If you have any of these health problems: Lung or breathing problems like asthma, trouble breathing, or sleep apnea; high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood; or stomach or bowel block or narrowing.
If you are taking any of these drugs: Buprenorphine, butorphanol, nalbuphine, or pentazocine. This includes isocarboxazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline, or rasagiline. Very high blood pressure may happen. If you are taking any of these drugs: Linezolid or methylene blue. If you are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed while you take this drug.
This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with this drug. What are some things I need to know or do while I take this drug? All products: Tell all of your health care providers that you take this drug. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists. Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how this drug affects you. To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
Be careful going up and down stairs. This drug may raise the chance of seizures in some people, including people who have had seizures in the past.
Talk to your doctor to see if you have a greater chance of seizures while taking this drug. Certain strengths of this drug may only be used by people who have been taking drugs like this drug and are used to their effects. The use of these strengths by people who have not been taking drugs like this drug may cause very bad and sometimes deadly breathing problems. Do not take this drug with other strong pain drugs or if you are using a pain patch without talking to your doctor first.
If you have been taking this drug for a long time or at high doses, it may not work as well and you may need higher doses to get the same effect. This is known as tolerance. Call your doctor if this drug stops working well. Do not take more than ordered. Long-term or regular use of opioid drugs like this drug may lead to dependence. Lowering the dose or stopping this drug all of a sudden may cause a greater risk of withdrawal or other severe problems. Talk to your doctor before you lower the dose or stop this drug.
Tell your doctor if you have more pain, mood changes, thoughts of suicide, or any other bad effects. If you are 65 or older, use this drug with care. You could have more side effects. This drug may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant.
If you are pregnant or you get pregnant while taking this drug, call your doctor right away. Extended-release tablets: The chance of the tablet getting stuck in the throat, trouble swallowing, and choking may be raised in children. What are some side effects that I need to call my doctor about right away? Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect: All products: Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Signs of a urinary tract infection UTI like blood in the urine, burning or pain when passing urine, feeling the need to pass urine often or right away, fever, lower stomach pain, or pelvic pain. Very bad dizziness or passing out. Chest pain or pressure or a fast heartbeat. Swelling in the arms or legs. Feeling confused. Severe constipation or stomach pain. These may be signs of a severe bowel problem. Without the drug, addicted individuals will go into withdrawal.
While crushing and snorting opioids like hydrocodone may produce faster and more intense effects, the tablets are manufactured in a way that makes them dangerous to snort.
After all, they are meant to be swallowed and digested slowly in the body — not hit the bloodstream all at once or touch the nasal passages. As a result, there are many risks associated with snorting hydrocodone, and you should never attempt to do so.
Hydrocodone is a medication that is intended to pass through the gastrointestinal system. When snorted, it interferes with the intended delivery of the drug, increasing the risk of overdose, addiction , and other harmful side effects. Furthermore, hydrocodone pills contain fillers that can further irritate the nose, throat, and lungs. Not to mention the fact that many people purchase prescription opioids on the street, not knowing what is contained inside. The tissue lining the nasal passages is thin and delicate.
Snorting fine powders and other irritants can inflame the tissue, leading to discomfort and even nosebleeds. However, these are only short term effects. In the long term, snorting medications like hydrocodone can actually erode the nasal tissue, causing a hole to form between the nostril and the roof of the mouth.
Of course, this makes eating, swallowing, and breathing exceptionally difficult. People experiencing nasal erosion may make a whistling sound when they breathe or struggle with dry mouth. Additionally, inflamed nasal tissue can lead to damaged cilia — the nasal hairs that are responsible for capturing dirt and foreign particles from the outside. As a result, snorting hydrocodone can lead to a loss of smell. Even more shocking is the risk of necrosis, or dead and dying tissue in the nose.
When snorted, some hydrocodone ends up traveling to the back of the nose. If we combine this information with your PHI, we will treat all of that information as PHI, and will only use or disclose that information as set forth in our notice of privacy practices.
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This content does not have an Arabic version. See more conditions. As it breaks apart, the drug dissolves over a predictable period of time, gets absorbed into the bloodstream and moves around the body. Some people end up chewing tablets or crushing them up and mixing them with their food, but this can sometimes cause the medicine to not work properly. In some cases, ingesting a crushed tablet can even result in death.
Most importantly, doing so may result in dose dumping ; this is when the body very quickly absorbs a large amount of a drug. One consequence of dose dumping is an overdose of the drug, which can lead to death. Some tablets also come with a special protective layer, called an enteric coating , which is designed to stop it from breaking apart in the stomach.
The coating ensures the tablet disintegrates in the small intestine instead. If you chew an enterically coated tablet, the drug will not be absorbed properly and the medicine may be ineffective.
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