Originally Posted by
Nominus Experse
If you are going to pop pills, research them first. Because if you do not educate yourself thoroughly in what it is you are taking, you are going to look a right and stupid fool - as you well know.
Do you even realize what Concerta (methylphenidate) is? It's smurfing Ritalin. You popped a bunch of Ritalin in your system.
And further more, when popping pills, you have to become a self-educated pharmacist/doctor and realize what medications you are and have been on in the last few MONTHS or WEEKS.
Although a personal question, you could have suffered from adverse and nigh fatal side effects if you have been on an MAO-inhibitor in the last 14 days. The most common ones being: socarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), and selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam).
Further more, it's a stimulant, so as with any stimulant, if you have any of the following, you're at a high risk of developing or outright experiencing terrible side effects...
Glaucoma
A personal or family history of tics (muscle twitches) or Tourette's syndrome
Or a congenital heart defect;high blood pressure
Heart failure, heart rhythm disorder, or recent heart attack a personal or family history of mental illness
Psychotic disorder, bipolar illness, depression, or suicide attempt;
epilepsy or other seizure disorder
A history of drug or alcohol addiction.
And what are the serious side effects of taking an overdose of Ritalin? These:
Symptoms of an overdose may include vomiting, agitation, tremors, muscle twitching, seizure (convusions), confusion, hallucinations, sweating, fast or pounding heartbeat, blurred vision, dry mouth and nose, and fainting.
Sound familiar?
Honestly, popping pills is not dangerous if you can self-educate yourself, but simply blindly floundering about with pills and alcohol is going to land you in a hospital bed swiftly and mercilessly.
But it seems you learned your lesson. Glad to see you had the will and determination to fight through it - not all desire life, whether the situation is grim or not...
And another thing I want to ask: what colour were they, and what shape were they? Depending on the size and colour, I could tell you what dose it was.