Opioid-induced hyperalgesia
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Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia or OIH is defined as "is a state of enhanced pain sensitization in patients who are on chronic opioid therapy".[1]
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia causes a much lower pain threshold, which means that pain is greater when opiods are taken compared to when they are not used - which is the opposite of a normal response.
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Treatment
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Notable articles
See also
- Opiod
- Analgesics - pain relief
- Hyperalgesia
Learn more
- More opioids, more pain: Fueling the fire - Havard Health
References
- ↑ Yi, Peter; Pryzbylkowski, Peter (October 2015). "Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia". Pain Medicine. 16 (suppl 1): S32–S36. doi:10.1111/pme.12914. ISSN 1526-2375.
