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Methylmorphine overdose


Symptoms
  • Bluish colored fingernails and lips
  • Breathing - shallow
  • Breathing - slow and labored
  • Breathing stops
  • Cold, clammy skin
  • Coma
  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Low blood pressure
  • Muscle spasticity
  • Muscle twitches
  • Pinpoint pupils
  • Seizures
  • Skin itching
  • Spasms of stomach or intestines
  • Weak pulse

Review Date: 04/04/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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