Comments on: Disproving the MASH theme song http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: patientnonymous http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-87 patientnonymous Mon, 14 May 2007 23:05:00 +0000 http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-87 That was an interesting link. It sheds some light on some of the things that can happen from a medical perspective. Suicide is "messy" from a lot of viewpoints. I just got out of the hospital (psych ward) and had some interesting talks with suicidal patients. I mean, that's what drove me there even though (this time) I didn't make an attempt at taking my own life. However, I do know that overdosing on, shall we say, more "conventional" meds generally does not work. The worst that happened to me after two of them was that I actually *did* lose consciousness fairly quickly but there were numerous factors involved. And I'm not going to mention them all because this isn't a suicide instruction manual. And bottom line was that it didn't work anyway. But I was out of it until the morning and woke up attached to oxygen, a heart monitor and with a catheter inserted so it was serious enough--but not serious enough to kill me or do any lasting damage. And that's another thing...worst case scenario if you really mess up is you can possibly do some organ damage and that's not pretty at all. But even that may be stretching it. Chances are if you OD, it's serious enough and you get help, you'll be fine medically. That was an interesting link. It sheds some light on some of the things that can happen from a medical perspective. Suicide is “messy” from a lot of viewpoints. I just got out of the hospital (psych ward) and had some interesting talks with suicidal patients. I mean, that’s what drove me there even though (this time) I didn’t make an attempt at taking my own life.

However, I do know that overdosing on, shall we say, more “conventional” meds generally does not work. The worst that happened to me after two of them was that I actually *did* lose consciousness fairly quickly but there were numerous factors involved. And I’m not going to mention them all because this isn’t a suicide instruction manual. And bottom line was that it didn’t work anyway.

But I was out of it until the morning and woke up attached to oxygen, a heart monitor and with a catheter inserted so it was serious enough–but not serious enough to kill me or do any lasting damage. And that’s another thing…worst case scenario if you really mess up is you can possibly do some organ damage and that’s not pretty at all. But even that may be stretching it. Chances are if you OD, it’s serious enough and you get help, you’ll be fine medically.

]]> By: Worst doctor ever « Roses on the Moon http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-89 Worst doctor ever « Roses on the Moon Tue, 15 May 2007 01:07:23 +0000 http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-89 [...] this post on Polarcoaster reminded me of an Emergency Room experience we had awhile [...] […] this post on Polarcoaster reminded me of an Emergency Room experience we had awhile […]

]]> By: Mark(p.s.2) http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-272 Mark(p.s.2) Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:20:47 +0000 http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-272 "There are plenty of health care professionals who assume that since they know that a particular dosage of a particular drug has no chance of being lethal, the general public must know this as well." I think this is a true/problem as well, but thanks to the internet people are finding out mortality rates from different forms of suicide.(people who have access to the internet) On one website, specific numbers were cited and I felt really troubled on that information being displayed. Is it better we don't know? Should we know? “There are plenty of health care professionals who assume that since they know that a particular dosage of a particular drug has no chance of being lethal, the general public must know this as well.”

I think this is a true/problem as well, but thanks to the internet people are finding out mortality rates from different forms of suicide.(people who have access to the internet)
On one website, specific numbers were cited and I felt really troubled on that information being displayed. Is it better we don’t know? Should we know?

]]> By: Polly http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-273 Polly Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:23:30 +0000 http://polarcoaster.net/2007/05/14/disproving-the-mash-theme-song/#comment-273 For the most part, I think that whatever people do with information that they have received is their own damn responsibility... but I still never provide people with information about lethal dosages of anything. Before my near-fatal suicide attempt in 2000, I researched methods online without finding anything particularly useful. The information that I actually used to help me nearly kill myself came from a book on suicide prevention aimed at mental health professionals. There was a table of lethal dosages in the back. For the most part, I think that whatever people do with information that they have received is their own damn responsibility… but I still never provide people with information about lethal dosages of anything. Before my near-fatal suicide attempt in 2000, I researched methods online without finding anything particularly useful. The information that I actually used to help me nearly kill myself came from a book on suicide prevention aimed at mental health professionals. There was a table of lethal dosages in the back.

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