According to an article in Pain Medicine, the journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, patients who use opioid-based pain medications have an increased risk of developing sleep apnea. In a recent study, three-fourths of the patients on chronic opioid therapy had some degree of sleep apnea. The study also revealed a direct dose-response relationship between central sleep apnea and methadone used with benzodiazepines.
Opioid medications have a natural property that causes physical dependence. Other medications used to treat high blood pressure,... Read more »
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It's an old wives' tale that asthma is "all in your head." Asthma is a very real physical illness. You can't will it away. However,... Read more »
Do you snore, wakeup throughout the night, or feel tired all the time? If so, you might have sleep apnea. Are you obese or have a thick... Read more »
Although there is limited evidence from research studies to guide the treatment of women with depression during pregnancy or lactation,... Read more »
According to a new study, chronic pain patients who suffer from depression are more likely to be prescribed narcotic painkillers such as morphine and... Read more »
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Opium has been used for thousands of years and is still available today in various forms. In the early twentieth century in the United States,... Read more »
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People who have severe, chronic pain may be given the option of taking opioid medications (narcotics) to help manage their pain and live some... Read more »
A drug currently used to treat nausea can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from illegal and prescription opioid drugs such as heroin, morphine and... Read more »
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As opioids become increasingly accepted as an effective form of pain management for some types of chronic pain, doctors are concerned about the use... Read more »
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