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OVERDOSE(warning could be trigger)

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I'm writing this purely to help.I went on a medication training course today and part of it covered overdose.We were told about a tragic story of a woman who was going through a messy divorce and she couldnt take anymore and she took and overdose.Nothing happened and the next day,she was relieved as she felt less depressed and realised that she didnt want to die.Tragically,the overdose started taking affect on the 3rd day and she was rushed to hospital and was told she had caused irreversable damage to her liver and needed an urgent transplant.She didnt get one and died in agony.Seriously think about this.I did.
meandthebeast
meandthebeast
I am glad you posted this as so many on here talk of suicide. Ive always said what if you mess it up and live to regret it..
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Wow. Yes, I've heard many terrible OD stories. Suicide is not the way to go and ODing is extra not the way.
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I met a survivor of suicide, worse case I ever heard. Where he OD's on a ton of pills and wasn't found for a couple days. He was still alive and he was rushed to the hospital. He also has irreversible damage to his liver and many health complications because of it. He has to take like 40 pills a day just to keep living. He a law student now and tells his story.
It was so very sad. I just kept thinking, how awful that must have been to wake up to all that! Wonderful post nbn...glad you did it! I hope it does make people think twice!
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Wow, that is terrible. Really terrible and sad. I hope that everyone here who wants to end their life sees this. Thank you for the hopefully helpful post.
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Thanks for posting this!!!!! So sad. I hope it helps people.
deleted_user
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I know of similar stories, thank you for raising awareness on this horrible, horrible fact.

Guys, please remember that DEATH IS A LIFE SENTANCE.
deleted_user
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I think this is one of the most informative and caring posts ive ever seen on here. Ive no doubt that somke wont like the fact that youve posted it but I for one think you nwere right to :) And if it even just makes one person think again...its achieved a hell of a lot :)
Testycatlady
Testycatlady
I can relate. I OD'd on pills almost 10 years ago. That is why my liver and kidneys are in such bad condition now. If I'd have known then what I know now I'd have never done it. The physical pain I am forced to endure every day now is far worse than the pain I thought I could not bare back then. I find it ironic that with all this pain, I want to live more than I ever have before. Thanks for posting this topic. I hope no one else makes the mistake I did. This might make them think twice about it.
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I think this one should keep being bumped you lot. Theres so many that havnt seen it yet :)
BUMP lolol
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BUMP
redsilverfox
redsilverfox
SO TRUE, I know a man who played in a band he had drank too much one night and miscalculated his Insulin dose and put himself in a coma and came out of it with no speech and unable to do anything for himself and he was 6 feet tall and handsome and married with children and fairly young and ended up in a convalescent home for life!!!
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Had to go earlier so didnt see these replies till now.Ive got tears in my eyes.So glad you thought it useful.I was told this this afternoon and all I could think about for ages after was Ive got to warn people on here this(see I think about you guys at other times too)I bet I missed some of the training because it just hit me so hard at the time that this could be someone on here if I dont get this message out.love to you all
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a very moving post, it is tragic when things like that happen and I have met people and been told of people that have done similar things to themselves. I have od many times and never thought of the consequences for my body. I am lucky that I seem to be ok and I wont be doing it again because I value life and my health, as well as my family, too much. I hope this post makes people think. Well done for posting this.
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