Symptoms of Overdosing

While symptoms of overdosing vary depending on type and quantity of drug taken some commonalities include:

• Abnormal pupil size
• Agitation
• Convulsions
• Death
• Delusional or paranoid behavior
• Difficulty breathing
• Drowsiness
• Hallucinations
• Nausea and vomiting
• Nonreactive pupils (pupils that do not change size when exposed to light)
• Staggering or unsteady gait (ataxia)
• Sweating or extremely dry, hot skin
• Tremors
• Unconsciousness (coma)
• Violent or aggressive behavior (1)