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Amitriptyline and Perphenazine overdose

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Etrafon overdose; Triavil overdose; Triptazine overdose


Symptoms
  • Airways and lungs
    • Breathing - slowed and labored
  • Bladder and kidneys
    • Urinary hesitancy
    • Inability to completely empty the bladder
  • Eyes, ears, nose, throat, and mouth
    • Blurred vision
    • Dry mouth
    • Enlarged pupils
    • Nasal congestion
    • Unpleasant taste
  • Heart and blood
    • Irregular heartbeat
    • Heartbeat - rapid
    • Low blood pressure (severe)
    • Shock
  • Muscles and joints
    • Muscle rigidity
    • Muscle spasms
    • Stiff muscles in neck, face, or back
  • Nervous system
    • Agitation
    • Coma
    • Convulsions
    • Disorientation
    • Drowsiness
    • Fever
    • Hypothermia (body temperature is lower than normal)
    • Restlessness
    • Seizures
    • Stupor (lack of alertness)
    • Uncoordinated movement
    • Tremor
    • Weakness
  • Reproductive system
    • Change in menstrual patterns
  • Skin
    • Itchy skin
    • Rash
  • Stomach and intestines
    • Constipation
    • Loss of appetite
    • Nausea
    • Vomiting


Review Date: 01/20/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)