The answer to the above question is yes. In fact, reactions to drugs and pain relief narcotic medications have become very common. However, only one out of ten people are actually affected by allergic reactions when it comes to overall adverse reactions to medications. One of the features of allergic reaction to pain relief narcotic medications is that it will never take place when the medication was taken for the first time and will always occur after some exposure.

There are, however, certain misconceptions that people have when it comes to allergic reactions to narcotics. Many people feel that because they are experiencing nausea or itching they are having an allergy to narcotic medications. What they don’t understand is that these effects are caused by histamines, which are released into the skin by narcotics. It has also been observed that if a person is having an allergy to one type of narcotic medication, it is likely that he or she will also have an allergy to other types of narcotic medication. For example, if a person has an allergy to morphine, it is highly possible that the same person will be having an allergy to codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone as well.

Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction to pain relief narcotic medications are swelling, difficulty in breathing, hives, sweating or heart palpitations.