Treatment recommendations are always individualized and based on provider evaluation
However, which signaling pathway produces the unwanted side effects (such as respiratory suppression and constipation) is currently controversial: one view is that it is caused by -arrestin signal transduction, and the other view suggests that the respiratory depression by opioids is caused due to G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channel signaling
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Many individuals with type 2 diabetes or obesity take multiple medications that independently cause xerostomia, including antihypertensives (particularly diuretics), antidepressants, antihistamines, and other medications with anticholinergic properties