User Reviews for Narcan injection

I recently lost consciousness, and did quite breathing. I was not on an overdose level of the medication I was prescribed, which was adderall and hydrocodone7.5. However, the narcan administered at scene of this event (by the way, I was behaving appropriately, oriented times 3, using the phone, etc, and then just past out..I do have a recently estabilished hypertension issue which is being dealt with to some degree. At the time of this event, my BP had be never less than 140/100, and my heart rate between 110 and 150 plus. I am 28 years old. My concern is, or question, is does Narcan ever work when a person is not in an overdose situation, and essentially act as Ippecac syrup would? I do not have regular access to narcotics and thus, was not, even on the tox screen done at hospital, shown to have more of the prescribed medications in my system. However, the Doctor did state that I was having "odd" reaction to the Narcan, in that it was not "wearing Off" and my vomiting did not stop. I do have multiple medical issues, to include Ulcers, Colon/intestinal problems, and other genetic diseases I won't go into. can you please reply to this basic question as to the use of Narcan, it working on a non-overdosed individual. I Thank You.Read More Read Less

Amazing drug. Takes that high right away. Man, the junkies hate it LOL. Just dont push it too fast unless you are prepared to rumble and/or clean up vommit.

just concern should a person in cardiac arrest be given narcan if no sx indication of abuse opoid?

I was given narcan by paramedics after having an insulin reaction! I had a very rare reaction to it in which I became very combative and delerious and felt as if I were in a space ship. I do not have too many memories about the situation but what I do remember is not good. Get this; I am not even on any narcotics and that's what they give the drug for in the first place!

I had knee replacement surgery on Tues. of this week. Everything was going ok,but my pain seemed to persist more than usual,so my Dr. decided to add Dilaudid to my pain meds, along with Vicoden and Percocet. Well, my oxygen level started dropping (down to 30%),ao I was having a lot of trouble breathing,in and out of conciousness, so they decided to use the Narcan on me!! I immediately started to have terrible spasms in my surgical leg. Pain like I have never felt before !!Than came the vomitting and more pain , this went on for hours. My whole body felt as though someone set me on fire. I kept telling the nurse's , but they didn't really seemed to concerned about it. They just said I would have to let the meds. work themselves thru my body and please drink plenty of fluids !! Well, the spasms finally started to subside, about 6 hours later, but I still today(5 days post op) have cramping in my leg!! I hope to God that no one ever has to go thru what I had to go thru, I was sure I was dying and I couldn't do a thing about it .Read More Read Less

18 HOURS HAD PASSED SINCE I HAD MY SECOND INTERNAL MORPHINE INFUSION PUMP SURGICLY IMPLANTED. THE SURGEON SAID THEY HAD REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF MORPHINE THAT I WAS RECIVEING BECAUSE THE NEW PUMPS WERE MORE EFFICENT. AT 4AM I CALLED FOR THE PARIMEDICS DUE TO LEGHERGY,LOW BP & SHALLOW BREATHING. THE DR. HAD CALLED THE ER WITH INSTRUCTIONS BUT THE PARIMEDICS THINKING MORPHINE POISIONING ON THEIR OWN INJECTED ME WITH 2MG OF NARCAN. I IMEDIETLY WENT INTO CONVOLSIONS. ALTHOUGH MY MIND WAS CLEAR & COHERENT, I COULD NOT CONTROLL MY BODY. MY LEGS WOULD FLAIL AS WOULD MY ARMS. I WENT INTO A PANIC ANIXITY ATTACK AND WAS SURE I WAS GOING TO DIE. I HAD TROUBLE BREATHING, AND CONTROLING THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE. I COULD FEEL EACH WAVE OF THE DRUG CURSE THRU MY BODY LIKE WAVES ON A BEACH, EACH BRINGING MORE UNBEARABLE PAIN AND EFFECTS.AS THE NARCAN SWEPT THRU MY BODY DESTROYING THE MORPHINE, THE PUMP KEPT RIGHT ON PUMPING MORE & MORE MORPHINE, KEEPING THE CYCLE GOING OVER AND OVER. AT THE ER, MY SURGEON DID NOT HAVE PRIVLEGES SO HE WAS NOT LISTENED TO. I LAID ON A COT WITH UNCONTROLABLE FLAILING BEGGING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME. MY MOUTH, NOSE & THROAT FILLING WITH MUCUS.THE NURSE TREATED ME LIKE I WAS A SCUMBAG DRUG ADDICT.SHE YELLED AT & REFUSED TO COME NEAR ME BECAUSE AS I TRIED TO SPEAK I WOULD DRIBBLE & SPIT.SHE THREATENED TO TIE A BAG OVER MY FACE.SHE ORDERED ME TO SIT UP & REMOVE MY SHIRT SO SHE COULD HOOK UP THE LEADS BUT I COULDNT & I COULDNT CONVINCE HER OF THAT.IT WAS 1 1/2 HOURS BEFOR MY WIFE WAS LET IN,I AM STILL IN CONVOLIONS,NO TREATMENT, NO DOCTOR HAS SEEN ME.THE SHIFT CHANGES & A REAL NURSE TAKES OVER.SHE CAN DO LITTLE BUT SHE DOES HER BEST FOR ME.AT 5 HRS MY SURGEON CALLS AND WANT TO KNOW MY STATUS & WHY HAVENT I BEEN TRANSPORTED TO HIM.HE IS FURIOUS.I AM DISCHARGED COVERED IN VOMIT STILL SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY & SEEN BY MY SURGEON. 3 HRS LATER HE CONTROLS MY CONDISION BY ADJUSTING THE PUMP.AFTER 5 DAYS I AM JUST OUT OF BED.THE ER DR NEVER SAW ME.TO ME NARCAN IS DEATH. Read More Read Less

Saved my life last night. Apparently a fifth of whiskey and 2 stamp bags are a bad mix. I don't actually remember the drug being administered due to how far gone I was by the time I was injected. I do remember feeling almost sober when I came to and my buddy asking me how my trip to the other side was. I then slept very poorly for the next 12 hours due to waking up every 20 or so minutes to throw up anything that might have been in my stomach. It was horrible I knew I was dehydrated and kept drinking water but it was almost 18 hours before I could hold anything down. As far as the rating thing there I am alive so I would have to say it was pretty darn effective. I marked the ease of use down one only because the guy injecting me didn't know how much to give me. And while the past 24 hours have been like hell, I would much rather live through hell than die and find myself there. Drugs are bad don't do them.Read More Read Less

I was mistakenly given narcan by an ambulance EMT and spent three days in ICU not knowing where I was. My husband said it took the ER doctor about 4 hours to get me stabilized and he was afraid I might die. Are there any long term problems associated with this drug when given by mistake?

All I remember is feeling very anxious and nauseaus in my hospital bed. The nurse called the doctor & gave me something in my IV to decrease the nausea and vomiting. She told me to push the button a couple of times (on the morphine PAC machine) and try & get some sleep. That was at 6am. I was having pretty serious back spasms at the time. I have Hepatitis C which has now developed into cirrhosis of the liver, along with rheumatoid arthritis and now my kidneys are down to only 20% effenciency. I had a horrible nightmare and awoke to hearing, "Uh oh, I may have given that too fast". I was trying to communicate with the 2 RNs but couldn't seem to make them understand. They kept shouting to take slow deep breaths. One nurse had horrible bad breath, then everything started to smell so badly that I couldn't stand a washcloth on my face. Then the vomiting started. I vomited bile for hours. I kept begging for a clean gown but the nurses refused to come in. The doctor did and yelled at me to listen that it was important. Did I know I had Hepatitis C, he asked. Of course I did. It was all over my chart. He was just too busy ordering meds over the phone. I later counted 5 (five) different meds for vomiting. When he left, the nurse said she wasn't staying around and risk the Hepatitis C with all the vomiting. At one point she asked me if I could keep a pill down if she gave it to me. Right! Then they'd yell and yell about holding still so they could replace the IV they had taken out that they shouldn't. With the Narcan, of course I couldn't stop shaking and quivering. I honestly, as did my family, think I was going to die. My respirations were down to 3 per minute, my pulse 30. It took me three days before I could eat or drink anything without being sick. The experience with Narcan is the worst one I've ever had. Then to find out that if any of the 5 specialists had read my chart to see that with a failing liver & kidneys my body couldn't process the narcotics properly!Read More Read Less

Easy to use??? Certainly, if someone pumps it into your IV...This drug nearly killed me and at 6 months later, I still come awake in the middle of the night unable to breathe because of its affect on me. Last July, 2007, I underwent a total hysterectomy for cancer. The first day was fine but on day 2, I started bleeding from the incision. This scared me, I panicked and was experiencing some breathing problems when my nurse came into my room. She noticed I was breathing quite fast and was sweating, so called in one of the doctors on the floor. When he looked at my chart and realized that I had been on a morphine sulphate (60 mg) for years because of chronic pain(back surgeries), he assumed that I may have had an overdose. He ordered 3 syringes and they were inserted and injected directly into my arm. I instantly felt the effects of the drug throughout my entire body but before I could catch my breath, the second injection was administered. The pain was excrutiating and the 3rd injection landed on the floor!!!! It felt like my blood had turned into lava and was racing through my body trying to find a place to erupt!!! Although, I am a devote Christian, I thought I was on my way to hell and the sensations I was feeling was only a taste of what was to come. My bloodpressure dropped to 40/32, my liver and kidney functions were shutting down, and I went into acute shock. I kept begging someone to kill me because every second seemed like an eternity! I spent the next 4 days in critical care, 2 more weeks in the hospital, 7 weeks in a skilled care facility, and 8 more weeks with in-home nursing care. I thank God for being with me then, but I have nightmares about being in a hospital again and someone else unwittingly gives me narcan. I am currently researching this drug and trying to find some way to make sure that this mistake never happens to me again. I would rather die than live through that again and I have 3 wonderful grandchildren that would miss me. Beware!Read More Read Less

This medication saved my life. I was unconscious and not breathing due to a drug overdose and the fire dept. gave me this drug to bring me out of it. It worked in seconds and I felt 100% fine when everything was over with no side effects. This experience changed my life and I have not used drugs since then. I honestly owe my life to this drug and the firemen that gave it to me.