Bzds can cause apnea and cardiovascular collapse. It just happens more often to critically ill patients which have a lower drug distribution volume and other contributing factors. However, in young healthy people without any prior disease history really shows how high doses the body can process and then metabolize before shutting off vital functions.
But trust me, there are indeed patients who have been butchered with midazzle!
NF_Optimus t1_jegdb2a wrote
Reply to ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
Bzds can cause apnea and cardiovascular collapse. It just happens more often to critically ill patients which have a lower drug distribution volume and other contributing factors. However, in young healthy people without any prior disease history really shows how high doses the body can process and then metabolize before shutting off vital functions.
But trust me, there are indeed patients who have been butchered with midazzle!
I work in the medical field, for reference.