Are there any OTC drugs that will kill you?!


Question: It's really not likely unless you have an allergy to them (which are extremely rare, to say the least, and pretty darn easy to recognize and treat). Even in obscenely large doses OTC drugs are more likely to cause you to vomit them up and/or cause kidney or liver damage rather than death. You're way more likely to pass out from an overdose before you are actually able to take enough to kill you. But a healthy liver and healthy kidneys do help us to not die extremely slow and painful deaths (we're talking years of pain before dying).

If you follow the instructions on the label you will do fine. If you are in doubt check with a pharmacist.


Answers: It's really not likely unless you have an allergy to them (which are extremely rare, to say the least, and pretty darn easy to recognize and treat). Even in obscenely large doses OTC drugs are more likely to cause you to vomit them up and/or cause kidney or liver damage rather than death. You're way more likely to pass out from an overdose before you are actually able to take enough to kill you. But a healthy liver and healthy kidneys do help us to not die extremely slow and painful deaths (we're talking years of pain before dying).

If you follow the instructions on the label you will do fine. If you are in doubt check with a pharmacist.

Why? You are not thinking what I'm thinking, are you?. All drugs, medicines whether it prescription or OTC are dangerous if taken in large quantities...overdoze!

of course they can kill you if taken in large quantities, mixed with alcohol etc. basically even water can kill you. think about it, drink too much water and you can die.

why do you ask? if you are considering taking your life with it, then don't do it. to have life is a gift in its self. be greatful for things you have in your life..

all the best.

YEA, almost all of them.

If you take like 5 or 6 pills of something then yea something will happen to you

Yes, there are plenty of them. Not sure why you're asking, but it sounds serious. Don't do anything silly.



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