Question 1

what amount of barbiturates would cause side effects and put somebody into a coma?

Accepted Answer

Varies, Dangerous: This can vary from one person to another, due to differences in how people metabolize the medicine. However, it does not take much (usually less than a one month supply), so these medicines are very dangerous in an overdose, especially if combined with alcohol. In addition to abuse potential, this is why these medicines are not used as much as in the past.

Question 2

is coma one of lucid dreaming side effects?

Accepted Answer

No: Lucid dreaming only means your are aware you are dreaming and can attempt to  "control the dream content".  You can't go in to a coma from lucid dreaming.

Question 3

freaking out! er doc gave me 100mg tramadol and i read side effects. would this cause bad effects like cardiac arrest/coma/seizure from that dose?

Accepted Answer

While there: Is always a risk of serious consequences when taking any prescriptive medication it is unlikely that you will experience any of those provided you don't have any of the contraindications to use of the drug.

Question 4

prescribed yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) for pcos, acne, painful heavy periods which caused anaemia. heard about terrible side effects like coma, blindness! is yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) safe?

Accepted Answer

Relatively: safer than driving your car (or being pregnant)

Question 5

i know someone in coma for about 3 weeks. body is completely fine but has brain aneurysm. the didnt do surgery but blood is cleaning to the body. when will the person wake up. right side of brain has damage left side is fine?

Accepted Answer

: A ruptured cerebral aneurysm has a poor prognosis.  50% do not survive admission to a hospital, and perhaps 60% of survivors last over one year following the bleed.  A prolonged coma is ominous.  Have a conference with the hospital team and discuss the next appropriate steps.  Perhaps an EEG can provide objectification.

Question 6

my father was attacked by cerebral.he is still now unconcious , left side paralyse, a bed shore patient.doctor says he is a coma patient.tell recovery ?

Accepted Answer

Stroke: Sounds like he has had a stroke. The most important thing is his age and also what the mri/ctscan shows. The exam is also very important - is the whole side paralyzed? Is he breathing on his own or on a ventilator? If he is in coma then he is probably on a ventilator and cannot move or breathe on his own and this is not good.

Question 7

i overdosed on tegretol last may. was in a coma for five days. i haven't felt like the same person since awakening. is this normal? future effects?

Accepted Answer

Talk  to doctor: One needs to know if any neurologic damage occurred when you were in a coma with the drug overdose.  Recommend that you talk to the doctor who took care of you and ask for referral if indicated.

Question 8

what can i do to minimize the effects of food coma other than eating less per meal?

Accepted Answer

Lay off the carbs.: The so-called "food coma" is a byproduct of Insulin secretion by your pancreas in response to the carbohydrates you eat in a meal. The Insulin allows your body to absorb blood glucose into your organs and muscles, but can also cause drowsiness as your "rest and digest" reaction to food kicks in. Fight food comas by eating lighter meals that are less carbohydrate-rich, and exercise daily.

Question 9

what sort of disease is a coma?

Accepted Answer

Multifactorial: Coma means unarousable unresponsiveness.  It is caused by injury to both cerebral hemispheres or the central brain stem or both.  The cause is either traumatic or non traumatic .  Non traumatic  causes are many - anoxic/ischemic, metabolic, endocrine, infectious, degenerative, etc.  It is a clinical term with many disease types as cause.

Question 10

how do people in comas survive?

Accepted Answer

Survival in coma: After a relatively short time patients move from coma into a persistent vegetative state.  A person can live for many years in a persistent vegetative state.

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What amount of barbiturates would cause side effects and put somebody into a coma?

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Is coma one of lucid dreaming side effects?

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Freaking out! er doc gave me 100mg tramadol and i read side effects. would this cause bad effects like cardiac arrest/coma/seizure from that dose?

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Prescribed yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) for pcos, acne, painful heavy periods which caused anaemia. heard about terrible side effects like coma, blindness! is yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) safe?

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I know someone in coma for about 3 weeks. body is completely fine but has brain aneurysm. the didnt do surgery but blood is cleaning to the body. when will the person wake up. right side of brain has damage left side is fine?

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My father was attacked by cerebral.he is still now unconcious , left side paralyse, a bed shore patient.doctor says he is a coma patient.tell recovery ?

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I overdosed on tegretol last may. was in a coma for five days. i haven't felt like the same person since awakening. is this normal? future effects?

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What can i do to minimize the effects of food coma other than eating less per meal?

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What sort of disease is a coma?

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How do people in comas survive?

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