Misc Torbugesic (Butorphanol) -is it safe ?

[OoSMOKEoO]

I have some 5mg torbugesic tablets. Ive done a little research but still havnt gotten a clear answer on if its safe for me to take and how I might feel afterward. Can anyone answer this question for me. And how much should I take.

 

[BrokedownPalace]

Can be be more specific? What do these tablets contain ? I've never heard of them. .

 

[muvolution]

these are similar to tamgesic tablets in that they are a mixed agonist/ antagonist.

Yes they are safe - just take them as prescribed and don't snort/ shoot them and you will be fine.

 

[sekio]

These tablets apparently are the veterinary version of Butorphanol. Don't know if they're even worh using.

 

[TheAzo]

The enemy is the kappa agonism... If you try to abuse them, you may end up with undesirable sideffects.

 

[amapola]

^Definitely.

Don't just eat one please OP without seeing what the FDA has to say.
http://www.drugs.com/pro/butorphanol.html

In human studies of Butorphanol (see Clinical Trials), sedation is commonly noted at doses of 0.5 mg or more. Narcosis is produced by 10 to 12 mg doses of Butorphanol administered over 10 to 15 minutes intravenously.

Butorphanol, like other mixed agonist-antagonists with a high affinity for the k-receptor, may produce unpleasant psychotomimetic effects in some individuals.

Nausea and/or vomiting may be produced by doses of 1 mg or more administered by any route.

In human studies involving individuals without significant respiratory dysfunction, 2 mg of Butorphanol IV and 10 mg of morphine sulfate IV depressed respiration to a comparable degree. At higher doses, the magnitude of respiratory depression with Butorphanol is not appreciably increased; however, the duration of respiratory depression is longer. Respiratory depression noted after administration of Butorphanol to humans by any route is reversed by treatment with naloxone, a specific opioid antagonist (see OVERDOSAGE: Treatment section).

Butorphanol tartrate demonstrates antitussive effects in animals at doses less than those required for analgesia.
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The analgesic efficacy of Butorphanol tartrate injection in postoperative pain was investigated in several double-blind active-controlled studies involving 958 Butorphanol-treated patients. The following doses were found to have approximately equivalent analgesic effect: 2 mg Butorphanol, 10 mg morphine, 40 mg pentazocine, and 80 mg meperidine.