The opiod epidemic....

[Tobra]

It is amazing how many times I have been told, "I am allergic to "X" and it gave them an upset stomach or some other not really an allergy type of reaction.

[stomachmonkey]

Wait, you guys all missed this?

I thought it was the reason the thread was resurrected.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/feds-ceo-drug-exec-indicted-opioid-crisis-62576802

According to the indictment unsealed Tuesday, Doud and other top Rochester executives "made the deliberate decision" not to investigate, monitor or alert federal regulators about pharmacy customers they knew were providing opioids to people who wanted them for non-medical uses.

From 2012 to 2016, Rochester's sales of oxycodone tablets skyrocketed from 4.7 million to 42.2 million — an increase of about 800% — and its fentanyl sales soared from approximately 63,000 dosages in 2012 to more than 1.3 million in 2016 — an increase of about 2,000%. During the same period, the company's internal compliance office flagged 8,300 orders but reported just four to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Tobra

It is amazing how many times I have been told, "I am allergic to "X" and it gave them an upset stomach or some other not really an allergy type of reaction.

well are taking the medication with food....

"no"

[john70t]

It's a good thing all that Afghani opium was there to supply the American market for the Sackler family...

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Could be several things. People can get cold during surgery (the rooms are generally kept in the mid or high 60's) or the warming devices and draping materials can make people sweat. People can also shiver after anesthesia despite a normal body temperature. Anesthetics are well known to cause problems for the usual body temperature regulatory mechanisms and are typically not allergic sorts of reactions.

As an aside, the numbers and sorts of reactions people now characterize as 'allergies' has gone nuts. Part of that is the numbers and sorts of meds people are now prescribed but a lot of it is people (patients and healthcare sorts) characterizing known side effects as allergies.

I don't think this was 'allergic' but it was really, really bad. going from dripping sweat all over to shivering on the couch wrapped in blankets. In the motorcycle accident I had four pins put in my leg, I was knocked out for the pin installation and I had injections after surgery (in the hospital) then they sent me home with codeine with no ill effect (except constipation ).

I know our bodies change over time but never had a bad reaction to anything they gave me (or the rec drugs I did back in the 80's).

Very perplexing, and concerning seeing as I will have surgery some time in the future.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I don't think this was 'allergic' but it was really, really bad. going from dripping sweat all over to shivering on the couch wrapped in blankets. In the motorcycle accident I had four pins put in my leg, I was knocked out for the pin installation and I had injections after surgery (in the hospital) then they sent me home with codeine with no ill effect (except constipation ).

I know our bodies change over time but never had a bad reaction to anything they gave me (or the rec drugs I did back in the 80's).

Very perplexing, and concerning seeing as I will have surgery some time in the future.

This sounds a lot like atelectasis to me.