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Warning-sign checks

Chlorophyll poisoning: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Call emergency services for breathing difficulty, collapse, seizure, severe confusion, or inability to wake the person.

    And for anyone, someone who:

    • you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    Seek urgent medical care if symptoms are worsening, the person cannot stay hydrated, urine output drops, or significant abdominal pain develops.

  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    For routine follow-up, monitor symptoms for the period recommended by Poison Control or the treating clinician.

    Keep track of vomiting, diarrhea, fluid intake, urination, and any new symptoms.

    Follow-up may also be appropriate if the product is used regularly and appears to cause symptoms each time.

The article also says

Contact a healthcare professional if digestive symptoms continue, green urine or stool does not clear after the product has been stopped, or irritation from a skin or eye exposure persists.

Before using the product again, review the full ingredient list with a pharmacist or clinician.

Discuss all medicines and supplements being taken.

If the container is missing, damaged, expired, or has an unclear label, avoiding further use is reasonable until the product can be identified.

Store concentrated liquids, powders, tablets, and gummies in their original child-resistant packaging.

Keep them locked away from children and pets rather than on a kitchen counter or in a refrigerator door.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Chlorophyll poisoning. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.