PROCAINE THERAPY: SIDE-EFFECTS
Posted by adminDuring the course of procaine injections, the great majority notice no side-effects. A few experience facial flushing, buzzing jn the ears and a slight floating sensation. None of these effects are unpleasant or dangerous. They are usually so brief that they disappear in about thirty minutes.
It is fair to caution that very rarely some experience an allergic-type reaction with nausea, sweating and faintness. But this quickly responds to a very simple antidote such as Adrenaline or by simply lying back on the couch.
The reaction is usually due to a temporary fall in blood pressure and this reverses rapidly.
IV procaine compares favourably with the side-effects of other pain medications. To reduce side-effects, with susceptible individuals, a test dose should always be administered before full treatment, though these troublesome side-effects can occur even after a long period of uneventful injections.
Again, it should be stressed that these are exceedingly rare and without long-lasting effects.
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