Compound preparations are often used for anti cold drugs, including antipyretics, nasal mucosal vasoconstrictors or anti allergic drugs. The latter two can alleviate the symptoms of nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose and tears, but it is easy to make people sleepy after taking drugs. So don't drive after taking this kind of medicine!
What medicine can't I take while driving?
Drugs that can cause driver drowsiness
1. Anti cold drugs: compound preparations are mostly used. The prescriptions include antipyretic drugs, nasal mucosal vasoconstrictors or anti allergy drugs. The latter two can alleviate the symptoms of nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose and tears, but it is easy to make people sleepy after taking drugs.
2. Sedative hypnotics: all sedative hypnotics have inhibitory effects on the central nervous system and can induce sleep.
3. Antiallergic drug: it can antagonize the sensitizer histamine, inhibit the central nerve of the brain and cause sedation. After taking it, it shows low consciousness and sleepiness, and its intensity varies with individual sensitivity, variety and dose.
4. Anti migraine medicine: there may be drowsiness and fatigue after taking benzothiazide.
5. Proton pump inhibitors: omeprazole, lansoprazole and pantoprazole have occasional reactions of fatigue and drowsiness.
Drugs that can make the driver dizzy or hallucinate
1. Antitussive drugs: dextromethorphan and nacodin can cause drowsiness and dizziness; Pentoverine (kebiqing) can cause dizziness, dizziness and general numbness 10 minutes after taking, and last for 4 ~ 6 hours.
2. Antiviral drugs: amantadine can stimulate brain dopamine receptors related to spirit. After taking it, there are hallucinations, insanity, dizziness, drowsiness and blurred vision.
3. Antipyretic analgesics: after taking diclofenac, abdominal pain, vomiting and dizziness can occur, with an incidence of about 1%. Very few people can have sensory or visual impairment and tinnitus.
4. Antiplatelet drugs: about 25% of people have headache and vertigo after taking dipyridamole; Flunarizine, a peripheral vasodilator, often causes depression, drowsiness, limb weakness, fatigue or dizziness.
5. Hypoglycemic drugs: can cause hypoglycemic reaction, dizziness, palpitation and sweating.