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What Are The Side Effects For Taking Over Dose Of Muscle Relaxers And Lyrica?

I have been on strong narcotics for approx. 15 years..approx a year ago due to circumstances I couldn t deal with I begin taking much more narcotics without my dr knowing along with muscle relaxers, lyrica, neurotin, klonopin, ambien...then two weeks ago I overdosed in a major way using muscle relaxers and lyrica. I ended up on a respirator because I stopped breathinng twice. I am also diabetic and have diabetic neuropathy in my feet and diabetic gastric parethesis in my stomach...what health problems could this cause including something is wrong with my heart?
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Certainly brain damage due to oxygen not getting to the brain during the overdlose. There is certainly effects on the heart from some muscle relaxants but that would be expected to leave with the drug. An echo and ekg would be able to evaluate if there is any permanent damage.
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What Are The Side Effects For Taking Over Dose Of Muscle Relaxers And Lyrica?

Certainly brain damage due to oxygen not getting to the brain during the overdlose. There is certainly effects on the heart from some muscle relaxants but that would be expected to leave with the drug. An echo and ekg would be able to evaluate if there is any permanent damage.