Naprosyn overdose

• Alternative names
• Definition
• Poisonous Ingredient
• Where Found
• Symptoms

• Home Treatment
• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a local emergency number
• What to expect at the emergency room
• Expectations (prognosis)

Alternative names   

Definition    Return to top

Naprosyn overdose is poisoning from an overdose of naproxen.

Poisonous Ingredient    Return to top

Naproxen

Where Found    Return to top

• Naprosyn
• Anaprox
• Anaprox DS
• Aleve
• Naprelan

Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.

Symptoms    Return to top

• Body as a whole
  • Unsteadiness
• Respiratory
  • Slow, labored breathing
  • Wheezing
• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Blurred vision
• Skin - rash
• Gastrointestinal
  • Nausea, vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Stomach pain
  • Heartburn
  • Possible bleeding in the stomach and intestinal areas
• Heart and blood vessels
  • Circulatory failure
• Nervous system
  • Severe headache
  • Agitation
  • Incoherence (not understandable)
  • Confusion
  • Coma
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Convulsions
  • Movement disorder

Home Treatment    Return to top

Contact your local Poison Control Center for instructions.

Before Calling Emergency    Return to top

Determine the following information:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• Name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• The time it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed
• If the medication was prescribed for the patient

Poison Control, or a local emergency number    Return to top

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room    Return to top

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Use gastric lavage.
• Administer activated charcoal.
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)    Return to top

Recovery is likely.