Table 2.

Opioid-related adverse effects

Complication
Central nervous system Sedation 
Addiction 
Tolerance 
Witddrawal 
Sleep disturbances (reduced total sleep time, sleep efficiency, delta sleep, rapid eye movement sleep) 
Reduced psychomotor performance 
Myoclonus 
Seizures 
Delirium 
Hallucinations 
Head Dry mouth 
Miosis 
Pulmonary Antitussive 
Bronchospasm 
Cardiac QT prolongation 
Bradycardia 
Hypotension 
Gastrointestinal Constipation 
Nausea 
Cholestasis 
Hormonal Reduced libido 
Erectile dysfunction 
Reduced energy 
Osteoporosis 
Amenorrhea/hypomenorrhea 
Urinary Urinary retention 
Peripheral Sweating 
Pruritus 
Sensory Hyperalgesia 
Allodynia 
Immunologic Immunosuppression 
Protumerogenic cytokine stimulation 
Complication
Central nervous system Sedation 
Addiction 
Tolerance 
Witddrawal 
Sleep disturbances (reduced total sleep time, sleep efficiency, delta sleep, rapid eye movement sleep) 
Reduced psychomotor performance 
Myoclonus 
Seizures 
Delirium 
Hallucinations 
Head Dry mouth 
Miosis 
Pulmonary Antitussive 
Bronchospasm 
Cardiac QT prolongation 
Bradycardia 
Hypotension 
Gastrointestinal Constipation 
Nausea 
Cholestasis 
Hormonal Reduced libido 
Erectile dysfunction 
Reduced energy 
Osteoporosis 
Amenorrhea/hypomenorrhea 
Urinary Urinary retention 
Peripheral Sweating 
Pruritus 
Sensory Hyperalgesia 
Allodynia 
Immunologic Immunosuppression 
Protumerogenic cytokine stimulation 

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