Fioricet a pain relief medicine used for extreme pain like muscle contraction and chronic pain, including headache s. Fioricet is a mixture of barbiturate sedative(butalbital) and a non-asipirin pain medicine(acetaminophen) with caffeine.
How to take Fioricet properly
Exceeding the intake of acetaminophen increases the risk of severe liver toxicity. The best thing is that you must follow the doctor’s prescription but there are some standard intake of Fioricet.
1. Take one to two tablets or capsules every four hours.
2. 325-500 mg of acetaminophen per capsule or tablet not exceeding 6 tablets per day.
3. 650 mg of acetaminophen per capsule or tablet with a maximum 6 capsule per day.
Side Effects of Fioricet
The common reported side effects of Fioricet are the following
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Intoxicated feeling
Light-headedness
Nausea
Vomiting
Sedation
Addiction
Shortness of breath
Abdominal pain
I f ever you encounter this side effects, it is advisable to consult your doctor.
Symptoms and Treating Fioricet Overdose
Overdose of Fioricet, acetaminophen, and caffeine, toxicity may result from the barbiturate or the acetaminophen. Toxicity due to caffeine is less likely, due to the relatively small amounts in this formulation.
Symptoms of Fioricet Overdose
Toxicity from Butalbital includes poisoning include drowsiness, confusion, and coma, respiratory depression and hypotension. In worst case scenario potentially fatal hepatic necrosis is the most serious adverse effect of this drug. Early symptoms following a potentially hepatotoxic overdose may include: nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, and general malaise. Clinical and laboratory evidence of hepatic toxicity may not be apparent until 48 to 72 hours post-ingestion. In adults hepatic toxicity has rarely been reported with acute overdoses of less than 10 grams, or fatalities with less than 15 grams.
Treatment of Fioricet Overdose
A single or multiple overdose with this combination product is a potentially lethal polydrug overdose, and consultation with a regional poison control center is recommended. The vomiting should be induced mechanically, or with syrup of ipecac, if the patient is alert (adequate pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes). Oral activated charcoal (1 g/kg) should follow gastric emptying. The first dose should be accompanied by an appropriate cathartic.
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