Bad reaction to co- codamol

Failed with the googling, but but glad galen was able to point you in the right direction. My last "episode" ws when I was using industrial quantities of Voltarol on my wrists and stupidly took a couple of oral ibuprofen as well. I was in agony and fortunately DH was asleep or he'd have wanted to get an ambulance. The Ranitidine or Boots equivalent did the trick once I found the packet, but I know better now. Get yourself some just in case!

Thanks galen I have googled it and it ties up.

grace I reverted to my NCT breathing funny 30 years down the road and it came back like it was yesterday, if anyone had approached me when I had pulled over in the car (and I had been 20+ years younger ) they might have thought I was in labour

It's a morphine derivative and I would assume as such it causes spasm of the sphincter of Odi. That is
The end of the bile duct as it empties into the gut.
Try googling morphine/gallbladder.

What does our resident GP think , Galen? Could it be a sort of "heartburn" or even something like an ulcer? If it ever happens again glass try the Ranitidine and NCT-type "breathing" - best unobserved!!

Just a reminder that codeine is highly addictive.

grace thats sounds exactly the same its the only time I have had pain like that, I am fine with other pain killers. I had my gall bladder removed in 1990.

I can so sympathise, glass I had a similar reaction with c-c after I had my gall bladder removed some years ago, also subsequently very constipated - but that's another story. I felt the tightness round the chest you describe, the pain seemed to go through my chest to my back and I thought I was having a heart attack! I get a similar reaction to ibuprofen and diclofenac if taken but can use diclofenac gel on the dodgy wrists. I keep a supply of ranitidine or similar for the few occasions when it recurs. One or at the most 2 is enough to ease it. Maybe a latent ulcer? If it is "just" heartburn, all I can say is that it is a lot worse than the Gaviscon ads suggest.

glass glad your ok

Glad to hear that you are feeling okay glass and glad too that you are going to check this out with your GP. Take care.

Yes thank you, I was fine once the co codamol had worn off, I am back to normal.
Its only the second time I have used co codamol and I wont use it again as I have had exactly the same reaction each time. I am seeing the Dr next week so I will mention my reaction so it can be put on my record and she may be able to shed some light on what happened.

Are you ok now glass

I can't take co-codamol, aspirin or ibuprofen - they make me feel very sick - the same with my husband and mum. Might be worth mentioning it to your GP so that he/she records it on your notes - to avoid being prescribed drugs that may have similar constituents/effects.

Good grief glass that sounds a frightening experience! I would definitely phone your GP and let him/her know what happened - better to be on the safe side.

Also the pharmacist is usually much more acessible than the GP

I cannot take cocodamol as I have a severe reaction to them. I become sick and dizzy within minutes.

Or talk to your pharmacist. We are very lucky to have a great one who answers all our questions and really checks his facts first. They usually know all there is to know about medications and what is safe and what is not. If you read the leaflets you can scare yourself but the pharmacist will be able to reassure you or tell you not to take them.

Yes, I believe you can, but check with your GP.

I've been prescribed co-codamol following surgery but 8 tablets are the maximum allowed in any 24 hours. Does anyone know if I can also take ibruprofen?

Tongue swelled up!

I find that anything containing codeine causes severe constipation -so I avoid completely.

glass my mum was unable to digest co-codamol as she got older, and this was confirmed when she suffered abdominal pain and an investigation found several of the little blighters stuck on the wall of her stomach, intact. As soon as they were flushed out, she felt well again. After that, all her tablets were either crushed to ensure digestion, or had coatings to protect her stomach whilst they passed through.

Yuk! That sounds bad! The only problem I have had with them is the constipating effect. Which can be bad!
I can't take Aspirin, well I haven't had it for years but last time my face and tounge swelled up most alarmingly.
Because of this I have also been warned off NSAIDs Ibrupofen etc. So co-codamol is all I have left.

I believe they can affect the stomach lining, like aspirin, so if I were you, glass I would contact your GP. Pain like that should be investigated.

I don't take them because they make me so nauseated and slightly "trippy." Never had pain though - that is a funny. Worth discussing with whoever gave you them in the first place maybe.

Glass I don't have a gall bladder either but they don't have that effect on me. I however have the same reaction as Ana's DH but still had to take them because I can't take Ibuprofen. It means I just end up in bed or semi-comatose on the sofa.