How to tell if poisoned?

Question:

I live with a roomate who's really creepy and weird. I just get this serial killer vibe from her and she's really not normal.

I have told her I'm moving out and need sometime to find another place to stay. The thing is she is a nurse and has access to lethal drugs and I'm a bit paranoid that she could somehow put something in my food that I keep in the fridge.

Maybe I have too much of an active imagination but how do you prevent being poisoned or tell if some kind of drugs have been placed in food or drink?

Do all strong medications or lethal dosages have an incredibly strong smell?

You hear it all the time on the news or in crime books where the husband/wife slips something fatal in their food/drink and they think it's natural causes.

Until a detective or some police work finds out they have a connection to pharmaceuticals or a doctor and they connect two and two together.

This is a serious question and I'm not trolling or posting it for laughs.

Thank you

Answers:
Specificly, Most fatal medications in high doses will have a taste that is odd. Usualy bitter. Some have a smell, but most, not one you will notice.

While it depends on the chemical, almost all of them have these common side effects:

Fever, dilated pupils, disorientation, upset stomach, double vision, lack of coordination.

To be safe, eat out. If you develop any of these symptoms, it's better safe than sorry. Most medications have either an antidote, or work by shutting off your Cardiovascular system (If they are put into food to kill you.) If It's a depressent (CV system shutdown) then the hospital can still help.

Avoid anything that smells like burnt almonds. (Cyanide to aprox 1/2 of the population smells like burnt almonds.)

Other than that, keep your eyes open, your taste senstive, and eat out whenever possible.

You're killing me!! I'll bet you just love to hear yourself talk

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