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Doctors Advice This evening my husband slipped 20 drops ...


Sent to Health Experts March 21, 2006 8:10 p.m.

Doctors Advice

This evening my husband slipped 20 drops of something called spanish fly in my coffee.
A hour or so latter he says he put a large squirt in my coffee because he said he diddnt think it was working.

I started having a painful headache....dizzyness....upset stomich.
My husband told me a hour ago what he had done, and I did some research on the subject.

It says that it is highly toxic and can cause coma and even death.

I am asking Doctors or registered nurses is there anything I should be watching out for. I dont want to go to the ER unless I have to due to no insurance. Is there anything that would indicate me needing to see a doctor or will this pass with time.

DOCTOR.....Or Registered NURSE with EXP in this only please
(just want a honest advice about what to do)

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Hot shower...asprin...lots of water
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March 21, 2006 9:13 p.m. (1 hour and 2 minutes later)
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Hi Tonya..if the drug was that toxic, you would not have been able to write for advise or be mad enough to do so. And mad you should be. Anyone giving another person a toxic drug for there own gain is criminal. Please consider the ranifications of what your man did. If in fact this was a true drug..he could have made you seriously ill, or worse. Why are you allowing this? People who love each other don't hurt each other. Drink lots of water to flush out your kidneys, do not take any thing else he offers you to drink or eat and think about why you are still there. He risked your life for sex..is he worth that? If that had been me the cops would be putting handcuffs on him. Maybe you should think about that..if that was a date rape drug, he could have killed you..is he worth that??? Please get help or contact me again..I want to help. Please your children need their mother!!


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Marie  -- Dentistry/Healthcare/Counselor -- 100% Positive Feedback on 191 Health Accepts
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Sent March 21, 2006 10:08 p.m. (54 minutes and 33 seconds later)

Hello......

I am sorry if you misunderstood the question.

I asked for a doctors advice. From your post it is obvious that you did not even look up what this is and its known side effects. I understand you are new but when a post asks for a Doctor or Nurse ONLY you should try to follow it. Now the question will have to be rlisted as most experts will not even look at it when another has posted and I was waiting on a answer as to wheither I should be watching out for anything.

Thank you for wasteing my time.

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Sent March 21, 2006 10:12 p.m. (4 minutes and 12 seconds later)

Relist: Please I need a answer as to what side effects I should be watching for and if the onesI have listed will be ok.....It has been about 4 hours and I am still very ill......Tonya

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March 21, 2006 10:32 p.m. (20 minutes and 4 seconds later)
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Tonya, I'm sorry if you feel that I was NOT that qualified to help you..in fact I was a nurse and have been in the medical field all my life. My mother is a doctor. There is NO medical "spanish fly", in fact if you do the research, it is a myth. Go on Google and type in Spanish Fly and it will tell you the same. What your guy put in your drink is probably unknown and could be a street drug and that is why it is possibly very dangerous since you still feel so ill. I was only trying to help you..based on 25 years of medical experience..if that was wasting your time..I apoligize..most of my patients do feel diffently. I wish you the best. I have a hunch you will need it.
Marie  -- Dentistry/Healthcare/Counselor -- 100% Positive Feedback on 191 Health Accepts
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Sent March 21, 2006 10:42 p.m. (10 minutes and 26 seconds later)

Hello

Thank you very much for your advice.
I am a expert as well and did do a search on it.
Spanish Fly is made from the blister beetle and sold online.

Its known side effects are as follows

Headaches nausea dizzy burning itching coma and in rare cases death.

I am currently in school to be a LPN so I do have some background...I also know how to do a search as I stated in orginal request I had done reasearch on it. Did you read the post??

I asked for a DOCTOR or Registered nurse, because I wished to know if I should be seen by a Doctor. I am not sure where you read that spanish fly was a myth but I would not do a search there again. As I have the bottle sitting right in front of me. your health expert states you are a dental assistant. If you are a nurse you might wish to change that so ppl know.

I am sorry if you took offense I was just looking for a spacific answer, from a doctor.

If you would like more info on spanish fly so you can gain more knowledge about ityou can do a yahoo search there are thousands of articals about it and it's side effect and whereit comes from.

Again thank you for trying to help...
PS my husband is not a criminal just a man who diddnt use a search engin to check up on what he was buying the web site he visited had the side effects and warnings in very small lettering at the bottom of the page...and alot of it was in asia as that is where it was shipped from.
Tanks Tonya

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Reply to Marie
Sent March 21, 2006 10:45 p.m. (2 minutes and 53 seconds later)

Relist: Need a Doctors Advice please...Thank you

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March 21, 2006 10:57 p.m. (11 minutes and 47 seconds later)
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Tonya,

I'm shocked at how easily you write about your husband slipping you drugs..... Your husband tried to manipulate your behavior without you knowing, and has given you a drug with many possible side effects including kidney damage. Go to the hospital if you really feel ill, or call a poison hotline!

I'm not posting this as an Answer, so a DR or Nurse can still post, but wanted to pitch in.

Best of luck, with the spanish fly and your husband.

Regards,

Ryan



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Reply to Ryan
Sent March 21, 2006 11:03 p.m. (6 minutes and 22 seconds later)

Hello...

I am not trying to make it sound lik no big deal...lol...trust and believe if I was on the other side of this I would prob be saying the same thing.

Right now he is feeling like a total A$$
His friend told him about it, and the web site listed it as a enhancer...trust me he meant no harm what so ever.

He never even though about it but he is now....after I screamed at him for a hour.
It was a honest mistake and I think he has learned his lesson from it. He was told by his friend that it was no diffrent then oysters...and perfectly safe. You hear so much about afrodesiacs that he just diddnt think about it.
Sorry if spelling is bad...I dont feel well enough to go though spell check...lol...Tonya

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Sent March 21, 2006 11:10 p.m. (7 minutes and 11 seconds later)

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March 21, 2006 11:20 p.m. (9 minutes and 33 seconds later)

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March 22, 2006 1:02 a.m. (40 minutes and 26 seconds later)
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I found this at www.library.thinkquest.com.

"After long researches, it was established that the poisoning effect is due to a colorless, odorless crystalline substance which was called cantharidin, after the French chemist who first extracted it. The lethal dose for a human is about 0.03g. High doses of cantharidin cause excessive salivation, stomach, kidneys and urino-genital system inflammations as well as headache, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. The affected person can develop even seizures but a lethal end is not very common.
This substance was very often mentioned in the old books of pharmacology. People used cantharidin tincture to stimulate the growing of the hair and to heal rheumatism, pneumonia, swellings and gout. Another interesting application of the substance was as an ingredient of “love drinks”. It really increases the sexual attraction but the chasing of extreme effects often led to severe poisonings."

Apparently, there is a certain risk of developing seizures. You know, as an LPN, that there can be severe risks with inflammation in the kidneys especially. You are likely to need medical assistance with handling this probable overdose. I am a RN, not a doctor, but I would be on the way to the emergency room.


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