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Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Rather than numb painful feelings, alcohol and drugs can increase suicidal thoughts and the chance you'll harm yourself. Alcohol and drugs can make you more impulsive and more likely to act on feelings to harm yourself. His suffering is severe owing to a number of physical symptoms, fear and anxiety. He has said his farewells to family and advised his doctors he is ready to die. An overdose of dextropropoxyphene may lead to various systemic effects. Excessive opioid receptor stimulation is responsible for the CNS depression, respiratory depression, aspiration pneumonia, miosis, and gastrointestinal effects seen in propoxyphene poisoning. It may also account for mood- or thought-altering effects. In the presence of amphetamine, propoxyphene overdose increases CNS stimulation and may cause fatal convulsive seizures. [18] You usually need a medical professional to refer someone to the NHS crisis team. Such as the person’s GP or someone from the NHS urgent mental health helpline. Co-proxamol: outcome of the review of risks and benefits" [ permanent dead link]. Questions and Answers leaflet, Retrieved August 28, 2009

Consumer Medicine Information: Digesic" (PDF). Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-14 . Retrieved 2009-03-12. You can still get in touch with us. We provide the same support to people with mental health issues as we do for anyone else.National helpline offering supportive listening service to anyone throughout the UK with thoughts of suicide or thoughts of self-harm. They are open 24/7 for those aged 18 or over. Teenage suicide is a serious and growing problem. The teenage years can be emotionally turbulent and stressful. Teenagers face pressures to succeed and fit in. They may struggle with self-esteem issues, self-doubt, and feelings of alienation. For some, this leads to suicide. You can talk to us about whatever is on your mind, we’ll listen. This might include how you look, problems at school or college, how people are treating you, and worries about exams or money.

Schreiber J, et al. Suicidal ideation and behavior in adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 14, 2023. Monitoring is especially important if this is the person's first time on depression medication or if the dose has recently been changed. The risk of suicide is the greatest during the first two months of antidepressant treatment. Suicide in teens and older adults

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If you are feeling suicidal. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. https://www.dbsalliance.org/crisis/suicide-prevention-information/if-you-are-feeling-suicidal/. Accessed April 14, 2023. Dextropropoxyphene is contraindicated in patients allergic to paracetamol (acetaminophen) or dextropropoxyphene, and in alcoholics. It is not intended for use in patients who are prone to suicide, anxiety, panic, or addiction.