Is it safe to mix opiates with caffeine?!
Question: Is it safe to mix opiates with caffeine.?
I take prescription opiates for pain (Vicodin and Oxycontin) but they make me kind of sleepy, so I drink tea or caffeine to stay alert. Is this safe.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Well, unless you have some underlying health problems it's safe. However, if you're a regular user of this medication and happen to ever be without it somehow so that you become sick from withdrawal it's best to avoid caffeine. It will exacerbate many withdrawal symptoms. Probably not enough to seriously hurt you but it will increase an already elevated blood pressure, induce diarrhea, elevate anxiety, increase discomfort, & so forth.
Moderate caffeine use along with prescribed opiate medications should be fine & is probably quite common.
If you have any special health conditions it's always best to ask your doctor, just in case. I'm not a doctor; this is my educated opinion, but not medical advice.Health Question & Answer
Moderate caffeine use along with prescribed opiate medications should be fine & is probably quite common.
If you have any special health conditions it's always best to ask your doctor, just in case. I'm not a doctor; this is my educated opinion, but not medical advice.Health Question & Answer
just ask your doctor... im pretty sure it would be fine, i'm sure thousands of people take those drugs and drink coffee without thinking before handHealth Question & Answer