The miracle of opioid pain relief is fatally limited by tolerance, addiction and Respiratory System Depression.
Opioids cause respiratory depression in the individual as it affects the specialized respiratory neurons in the brain.
Along with the common adverse effects, opioids have many possible uncommon adverse effects.
Uncommon or infrequent adverse reactions in opioid abusers include dose-related respiratory depression, bad dreams, hallucinations, seizures, urticaria, urinary retention etc.
Smell of alcohol or kerosene, severe respiratory depression, circulatory collapse, convulsions, constricted pupil, Cardiac arrhythmia's etc.
Liver diseases, respiratory depression, and spontaneous abortion are caused by long-term use of Opiates.
Toxic effects of nalorphine include respiratory depression, hypertension, drowsiness and hypothermia.
Signs of increasing magnesium levels are hypotension, nausea, vomiting, depressed reflexes, respiratory depression, and coma.
Any analgesic capable of causing respiratory depression should be avoided if patient already shows any signs of respiratory impairment.
The program undergoes new inclusions and revisions on information on how to treat respiratory depression in infants at the time of birth.
Effects on central nervous system include drowsiness, coma, convulsions, and vomiting.
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