After a medication overdose, do you restart that same medication if the patient reports it had been effective?

This is a good question, because intuitively it doesn't make sense to resume it (also, you would look really bad if your patient OD'd on the same medication that you prescribed). Truth is, patients can OD on anything. Generally, in my experience, people OD on meds that make them sleepy because they ...

Of the many variables to consider regarding restarting a previously overdosed medication, I think it is important to consider the patient's attachment to the medication. Some patients have said that merely hearing the name of the medication puts them on edge, while others were simply swallowing pill...

This is a great and difficult question, and very important. Restarting the tool that a patient used to try to end their life can cause feelings of anxiety, guilt, and fear in the physician.

I think it's important to first realize that suicide is generally seen as a crisis. The overdose likely occurr...