infantannihilator
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Apologies if this isn't the correct sub, I scanned the list several times and I couldn't think of any better sub to get some valid information from knowledgeable persons.
I'm in NA and I have a friend in the group who relapsed and overdosed and has been in the hospital now for over two weeks. He is not in a good state. Originally we all thought he had overdosed on fentanyl, as opiates were his drug of choice. However at the last meeting we saw him he seemed very strung out, had sores on his face and I assumed he had switched to doing meth or something of the sort.
Apparently when he OD'd he was completely non responsive. He was in the hospital in a coma on a ventilator and apparently a DNR was ordered but when they removed the breathing tube and such he breathed on his own and has come back to consciousness in some capacity. I went to the hospital today and found out that it wasnt fentanyl he OD'd on, that he did not actually die, and that they found cocaine in his system. Apparently he had seizures at some point and had never had them before. My friend I was with was asked if he knew if the guy was taking any SSRIs or any other sort of medication because they think he may have serotonin syndrome. It's been about two weeks now and he is basically a vegetable. He is conscious but can't speak and his body is all contorted with no apparent ability to move his limbs in a controlled manner. It's like he can tell we're there but he has that dead look in his eyes and at best he can make a moaning sound. It is truly absolutely frightening, especially given cocaine was once my doc and I overdosed and had seizures from it myself in the past. Apparently a week ago he was able to say his name and then deteriorated, but he's been getting more receptive to things going on around him they say, and his gf is trying to get him to blink to try and say things since he cannot speak anymore. I assume some major brain damage occurred.
So many things could have happened and the worst part is no one has any clue since no one was with him when this happened, no one knows if he had any seizures, if his heart stopped, had a heart attack, or what, just that there was cocaine in his system and it was not fentanyl.
I've never heard of serotonin syndrome being this severe, so I'm just wondering if anyone here has any medical type insight. I'm prayin for my friend, but the outlook seems very bleak.
I'm in NA and I have a friend in the group who relapsed and overdosed and has been in the hospital now for over two weeks. He is not in a good state. Originally we all thought he had overdosed on fentanyl, as opiates were his drug of choice. However at the last meeting we saw him he seemed very strung out, had sores on his face and I assumed he had switched to doing meth or something of the sort.
Apparently when he OD'd he was completely non responsive. He was in the hospital in a coma on a ventilator and apparently a DNR was ordered but when they removed the breathing tube and such he breathed on his own and has come back to consciousness in some capacity. I went to the hospital today and found out that it wasnt fentanyl he OD'd on, that he did not actually die, and that they found cocaine in his system. Apparently he had seizures at some point and had never had them before. My friend I was with was asked if he knew if the guy was taking any SSRIs or any other sort of medication because they think he may have serotonin syndrome. It's been about two weeks now and he is basically a vegetable. He is conscious but can't speak and his body is all contorted with no apparent ability to move his limbs in a controlled manner. It's like he can tell we're there but he has that dead look in his eyes and at best he can make a moaning sound. It is truly absolutely frightening, especially given cocaine was once my doc and I overdosed and had seizures from it myself in the past. Apparently a week ago he was able to say his name and then deteriorated, but he's been getting more receptive to things going on around him they say, and his gf is trying to get him to blink to try and say things since he cannot speak anymore. I assume some major brain damage occurred.
So many things could have happened and the worst part is no one has any clue since no one was with him when this happened, no one knows if he had any seizures, if his heart stopped, had a heart attack, or what, just that there was cocaine in his system and it was not fentanyl.
I've never heard of serotonin syndrome being this severe, so I'm just wondering if anyone here has any medical type insight. I'm prayin for my friend, but the outlook seems very bleak.