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Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of A Drug Overdose
Morning, my husband, 61 showed symptoms last night of I don t know what... he looked almost like he was coming out of a drug overdose... cold, shivering, talking nonsense & was feeling nauseasous.. it was scary watching him.... he was pulling weird almost alien looking faces... we had pasta for dinner & after that he felt unwell... thank you
Mon, 16 Dec 2019
Hello,
Take him to a hospital at the earliest. Rapid fluid resuscitation is required to prevent toxic effects of the drug. There is always a chance of electrolyte imbalances and thus it has to be corrected accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
Take him to a hospital at the earliest. Rapid fluid resuscitation is required to prevent toxic effects of the drug. There is always a chance of electrolyte imbalances and thus it has to be corrected accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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