what happens to your body while you over dose on painkillers??
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It depends on the painkillers actually. Most painkillers work on the nervous system and an overdose shuts down the systm... you go into a blacckout and enter into a stage of comatose. If you survive its because you made it to the hospital in time to have your stomach pumped.
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Wow! that's a lot! you must have really been hurting? I think you need something better to control your pain. \nwatch for these side effects: \nacute depression (crying spell)\nabdominal pain\nshortness of breath\ndrowsiness\nirregular heart beat\nlow blood pressure\nnausea/vomiting\nseizures\nkidney failure\nIn case of an overdose you should always seek medical attention right away! It is very dangerous!
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I understand what you are talking about. I have suffered with severe pain most of my life. Probably because I was 'allowed' to feel tired, but not pain, I now feel pain as exhaustion. Extreme exhaustion. \nFollowing some back surgery I was given vicodin. One pill and I suddenly felt OK! After I had healed from the surgery they stopped my prescription and suddenly I couldn't find the energy to move. A very thoughtful doctor who understood what was happening has renewed my prescription and I use it VERY sparingly, aware that any misuse will result in my losing this key to some kind of normalcy. I have been on it for several years. When I begin to feel like I am dragging and can't move anymore I take a pain pill and suddenly I can think and work.\n\nTry discussing this with your doctor. If he doesn't understand, look for one who does. Don't give up becuase you know by now that there is a problem and it is up to you to make others see and understand it.\nGood luck.\n\nBTW, I have tried most depression meds. They have had no effect. And unfortunately, most pain pills don't have much effect either. But the pain and the depression are connected.
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You shouldn't alter the dose without consulting your health care provider.  Abrupt cessation of high doses may cause extreme fatigue and mental depression.
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all you have to do is add details to your question if you want to answer someone that posted to you.\n\nI would advise you to talk to your doctor about your pain level.  If its an 8 or higher while you are on meds, then something has to be done.  Talk to your doctor about "pain management" and a regimen of a patch and percocet can be prescribed.\n\nbest of luck and I hope you feel better.
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Nothing, unless you take more than the recommended daily allowance or do it regularly. If you take painkillers regularly you'll end up with a headache when you don't take them, due to withdrawal effects.
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Sounds like side effects from the medication you're taking.  Especially if you never experienced this before and you've never had any kind of physical trauma to your spine or shoulders.  Sometimes the drugs we take cause more problems than they cure, check the side effects of all the medications you're taking.  Ask a pharmacist if any or combination of meds can cause the side effects you're experiencing.  \nI personally have stopped taking all of the Pain Killers and Anti-Inflammatories for a chronic pain syndrome because of numerous spinal trauma's and shoulder injuries.  Started seeing a Naturalist and an Acupuncturist for my condition because I was absolutely tired of the side effects and also it was destroying my digestive system.  I'm not 100% pain free yet I feel better than I did before!  Don't have to worry about what new drug the Pain Specialist was going to put me on next and the wicked side effects associated with it.  Just so that he could get his kick back from the Pharmaseutical Industry.  I'll step off of my pedestal.  I'm alot healthier now then I was then taking all of those meds, I'll just cope with the pain and work around it.  I've been dealing with chronic pain since I got out of the military in '89 and have been on meds since.  Not anymore for almost six months!
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Yes- for any medication or herb it is very possible to overdose.  If you have overdosed, you need to see a doctor right away.  Symptoms of a melatonin overdose may include headache, drowsiness, and upset stomach.
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painkillers.to much caffiene can cause headaches
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When I want to stop the heavy pain killers after the muscle spasms calm down, I have to ease myself off of them (or I get really bad headaches). \n\nYou know, over about 2 and half days I let a little more time pass in between taking the pills and each time take a little bit less. Seems to do the trick for me.\n\ngood luck
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With concern for their comfort, just as you should for any patient in pain. \n\nAlso ask about Hepatic & Renal sequelae:  alcohol/drug use, Blood pressure, Headaches, confusion, Hemmorhoids, edema, urinary discomfort, vomiting, loss of sensation, shortness of breath
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Symptoms of a naproxen overdose may include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, seizures, sweating, numbness or tingling, little or no urine production, and slow breathing. \n\nI wouldn't recommend it.
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Ive got a simillar problem to Yours! I have to bulged disc's #3 and #5 in my lower lumbar, and let me tell you there is no quike fix. I got hurt at work last Jannuary 2006 and after 7 epidurals I am now slated for a full blown back surgury! I feel for you! I have chronic back pain, and have run the gauntlet looking for relief, I've tried, Perscription drugs, Loratab 10's 5 a day!(Same as Vicoden but no acetemetphen/Tylenol) Alchohol (Makes it worse (The pain). I most recently am using pot! I dont smoke it, but rather leach out the THC into butter and use it as a spread for toast or abit in my morning oatmeal whatever, And I by God Works. But I am going in for surgury on the 27th of this month. And at this point, Though I have heard all types of horror stories about back surgury, I welcome the promise of relief. Good luck to you!And hang in there
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Taking painkillers frequently without doctors supervision can do harm in the long run\nDepending on the painkiller u can develop Liver failure,\nKidney failure,\nand also addiction
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YOU ON DRUGS??????????????
677424
I was taking Prednisone for 3 months after the Doctor diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I cheated with the meds. I would take the meds for two weeks and gain 5 lbs, then I would stop for two weeks, lose the weight and use only Tylenol in the morning. It was livable. I am no longer taking Prednisone since the Doctor has put me on a different medication.
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I am a nurse, and I don't think it will really hurt you. There are stonger doses of that, so other people take higher doses and have no problems. I would see how you feel before going to sleep, and if you feel dizzy or faint then maybe either call a friend to go to the ER, or call 911. \nI think it may just make you more tired if anything. Tomorrow i would take only 1/2 a pill just to try to regulate your body. I hope this helped, and I hope you are ok.\nGood Luck!