If, at any time, you become very confused or very sleepy, contact your physician immediately. Narcotics frequently cause loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting. Again, these symptoms usually go away after 3-10 days when the body gets used to the medication. During that period of time, your physician can provide you with an anti-nausea medication to help control these side effects. If you experience severe nausea or vomiting after starting your pain medication, contact your physician immediately.
Narcotics can cause severe constipation.
Unlike the other side effects caused by narcotics, constipation does not go away over time. If severe sleepiness or confusion occurred, you would be placing yourself and others in danger. For questions or comments about this site, please contact the webmaster.