Furthermore, even the most "natural" diet preparations can have serious side effects when misused, particularly those containing ma huang (ephedra). Many other diet pill ingredients cause digestive problems, hair loss, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, extreme paranoia, blurred vision, kidney problems, and dehydration.
It can cause nervousness and tremor, rapid and irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, stroke, heart failure, and death. To cite an example, bitter orange is a common ingredient that acts much like ephedrine in the body. Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned several of the most dangerous stimulants commonly found in OTC diet pills-phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine, and ephedra-other ingredients in these OTC products can be dangerous. But these OTC medicines can be highly addictive. Abuse of diet pills often starts with trying just a few in order to lose weight. But misuse of diet pills can also signal a serious eating disorder. Taking too much of a pain reliever can also cause serious side effects as noted above.ĭiet pills: In large doses, diet pills can create a mild buzz. Large doses of caffeine can cause serious dehydration, gastric reflux, panic attacks, and heart irregularities that have occasionally been linked to accidental deaths, particularly in those with an underlying heart condition. They don't know that liver failure can happen with large doses of acetaminophen, and that stomach bleeding, kidney failure, and cardiac risks are heightened when taking large doses of ibuprofen.Ĭaffeine medicines and energy drinks: OTC caffeine pills like NoDoz or energy drinks like "5 Hour Energy," or pain relievers with caffeine have all been abused for the buzz or "jolt of energy" they seem to impart. Pain relievers: Adults and teens have taken pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen in doses higher then recommended because they want the medicine to work faster. Not much is known about long-term abuse, but cases of bone marrow and nerve cell damage, high blood pressure, heart damage, and permanent brain damage have been reported. Dextromethorphan is also addictive and can cause withdrawal symptoms, including depression and difficulty processing thoughts, when the abuse stops. But chlorpheniramine alone abuse by itself has led to numerous deaths and hospitalizations. For example, Coricidin HBP Cough and Cold includes both dextromethorphan to treat a cough and chlorpheniramine to treat a runny nose.
When combined with alcohol or other drugs, a large dose can lead to death. Other dangerous side effects including impaired judgment, vomiting, loss of muscle movement, seizures, blurred vision, drowsiness, shallow breathing, and a fast heart rate. Large doses can cause euphoria, distortions of color and sound, and "out of body" hallucinations that last up to 6 hours. One teen in every 10 has reported abuse of cough medicine to get high. Dextromethorphan: This is the active ingredient in more than 100 OTC cough and cold medicines such as Robitussin and NyQuil.
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