over the past 10 years ,there has been a large increase in the prescription of medications such as gabapentinoids, gabapentin, deabetic neuropathy and chronic lower back painThe findings showed that people on opiates and cardio-metabolic drugs reported 95 per cent rates of obesity ,82 percent "very high " waist cirumference and 63 per cent hypertension , as opposed to those on cardio-metabolic drugs only .These chronic pain medications should be prescribed for shorter periods of time to limit serious health complications, the researchers suggested .according to author Sophie Cassidy ,research associate at the Newcastle University .
Opioids act as a sedative ,which makes patients less active and they have been shown to alter taste perception with a craving for sugar and sweet foods .
opioids are known to worsen snoring and untreated sleep apnea,ass well as causing problems with nocturnal hypertesions
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