Opana and Alcohol Interaction
Opana and Alcohol
Opana generic name oxymorphone and belongs to a family of drugs known as narcotic pain relievers and are similar to morphine and are used to treat moderate to severe pain. The extended release form of this drug is for 24 hour pain release and is not for treating after surgery pain unless you were taking it presurgery.
It is suggested that patients do not consume alcohol even moderate drinking while using this drug as the side effects may be greatly affected.
At this time the medical community defines moderate consumption of alcohol as no more than two drinks per day and no more than 14 drinks per week. If anything more than that it is considered an unhealthy dependency on alcohol that may have adverse social, family and health consequences.
If a person drinks only once or twice a week but drinks on the same days each week and more than two drinks this is considered as an alcohol dependency.
If a person binge drinks at any time during the week this is also considered as alcoholism.
Some consider alcoholism as a disease while others consider it an addiction which is the result of personal choice and character fault. This school of thought blames the alcoholism on life style choices.
Personally I consider alcoholism a genetic tendency as I have seen families of alcoholics even when they live far apart. These unfortunate people are probably dependent on alcohol from the first drink.
When alcohol interacts with prescription over the counter drugs it usually results in negative health effects most especially liver damage as the main organ affected.
Before using Opana advise your doctor if you are allergic to any other drug or substance, if you are using dietary or herbal supplements, are pregnant, plan to be or are breastfeeding, have a history of kidney or liver disease, diabetes, asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, breathing disorders, underactive thyroid, curvature of the spine, history of head injury or brain tumour, epilepsy, seizure disorders, pancreas disorder, Addisons disease,, adrenal gland disorder, enlarged prostate, urination problems, mental illness, history of drug or alcohol addiction.
Side Effects
Less serious side effects are nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, sweating or itching. If these occur call your physician for advice.
Serious side effects are allergic reactions such as hives, difficult breathing, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, seizure, cold clammy skin, confusion, severe weakness, dizziness, lightheaded or dizzy.If these occur get emergency medical help.
This site serves as an information source only and does not dispense medical advice or any other kind of advice. If you are seeking medical advice you are advised to consult your own physician.
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