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What Causes Vomiting After Taking Excerdin?
I take sertraline (zoloft, 200ml a day all at once) for anxiety. Recently I ve had an ongoing headache and taking Excedrin extras strength, and taken quite a bit, maybe 16 tablets in 2 days, also been using Orejel for a mouth sore. I also drink a lot of soda, and I took 3 more tables of Excedrin and it made me vomit almost immediately after taking it. Even though I had eaten about 8 hours ago, I vomited only what I took to take the pills, soda. It gave me a pretty big anxiety attack as I don t get sick much. Before today, the last time I had gotten sick and vomited was like 12 years ago. Should I be concerned of overdose? Age: 24 Height: 5 6 (maybe 5 7 ) Weight: 138 lbs I got Lyme disease when I was 13, a pretty advanced stage of it, also ammonia when I was about 8. Other than that, nothing severe.
Mon, 1 Mar 2021
Hello,
Tablets like Excedrin contain paracetamol that causes gastritis. Additionally, sodas are heavy on citric acid that also increases the acid content in the stomach. I would think that this caused you to have the vomiting. Additionally bad headaches or migraines can also cause nausea and vomiting. While I don't think you need to be worried about an overdose, I would advise that you keep at least a 6 hour gap between two doses of Excedrin.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
Tablets like Excedrin contain paracetamol that causes gastritis. Additionally, sodas are heavy on citric acid that also increases the acid content in the stomach. I would think that this caused you to have the vomiting. Additionally bad headaches or migraines can also cause nausea and vomiting. While I don't think you need to be worried about an overdose, I would advise that you keep at least a 6 hour gap between two doses of Excedrin.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
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