Vicodin Overdose
Vicodin is a prescription pain medication. Vicodin contains two different medications hydrocodon (narcotic) and acetaminophen (tylenoi). With the any type of medicine, it's possible to take much vicodin. The effect of the vicodin overdose depends on different factors such as vicodin dosage and whether it takes with any other substances or medications.
Vicodin Overdose Symptoms:
Vicodin Overdose Symptoms and Signs:
Hydrocodone: Hydrocodone overdose is differentiated by the respiratory depression means decreasing respiratory rate or tidal volume, cyanosis and Cheyne stroke respiration, somnolence progressing extremely to coma or stupor, skeletal muscle flaccidity, clammy and cold skin, and some of the times hypotension and bradycardia. In case of severe overdosage, circulatory collapse, apnea, cardiac arrest and the death may occur.
Acetaminophen: Very serious effects of acetaminophen overdosage are hepatic necrosis; dose-dependent, etc. Hypoglycemic coma, renal tubular necrosis, and the thrombocytopenia can also occur.
In adults, this has been rarely occurs with the acute overdoses of less than 10 gms and fatalities with less than 15 gms. Early symptoms of overdoses include vomiting, nausea, diaphoresis and malaise.
The hydrocodone component can cause symptoms which are given below:
- Difficulty breathing
- Clammy, cold skin
- Extreme drowsiness
- A slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Cardiac arrest
- Loss of life
- Low blood pressure
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Irritability
- Sweating
- Yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin (jaundice)
- Confusion
- Dark urine
- Bleeding
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- Loss of life.
- Liver failure
Treatment for Vicodin Overdose:
After a vicodin overdose, early treatment is necessary. If it was the fresh overdose then healthcare can induce pump the stomach, vomiting, or manage activated charcoal for preventing body from absorbing vicodin. N-acetylcysteine (Mucomyst, Acetadote) is useful medication used for the treatment of vicodin acetaminophen overdose, and may prevent liver damage because of vicodin components. A Narcan or naloxon are the antidote can be administered for counteracting effects of overdose of vicodin hydrocodon components.
For the good treatment, symptoms may be treated which occurs as a result of overdose. If severe liver damage occurs then liver transplantation is necessary. When you believe that, you have vicodin overdosed then immediately take the medical attention.