I OD'd on Melatonin last night.  :D

I live on small island in SE Alaska, we have one tiny drug store.  They are out of the 3mg tablets of Melatonin, so I purchase the 1mg liquid droplets.  My only choice.  Ok.  At home, I take the last two tablets I have, and go to sink and fill my water glass a 1/4 and I read the directions. "Take four droppers" hmmmm.
I can't remember the last time I used "droppers" for medicine.  Maybe when I was 5.  I don't have kids, and the only droppers I use are for my dog's flea prevention.
Well, my "droppers" are the whole in-squeeze and squeeze-out, ok there's one.  And again.
Yup, I did 4. And "gulp".
I lay there for a moment, and start thinking that there couldn't be 60mg of those "droppers" in that little bot.....oh my, oh no, no I didn't.... :o
I did.   :( Let's say each "dropper" was about 12 mg plus easily.
My stomach started acting a bit unsettled for a moment, and I couldn't get to sleep, I think I got the reverse effect for about a half an hour (or I thought I was gonna die of Melatonin OD).  But, shortly, it was lights out untill 7:30am sharp.  Whoa, I don't even remember sleeping.

I really had a serious "idiot" moment, WOW!

I'll just blame it on the CH's, they made me do it!  ::)

Glad you are okay!

I'm feeling a bit euphoric.  Tingles in feet.  Drinking a strong coffee now. 

Man, what a ridiculous thing to do  :P 

When you don't feel well, are busy, and the dose changes, then it can happen.

In the future, remember the old carpenter's rule: measure twice, cut once.

Brew wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 3:17pm:

In the future, remember the old carpenter's rule: measure twice, cut once.

Or the old Moyle's rule.... measure thrice, check twice, cut once!

I wouldn't get too concerned about Melatonin OD.  From some of the research I've read - even massive quantities didn't result in test animals showing symptoms of Toxicity.

Obviously it not something to make a habbit of.

burnt-toast
(Tom) 

Glad your ok. Two years ago I ramped up from "0" to 480mg Verapamil within a 8 hour period, wrong!
Phoned my neuro and he told to get to the ER right away, my blood pressure dropped right off and was passing out.
I know now exactly how to take Verapamil. That must have been scary for you!

FramCire wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 6:07pm:

Brew wrote on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 3:17pm: In the future, remember the old carpenter's rule: measure twice, cut once. Or the old Moyle's rule.... measure thrice, check twice, cut once!

Mazel tov!

Thanks for the concern and the good advice (brew & fram).  I will be more careful on my dosage, and refer to my friends here without regard.
I wasn't too worried about an ER trip, I just didn't know how my body would react to such a high dosage.  Getting sick, either end, jitters or lack there of.  Made me worried...but the worries didn't last.  I was very very very very very fast asleep before too long.
Any over dosage can be scary and or harmful, just glad it was only Melatonin.

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Angela