Is it possible to overdose on antidepressants?

[Falling_apart]

You have to admit, it would be a hell of an ironic way to go.

 

[DivineSpark]

Too risky. Side effects might be really bad.

 

[JoaoBye]

Nick drake actually died like this

 

[TotalEclipse]

Nope. You could get serotonin syndrome ig, but the drugs for people who want to kill themselves are obviously designed so that you can't kill yourself with them.

 

[JoaoBye]

Older tryciclics like Amitriptyline are easier to overdose on but newer anti depressants not so much.
Nick drake died from a Amitriptyline overdose. But im not sure if it was acidental or suicide

 

[TurboCharcha]

It would be very, very hard. The amount you would need would be so much more than what one can regularly acquire. Besides, I can't imagine it being peaceful. Would not recommend.

 

[Izzythebelle]

You could, in the sense that ingesting 5 pounds of anything would be lethal lol. The irony would be funny but as far as I know side effects would be what takes you out.

 

[rs929]

We all dream to kill ourselves with a Prozac overdose.... sadly it's not that easy

 

[intr0verse]

Amitriptyline is listed in the Peaceful Pill Handbook as being a reliable method; 10 or more grams are required and although amitriptyline has some sedative effects on its own, both a long and a short-acting benzodiazepine is recommended in combination with amitriptyline.

 

[Forveleth]

Think of it this way, would they give large amounts of lethal pills to depressed people?

 

[intr0verse]

Think of it this way, would they give large amounts of lethal pills to depressed people?

And that's not the only problem; i think they are rarely prescribed now. They have safer and more effective antidepressants these days...