Method Will a levothyroxine overdose kill me?

[Person27]

I have diagnosed Hashimoto's, so I have access to levothyroxine. There's barely any info about levo overdose online, only two reports about attempted suicide. Nothing about a successful one.

Can I reliably kill myself with levo?

I need to be absolutely certain I'll die, waking up in hospital is my nightmare. I have a severe social phobia.

Thank you.

 

[lacustra]

No.

 

[Person27]

No.

Why not? It should be lethal in theory, no?

 

[lacustra]

Why not? It should be lethal in theory, no?

Have you seen any case reports where someone actually died from levothyroxine overdose?

 

[dontwakemeup]

Don't waste you're time trying. OD on pills are very difficult. If you want to OD on pills then you need a medication that will slow down your heart rate, and respiration tremendously to induce death. I doubt synthroid will work. I'm sorry.

 

[NegevChina]

I have diagnosed Hashimoto's, so I have access to levothyroxine. There's barely any info about levo overdose online, only two reports about attempted suicide. Nothing about a successful one.

Can I reliably kill myself with levo?

I need to be absolutely certain I'll die, waking up in hospital is my nightmare. I have a severe social phobia.

Thank you.

In general OD is considered a non method and is very unreliable. No wonder you can not find a report of successful attempts. OD's usually cause a lot of suffering for a long time with high chances someone will find you and you will reach ER where they will "save you".
I suggest you read this:

Non-methods that should not be attempted

mod note: this has been added to the suicide resource compilation at the top. This has been made in response to the ever increasing amount of posts made about highly unlikely methods. Please read before posting about one of these methods or feel free to link if someone does post about them...

sanctioned-suicide.net

 

[maniac116]

Im on levothyroxine & was prescribed a dosage that was way to high. It felt terrible!!!
I'm sure that too much can kill but the odds of failure are 86% so not worth it & the symptoms are horrendous!. It can easily damage organs & leave you disabled & suffering more.

 

[isolatedl111]

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I have diagnosed Hashimoto's, so I have access to levothyroxine. There's barely any info about levo overdose online, only two reports about attempted suicide. Nothing about a successful one.

Can I reliably kill myself with levo?

I need to be absolutely certain I'll die, waking up in hospital is my nightmare. I have a severe social phobia.

Thank you.

Won't work most likely