Liver damage from a Seroquel overdose?

Question

Well about a year ago i was misdiagnosed for bipolar disorder. So i was on all kinds of medication ( first Prozac, then Seroquel, then i took Seroquel, Lamictal, and Ambien all at the same time for awhile ) but most of the time i just took Seroquel and Lamictal. At the time i was also addicted to drugs like marijuana and cocaine but mostly just marijuana and thats how i was misdiagnosed. So i eventually got suicidal from all these drugs and medications and overdosed twice, the first time was not a big deal i only took like a 10 seroquels which isnt much for an overdose. But the second time i took like 30 and got really messed up ( i know, i was stupid ). But this all happened about 6 months ago, and i stopped taking all the medications and drugs. Im actually very healthy now i exercise everyday and eat fairly healthy. But can the seroquel overdoses have damaged my liver severly? Sorry for the long post, just thought i should explain in detail.

Answer 1

I'm happy to hear you've turned your life around and getting on the fit and healthy road. GOOD LUCK, and I'm sure a lot of people are proud of you.

If the overdose was caught quickly, I doubt it would have damaged your liver.

I'm sure when it was discovered that  you had overdosed, the hospital pumped your stomach and put you on lots of IV fluids.

The treatment for a Seroquel overdose will also vary. If the overdose was recent, the healthcare provider may give certain medicines or place a tube into the stomach to "pump the stomach." However, once the drug has been absorbed into the body, there is no treatment that can remove it quickly. Therefore, in these cases, treatment involves supportive care, which consists of treating the symptoms that occur as a result of the overdose. For example, supportive treatment options may include:



Fluids through an intravenous line (IV)

Arrhythmia medications or medications for other complications

Other treatments based on complications that occur.



Keep up the good work and you are MUCH better off the drugs.

Answer 2

None of the medications you're listing have toxic side effects to the liver. Astronomically high doses for Prozac can damage the heart, but we're talking 100x+ overdoses in a single down.

And yeah, marijuana and cocaine will not play nicely with psych drugs. They're meant to regulate the abnormal physiology of your brain and an illicit drug will s***w that up massively. What you're describing is sort of a cocktail for bipolar disorder. If this is indeed what you're diagnosed with it's important that you stick with your doctor, stick with your therapist and make sure you keep yourself under control. If you were messing with the above illegal drugs when you were diagnosed and did not tell them it's possible that screwed things up, but bipolar is a life changing illness. And if you are indeed bipolar then you can't be off medication - terrible things will result.

In short, I wouldn't worry about any damage to your liver - short term or acute. I'd worry more about your continued mental health, and continue to work with your doctor and therapist if you have one to monitor your condition. Substance abuse is a pretty serious thing, as is bipolar disorder. Both of these can do a lot of damage to your long term health and happiness, and it's critically important to let someone with the training to do so keep tabs on your wellbeing.