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Hyperaethesia and Hyperalgesia
(sensitivity and increased pain)

l There is some recent research to suggest that opiates can increase pain. This effect is more apparent at higher opiate dosages over longer periods and is felt to be as a result of an action on the brain stem. Younger patients are particularly susceptible to this effect whereas women above retirement age seem to be relatively immune .
         

 
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