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Actifed (chlorpheniramine and phenylephrine) is a combination antihistamine and nasal decongestant medication. An overdose is when an excessive or dangerous amount of a medication or substance is used.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Overdose

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Rare

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What is the definition or description of: Actifed overdose?

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What are side effects of taking actifed more often than prescribed?

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What was the active ingredient in actifed before it was reformulated?

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My 6 month old daughter has been prescribed 1ml of Actifed, but we aren't sure if this is safe.

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Why would pseudoephedrine (found in actifed) make me drowsy?

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What makes pseudoephedrine (found in actifed) make you drowsy?

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A 29-year old asked:

Can I take sleeping tablets with actifed?

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Can i take actifed and sudafed at the same time?

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Can I use rhinathiol expectorant and actifed tablet?

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What is the definition or description of: Actifed allergy?

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Can an antihistamine like actifed kill you if you take too many at one time?

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A 18-year old male asked:

Yesterday i took zyrtec, but today i took actifed...Any possible harm resulting in the interactions between these two?

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A 45-year old asked:

Actifed allergy medicine and ginger ale ok at same time?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Sorry the phone dictionary changed the word. Can I take actifed cold medicine while trying to conceive?

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A 64-year old male asked:

Im looking to purchase Actifed or a generic over the counter medicine. Im wanting to buy the original formula pseudoephedrine HCL and tripoldine HCL?

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A 35-year old asked:

Is it safe to have a actifed 3.5 hours after you had a tylenol (acetaminophen)?

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A 20-year old male asked:

I have a cold and started Actifed yellow syrup. It makes me sleepy so today I tried Snip. Should I continue taking both or 1 of them? thanks

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Can using actifed cause sleep paralysis and night terrors?

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How many mgs of actifed or sudafed will show positive for meth in a ua?

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How much actifed or sudafed needs to be taken to test positive for meth? I take actifed for allergies and have tested positive before.

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A 46-year old asked:

Achy sinuses and runny nose. Would actifed be good for this?

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A 17-year old male asked:

How to take actifed: 2 or 3 times a day ? If there' s a runny nose (cold symptoms )

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I have chronic nasal congestion,most bothersome at night.Actifed has given me the best relief over the years, through it's various phases,otc,and up till now behind the counter requiring I.D. Walgreen has had it up till now.Where can I get it now?

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A 18-year old male asked:

Stopped the yellow actifed and now taking clarinase and avamys for allergic rhinitis. What can I do to recover faster?Take lemon water, chamomile, etc?

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What would be a similar OTC medicine to Actifed and Sudafed that is effective. Those require a prescription now. Have Dimetaoo which helps a little, Mucinex made the sinus congestion worse with less drainage. Does heating pad, steam help much.

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