Discussion Is olanzapine a reliable method?

[Chietal]

I took an overdose of 500mg olanzapine and within 10 minutes it knocked me out with no vomiting or pain. It was a failed attempt because I was found by my family.

I was then moved to the hospital where I was in a coma for a week. I had no injuries when I got discharged so I think it's a a safe method. I would definitely try it again but maybe increase dose to 2g.

 

[Unspoken7612]

"Reliable" is a relative term. People have died from relatively small overdoses. People, like you, have survived large overdoses.

2g is exceptionally high. That's a lot of tablets.

 

[needthebus]

I took an overdose of 500mg olanzapine and within 10 minutes it knocked me out with no vomiting or pain. It was a failed attempt because I was found by my family.

I was then moved to the hospital where I was in a coma for a week. I had no injuries when I got discharged so I think it's a a safe method. I would definitely try it again but maybe increase dose to 2g.

Were you in a coma and at risk of death due to organ failure or just in a coma because you were sleepy since you took a lot of Olanzapine? A safe method probably isn't a method, although perhaps that's a good thing. Has anyone died that way ever?

 

[Chietal]

Were you in a coma and at risk of death due to organ failure or just in a coma because you were sleepy since you took a lot of Olanzapine? A safe method probably isn't a method, although perhaps that's a good thing. Has anyone died that way ever?

I was in coma because I was sleepy.

 

[needthebus]

I was in coma because I was sleepy.

sorry perhaps this was a stupid thing for me to say. i don't have medical training. i just don't understand how olanzapine could cause a coma and no organ damage and also be a viable method of death.

 

[Chietal]

sorry perhaps this was a stupid thing for me to say. i don't have medical training. i just don't understand how olanzapine could cause a coma and no organ damage and also be a viable method of death.

I had respiratory arrest.

 

[needthebus]

"Reliable" is a relative term. People have died from relatively small overdoses. People, like you, have survived large overdoses.

2g is exceptionally high. That's a lot of tablets.

do people die from olanzapine doses?

I had respiratory arrest.

oh sorry.

i am an idiot and an asshole sometimes. i realize how condescending the initial response to your post sounded now. sorry. my life has been awful and it's made me awful at times. hence my needing the bus

A review of olanzapine-associated toxicity and fatality in overdose - PubMed

Similar toxicity data reviews should be conducted for all commonly prescribed psychotropics. Early signal detection and effective notification processes are crucial in the event that serious adverse effects do occur.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[jolow1]

Could we possibly talk more about Olanzapine as a suitable method? I am especially interested in combining it with other meds in large quantities.

 

[pulleditnearlyoff]

is should be between 1,5 and 2 g indeed, to have a chance of dying. But how to swallow such a large amount of pills?

 

[Daxter777]

I would imagine you would need to take a lot for it to kill you. 500mg sounds like a lot but usually with these types of meds it causes damage in worst case scenarios. Unless its something like adhd meds which I would think will put you in cardiac arrest

 

[jolow1]

I'm thinking of combining 1.5g with about 3g of propranolol. I think that might be successful but I am worried about failure and long term damage - particularly brain damage

 

[penguinl0v3s]

I had respiratory arrest.

It sounds like you would die from a lot of olanzapine, given that you almost did.

I am worried about failure and long term damage - particularly brain damage

You can't avoid possible long term damage. There is a time between when you're suffering symptoms of organ failure that could lead to death and when you're actually dead in ALL suicide methods. If you are revived between those times, you will have long term damage. Even people who shot themselves with guns have miraculously survived. I'm not saying it's a high probability, but it's always a non-zero probability.

 

[jolow1]

It sounds like you would die from a lot of olanzapine, given that you almost did.

You can't avoid possible long term damage. There is a time between when you're suffering symptoms of organ failure that could lead to death and when you're actually dead in ALL suicide methods. If you are revived between those times, you will have long term damage. Even people who shot themselves with guns have miraculously survived. I'm not saying it's a high probability, but it's always a non-zero probability.

Yes, you're quite right of course. What I should have said is I'm worried that I will be found and revived and therefore suffer the long term consequences of brain damage etc.

 

[penguinl0v3s]

Yes, you're quite right of course. What I should have said is I'm worried that I will be found and revived and therefore suffer the long term consequences of brain damage etc.

I think you should book a hotel. Or a car in a secluded place. They leave you alone if you put the "do not disturb" on the door.