- Seeing PM&R doc, hope to get off demerol. 16th August 2006
... is roughly equal to 20-30 mgs of instant releaese morphine or 15-20 mgs of oxycodone or 3-4 mgs of dilaudid....
... about the dr. he sent me to see...about putting the morphine pump or pain relief device..rats, can't remember its...
... is roughly equal to 20-30 mgs of instant releaese morphine or 15-20 mgs of oxycodone or 3-4 mgs of dilaudid. ... that I've taken (I haven't taken demerol), such as Morphine , Oxycontin, Dilaudid, and so on, do not cause any...
... that I've taken (I haven't taken demerol), such as Morphine , Oxycontin, Dilaudid, and so on, do not cause any ... pills do not make me feel euphoric. The 180mg of morphine , the first time I took it several days ago, I didn...
- norco substitution??? 16th August 2006
... they tend to be more stimulating then drugs in the morphine class or drugs like methadone. If droswiness is a ... signifacantly more drowsiness. The drowsiness from morphine is usually the most discouraging side effect but most...
- Pain coping program? ever heard of this?? 15th August 2006
... manage all pain, but when the goal of an implanted morphine pump is 50% relief, you do have to learn to cope with...
- switching from fentanyl (duragesic) to methadone 15th August 2006
... patients. It's one and a half times stronger than Morphine . You have to be careful when taking Meth to follow...
... Their suggestion was to have a pump put in and go to Morphine or Fentanyl. They are keeping my records on file...
... at their practice was allowed to be on fentanyl or morphine unless the board of directors made a special case...
- How does Morphine work for you? 15th August 2006
... on a sustained release pain killer like ms contin ( morphine ) or oxycontin (oxycodone).Make sure that you tell ... the pain doctor that you were taking 30mgs of morphine twice a day and found it to be to strong.The trouble...
... people who ARE opioid tolerant. I wasn't.
Same with Morphine , I accidently confused the 30mg and 60mg capsuls....
... and the pain was terrible. My doctor gave me 30mg of morphine 2xd. I was unable to think straight let a lone drive ... clinic, and I'm terrified they will put me on the morphine .
Has anyone been to a pain clinic and do you have...
... people who ARE opioid tolerant. I wasn't.
Same with Morphine , I accidently confused the 30mg and 60mg capsuls....
... I love Morphine ! Of all the other opiods I've used (Hydrocodone, Codeine...
... not ever prescribe Oxycontin and uses MS Contin or morphine instead. Much of it may be tied to the stigma that ... Methadone actually caused more severe constipation than Morphine while others have no issue at all.
Definately talk...
... had a pain management doctor that was convinced that morphine HAD to be working for the severe nerve pain caused ... a half. I finally left the doctor and dropped the morphine . My pain level was unchanged, my head cleared and ... I felt awake again. Morphine isn't always effective for every type of pain....
- Please give me your opinion!!!!!!! 14th August 2006
... doc is willing to put you an a patch or prescribe morphine or OxyContin, doesn't mean it's the best thing for ... deal with i. The goal they shoot for with implantable morphine pumps is a 50% reduction in pain. If you have no other ... the west. You could just buy a bottle of Laudanum or morphine mixed with alcohol and a dash of cocaine from a snake...
- Panlor SS 12th August 2006
... surgery again......IT REALLY SUCKS! I am allergic to morphine , darvocet, percocet and PCN. I thought I was going ... after surgery in my IV due to me being allergic to morphine . I wanted it even though I tear my lips off just because...
... synthetic and allergies to the naturl opioids like morphine , but you do have 2 other disticnt and different classes ... Levo-Dromoran, which are both much more potent than morphine other than demerol.
Meds like alevill and lamyctyl...
- I think we got it 12th August 2006
... I was really having nauseating episodes from the Morphine but the Dr said that is common in the beginning and...
- Dilaudid questions 10th August 2006
... previously taken. Hydromorphone is 3-7 times stronger than morphine but that's why it's not available in large mg pills ... comparable to 30-45 mgs of oxycodone, or 45-60mgs of morphine .
Personally I think it's similar to oxy in that...
- Methadone? 10th August 2006
... Avinza. Or the Fentanyl patches I was on, too. The morphine is such wicked stuff- I missed several days of work ... the same effect.
What really sucks is that the morphine was $175.00 for a script and the Methadone is just...
... reacts differently on it. Just because you were on Morphine and Fentenyl patches prior doesn't really matter when...
- Oxy vs Avinza ??Dosage question?? 9th August 2006
... 1 mg of oxycodone equals 1.5 mgs of Morphine which means if you were taking 240 mg of Oxy, you ... need 360 mg of Morphine . Dave had posted something to me a few months ago ... that make this an estimate. Avinza does release some morphine instantly.
Also, I did not put your bt med into...
... Hi babycakes, Wow, that's a low dose of morphine compared to a heathy dose of oxy. The long acting ... at half particularly if you haven't been exposed to morphine .Even if he used a 1:1 conversion which isn't absurd ... if you haven't taken morphine it would get you in the ballpark and then you can ... get to at least half your old dose of oxyC. 120 of morphine should ease the withdrawal but even then it may be ... class of opiates.
When I switched from methadone to morphine they started me at 200 mgs a day, the following wek ... given up at 300 or 400, I never would have known oral morphine could have been effective.
You have to look at ... it will take some time finding the right dose of morphine . Hopefully the doc will continue to work with you ... real difference between 240 of oxy or 300 or 400 of morphine . You become just as dependnet, It's not a low dose ... tolerance, which would mean because you haven't taken morphine yet, you wouldn't have any tolerance to it.
Taking ... through the same 2 month process when they switched from morphine to dilaudid in the pump. If you have been pain for...
...
i switched from 90mg of oxycodone to 180mg of morphine and it worked very well for almost a year until my ... general rule is oxy is considered 50% stronger then morphine .
i was switched from a short acting med to a long...
- pain patch? 8th August 2006
... pain device. I didn't throw up, as I had been on morphine for some time, but Fentanyl still makes me nauseated...
- anyone who can help. 8th August 2006
... tends to be. Like avinza is the most expensive LA morphine , then Kadian then MSContin then it's generic version ... is in the right ballpark for replacing 180 mgs of morphine . You might want to check pricing on 15 50ugh patches ... compared to the 60 mg LA morphine . The new LA oxymorphone will certainly be the most ... each individual.
As far as BT neds, Generic SA morphine is probably the cheapest, then generic dialudid if ... finally generic versions of oxyIR tend to cost more than morphine or dilaudid.
Adjustments for meth must come slow ... perhaps considered switching your SA med to dilaudid or morphine IR. If you did this just once during the intial post ... would be a safe starting point coming from 180 mgs of morphine . The conversions that have meth 1:1 with morphine...
... and you won't find your as buzzed out on them like morphine can do........Dave:)...
- blood work for liver while taking vicoden 8th August 2006
... change for you would be Oxycontin or some form of Morphine . Neither have anything that will harm you. Supposedly...
- Big Difference With Mylan Fenatnyl Patch 8th August 2006
... that say 100ugh patch is equal to 300-400 mgs of oral morphine . It's a shame your doc won't give an equal dose of ... morphine a chance and prefers to keep you dosing every 4 hours...
- Wow was I wrong about Ultram... 7th August 2006
... clinic doctor started me on Avinza 60mg once a day. Its morphine and boy does it suck. I have been sick ever since...
- How does pain work? 3rd August 2006
... take Tylenol to handle this pain, and now I am taking morphine and demerol. How can such a minor pain "register ... more of my Avinza, or Demerol?
I am already on morphine !! If Tylenol was used to "mask" this pain in the ... past, how can I feel it "right thru" the morphine ? Morphine is stronger than tylenol isn't it? Or...
... Do you think the carpal goes thru the morphine cause it's nerve pain? Narcotics help some with nerve ... of fact percocet helped me more with my pain than morphine ......
... more difficult for you.
As far as the CTS goes morphine or any type of narcotic will not do much for it. I ... of course you'll have a flare up. Don't expect the morphine to stop that pain, chances are, it wont. See a hand ... was that I need to be on Motrin in addition to the Morphine because the swelling will actually cause more pain...
... away vs me not caring....I honestly don't know what morphine does..specifically. I thought it was to relieve...
... problems. That means more mylanta. Which means the morphine gets messed up...uh...binds so that it
does not work...
- Edema from pain meds? 3rd August 2006
... in the 190/120 range, usually they have to give me morphine and 20 minutes later it will be 125/70 again. I have...
- Why methadone seems to be one of last meds to be suggested? 2nd August 2006
... me sleepy and affected my mood adversely. Of the morphine based LA meds, I found MS Contin worked best for me...
- Can;t Get Through To Pm Dpc 1st August 2006
... duragesic corect?
100ugh durGESIC, EQUIANALGESIC MORPHINE DOSE RAnGE 315-404
SUGESTED DAILY STARTING DOSE 200...
- BT Pain..long term usage..Demerol has some bad "side effects". What would you do? 29th July 2006
... rash...we may find I am allergic to large doses of morphine .
Lezlee...thanks for the encouragement. My left...
- having med problems 29th July 2006
... Obviously you were talking about the LA version of morphine rather than the short acting version. 30mg is the...
- Avinza: should I or shouldn't I 27th July 2006
... quickly rather than trying to taper off Long acting morphine . If it were me, and there was some way to continue ... to start to develop dependence on round the clock morphine .
Take care, Dave...
... months ago) was put in hospital and detoxed off of the morphine and fent. (Kadian and Actiq) she was taking and I ... out of going there if you are trying to detox off of morphine (or Vicodan) while trying to learn new techniques...
- Morphine pump or Electronic pain relief? 25th July 2006
... day range, that's if you were taking 600 -800 mgs of morphine per day and getting relief. In the old pumps with ... pumps that have 40 ml resevoir using concentration of morphine or dilauid at 25-30 mgs per ml, you at least double ... the duration with morphine and if that's not log enough they switch to dilaudid ... Simply going to a med that's 3-5 times stronger than morphine when delivered IT, my refill interval went from 30 ... tyaking 150 mgs of meth when I switched and my prebvious morphine dose was 600 plus up to 4 30 mg roxi a day. They started ... 2mgs.
Fentanyl is about 100 times stronger than morphine . So your talking mcgrams per ml and could easily go ... the liability issues anyone highering a guy with a morphine pump in his belly is taking. You won't be driving ... that requires absolute focus and concentration with a morphine pump in your belly. Nobody is going to believe you ... delivered by a pump.
If you can only go 30 days on morphine because you need 30 mgs a day, which is huge, then ... suces during a trial, spend 6 months trying to titrate morphine , another 4 months trying to titrate dilaudid, then...
... ithdrawals. If you were away from home and might run out of morphine , can you use an oral morphine until you get home? ... Other than cold turkey. I would have to have enough morphine to keep me out of withdrawals. Whew, you are really...
... I had a morphine pump implanted about 3 years ago and will be glad ... to make sure I wouldn't have any reactions to the morphine . I had to go to the doctor's every other day or so ... special needle into the pump and remove the remaining morphine (there are no preservatives added so they have to ... they change the dosage by increasing the amount of morphine that is filled into the pump, so it takes quite a...
... I would be concerned as to how you would react to morphine via the pump. What will happen when the day comes ... longer stops the pain and you can't increase your morphine ? Remember you are going to have to have surgery to...
... or anyone else get the option of an electronic or morphine pump?
2. Do all the pumps have remote controls ... time. And suppose this person is receiving 15ml of morphine per hour (is it per hour or per day?).....anyway. ... WHY would you suffer if you can just increase the morphine dosage?
5. Trial periods ...did everyone get exactly...
... 180mg of Avinza equals how many Mg of morphine in a pump? There must be a chart somewhere to calculate...
... Just as an example, They were converting dilaudid to morphine , The conversion rate is anywhere from 1.3 to 7. That ... above 2 mgs a day,which is equal too 600 mgs of oral morphine on some charts and youmay actually take a giant step ... I hopped between 120 mgs of meth and 600 of oral morphine "Kadian and generic MSC." But morphine is morphine ... will be between 100:1 and 300 1.
At 100:1 your morphine pump dose would 1.8 mgs a day devided by 24 hours ... and used 50:1 conversion to start. 180 mgs of oral morphine would equate too O.2 mgs per day or .oo83 mgs per...
... to and if you could it would be because your using morphine when tylenol would due. If nothing less than absolute ... take a giant step back and spend 6 months titrating morphine ? What if they can't find a level of morphine that ... unrealistic patient I have ever met. Your not entitled to a morphine pump simply because they make them. Your just as entitled ... to learn to except the remaining 20% of pain that morphine isn't wiping out.
I don't even want to tell you...
... some answers to your questions.
1. Electronic or morphine pump? I assume you are talking about a Spinal Cord ... stimulator vs. a morphine pump?:)
My doctor and I discussed the two at length ... dosage is to increase the actual concentration of the morphine when the pump is refilled. It delivers a constant...
... been a PM patient for about 3 years and have been on morphine for 2 of those years. I get maybe 50% relief on a...
... opioids. I hope I am saying this right....If I was on a morphine pump, in theory, I would be using much less morphine ... FIRST: Wouldn't a pump be easier on my body? Less morphine ?
Secondly: NO ONE at my doctors office has EVER...
... if I decided to get pregnant. I wouldn't want the morphine in my system at all, so I wanted to know what my options...
... MORPHINE PUMP OR ELECTRONIC PAIN RELIEF? WHICH ONE? BOTH ... said I was 80% pain free he would cut back on the morphine . Say to 150mg. He said if they can get my pain cut ... time for adult supervision...)
Then again, I AM on morphine and demerol.
Another question of him today...if ... would pay to have the electronic unit removed and a morphine unit put in. I called Tricare (my insurance) and...
... REALLY messed up my fusion) and taking 75 Duragesic + Morphine for b/t and unable to work or function to now where...
... acid will change the PH of my stomach and "bind" the morphine .
Soooooooooooo I will take the Mylanta, wait two...
... .
I already have thoughts like...ok, I get the Morphine pump.
I get new morphine every month (30 days??? ... arrange to go to a clinic or hospital to get your morphine ? Would you trust another institution to do it correctly...
... comitting to it. With all the problems you've had with morphine I think there'd be a level of concern.
As far as ... voiding, this is normal with narcotics, especially with Morphine and Methadone I have noticed. I do not think getting ... problem. I still have problems intermittently with oral Morphine and when I'm on a PCA machine it's worse. Generally ... t you might want to question the doctor about the morphine itself. If you search through the boards you will...
... out better that they went in.
I asked about the morphine pumps, etc. and he said we could do those, but he...
... questions as best I can about the pump
Yes you get new morphine with every refill. They don't put any preservatives...
... the year for me.
I also asked him how we get me off morphine after surgery? He didn't answer that question. He...
- 25 years and counting 25th July 2006
... afordable. The equivelant of 600 mgs of long actiing morphine that cost 1400 a month can be replaced for 50 bucks ... cost about 20 bucks a month to deliver dilaudid or morphine directly to my spine where it's much more effective...
- How Do I Go About Finding A New PM 25th July 2006
... having chest pains etc and my doctor recommended a Morphine Pump, becuase the medicine that is used in these pumps ... continuous pump that always is giving me a dose of Morphine in the intrecal space of my spinal cord. No fogginess...
- avinza to kadian 25th July 2006
... for me.
August 8th I go see the surgeon about a morphine implant...or the electronic stimulus implant. I don...
- morphine pump 24th July 2006
... and I am only 26 yrs. old. Though I do not have a morphine pump, one of my friends dads had 3 major surgeries...
... out as it was doing no good. They wanted to put a morphine pump in me along with the stimulator. I got lucky ... failing or causing infection. I take very high doses of morphine everyday and would preferr the pills to the pump. ... his blood pressure. Have you tried taking liquid morphine orally? I really would exhaust all other avenues...
... ZCB:)
I had a morphine pump implanted about 3 years ago and will be glad ... great thing to see how your husband will react to the morphine . They don't necessarily get the dosage where it needs ... special needle into the pump and remove the remaining morphine (there are no preservatives added so they have to...
- "Dumbing down" for docs? 24th July 2006
... surgeries on the same area, I pretty much know that morphine doesn't do squat for me & Demerol doesn't take the...
- MS Contin / Oxycontin 24th July 2006
... shows that Oxycontin (which i'm currently taking) and morphine have 12 hour extended release tablets. Which one ... is stronger?
And does the morphine give out side effects like oxycontin does? (to me ... I'm wondering if my primary doctor can give me the morphine for chronic pain? Thanks! Kim
Is this site still...
... shows that Oxycontin (which i'm currently taking) and morphine have 12 hour extended release tablets. Which one ... is stronger?
And does the morphine give out side effects like oxycontin does? (to me ... I'm wondering if my primary doctor can give me the morphine for chronic pain? Thanks! Kim
In answer to your ... question, yes, Morphine or MS Contin is often given for pain management. ...
- Scared and need help !!!! 23rd July 2006
... percodan 4 aday but they made me sick so he started me on morphine 15mg 4 to 5 times aday plus also gave me xanax to ... my aniexty.Well enough was enough after 6 months on morphine I went " cold turkey " thought I would die. Been off...
- Severe Itch - leg looks like hamburger- solution? 22nd July 2006
... months. I have dealt with it. When we increased my morphine 50% last week the itching seems to have increased...
... Although some itching is a normal side effect of morphine and other opiodes, this may be a true allergic reaction...
... is that severe then you are definately allergic to morphine and should probably be on a different medication....
... disproportionately more....would they pull me off morphine because I itch?
I never thought of that. I am ... Atarax and Fluocinonide cream.
What is comparable to morphine ?
I tried Fentanyl and it makes me sick to my ... insides?" - - - my insides don't itch. So how is morphine hurting my insides?
I am NOT arguing with you, ... subject of pain meds, but I am now wondering if the morphine could be effecting my heart. My normal readings are...
- Morphine question 22nd July 2006
... Morphine causes the same problem for me at any level, be it...
... pill he would prescribe due to the high dosage of morphine ....
- Big med change worried morphine? 21st July 2006
... Milimoki !! I also just this week got a perscription for morphine . I have yet to fill it ...I have been trying to do ... wonderful ... keep me posted as to if you start the morphine . take -care...
... also can anyone tell me, how well does the morphine and meth go together? Queenneeee I strated the morphine...
... being either one and a half or two times as strong as Morphine . So it would make sense that you would be taking more ... Morphine than you were taking Oxycodone. Many of us find that ... Oxycodone makes us feel less sedated than Morphine , but everybody responds differently. Did the doctors ... instructions say to take the Morphine 4 times a day or up to 4 times a day as needed? I...
... Methadone and morphine work well together.What you have to watch out for...
... on Oxycodone for over 2 years prior to switching to Morphine .
The big difference,besides switching to a LA med ... ,was that i never felt morphine kick in so to speak or wear off.
itis a very smooth ... felt with oxy.
tolerance was never an issue with morphine which was a constant struggle when i was taking oxy ... .I think that once your on a stable dose of morphine unless your condition worsens,your dose can remain...
... Morphine is well known for nausea. I can not take it without ... be sure to eat something with or before taking the morphine to at least protect your stomache some as you may...
- starting avinza tomorrow..... 20th July 2006
... ASKING YOUR DOCTOR. This type of med "binds" the morphine and can keep it from working as well.
You may lose...
- Switching pain meds,concerned 20th July 2006
... choice between oxycontin and ms contin and i chose morphine .
it is a very good pain med but tolerance was an...
- Equivalence question 19th July 2006
... but not exteme. Switching back to an equal dose of morphine may not be as effective once exposed to methadone ... intolerable side effects. I was shocked at how much morphine I neede after taking meth because my previous dose ... BT.After taking meth for a year, it took 600 mgs of morphine to reach the same level of relief.
That was a ... you become just as dependent. However 600 mgs of morphine compared to 120 of oxyC is a big step. Then again ... t getting relief from the oxy where both meth and morphine were equally efective. Although they both had a very ... My head felt clearer and I flelt more motivated on morphine , not to mention the libido and testosterone problems ... meth seemed to be the culprit of. When on morphine I had to DC the Androgel because my levels would shoot ... the roof.
As far as kadian Vs Avinza, 120 mgs of morphine a day is 120 mgs of morphine a day reagradless, I...
... the Kadian yet. My PM Dr said the same thing about Morphine . Morphine is Morphine. Because my wife took a better ... does Methadone cause a drop in testosterone like Morphine does? I used to use Androgel too but stopped a while...
... insurance so meth was really the only choice. 600 for morphine or 50 for meth wasn't a tough decsion. But tehe side ... testosterone levels on meth. When I switched back to morphine I had a follow up with my endocrinologist who preescribed ... cld switch away from meth, It has properties that morphine doesn't so you may experience some differential withdrawal ... don't try to fight meth withdrawal by ncreasing the morphine . If you allow it to pass, in a few weeks you may find ... up doing is increasing your dose and tolerance of morphine beyond what you would need if you can just ride it ... Your body may be screaming for more pain meds, but morphine won't really satisfy it because it isn't meth.
...
- What to expect from PM doctor 19th July 2006
... can effectively and safely use such medications as Morphine , Methadone, Oxycontin and or Fentanyl. Patients who...
- avinza doesn't help 18th July 2006
... Hi Dub: Avinza is a sustained release morphine and acts differently then the fast acting norco's ... organs in danger.Stick with the sustained release morphine and see your doctor asap.....Dave:)...
- new hyromorphone drug "OPANA" 18th July 2006
... discussing w/ your doctor, the possibility of methadone or morphine if you are looking for a cheap long acting med.
...
- New PM Doctor- He scares me!! 18th July 2006
... it. I never had a moments hesitation about trying Morphine or Oxycodone, but I was troubled about the stigma...
... of my (hopefully very long) life with an implanted morphine pump and taking oral narcotics. PM docs do not just...
- PM&R doctor says Mylanta binds Morphine. 18th July 2006
... If you have to take an antacid you can get morphine in a suppository.This will bypass the gut and therefore...
... of was that taking Mylanta at 8am might "bind" my Morphine taken at 11am (as an example).
Lorriem has a good...
- Carisprodol, soma causing depression 17th July 2006
... taking a greater chance with Soma than they are with morphine , dilauidid, Fentanyl or oxy they are only fooling...
- avinza headaches??? 16th July 2006
... starts at about hour 18 or so... Is this because the morphine is leaving my system? I don't know if i should try...
- Can you stand another "Stolen Meds" thread? 16th July 2006
... Soon after, he was begging me for Percocet and/or Morphine . He's offered to pay, threatened to "end our friendship...
- After Hours - Can you call your Pain Doctor? 15th July 2006
... me to go see the medtronics surgeon about putting a morphine pump or the electronic pain relief in.
I wonder...
... and told me to go home because what I had at home ( morphine ) was much stronger than anything they could give me...
- Morphin Pump 13th July 2006
... My mom just had the morphine pump put in on Monday....due to chronic back pain...
... I had a morphine pump implanted a few years ago (I'm in my mid 30's...
- pain pump vs stimulator vs oral meds? 13th July 2006
... How much pain relief do you get with the morphine pump?
Originally and now?
Thank you. I am getting ... cut on if it doesn't work well.
Can you have the morphine AND Electronic Pain Relief at the same time?
Thanks...
- Driving on Medication 12th July 2006
... and the blood work shows some kind of narcotic, like morphine or etc...that they will hold it against you by not...
... If you have a patient that's been taking 200mgs of morphine for 5 years then they are going to have a pretty difficult...
... Driving on meds.
I can tell you that I am on Avinza... Morphine released over 24 hours. I had a blood test (from ... my PM&R doctor) and they found NO trace of morphine in my blood. No demerol either, but I took them the...
- Delaudid??? 11th July 2006
... it is about 8 times more potent per milligram than morphine . It ususally takes effect within a short amount of...
... the key factor. Hydrocodone is almost as strong as morphine , but not vailable in a pur e form without tylenol ... number of mgs of another med. All drugs are compared to morphine in strength. Morphine is the gold standard to which ... meaning 8 mgs of hydro would be equal to 10 mgs of morphine . Dilaudid converts about 1:8 to morphine, meaning ... 1 mg of dilaudid is equal to about 8 mgs of morphine .
If your used to taking 2 10 mg norco, or 20 mgs...
- Doc changed my med from Oxy to Meth??question's 11th July 2006
... was actually going by my own experience with taking morphine on top of methadone.For me it didn't help at all.I...
- Avinza - Is it a 24 hour or 12 hour pain relief? 11th July 2006
... My PM&R dr. had my blood tested for morphine and demerol. He was surprised to find it was negative...
... would have to ..uh...
what is the word...get off morphine ...sorry, new to this stuff. He said it might take ... I might change my mind real fast.
Can I go from morphine to another drug easily? I can take all my "capsules...
... entire concept is new to me. From Robaxin/Naprosyn to morphine is quite a jump.
I think he implied he wants me...
... medication.
Many members have gone from meds like Oxy or Morphine to meds like Methadone without many issues and deems...
... works either. I had a 3rd reason, but have had a morphine moment since then...can't remember it. Darn it.
...
... eventually I decided I needed to try something that was not morphine to see if I could reduce the side effects I was experiencin...
... to worry about taking two MS Contin was a concern. Morphine was also reccomended because of my severe asthma and...
... Mine or yours. I hope and pray it is yours.
" Morphine was also reccomended because of my severe asthma and ... I wish I knew who I could call to find out about morphine . Does it help us breathe or suppress our respiratory...
...
All opiods can cause respitory despression, but Morphine can be used to help people that are dying or under ... to go into respitory depression just because I'm on Morphine or just because Morphine can cause respitory depression ... thoughts. You could do a search for breathing and Morphine and see if anyone else has any personal do's or don ... last bout of Pneumonia, I was given my same dose of Morphine (60 or 90mg, I can't recall) in MS Contin, because...
... mental functions are poor. I attribute that to the morphine and my dosage.
BUT...darn it...IF I am taking sooooo ... much morphine it effects my cognitive processes, why do I hurt so ... what is wrong with my brain. Increasing my dosage of morphine did not cut the pain.
I just don't understand it...
... bottling it all up inside.
I know the increase in your morphine dose has made you feel out of it, but hopefully it ... possibly give you for the breakthrough pain until the morphine has had time to build up in your system? I just don...
... James Bond, 007 used to have.
Pain is back. Morphine not helping...or if it is, God help me if I didn't ... bear. I am in the 5-6 range now and that is with the morphine . Maybe another drug would help?
It is Saturday....
... mergatroy,
I don't think morphine is the right medication for your pain. Everything...
- Please Help-kind Of Urgent 10th July 2006
... PM&R doctor told me about Medtronics. They have a morphine pump and an electronic device that is inserted into...
... stimulator with my PM doc when we were discussing having my morphine pump implanted. If I remember right I wasn't a candidate...
... REALLY messed up my fusion) and taking 75 Duragesic + Morphine for b/t and unable to work or function to now where...
- opiate receptors and metabilism question 10th July 2006
... methadone binds to different opiate receptors then oxy and morphine . What areas does meth go to and what areas does the ... oxy and morphine go to? Can you explain this further please???
Also...
... methadone binds to different opiate receptors then oxy and morphine is what the person said in a different post, what...
- Pain relief thru implants? Any of you tried this? 9th July 2006
... nufacturer, so I won't for now. The dr. said I could get a morphine implant that uses 1/300th the morphine I am on now...
... is placed in the intrathecal space that can deliver morphine , Dilaudid, one of ther Fentanyls or the cone snail ... up on numbers. If you were taking 300 mgs of oral morphine and not getting relief, that conversion doesn't stand ... everyone. 1/300 would mean the pump would deliver 1mg of morphine per day or .0042 mgs per hour. You may find you're ... get 300 times the dose. Instead of 300 mgs of oral morphine they would start at 1mg a day, delivered by pump....
... thing with PM, If someone is so bad off they need morphine , they likely have other needs the doc isn't able to ... going to be aware of, like concentration limits with morphine and the potential for cysts growing at the cath tip ... had surgery, but couldn't tell you how many mgs of morphine I have taken.
There are 3 types of pain, Visceral...
- Disc tears 9th July 2006
... just the discs.
My PM&R Dr. recommends Medtronics Morphine pumps or their electronic pain relief device, inserted...
- Tolerance with oxycodone 8th July 2006
... dosage.
i was given a choice of oxyc or long acting morphine when the short acting meds were no longer effective ... and i chose morphine because i was concerned with my increased tolerance ... which binds to different opiate receptors then oxy and morphine .
if the patch doesnt help let the dr know,it may...
- Still problems w/Avinz 6th July 2006
... allergic to Demerol, Darvocet, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Morphine and almost every opiate based medicine she has tried...
- How do you carry your meds? 6th July 2006
... PM to write me a note saying that I am prescribed Morphine and Percocet for pain with her signature and contact...
- Use of two LA pain meds? 6th July 2006
... now on 40mg oxycontin 3x/day. I take short acting morphine for breakthrough. I am trying to find the right dose ... is because there are different receptors for say, morphine and oxycodone, so it sometimes helps CP patients to...
- Husband's in constant pain 4th July 2006
... For some reason his PM wont move forward with the morphine pump as they discussed months ago. I'm thinking it...
... him why he is not willing to move forward with the morphine pump? It seems strange that he would bring it up...
- Started the Avinza.. 4th July 2006
... think allergic reaction possibly? I do know that morphine makes you itch though...
HELP??!!??
Lezlee...
... This is so new to me. I've never had to take oral morphine before, so I think I will have to wait this one out...
... next to morphine ice is the best pain reliever there is(IMO)...
- Tramadol with hydrocodone for bt ? 3rd July 2006
... about 12 a day.
I agree with you since I take morphine long acting 30gm twice a day and have 15 gm 4x a day...
- Avinza vs Kadian 3rd July 2006
... They are both Morphine products but are delivered a bit differently. Avinza...
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Everyone responds differently, but 30mg BID of Morphine is still on the lower side of things especially for ... LA morphine . If you are finding that you have to use more of ... Kadian, I was on 100mg BID. I have trouble tolerating Morphine , but as far as the release, it was probably one the...
... same dose and should work just as good. Oh well. This Morphine does a number on my GI Tract, that's my biggest complaint...
- Constipation 2nd July 2006
... Can anyone give me information on morphine causing constipation? This has been prescribed to...
... side effect of constipation.....Now I have not taken morphine but other narcotics for pain and my doctor recommended...
... Morphine is very constipating so anyone on morphine should also be on a bowel program. Many doctors forget...
... What was she prescribed the morphine for... you say abdominal pain, but stemming from what...
... fiber regimen no longer worked after an increase in morphine . I also suffer from IBS and Colitis and so far after...
... I have a morphine pump and take oral narcotics and battle constantly...
- texascritter 30th June 2006
... more about that others but doctors also use Fentanyl, Morphine products, Methadone etc. Much of what you are given...
- Does This Seem Right? 30th June 2006
... 30's and it was very difficult to accept. I had a morphine pump implanted that delivers a constant flow of it...
- Introduction & Question 28th June 2006
... kept in the hospital over night on a pain pump with morphine . Now, the morphine made me very ill. It made me ... with it?
I'm so scared to take it because I know morphine is a powerful narcotic, but I guess it's better than ... I think I'd almost rather try oxycontin than the morphine because it scares me less.
Any information would...
... difference in pain levels.
I also take a long acting morphine but not avinza.I like it because there is no feeling...
... some LA meds. You mentioned Avinza which is a LA morphine with a little bit of an immediate release. Something ... to remember is, Morphine is not the top dog of meds. I know that we all think ... lower end of things.
So just because you are on Morphine does not mean that you have maxed out. Far from it ... . Morphine is an old drug and it is the gold standard that other ... in a hospital for surgeries, etc. But looking at Morphine on an equianalgesic chart you will see that it actually ... And Oxycondone is approximately 1.5:1 ratio with Morphine , meaning that oxy is approx 50% stronger than Morphine ... you some examples because there is a stigma about Morphine being the strongest when its far from it.
As far ... as nausea, this is a common side effect with Morphine . You mentioned you are allergic to Phengren. There ... not experience the same nausea that you did with IV Morphine . IV of anything is usually stronger and affects you...
... You are right- I am one of the ones who thought Morphine is one of the stronger pain meds. It makes me feel...
... you should be fine. Many of us on this board take morphine , oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone and dilaudid among...
... make adjustement.
I wouldn't be afraid of the morphine , you aren't allergic, you can't cause it to all release...
- Any Required tests when on Pain Meds??? 26th June 2006
... was that in my blood test he said I was negative for morphine or demerol. I think he believed Ligand when they ... said Avinza was good for 24 hours.
Not having any morphine in my blood is important to me for another reason ... would not want to have an accident and have them find morphine in my blood. I might not be able to get a driver...
- Could give me a little more insight on the Cymbalta? 26th June 2006
... medications make me drowsy. I also had an increase in my morphine by 30 mg about the same time so that may have added ... to the issue because morphine and nearly all pain medications cause me to be hyper...
- Switching to long lasting pain medicine 25th June 2006
... thinks I'm living the "ultimate dream" because I take Morphine daily for pain (mostly for the pain caused by my bone ... lucky that my dose of Avinza (24 hour time release Morphine ) works very well and drops me from a constant 8 down...
- Opana ER/IR approved! [oxymorphone] 24th June 2006
... 2 to 1 for oxycodone to opana and 3 to 1 for oral morphine to opana. I always thought the conversion for morphine ... least 7 to 1, but maybe that only applies to IV/IM morphine /oxymorphone conversions. But they are certainly releasing ... available meds like hydro/oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine . Good luck to all, and whoever is the first to try...
- switching 'codien contin' to 'Oxycontin' i need help 24th June 2006
... codeine phosphate is equivalent to 20 to 30 mg of morphine sulfate during chronic dosing. So roughly speaking ... in terms of morphine that's about 160 - 240 mg of morphine (yes I know...
... dose.
If it were me, I would ask the Dr. to try Morphine . I'm not sure if you have tried that before. If ... s, which you have confidence in, as BT to start. Morphine -long acting - is called Avinza, Kadian or MS Contin ... Dr. may be reluctant to start you on a high dose of morphine or any other med.. The conversion is around 400mgs...
- Update After Neuro Appt./Thank You For Your Help 24th June 2006
... managment Dr.. It was a headache specialist that Rx morphine IM for use at home for me after 20 years of preventattive...
- Fentanyl making me sick? 24th June 2006
... I've been recovering from prior surgeries that the morphine unless it was in the patient pump made me sick. Whenever...
