To ask if this is an emergency?

[Soitis83]

Posting here mainly for traffic.

The last week or so I've felt terrible. Finally took an iron tablet and felt so much better.
Problem is that better didn't last very long so I took another one..then another and then another. All together 80mg, one packet is mixed with other things and one is just 20mg.
I've convinced myself I'm going to die. Please someone reassure me I'm going to be okay

Oh my gosh ! That's awful I'm so sorry. No I didn't say overdose. I was very matter of fact with what I've taken at what times

Of course they did. Because 111 follows a checklist, and you said “overdose” didn’t you? Or told them you’d taken too many tablets. It’s a flag on their system

likewise if u ring 111 and say “bleeding from a head wound that won’t stop” you’ll got told A&E or ambulance before you can explain you pinched your skin with the tweezers when doing your eye brows and you keep dabbing the blood.

I can promise you I'm no troll. The ambulance surprised me too I just wanted advice. Maybe it was a placebo effect? Either way it definitely made me feel better, not 100% but better than I did

I'm sure you can get iron infusions at 1000mg in one sitting, I don't think 80mg is going to do much harm, but best to get checked out anyway. Could you notnget a taxi to your a&e? It would be much quicker. I wouldn't overthink it if you can help it (easier said than done I know)

This does not make sense.

I can’t believe 111 would send an ambulance. They must have thought you sounded unreliable in your account of what you had taken.

I know health anxiety doesn’t have to make sense, but surely some common sense can cut through…

I didn't say overdose at all. I told her the exact amount at the exact times taken

maybe the ambulance is for MH reasons….

Did you tell them you were feeling unwell ?

Placebo effect.

It takes a few weeks for iron to make you feel better.

Those who are told to get prescriptions get prescribed 1-4 of iron compound tablets which contain 60-70mg of iron in each tablet. So that's nearly 4 times the amount you have taken.

(I remember at one point one of my SILs had to take 6 per day. )

I'm prescribed 400mg a day so I think you'll be fine on 80mg.

I stupidly got onto google that told me an iron overdose can be fatal. Anything over 60mg was dangerous is what I read..

I’d ring 999 and tell them to cancel the ambulance, who is going to look after the children if you go to the hospital anyway?

No she asked me all the questions and my answer was no to all other than heart palpitations which I have told her I've had for over a week anyway so not related

This is a massive overreaction. The call handler must have misunderstood.

You'll be fine. You can expect to have a massive black shit the size of King Kong's finger in around 48 hours though.

This is why you don't trust Google.

Google says 60mg/kg

Which means 60mg per kilogram of bodyweight.

You're fine OP. Cancel that ambulance.

I have someone who can drive over and sit here if needed. I literally just called 111 for advice I didn't expect the ambulance at all. It as soon as she said an ambulance will be on its way I went into panic mode thinking it was serious

Quite!

You didn’t read it properly though did you? It’s 60mg/kg for fatal toxicity.

Thank you for making me laugh while I'm fighting off a panic attack

Cancel the ambulance and tell them your friend is going to drive you to hospital, they will need to take you and stay with the children whilst you sit in a&e for 12 hours but surely you don’t want to waste resources of an already struggling public system?

I still find it hard to believe that the cash strapped NHS is sending an ambulance for the sake of four vitamin tablets.

I've worked in care before and have had to phone NHS many times when there have been medication errors etc. The call handlers have always been meticulous, going over the type of drugs, doses and then liaising with a nurse to decide on the best course of action. I don't believe for one second that you told them you took four over the counter iron tablets, the dose of which is significantly LESS than what people take on a day on prescription tablets and they are sending an ambulance.

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Six minutes…. Amazing!

Oh wow, you think that having 3 dc means you’re entitled to an ambulance home visit because going to A&E yourself is inconvenient? 🙄