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What Are The Repercussions Of Accidental Ingestion Of 1mg Of Xanax?

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Posted on Thu, 6 Oct 2016
Question: My 43 pound 5 year old swallowed a 1 mg Xanax
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is not a toxic dose but need to visit emergency

Detailed Answer:
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I read your query and understand your concerns.

One mg of xanax is not a lethal dose for a person of 43 pound but it will cause lot of sedation for next two to three days.


In addition it will cause central nervous system depression leading to slowed breathing and heartbeat.For this particular effect I will request you to visit emergency and keep the baby under observation of medical experts.

I hope this helps you.
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What Are The Repercussions Of Accidental Ingestion Of 1mg Of Xanax?

Brief Answer: It is not a toxic dose but need to visit emergency Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. I read your query and understand your concerns. One mg of xanax is not a lethal dose for a person of 43 pound but it will cause lot of sedation for next two to three days. In addition it will cause central nervous system depression leading to slowed breathing and heartbeat.For this particular effect I will request you to visit emergency and keep the baby under observation of medical experts. I hope this helps you. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.