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"One of the disadvantages of the older tricyclic antidepressants is that they are much more dangerous when taken as an overdose. But a very well-kept secret, revealed by considering all the research, is that the actual rate of death from suicide is higher in patients who take the new antidepressants than in those who take the older tricyclics. Even more important, twice as many people taking the new antidepressants successfully committed suicide than did the people who took placebos." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Tricylics can be fatal when taken in overdose (not a good feature for a drug taken by depressed people), and accordingly, their use was monitored closely by doctors. "Tricyclics were not prescribed like candy. Nobody would write a month's supply of tricyclics and send the patient away," Julio Licinio, a professor of psychiatry at UCLA, recalls.129 The SSRIs are safe in terms of overdose, which in itself represented a dramatic step forward for antidepressant medication, and it lulled doctors and patients into the false impression that the drugs were safe and largely side-effect free, period." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"Children are at risk of accidental overdose from products containing iron. The largest cause of death from poisoning in children under six years of age is accidental iron overdose. Iron supplements, especially potent iron supplements meant for pregnant women, should be kept out of the reach of children. Potent iron supplements may cause stomach and intestinal irritation and other digestive discomforts. Iron supplementation may cause constipation and cause the stools to appear darker. Liquid iron supplements can even stain teeth. Iron supplements should be taken with food to prevent discomfort." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Best of all, not one ingredient in any of the "cures" is addictive, and not one of them has the remotest potential for abuse or for death by overdose. Though it's certainly possible to take a "toxic" dose of a vitamin or herb (just as it's theoretically possible to have a "toxic" overdose of water) in real life, it's just not very likely. The "cures" in this book present substantially less risk to your health than prescription medications do, and the likelihood of any negative side effects from any of the natural prescriptions listed in this book— taken as directed—are incredibly small." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"It's common knowledge that any kind of drug "overdose" can have damaging, even fatal, effects. But it's not common knowledge exactly what "drugs" can cause damage to the liver and/or kidneys that can build up over time and go from minor to serious and life-threatening. Everyday drugs used to help alleviate pain or an unwanted symptom like a runny nose from allergies can and do harm your body's natural ability to detoxify as well as operate an effective digestion and elimination process. In addition, there can be numerous intertwining effects happening with the taking of several drugs." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"At autopsy, blood, brain, and other tissue concentrations of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine were several-fold higher than expected based on literature reports for overdose situations. The medical examiner's report indicated death caused by fluoxetine toxicity. As the child's adoptive parents controlled medication access, they were investigated by social welfare agencies. Further genetic testing of autopsy tissue revealed the presence of a gene defect at the cytochrome P450 CYP2D locus, which results in poor metabolism of fluoxetine." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "The Cassidys' lawsuit, filed in federal court in Pittsburgh, charged that Diane Cassidy's doctor prescribed the antidepressant Prozac to her for weight loss and that the drug caused suicidal thoughts that led her to slash her wrists and overdose on a painkiller. She suffered intracranial bleeding from the painkiller, which left her paralyzed on one side and mentally impaired, according to the lawsuit, which sought $4.84 million in tangible damages. The Cassidys were represented by Houston trial lawyer Andy Vickery, who has negotiated settlements of several Prozac cases against Lilly." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"A zinc overdose produces dizziness, sweating, headaches, nausea, vomiting and a metallic taste in the mouth. HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR HALITOSIS There are many homeopathic remedies for halitosis. Some of the more common remedies are listed with their symptoms here. For more information on how to self prescribe a homeopathic remedy, go to Chapter Two. If you cannot find a remedy suited to you, or find you are not improving or your symptoms get worse, seek the help of a professional homeopath or your medical doctor." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Again, this recommendation is not made because of any adverse effect of ribose in this group, it is simply to be sure that insulin-dependent diabetics have their blood glucose carefully monitored so they do not accidentally overdose insulin while they are on ribose. Reported side effects are minimal and infrequent. Patients may experience lightheadedness if they take a large dose (10 grams or more) of ribose on a completely empty stomach." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Due to the lack of nutrition in his diet, Milarepa had shrunk to little more than a living skeleton, with his long hair, as well as his skin, turning a dull green from the overdose of chlorophyll. He looked like a walking ghost! The deprivation that he imposed upon himself, although extreme, did lead him to his goal of yogic mastery. Before his death in 1135 c.e., Milarepa left proof of his freedom from the physical world in the form of a miracle that modern scientists say should simply not be possible." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"So a person with a normal vitamin D level of 50 who spends a day on a boat with friends won't overdose on vitamin D. Most of the vitamin D made while on the boat will be inactivated by continued sun exposure. The UVB facilitation of vitamin D production is a self-regulating process. Recent research suggests that people who frequent tanning salons have normal vitamin D levels, typically higher than 45. This would mean that if you're frequenting a tanning salon or you tan in your own tanning bed, you probably won't need vitamin D supplementation. How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?" - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "If you do take vitamin D supplements that contain vitamin A, be careful because you can easily overdose on A when you're innocently trying to beef up your D level. Company JR Carlson Laboratories 15 College Drive Arlington Heights, IL 60004 888-234-5656 www.carlsonlabs.com Biotics Research Corporation 6801 Biotics Research Drive Rosenberg, TX 77471 www.bioticsresearch.com/ biodmulsionforte.php Pure Encapsulations 490 Boston Post Road Sudbury, MA 01776 800-753-2277 www.purecaps." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Many people worry about taking too much vitamin D, but it's very hard to overdose on vitamin D. Toxicity is highly unlikely at a vitamin D level of less than 100 and at a vitamin D intake of less than 60 IU per pound, or roughly 10,000 IU a day. You can spot toxic vitamin D levels by the following symptoms: ?Frequent urination ?Constipation ?Nausea ?Weakness ?Vomiting ?Weight loss ?Poor appetite You may also have increased blood levels of calcium, which results in increased urination, dehydration, lethargy, and confusion." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Harris, a professor of medicine at the University of Alabama, observed that many people who were not diabetic and not taking insulin were also experiencing symptoms of insulin shock, which was at the time believed to be only caused by an insulin overdose. But he found that these nondia-betic people also were having an insulin overdose, which sent their blood sugar plummeting, leading to low levels of glucose in their blood. In other words, Dr. Harris discovered that a diabetic's dilemma (underproduction of insulin) has a complementary problem: hyperinsulinism (excessive insulin in the blood)." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Though it's certainly possible to take a "toxic" dose of a vitamin or herb (just as it's theoretically possible to have a "toxic" overdose of water) in real life, it's just not very likely. The "cures" in this book present substantially less risk to your health than prescription medications do, and the likelihood of any negative side effects from any of the natural prescriptions listed in this book— taken as directed—are incredibly small. Remember, though, this is not "faith healing." You're not going to throw away your crutches in a single moment and proclaim, "I'm healed, I can walk again!" - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"He then tried to overdose on his Paxil, was found by his wife with rope burn marks on his neck, and then was hospitalized. Although Henry had ample reasons to feel that his life was floundering, Paxil probably also contributed to his switch from mania into suicidal depression. I was called into Henry Rodgers's case as a medical expert within a very short time after his arrest. When I first saw him, he had been off Paxil for several weeks but continued to suffer from severe depression mixed with manic symptoms, such as racing thoughts and irritability." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"There has never been a reported overdose, and there are no reported adverse interactions with other drugs, supplements, or foods. The Physicians' Desk Reference notes that there are no known contraindications, but warns—as I do—not to take SAMe if you're suffering from bipolar disorder (see page 309). Just to be safe, the same is probably true during pregnancy. Do not discontinue conventional antidepressants and switch to SAMe without supervision. Most antidepressants should be discontinued gradually, and under the eye of a health-care provider." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"In one memo Bouchy expressed dismay at how his company was hiding data on suicide: Finally, on a very simple and nonscientific basis, I personally wonder whether we are really helping the credibility of an excellent ADE [adverse drug event] system by calling overdose what a physician reports as suicide attempt and by calling depression what a physician is reporting as suicide ideation . . . Of course by the end of the day we will do what we are told to do but Hans and I felt that we had to bring these to attention." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "This group of documents also included graphs showing a forty-fold relative increase in reports of suicide attempts, overdose, and psychotic depression on Prozac compared to trazodone. The last key document was an in-house Eli Lilly study of "Activation and Sedation in Fluoxetine [Prozac] Clinical Trials" dated November 8, 1988. It found that 38 percent of Prozac-treated clinical trial patients developed symptoms of stimulation as compared to 19 percent taking placebo." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"For most of the twentieth century, aspirin overdose was a leading cause of emergency-room visits and drug-induced fatality. In the 1930s, another product of the nineteenth-century Prussian chemists, long collecting dust, started a tortuous journey to commercial success, emerging in the British marketplace in the 1950s and then in the United States as acetaminophen, which was marketed as Tylenol by McNeil Pharmaceuticals. Johnson & Johnson, already an enormous purveyor of consumer-health products, purchased McNeil. Tylenol would soon do battle with Datril, Bristol-Myers's version." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"An exception to the safety of supplements would be gross overuse of stimulating herbs, such as ephedra, which was recently banned in the United States. overdose of ephedra can be fatal, and it was implicated in several deaths before it was removed from the market. However, no stimulating herbs are used in the Healing Program. I do recommend a few herbal preparations for specific problems, but all of these herbs-such as garlic or oregano oil-are notably benign. Supplements can, however, cause rather subtle and complex adverse reactions in some people." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Carefully monitor the blood glucose level so as not to accidentally overdose on insulin. We have had no problems recommending D-ribose to insulin-dependent diabetics when the supplement is taken with orange juice. Reported side effects are minimal and infrequent. Patients may experience light-headedness if they take a large dosage (10 grams or more) on a completely empty stomach. Take D-ribose with meals, or at least mixed into juice, milk, or fruit, to offset the blood glucose-lowering effect. There are no known adverse drug or nutritional interactions associated with D-ribose use." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"The SSRIs are safe in terms of overdose, which in itself represented a dramatic step forward for antidepressant medication, and it lulled doctors and patients into the false impression that the drugs were safe and largely side-effect free, period. Initially, this favorable side-effect profile of SSRIs was a key selling point. Peter Kramer, for example, exults about their comparative lack of side effects in Listening to Prozac. (To reread Listening to Prozac is to realize how dated it is. It has the "gee whiz" infatuation of a first love affair. Nobody writes like that about Prozac anymore!" - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"Both B12 and folic acid are safe and literally impossible to overdose. 4. Essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6 oils) Many women are deficient in essential fatty acids. Several studies have shown high-dose omega-3 oils to be as effective as antidepressants for treating depression. Omega-6 fatty acids may also have a role in treating PMS. The omega-6 metabolite GLA (gamma-linolenic acid) has been shown to be deficient in women with PMS. Interestingly, GLA production requires vitamins B6, magnesium, and zinc, all known to help PMS symptoms." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Such high levels can cause rebound insomnia (see melatonin overdose below) and can deplete melatonin or tryptophan levels, resulting in disturbed, unrefreshing sleep and moodiness. If marijuana is used during the day, when melatonin is normally not made, a phase shift in the natural circadian rhythm can occur, resulting in sleepiness during the day and wakefulness at night. Caffeine, the nicotine in tobacco, and alcohol all lower melatonin levels. Alcohol inhibits melatonin production and also suppresses REM sleep as well as the deepest phase of sleep, the delta phase." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Sores in the mouth (this can be caused by a potassium overdose: eat sodium-residue foods, such as celery or kale, to help relieve this condition). • Black circles under the eyes (adrenal exhaustion). • Crogginess. Symptoms Of A Fat/Oil Overdose • Mucus elimination. • Liver stagnation. • Edginess. • Sluggishness. • Oily pores. • Pimples. • Constipation. • Feelings of being too hot. • Feelings of being "hung over." • Strong body odor." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Under "Overdose," the label also notes, "Individual patient responses to amphetamines varies widely. Toxic symptoms may occur idiosyncratically at low doses."25 Dr. Kirklander was receiving doses as high as 60 mg per day—twice the recommended dose—when he developed his initial manic symptoms before being switched to a combination of Adderall and Strattera, and then to Strattera without Adderall." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"You can't overdose on Vitamin C, as any excess will be eliminated. Although overdosing is not dangerous, it can have unpleasant side-effects, and it is important to build up your intake of Vitamin C slowly. Reported side-effects include diarrhoea, discoloration of urine and a burning sensation when it is being passed. If this happens, reduce the amount of Vitamin C until your body becomes accustomed to it. We suggest you begin supplementing with only a pinch or so of ascorbic acid powder, building up to a quarter to half a teaspoon daily." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"In fact, nearly two dozen deaths were associated with a suspected overdose of the combined stimulants, forcing the FDA to crack down on the products. And rightly so. In retrospect, herbalists point out that taken by itself—as directed by naturopaths, allergists and other health practitioners—herbal Ma Huang can ease bronchial congestion caused by allergies and asthma. And quite often it can do so without side effects. Chinese healers have known this for centuries. Problems crop up in natural medicine circles when marketing gets in the way of medicine." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "In general, because the remedies are so diluted, it is difficult to imagine an overdose, although there are a few things to watch out for. In some instances, as with the immune-stimulant echinacea, certain homeopathic treatments should not be taken for more than a week at a time. If a remedy is working, it may first produce a "healing crisis," where the symptoms magnify for a few hours or days before going away completely. It's important to stick with the remedy through the "aggravations" and not use another form of treatment, which may counter the homeopathic one." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

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