Re: OPC-3 overdose

CDB wrote:
> "dalei001" <fuliopen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1135882670.736922.100440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I had a stroke about two years ago. A few day ago I was contacted by
> > an OPC-3 dealer, saying that the medicine would help me. She mailed
> > me
> > a bottle of it, and urged me to overdose.
> >
> > I did. I took twice or three times of the recommended dose. Now my
> > body is in severe ache. By reading the label on the bottle, I
> > understand that my muscles may have been contracted too much by the
> > potassium. My questions are:
> >
> > 1. Are the extra potassium ever leave my body, or stay in forever?
> > If
> > leaving, how long does it take for the potassium in my body to
> > return
> > to the pre-medication level?
> >
> > 2. Is there any over-the-counter medicine that helps dispel the
> > extra
> > potassium off the body? What is its name?
> >
> > 3. Do I need to see a doctor?
>
> I just lurk here, but nobody knowledgeable seems to be answering.
> Drink lots of water. Tell your doctor what you took, show them the
> container, and ask them to check your kidney function.

Your advice helps. Thanks.

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