as mellow as if I had consumed about 6 beers. Additionally, this is on top of the 40mg of Lexapro I take each day.

Finally, pharmacies and doctors can be pretty naieve at times. For example, last year, I had a prescription for 3mg of Xanax a day. Since generix Xanax was so cheap, I just had them give me all my refills at once. I picked up 3 months' worth of Xanax at once - or 270 mg. for $27.00 from the local pharmacy. :shocked;

 

[Gravity]

Modern day qualludes?

 

[Farbio]

point yet to be made, who knows how many she actually had left in the bottle before she started popping them?