Chicken ate an antidepressant. What do I do?

[Judy Todd]

Maybe she was self-medicating

Depressed at being held captive in the house, missing her chicken friends!!!!!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I go to mine all the time! I can’t imagine going so infrequently.

Agreed. How else will I get my 10,000 photos of kranch and cheetos cereal?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Agreed. How else will I get my 10,000 photos of kranch and cheetos cereal?

 

[L. Buxton]

1. Chickens are built for the cold.
2. Put the chicken in a coop with a chicken friend or two. They are flock animals. They need chicken companions.

This sight is for people to send there replies for help and suggestions. I know people who have pet pigs in there homes, yes, pigs belong out side. We can have many pets in our homes which God intended for them to be homed in different places. Animals are family. I hope your chicken will pull out of this problem. I have 40 chickens and care for each one, if its there time to pass on I thank them for being in my life.

 

[WallyG74]

This sight is for people to send there replies for help and suggestions

And this was my reply and suggestion. You’re a couple days late on this one. It’s over and done no matter what the outcome for this chicken. Just because you don’t like my reply, doesn’t make it invalid. This same advice has been given probably hundreds of times on this site to people with many different chicken problems. So, unless you’re ready to search every one of those out and tell your pig story, climb down off your high horse, Buxton.

 

[Cluckminster Fuller]

Here's a technical article that you only really need to read the title of: https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(20)72685-2/pdf. Chickens don't respond to all antidepressants the same way. Let us know how she does.
It should be metabolized in about 24 hours. In humans, OD is rare when taken alone.
My dog uses trazodone and takes an almost human dose because the physiology is different. But trazodone is a tricyclic, not an SSRI. Here's what you would do for a human with serious symtoms:
Depending on your symptoms, you may receive the following treatments: (often the treatment is just wait and see, so that's your best bet)

1. Muscle relaxants. ...
2. Serotonin-production blocking agents. ...
3. Oxygen and intravenous (IV) fluids. ...
4. Drugs that control heart rate and blood pressure. ...(Keep her calm and hope you can help her fee safe)
5. A breathing tube and machine and medication to paralyze your muscles.

 

[TDubz]

1. Chickens are built for the cold.
2. Put the chicken in a coop with a chicken friend or two. They are flock animals. They need chicken companions.

No they don't. Pet chickens live wonderful lives indoors and have a much healthier and longer life then outdoor coop chickens.