As in the film Wedding Crashers, would drinking eye drops really make you sick? Why?
Depending on the eye drops it can be fatal. The active ingredient in Visine eye drops is Tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%. Swallowing this substance can result in a number of nasty effects, including: * Lowering body temperature to dangerous levels * Making breathing difficult, or even halting it entirely * Blurring vision * Causing nausea and vomiting * Elevating and then dropping blood pressure * Causing seizures or tremors * Sending the ingester into a coma Pfizer’s cautions to users of Visine include, “If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.” In view of the above list, that advice should not be taken lightly. Other Eye drops include similar warning against ingestion of the drops. These warnings are for adults, children are even more at risk.
