Overdosing on meds in the past. trigger warning

Has anyone here ever overdosed on diphenhydramine? (in my case it was nytol the sleeping pill) I have in the past and recently I’ve been ruminating on it more than usual if it has done any damage. It is an anticholinergic medication which is linked to dementia and I had taken the strong dosage pills and I had lost count of how many I took that day on a very very starved empty psychotic stomach. :s

I hope I didn’t help dementia to arise in me in my later years

Sorry can someone please put this in the med category @Ninjastar @Moonbeam @anon9798425
Thanks

If anyone has overdosed on it did it have any effect on you short or long term

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Oh I misunderstood. I thought you meant you were ruminating on doing it again.

I’ve accidentally taken too much of that medication once before. On accident. I forgot I already took a dose and took it again twice that night. I felt like I was dying that night, but I haven’t had any lasting problems. Talk to your doctor. They might be able to do a test or something to check on how it’s affected you.

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Thanks.

They say it should have just passed through but now with the new anticholinergic and dementia link I get slightly concerned. I’ll ask them about that

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