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Q) What is Lortab?
A) Lortab combines a narcotic analgesic
(painkiller) and cough reliever with a non-narcotic analgesic
for the relief of moderate to moderately severe pain.
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Q) How is Lortab used?
A) Lortab when abused is taken orally, chewed, crushed
(then snorted like cocaine), or crushed (then dissolved in water and
injected like heroin). Lortab is is a combination of Hydrocodone
bitartrate and Acetaminophen. Lortab, when used medicinally is given
by mouth either in tablet or liquid form.
Q) What are the side effects of
Lortab?
A) The side effects of Lortab
are:
- drowsiness
- dizziness or lightheadedness
- nausea / vomiting
- unusual fatigue or weakness
- allergic reactions
- anxiety
- blood disorders
- constipation
- decreased mental and physical
capability
- difficulty urinating
- fear
- hearing loss
- itching
- mental clouding
- mood changes
- restlessness
- skin rash
- slowed breathing
- sluggishness
- pinpoint pupils
- flushing
- dry mouth
Q) What other medicines can interact with
Lortab?
A) Other medications that may interact with Lortab
are:
- medicines for seizures
- medicines for high blood pressure
- alcohol
- warfarin
- cimetidine
- antacids
Because Lortab can cause drowsiness, other medicines
that also cause drowsiness may increase this effect of Lortab. Some
other medicines that cause drowsiness are:
- alcohol - containing medicines
- barbiturates such as Phenobarbital
- certain antidepressants or
tranquilizers
- muscle relaxants
- certain antihistamines used in cold
medicines
Q) Is Lortab addictive?
A) Yes, People become dependent upon Lortab for
a feeling of well-being and will often get multiple prescriptions
from different doctors to support their habit. Addictive drugs
activate the brain’s reward systems. The promise of reward is very
intense, causing the individual to crave the drug and to focus his
or her activities around taking the drug. The ability of addictive
drugs to strongly activate brain reward mechanisms and their ability
to chemically alter the normal functioning of these systems can
produce an addiction. Drugs also reduce a person’s level of
consciousness, harming the ability to think or be fully aware of
present surroundings.
Q) Can you overdose on
Lortab?
A) Yes, the symptoms of an overdose
are:
- body as a whole
- respiratory
- breathing slow and labored
- breathing shallow
- no breathing
- eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- skin
- bluish skin (fingernails and
lips)
- cold and clammy skin
- heavy perspiration
- gastrointestinal
- spasms of the stomach and/or intestinal
tract
- constipation
- vomiting
- heart and blood vessels
- weak pulse
- low blood pressure / slow
heartbeat
- nervous system
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