Your doctor may be able to prescribe Applies to: Vicodin (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) and gabapentin
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Gabapentin can interact
Recent research has shown that combining gabapentin with opioids may have a potentially life-threatening interaction: in a matched case-control study, concomitant gabapentin and opioid exposure PMID: 31239962 Gabapentin in Mixed Drug Fatalities: Does this Frequent Analyte Deserve More Attention? Grant Finlayson, BS, Michael Chavarria, BA
We describe here a case of a female patient with a history of diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, and hypertension being prescribed both gabapentin and pregabalin
Megan Brooks October 04, 2017 The combined use of opioids and gabapentin (multiple brands) may raise the risk for opioid-related death, according to results of a population
For some people, it may take even longer
Gabapentin Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) Prescription only Gabapentin may be used in the treatment of partial-onset seizures and nerve pain but is likely to cause
Using narcotic pain or cough medications together with other medications that also cause central nervous system depression can lead to serious side effects including respiratory distress, coma, and even death
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Talk to your doctor if you have any Gabapentin is different from pregabalin in terms of pharmacokinetics (Table 1) in a way that with gabapentin, there is a saturation of its absorption while pregabalin has linear kinetics
Strong painkillers containing opiates such as morphine can increase the absorption of gabapentin, which may increase the side effects such as tiredness and dizziness if taken together
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There are two potential issues when taking gabapentin with Vicodin
Using narcotic pain or cough medications together with other medications that also cause central nervous system depression such as gabapentin can lead to serious side effects including respiratory distress, coma, and even death
Acetaminophen / hydrocodone Gabapentin
Using narcotic pain or cough medications together with other medications that also cause central nervous system depression such as gabapentin can lead to serious side effects including respiratory distress, coma, and even death
Using HYDROcodone together with DULoxetine can increase the risk of a rare but serious condition called the serotonin syndrome, which may include symptoms such as confusion, hallucinations, seizures, extreme changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, fever, excessive sweating, shivering or shaking, blurred vision, muscle spasm or stiffness
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Taking gabapentin or pregabalin with opioids, anxiety meds or antidepressants, or if you have lung issues or are elderly, can lead to serious breathing problems
Others may result in serious side effects like GI bleeding and stomach ulcers
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