Your Side Effects May IncludeNeurontin side effects
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This side effect is printed on the FDA label for Neurontin. It was a question in our daily quiz, where you pick the real side effect from four choices.
Dangerously slow breathing, especially with opioids
On its own it's often thought of as mild. Combined with opioids or other sedatives, it can slow breathing.
“Fatal respiratory depression has been reported with NEURONTIN overdose, alone and in combination with other CNS depressants.”
Get help right away for confusion, extreme sleepiness or slow, shallow breathing, especially if you also take opioids or sleep medicine.
765 reports to the FDA's adverse event system mention respiratory depression. A report is not proof the drug caused it. See the query
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