Tachycardia is an over-rapid heart rate (pseudoephedrine does stimulate the heart to some extent)
- hyperreflexia overactivity of physiological reflexes; e.g. if in a case of severe toxicity, pseudoepedrine could initially cause massive unwanted effects related to its mode of action; this causes the body to counteract such side effects through the body's reflex mechanisms - e.g. the body, in an attempt to counteract a huge increase in heart rate during pseudoephedrine toxicity, could overcompnsate, leading to a lower than normal heart rate
- hypertonicity - too much muscle tone or tension (which is a side effect of the stimulant action on smooth muscle of pseudoephedrine; )
[I have to admit I had to check up on the last two - keeps me on my toes :-)]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
Re:
Date: 2001-09-21 06:52 am (UTC)- hyperreflexia overactivity of physiological reflexes; e.g. if in a case of severe toxicity, pseudoepedrine could initially cause massive unwanted effects related to its mode of action; this causes the body to counteract such side effects through the body's reflex mechanisms - e.g. the body, in an attempt to counteract a huge increase in heart rate during pseudoephedrine toxicity, could overcompnsate, leading to a lower than normal heart rate
- hypertonicity - too much muscle tone or tension (which is a side effect of the stimulant action on smooth muscle of pseudoephedrine; )
[I have to admit I had to check up on the last two - keeps me on my toes :-)]