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Is it possible for you to go on coma if you overdose on antidepressants?
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Depends: It depends on the antidepressant. There are quite a number of antidepressants. The answer would be yes for some and no for others. Best wishes.
Answered 6/4/2017
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That depends on: the antidepressant class. Overdoses on some classes can lead to death.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Possible : As mentioned in the previous answer, antidepressant class matters. Tricycyclics are the worst culprits.
Answered 11/28/2017
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