I'm a little concerned about my work colleague who has been taking eight pro-pain a day, (a painkiller containing codeine) for nearly ten years). Surely, this can't be good for her. She's trying to cut down but says she's addicted. What are the potential repercussions?
Thanks
2007-02-09 00:01:47 · 7 answers · asked by calebolly 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
hi there,
the possible reprecussions are liver and kidney failure, can cause respiratory problems like slow slow breathing....also can
cause major stomach problems, severe constipation, intercranial pressure, and i think i am probably going on and on a little too much here. so that will give you some ideas as to what happens when you take too much of this drug.......now about the withdrawl symptoms==== it is a bit*h !!! you feel nausea with vomiting, severe diarrhea, headache, watering nose & red waterey eyes......body and muscle cramping, stomach cramping and when you have pain it feels like the pain is so much worse than it really is.....and if she has been taking this drug for 10 years then she is going to come down hard.....believe me, every word of this is true !! why ????because i have been there and was not very happy about the situation that i had gotten myself into........it was the worst thing i have ever gone through...and i was on painkillers for about 15 years...my doc
just kept on saying OK and never turned me down. i could have anything i wanted.......didn't matter what it was, i got a prescription for anything i wanted......anyhow it took me 3 LONG
WEEKS to withdraw......alot of shaking and sweating and shivering.......i will never ever do this to myself again...and that's a fact jack.
i really do hope that i have helped you get the picture of what this ordeal can be like. oh and i forgot to tell you that when someone
wants to stop...then they MUST taper down gradually !!!!! or they will go through exactly what i went through
So, i do wish your friend the best of luck and may God keep her
safe, happy and healthy....and she has to do this gradually or she will really mess herself up !!!
2007-02-09 23:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by sweetness #1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 21:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
propain contains paracetamol, doxylamine, caffeine, and codeine
each of these ingeidents alone, in excess, can cause unplesant results.
Liver faliure, kidneys, blood pressure, etc.
She should consult with a specialist to ween her off of these. because if she exceeds the maximum daily dose and ODs it could spell trouble.
2007-02-09 01:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by Questions! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she ods on analgesic painkillers it takes several days to die screaming in pain.
Codine is more an opiod... alike an artifical drug similar to heroin.
these may help
www.drugscope.org.uk
www.lifeline.org.uk
www.talktofrank.com
also look up everything you can on a medicine for addiction called ibogaine
ie ibogaine.co.uk
.com
,org
etc
2007-02-09 00:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
liver failure, try sitting them down and discussing the problem, she really needs to see her Dr for help in cutting down and then eliminating the problem, a long road to go down and will need a good friend
2007-02-09 02:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
liver failure being the first one that comes to mind, possibly brain damage, kidney issues. nothing nice for sure, she can get checked into a clinic and they can slowly taker her off the meds
2007-02-09 00:05:46 · answer #6 · answered by go away 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liver and kidney damage
2007-02-09 00:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by kind 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋