How many muscle relaxers get you high?

Yes, you can overdose on muscle relaxers. It is always recommended that you follow the dosage recommended on the bottle, these dosages aren't guidline...they're lifelines because overdosing on any drug can be lethal. Muscle relaxers when taken correctly can relieve a person from pain...either from tension or some other injury. Taking more than recommended however, puts your body in serious danger. Breathing is done through a person's diaphragm (the muscles between the ribs and the abdominal muscles), heart and lungs. Since the diaphragm is a muscle (as well as the heart and the lungs) overdosing on muscle relaxers (of anykind) can relax these very important muscles to the point where they are no longer working or no longer working hard enough to meet the body's needs. This is why it's very important to pay attention to what your exact dosage is and any side effects you may have while on it (difficulty breathing, chest pain extreme drowsiness or dizziness etc.) If a person suspected of muscle relaxer overdose is admitted to the ER it is considered a very serious thing (as with any other drug OD). Blood will be taken immediately to determine how much the person took and how much of the drug is in the blood stream. Breathing and heart rate will be closely monitored and oxygen will be given to make sure enough is getting to the brain. Since it takes 24-48 hours for the drugs to exit your system (though it relies a lot on how much was taken, how close together and when) hospitals will want to admit the patient to the ICU so that they can carefully monitor them for the duration recommended by the attending physician Large overdoses can cause a person to go into a coma and/or leave them with permanent brain, heart or liver damage. It is a very serious thing. We are fortunate to be able to buy and use these drugs to help us when we need them however, we need to remember that we also have a responsibility to take any form of drug.