Lethal dose of Prozac?

[~max~]

Is there such a thing? Only asking for facts here, thanks! x

[Ice.Maiden]

Max - I think it depends on what a doctor considers necessary for the particular patient. I've always known it to be roughly 20mg a day - so depending on how much each tab contains, I would imagine that's a "safe" dosage.

[daffy654]

A fatal dose of any drug depends on many things such as the patients body weight,liver function,whether they have an empty stomach and of course if they take it with alcohol. There are many reputable scholarly sites where the information is freely available. I found the one I linked to purely by googling 'lethal dose of prozac'.

[~max~]

Thanks Daffy! Very informative. Interesting to note that the lowest amount someone died on was the equivalent of 36 pills. I just got my repeat tonight, and got 60 pills.

Scary stuff, when you think about it.

[Ice.Maiden]

That's handy then daffy. I bet there are quite a few sites about it, come to think!

[~max~]

I'm fine, btw!!! Don't go worrying about me, people! lol

[daffy654]

I know you're fine max,you don't come across as suicidal to me. x
I have always been interested in the effect of various drugs on the body as my daughter was prescribed anti depressants and anti psychotic drugs at the age of 16 and I wanted to ensure they were relatively safe. My niece also trained to be a chemist so she and I used to talk about it a lot.

[Ice.Maiden]

Lovely, Daffy! That's what i wanted to do - but never got the chance!

[~max~]

I know Pickle, exactly my thoughts. God knows they helped me when I was at my lowest, but I'm concerned about the lack of follow up. Sorry, hav to go as kitty deciced she wants a cuddle and won't let me type! lol

[daffy654]

I was rubbish at chemistry at school but it used to amaze me how different chemicals mixed together caused reactions. My niece doesn't actually work as a chemist as she discovered she could make more money in sales.She really knows her subject though!

[Ice.Maiden]

Bye max - x

[Ice.Maiden]

Night IaP - x

[MrXLA]

All drugs have an LD50 ( a dose at which it would be lethal to 50% of the population and at sufficient doses above the LD50 everyone)
Your doctor could see you every day but without performing tests or watching you swallow the medication (clearly impractical) they would not know if you'd been taking them. Its down to patient compliance an element of trust.