- Confused 22nd July 2008
... but I have only ever heard of it being used with morphine and fentanyl. But it is worth asking about.
I...
- Couple questions..... 18th July 2008
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- Finally admitted I needed off durgestic patches 15th July 2008
... nationwide availability issues) to Avinza, which is LA morphine . I was apprehensive @ first because the word "morphine ... of converting, but I've been very pleased with it. Morphine oral has low bioavailability and has virtually no ... high....It doesn't cause excited pathways like morphine IV does. I take the Avinza once a day, and I'm good...
- Emsmom I could use your help...please 14th July 2008
... No big deal only a pill
Well all the sudden the morphine pills turned into herion...I became a full out junkie...
- Night 2 of Detox. 14th July 2008
... detox timeframe. I am only decreasing my long acting morphine by 25% but it has been tough even on Clonidine which...
- confused089,how are you doing? 11th July 2008
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- I was wrong; I can't do this.... 11th July 2008
... and have my colon removed in a few weeks and get a morphine pump and then get sent home with more pills? I'll...
... Hey A,
I'm about to go thru my taper off of morphine & percocet. I don't think there has ever been anything...
- Suboxone...Is this normal or "routine"??? 5th July 2008
... read here that Suboxone is stronger than vicoden or morphine ...where is that information located?...
... read here that Suboxone is stronger than vicoden or morphine ...where is that information located?
the sub could...
- Clean Living???? 5th July 2008
... at least one hard-core drug - junk, coke, speed, morphine , Stadol, Fentanyl - not to mention benzos, barbituates...
... are talikg in the neighborhood of 300-500 mg of oral morphine a day; I checked out some of the other comparisons...
- Clonidine Question 5th July 2008
... be on during detox?? I'm at a pretty high dose of morphine and percocet. I just started taking Clonidine in March...
- Treatment caused drug addiction? 4th July 2008
... time I started purchasing loritabs, percosets, and morphine pills off the street, started doing cocaine every...
- About to start taper process & terrified! 4th July 2008
... be on during detox?? I'm at a pretty high dose of morphine and percocet. I just started taking Clonidine in...
- How I have done it...so far 3rd July 2008
... percocets, which moved to oxy's which finally went to morphine . I finally got to that place where I couldn't live...
- need help please,needs help no more,well maybe some 3rd July 2008
... happy i did now i feel great,not completely off the morphine but only small amounts now not like before,life looks...
- Help/Advice neededASAP -Fentanyl detox, pain pat. abused meds will need meds in futre 2nd July 2008
... detox.
I was on a high dose of either Fent. or morphine for over 3 weeks [and now longer] which is enough ... be affected. By high dose, I mean 1200-1500 mg of morphine /day. I somehow managed to double my dose which obviously ... skyrocketed in almost no time at all. A detox from morphine might not have ben quite as bad [this was before I ... mcg patches and they were far more effective than my morphine . I haven't had good pain control in close to a year ... most of the last month].I substituted them for the morphine I had. I ran out of the extras, tried to go back to ... prescription and was in horrendous pain. I had extra morphine so I took that but I was alarmed at how much I had ... from fentanyl b/c it it's in a different class than morphine ]. At any rate, this was when things got really bad ... b/c I was popping morphine whenever my pain got horribly out of control, which ... first idead of where to go to get more Fentanyl or morphine ....
... added the 50 mcg patches, I dropped the 300 mg. of morphine I take regularly.
When I ran out of extra patches ... I tried to go back to my regular prescription of morphine and fentanyl, but something had changed in my body ... couldn’t function and I began taking far more morphine that usual [1200-1400/day as opposed to 300 mg./day ... #8217;t of course, b/c I was taking so much extra morphine and I went into withdrawal. I then, not very brightly ... patches to preserve some of the dwindling supply of morphine . This is when I lost track of how much I was on &...
... extra 25 and ?50 mcg patches - about two weeks worth. Morphine does not work very well for me now, but Fentanyl does ... had been slowly titrating up on [in addition to the morphine ] for close to a year. When i used the new patches ... more medication than I already had. I take 400 mg of morphine .
If I recall correctly, for several weeks I put ... on 50 mcg in extra patches and dropped my dosage of morphine by 400 (at least that is my recollection - I may have ... used a small amt. of my morphine during this time, especially at the beginning before ... my attention was on my work]. I had plenty of extra morphine at this point. Since I have always taken my meds ... and get 30 days of pain meds - so I had all of the morphine I did not use while I was using the extra 50 mcg of ... month] and switch back from 50 mcg of Fentanyl to 400 morphine when I ran out of the extra patches. Something had ... could not function. I began taking large amounts of morphine to function [not from withdrawal (at least not to ... knew this, if Fentanyl had not worked better than morphine , I would not have made a temporary switch. But my ... before I temporarily substituted the fentanyl for the morphine . The same prescription had allowed day to day functioning ... which did not make a dent. I began to take extra morphine - I was surprised and dismayed by how much morphine ... him over 4 weeks ago, I suggested we convert from morphine to fentanyl. He was reluctant and I didn't push. In ... in withdrawal since I had been taking so much extra morphine to keep my pain under control. At this point, I felt ... worried that I might not have enough extra morphine to do a decent taper [I probably did, but I instead ... else, I put used patches on again and/or took extra morphine . I continued to do this for the month between my two ... patches the day before my appt. and supplemented w/ morphine to ensure that I was not in w/d for my appt. I would ... guilty and scared. I am beginning to run low on extra morphine , and all of the used patches have been used more than...
... have you on now? What was it previously? Is the Morphine for BT or long acting?
To be honest, I would post...
... my financial and work stituation. When he upped my morphine dose by a very small amt., I felt kind of hopeless ... b/c I knew morphine wasn't making a big diff. for me and that a small...
... leave my body. I encouraged my PM to switch me to morphine from oxy because the interaction wasn't as great ...
... substitute extra 50 mcg fentanyl I had for all my morphine . When I tried to go back to regular prescription, ... point I really wasn't thinking. I was taking extra morphine so that I could function and think [I had an extra ... I was astonished and frightened by how much extra morphine it took to get my pain in a place where I could actually ... 150 mcg. By this time I did not have a lot of extra morphine and was really afraid that I would blow through the ... to bring in all unused meds. I have now cut back on morphine to 270 so that I have 5 days worth when I see him...
... each 48, then that's roughly equal to 350 - 628 of morphine each 24 hr period. According to Janssen's white paper ... substitute extra 50 mcg fentanyl I had for all my morphine . When I tried to go back to regular prescription, ... 50 patch is equivalent to a range of 135 - 224 of morphine . So, when you went back to all morphine, you didn ... 't have enough morphine to provide for the 100 base (315 - 404) and the extra ... before, the 50 patch is equivalent to 135 - 224 of morphine .
The new contract says to bring in all unused meds...
... no difference. At this point, I stopped using the morphine [all of it if I recall correctly] and used the extra ... regular prescription and take 100 mcg F + the 400 of morphine . This is when my pain went out of control and I began ... taking large amounts of morphine (again, in addition to my regular 100 mcg F patch ... when I supplemented [since I hadn’t used any morphine for several weeks and had extra, I had a lot left ... 8211; I am guessing I took a total of 900-1100 of morphine [rather than 400] to keep the pain under control. ... 8220;used” patches b/c I was going through the morphine so quickly. I suspect I further raised my dose during ... for a few days before seeing her and then took extra morphine to ensure that I was not in withdrawal when I saw ... members of the practice. substitute the 400 mcg of morphine for the 50 mcg patch. This is when I experienced excruiciat ... I felt alarmed by the rate at which I was using my morphine and started putting on old patches to reduce my use ... of the dwindling supply of morphine .
To address a few coments, I put on the extra patches ... b/c upping the dose to 400 morphine did not have any noticeable effect on my pain level ... back on the patch [I will be 100 below my regular morphine dose - not much, but something]. Still I have only ... 100 of extra morphine to play with – if we assume that I am getting ... 8211; I would need the equivalent of 75 mcg x 3 in morphine [ or a dose that does not induce severe withdrawal ... both the fentanyl 150 mcg every 48 hrs and the 400 morphine every day. I am familiar with the half lives, though ... ran out of patches, I didn’t go back to ALL morphine , I went back to my prescription 100 mcg and 400 morphine ... pain levels skyrockted [aside from my tolerance to morphine – I was substituting 400 of morphine for 50 ... pain, right?
Again, I substituted close to 400 mg of morphine for the 50 mcg of Fentanyl – which is why I ... to my normal prescription, I used 100 mcg and 400 morphine – it should have worked fine. The difference ... analgesia [not withdrawal] was why I raised my dose of morphine at that time.
Reazlie the UA’s are approximate ... releasing meds after day 3 or 4.
Summary:
ON 300 morphine & 100 Fentanyl. PM upped dose to 400 morphine & 100 ... recall correctly I was taking 150 mcg Fentanyl and no morphine for several weeks.
I ran out of extra patches and ... tried to go back to my regular dose of 400 morphine and 100 mcg fentnayl. Pain was horrendous and I began ... taking morphine whenever I could not function. Had horrendous headaches ... could not function. Even with much higher dose of morphine [and the fentantyl] I was still in far more pain than ... I had been before I substituted Fentanyl for morphine .
Began using "used patches" the week before I saw ... was worried about how fast I was running through the morphine . PM raised Fentanyl by 50 mcg [exactly teh amt. I ... increased it]. I was now in w/d b/c of all the extra morphine I had taken. Went through one w/d. Continued to supplement ... w/ morphine or used patches if I had to go out, shop, etc.
Went...
- Suboxone and bedroom problems 29th June 2008
... side effects. sub is reportedly 50x stronger than morphine ! 24mg a day is way to much unless someone has come...
- suboxone and what to expect 18th June 2008
... addictions and sub is reportedly 50x stronger than morphine . it is very similar to methadone due to the long half...
- Pain meds and trying to stop, suboxone 18th June 2008
... is most definitely addictive!! it's stronger than morphine , but it is a partial agonist, which blocks most of ... acute withdrawl is less intense than a regular opiate ( morphine , vicoden, percs, oxy's, heroin), but they last much...
- What is thedifference between MS Contin and MS/IR? 17th June 2008
... What is MS Contin and what is MS/IR. They are both morphine ? Does the Contin mean extended release and the IR...
... any other type of ER med. MS/IR is instant release morphine ...MS stands for "morphine sulfate." It can be cut...
- Oh Gods... 16th June 2008
... good about at all. I even periodcally shoot it or morphine , and everytime, I hate myself for it.
I want out...
- 60 days and nightmares.... 16th June 2008
... my life. My Dad, God bless him, started giving me morphine when I was 14. I was a gymnast and had my fair share...
- question about opiate withdrawal. Please help. 15th June 2008
... chronic pain, BUT c.p. patients DO NOT snort their morphine ! addicts do! it sounds as if you have a pretty severe...
- will my kadian help me???? 15th June 2008
... percocet withdrawls while on morphine ? ain't gonna happen....
- Need Morphine withdrawl help 10th June 2008
... would it be best to substitute another opiate for the morphine and then taper or ct off of that? Is suboxone another ... alternative for morphine ?
Any relpies to Rhonda's post would be appreciated...
... clear why the Doc won't write a re-fill. Generic Morphine isn't real expensive and would be a good alternative...
... Please, can anyone supply additional information about morphine to Rhonda and me?...
... Please, can anyone supply additional information about morphine to Rhonda and me? Friend999...
... close, they may be able to help you over the phone?
Morphine is like any other opiate. The longer the use, and...
- HELP! An ER doc said he's reporting me 7th June 2008
... like when I went to the Emergency Room, I was given morphine shots and sent home with a script for Vicoden, which...
- withdrawals when you have to work? 2nd June 2008
... to myself- a variety of oxycontin, hydrocodone and morphine . I was in such denial about my addiction that I didn...
- Niece doing Meth - Need Questions Answered 31st May 2008
... meth, but i was taking 80 lortab a day and shooting morphine , demerol, fentynal etc.. detox was a nightmare and...
- Any proof that Tylenol 3 has produces no euphoric feelings that a hydro addict seeks? 30th May 2008
... was seriously adicted to hydrocodone, percocet and morphine , Tylenol 3 was my last resort. I never really got...
- Am I addicted yet 29th May 2008
... scripts, was up to 80 10mg lortab a day, then went to morphine , demerol, fentynal .was arrested, lost my career,...
- suboxone nightmare 27th May 2008
... s will tell you that sub is 50 times stronger than morphine , and way stronger than dilaudid. but sub has a ceiling...
- What exactley is Sub? 26th May 2008
... people off their addiction to stronger opioids such as morphine , diamorphine (heroin) and methadone. It is prescribed...
- Random thoughts.......... 20th May 2008
... I've only got 11 days sober from hydro, perc, and morphine , but already I feel a bit better physically, mentally...
- Past hope, past help? 19th May 2008
... is legitimate), but I abuse it all the time. Also morphine . To give you an idea of what I'm into, where the...
- Oxycodone, think I'm OK, but concerned... 18th May 2008
... hospital and the pain killers began. 2-10mg Percocets/ morphine alternated every 4 hours. The surgery was postponed ... administered. In about 16 hours after surgery, the morphine had become useless for pain relief, so back to Percocet...
- need help here PLEASE 17th May 2008
... hi I am a24 year old and have been taking morphine 100mg slow release caps;for about 4years straight...
... Afternoon,Eldogg.
Morphine is a strong drug,but you know that.I was actually ... have been there,done that. I did cold turkey off of morphine a couple years back and it werent fun. My first true ... fighting chance, and less apt to jump right back on the morphine .
First,tho,are you using these for pain or for pleasure...
... of my pain was determined, I was given 3 shots of morphine . I was sent home with a small script of Vicodin and...
... could be having rebound headaches....
and re the morphine ...ditto the others...my doc kicked into HELP mode...
... Eldogg, listen to Reach. You need to tell the doctor. Morphine is so strong...if you dont quit now its going to get...
... What does the doctor say about tapering off of the morphine ? Did he give you any suggestions?
keep us posted...
... trying to do,is cut so much a day but not taking my morphine is like trying to tell a dog not to chew his fleas...
... considered suboxone?? in your case with the high doses of morphine , sub will totally stop your withdrawls and then you...
... attacks under control,when i think of not being on my morphine I start to sweat real bad and my head starts to spin...
- Subutex in Ontario 13th May 2008
... weeks left and I would have been clean. I'm now on Morphine sulphate 500mg per day and taking heroin (my drug...
- End Of The Road For Me... Need Thoughts and Prayers 10th May 2008
... it.. lol What a circle. Lortab to methadone to morphine to suboxone, klonopin and rozeram for sleeping, (which...
- He's going to die, and very soon. 1st May 2008
... in isolation. He became addicted to (dependant on) morphine , valium and a myriad of other prescription drugs....
- Day 12 22nd April 2008
... with everything with honesty. It took three shots of morphine to get the pain under control. But you know what ... ? I wasn't fearful of taking the morphine . I knew clearly that I was taking it to control really...
- Suboxone..how much and what to expect please!! 20th April 2008
... of my prior abuse. I was taking about 240 mg. of morphine , 30 norcos, 4 somas, klonopin (I can't remember the...
- Tell me about tramadol? 20th April 2008
... with pethidine (meperidine) and 10 times higher than morphine . Nausea and vomiting were the most frequently reported ... reported. For patients with severe pain, the efficacy of morphine is superior, and most patients with adequate analgesia...
- Anyone else withdrawal from Ultram (tramadol)? 19th April 2008
... later and was on Dilaudid and Demerol along with a morphine epidural (ended up allergic to the morphine) and when...
- Can I get your opinions ? 12th April 2008
... switching off of the fentanyl since it is so strong (100x morphine .) Unfortunately, his Norco prescription was lost in...
- Norco and joint pain? 10th April 2008
... taking 4 40mg/day and ended up at 8 80mg/day plus morphine tabs when the pain was extra bad. After taking the...
- vicos 2nd April 2008
... being given stronger and stronger opoates..was even on morphine and duragesic patches at one point. It made me reel...
- 12 hours and counting 26th March 2008
... have an emergency appendectomy at 26 weeks and was on morphine for 4 days after surgery, dulaudid and percocet for...
- cant' shake these heebie jeebies, help 25th March 2008
... vicodin, then a fetynal patch (scary) and finally morphine . After a trip to the emergency room to remove a diseased ... wasn't so easy. My doctor had a plan to ease off the morphine . However they were 12 hour timed release tablets...
- Vicoprofen and Pain 14th March 2008
... Methadone - Nothing
Oxycontin - Body hates these
Morphine Pills -Too strong, cant deal with feeling high all...
- withdrawal and anxiety 3rd March 2008
... went to a fetynol patch and for the last 7 months, morphine . Although my dosage was very small compared to most...
- need some help 8th February 2008
... m ashamed to say, I hit the motherload. There were morphine pills and liquid. Oxycontin, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone...
- Has anyone been sucessfully weaned off subutex?? 8th February 2008
... board.
Ive been on subutex for 10 months due to a morphine dependency.
I got stable on 16mgs for a few months...
... board.
Ive been on subutex for 10 months due to a morphine dependency.
I got stable on 16mgs for a few months...
... board.
Ive been on subutex for 10 months due to a morphine dependency.
I got stable on 16mgs for a few months...
... board.
Ive been on subutex for 10 months due to a morphine dependency.
I got stable on 16mgs for a few months...
