What happens if you overdose on antidepressants?

Overdose is a Strong Possibility. About 15 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, making them the leading cause of death from drug overdosing. Antidepressants fall into this prescription drug category. The most common cause of drug poisoning seen in an emergency room is antidepressants. Some antidepressants have a half-life of over 24 hours. read more

to learn more about recovery options. Antidepressant overdose can be fatal. But people rarely die from an overdose if it is treated properly. read more

The older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) were quite dangerous in overdose (one of the reasons they're so rarely used nowadays). It wasn't because of how they affected the brain, however, but because of their ability to alter cardiac conduction & cause arrhythmia. read more