Note when taking pain relievers that cause drowsiness

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1. Pain relievers do not cause drowsiness

Paracetamol is a simple tablet that belongs to the group of antipyretic, analgesic, non-drowsy drugs, used to treat symptoms such as headache, muscle pain, joint pain, backache, toothache, fever and cold. Paracetamol with the usual concentration is 500mg, a fairly safe drug, but if used incorrectly, it can cause poisoning, especially liver necrosis, need to carefully read the instructions for use before using or according to your doctor's prescription. doctor.

2. Painkillers cause drowsiness

2.1. Muscle relaxant pain reliever

The muscle relaxants sirdalud, decontractyl are indicated for the treatment of pain caused by muscle spasms, disorders of balance and spinal function, postoperative pain, spinal cord injury, disc herniation, Osteoarthritis, spastic nerve condition, chronic multiple sclerosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis or cerebral stroke. However, the drug has many side effects such as dizziness, dry mouth, low blood pressure, vomiting, gastrointestinal disturbances, muscle weakness and drowsiness.

2.2. Painkillers containing codeine

The main effect of pain relievers containing codeine is euphoria, pain relief, cough relief, but there are many unwanted side effects of codeine similar to other opioids including making the patient drowsy, in addition It also causes constipation, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and disorientation, although rarer and milder than opioids. Special cases of bronchospasm, allergy or respiratory failure have been reported. Codeine also causes addiction, withdrawal syndrome, regardless of infant or pregnant women. Avoid using codeine with alcohol, alcohol because it can increase the sedative effect of the drug.
Also, do not abuse the pain reliever efferalgan codeine. Efferalgan codeine effervescent tablets include two active ingredients paracetamol and codeine. The combination of paracetamol to reduce fever, analgesia and codeine for central analgesia will give a much stronger synergistic analgesic effect and longer duration of action than the single component. Therefore, in cases of moderate pain, severe pain or unresponsive to other peripheral analgesia, efferalgan codeine combination tablets can be used to relieve pain more effectively.
For the hypersensitivity to paracetamol, codeine, people with impaired liver function, kidney, respiratory failure should not use this medicine. Codeine active ingredient in efferalgan codeine tablets can cause drowsiness or lethargy, so caution should be exercised when driving, operating machinery or doing jobs that require alertness and high accuracy.
Having symptoms of nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, pallor, abdominal pain is caused by paracetamol overdose and when codeine overdose, cyanosis, slow breathing due to drugs inhibiting the respiratory center, rash, vomiting, pruritus, ataxia, acute pulmonary edema, and somnolence occur in adults. When overdosed with codeine will reduce respiratory rate, apnea episodes, signs of histamine release, facial edema, pruritus rash, pulse collapse, pupillary convulsions, convulsions, urinary retention in children. Thus, if the above signs of poisoning occur, it is necessary to take the patient to the emergency room in time to avoid unwanted risks.

2.3. Tramadol pain reliever

Undesirable effects of tramadol depending on individual response, are common in the elderly such as neurological disorders, psychosis, hallucinations, confusion, paranoia and seizures when using the dose. elevation or seizures when used concurrently with other threshold-lowering drugs.
Side effects causing drowsiness also often occur, in addition to nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, sweating, fatigue, dry mouth, constipation with prolonged use.
Rare reactions such as stomach pain, rash, body weakness, decreased vision, tachycardia, palpitations, increased or decreased blood pressure.
Very rare reactions such as anaphylaxis, sometimes leading to fatal shock, urinary disorders, respiratory disorders or respiratory failure if doses exceed the recommended dose or are taken at the same time. with other pain relievers. When used for a long time causes drug dependence, withdrawal syndrome with symptoms of agitation, anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, hyperactivity, tremor and effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Some cases of tramadol use also increased liver enzymes.
So, do painkillers cause drowsiness? Besides paracetamol alone does not cause drowsiness, pain relievers that cause drowsiness should be mentioned here as general opioids, more specifically codeine-containing painkillers, tramadol is indicated for patients who need it. analgesic, cough suppressant, antidiarrheal or anesthetic. In addition to the side effects of dependence of narcotic drugs, when using it, it is necessary to pay attention to the drowsiness of the drug, be careful with the operators of machinery or drivers of vehicles.

3. What should be paid attention to when taking pain relievers that cause drowsiness?

Patients need to follow the doctor's instructions to know exactly what time of day to take the drug to avoid side effects causing drowsiness, not affecting work, living or endangering themselves. and people around.
People with special occupations such as drivers, people on duty at the office, operating machinery when going to see a doctor need to tell the doctor about their occupation so that the doctor can choose appropriate treatment drugs to avoid causing drowsiness, does not affect performance.
Patients when using these drugs need to read all the ingredients on the label of the drug and compare it with other drugs when combined if any, and pay attention to warnings, especially sad side effects. sleep.

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