Tapentadol is an opioid pain medication. Opioid sometimes called as narcotic. Tapentadol is used to treat moderate to severe pain (such as from an injury to after surgery). It belongs from the class known as narcotic analgesics. It works with the brain mechanism to change how your body feels and accordingly respond to pain.
How to use Tapentadol Tablet
Take this medicine by mouth with a sufficient amount of water. You may take this drug with or without meal. If you are suffering with nausea then it is better to take the drug with food. Ask your doctor the other ways to decrease nausea.
Doctors prescribe the amount of dose by watching your medical condition and response to treatment. Hence do not increase or decrease the amount of doses by your will. Use the medication as per prescribed manner for good result.
Pain medications works fabulously if they are used at the first sign of pain occur. If you will wait till the pain worsened, then the medication may not work as well. The medication can show you withdrawal reactions, especially if practiced regularly for a longer period of time or in high doses. In such cases withdrawal symptoms take place such as
- Anxiety
- Sweating
- Trouble in sleeping
- Diarrhea
- Showering
- hallucinations
These symptoms can occur if you stop using the medicine suddenly. To prevent yourself from such withdrawal reactions consult your doctor he/she will help you to reduce your dose gradually.
Side-effects:
Nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur. If any of these effects continue or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist quickly.
To prevent constipation, eat a diet plenty in fiber, drink plenty of water, and exercise.
To decrease the risk of faintness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position. Keep in mind that your doctor prescribes you this medication because he/she has judge that the benefit to your is greater than risk factor. Many of the people using this medication do not show severe side-effects.
Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of the severe side-effects, including: confusion, stomach/abdominal pain, difficulty in urination, signs of your adrenal glands (such as loss of appetite, unusual tiredness, and weight loss).
Before taking this medicine:
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to tapentadol 100mg tablet, or if you have:
- severe asthma or breathing problems; or
- A bowel obstruction called paralytic ileus.
Make sure tapentadol is safe for you; tell your doctor if you have:
- any type of breathing problem or lung disease;
- a history of head injury, brain tumor, or seizures;
- a history of drug abuse, alcohol addiction, or mental illness;
- urination problems;
- liver or kidney disease;
- problems with your gallbladder, pancreas, or thyroid; or
- If you use a sedative like Valium (diazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam, Ativan, Klonopin, and others).
Precaution to be taken:
Do not drink alcohol. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is mixed with tapentadol.
Avoid driving or working machinery until you know how tapentadol will affect you. Faintness or severe drowsiness can cause falls or other accidents.