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Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 2:12pm

I OD'd on Melatonin last night. Cheesy

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.... Shocked

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! Roll Eyes

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Joni CH.com Old Timer Offline Knowledge is Power Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Oops Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 2:22pm Glad you are okay!
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angela.lambert CH.com Veteran Offline Support Alaska Commercial Fisherman Posts: 182 petersburg,alaska Gender:	Re: Oops Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 2:35pm I'm feeling a bit euphoric. Tingles in feet. Drinking a strong coffee now. Man, what a ridiculous thing to do
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Joni CH.com Old Timer Offline Knowledge is Power Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Oops Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 2:49pm When you don't feel well, are busy, and the dose changes, then it can happen.
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burnt-toast CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 1751 economy\|USA\|PA Gender:	Re: Oops Reply #6 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 6:08pm 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)
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angela.lambert

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Re: Oops
Reply #9 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 8:31pm

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.

Smiley

Angela

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