- Hi all. I'm a newbie with questions about pain pump and thoracic problems 23rd December 2003
... this surgery, or if it fails, he wants to install a morphine pump, which I am scared of, because everytime I get...
... simple one, which I had, was getting an injection of morphine directly into my spinal area and I had immediate and...
... pain. A few mos. before my trial my dr. tried me on morphine which took my pain away, but I could not stay awake ... withdrawal since by brain accepted the Soma in place of the morphine ). Since Ultram and Soma are mild compared to what...
... Social Security Disability. I have had an implanted morphine pump for 3 yrs. I applied in Florida, was denied X ... process of finding an attorney that has dealt with a morphine pump and SSD in the past with success. Thanks for...
... Kayley,
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had the morphine pump put in and due to complications, had it removed ...
Do a search in the search field for "pump" or " morphine pump" and you will find all the information you could...
- medtronics/spinal cord stim....good or bad, please reply 23rd December 2003
... pain management doctor is talking about implanting a morphine pump if I decide against surgery, which I have lots...
- Any suggestions for abdominal pain? 18th December 2003
... plenty of choices like OxyIR "Imediete releae" MSIR morphine imediete release or a liquid version of either. None...
- New and need help about meds. 17th December 2003
... curbing tolerance, If your taking OXY for BT then morphine instant release may work better. Usually when you ... of receptors. What oxy doesn't hit, hopefully the morphine will. You also have Dilaudid, Norco a 10/325 hydro...
... curbing tolerance, If your taking OXY for BT then morphine instant release may work better. Usually when you ... of receptors. What oxy doesn't hit, hopefully the morphine will. You also have Dilaudid, Norco a 10/325 hydro...
- MSIR question 16th December 2003
... yes. As far as an instant release morphine tablet/pill goes 30mg is the strongest made. But...
... or the only med you take. Why not use a long acting morphine Prep like MSContin or Kadian or one of the generic ... preps
You also have liquid morphine called Roxinol. It comes with a metered dosing dropper...
- Stimulator Help????? 15th December 2003
... stims and pumps..
Well Peto i am a recipient of the Morphine pain pump, But i was also told about the stimulater...
... packed with all kinds of info on the stimulator and morphine pump(they manufacture both).Since there are no chat...
- expired meds 15th December 2003
... Does this mean those of us who are taking morphine for pain relief should not be driving at all? My...
- adjustment to pain meds? 15th December 2003
... used to get 160mg of Kadian (another time released morphine ), the phamacists said they could not be sure they...
- Vicodine making me so sick! 14th December 2003
... opiates don't do that. As for the headache I know morphine and demerol can cause them so the vics probably can...
- Hydrocodone Pain/VS/withdrawals 12th December 2003
... better relief. I am on 30 mg of extended release morphine in the am and 60 in the pm. I also take 10 mg of pure...
... only a cancer patients would receive a script for morphine or another pure opiate.
Now we have PM docs for ... opiates like OxyContin, MSContin, other long acting morphine preps or the Duragesic patch and methadone. What most ... asks why does Dr X prescribe so much methadone and morphine to me? Because all that's been done didn't help and...
- can someone give me info about the pain pump implant? 11th December 2003
... which you have to carry around, in this bag is the morphine that is delivered to you throughout the day this test...
- what can I expect 11th December 2003
... normal physician would not give you time released morphine , oxcodone, or other serious Cll pain medications....
- Spinal Cord Stimulator 9th December 2003
... At All. If This Doesent Work They Are
Talking A Morphine Pump. Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks...
... side effects. The conversion from oral to intrathecal morphine is 300:1 so if your daily intake of morphine was 300 ... be 1mg per day delivered IT. 300mgs a day of oral morphine isn't an outragous dose in our population. I was taking...
- up and down on meds and injections 9th December 2003
... population you are now in. What about the long acting morphine preps, what about Duragesic, what about methadone...
- lidoderm patch, doesn't help me! 9th December 2003
... If you can't tolerate Duragesic, You can open a LA morphine capsule "Kadian" and sprinkle it in apple sauce without ... effects are just to bothersome you may get relief from a morphine pump. Minute amounts are placed directly in the Intrathecal...
- medications 9th December 2003
... and I am required to get the avinza (time release morphine ) at the drug store and only get 1 month at a time...
- methadone withdrawal 8th December 2003
... too, but for different reasons. I was having the morphine pump put in and had to get the meth out of my system...
... too, but for different reasons. I was having the morphine pump put in and had to get the meth out of my system...
- Are My Methadone/Oxycodone Doses To Much? 8th December 2003
... can do about it, other than suffer. I'm on 30mg of morphine extended release in the a.m. and 60 mg in the p.m...
... dose as you, with a similar amount of oxycodone or morphine for breakthrough, and have been for over six months...
... you have ever been considered as a condidate for the morphine pump? YOu would probably need oral meds still, but ... surely not nearly as many and since the morphine doesnt go thru your blood stream, it doesnt affect...
... I agree about the morphine pump. From the volume of meds you are taking, i think...
... then stick with what works, It's not your fault,LA morphine comes in 200mg tabs and meth only comes in 10mg tabs ... of differential withdrawal to switch back to a LA morphine product, however the Kadian cost about 1400 bucks...
- twitching and/or jumpy muscles 4th December 2003
... may be less bothersome, But the M6 metabolite from morphine causes it, meth can cause it , the only one I haven...
- I'm new to posting here. What would you do if you were me? 4th December 2003
... prescribed me a med called Avinza (a 24 hour slow release morphine derivative pill). He said i should take one per day...
... surgery on me. I was in sooo much pain they had me on morphine drip. I had an illestomy done then 2 years later I...
...
Well I was put on Kadian which is a time release morphine , she was so worried. Now several years later, after...
- Is it hard comming off Duragesic Patch? 3rd December 2003
... size at a time since a 25mcg/h patch is equal to 90mg morphine .
Get titrated to morphine or one of the other Cll...
... same amount of Oxy, now though i have the Itratheacal morphine pump implant, Meds go straight into the itratheacal...
... complications I was imediately hospitalized and put on morphine . This did nothing to control the pain. The next medicine...
- Any suggestions for a bt drug? 3rd December 2003
... very strong pain killer and being a semi-synthetic morphine , maybe it will work where your pure morphine will ... Numorphan)
1mg Numorphan=1.5mg hydromorphone=10mg morphine . All of course done in parenteral admenstration....
... likely not going to help you much more than regular morphine did, especially considering your base dose of oxycontin...
... leave my body in only 6 hours . so i now take 24 hour morphine twice daily.it really helps me make it through the...
... time. Just because 30mgs is the largest dose of oral morphine without compounding doesn't mean you can't take 2 ... they work, It's a hundreds of times stronger than morphine MG to mg, that's why it's measured in Micrograms, ... However when your Oxy dose is equivelent to 1000mgs of morphine a day, then 30 mgs isn't a large enough dose to even ... house on the beach where I live. Switching to liquid morphine in the higher strength 20mg per ML would also allow ... that works. A 240 ml bottle of 20mg per ml is alot of morphine , One bottle a month would go a long way.
But once ... taking something hundreds of times more potent than morphine and at high doses that equate to more tha 10,000 mgs ... of morphine per day, what doc is going to keep his licence if ... is comfortable with the equivelant of 10,000 mgs of morphine a day doesn't mean a surgeon is going to be comfortable ... time to look at the pump. Compounding high dose Oxy, morphine or hydromorphone may be the ticket for BT. Personally...
... I would suggest looking into the intrathecal morphine pump. It takes much less to do lots more pain control...
- question about morphine 3rd December 2003
... Hi, Josie, and welcome to the forum!
Morphine tablets are available in two forms: immediate-release ... release. Immediate release tablets release all of the morphine in the tablet at the same time. Sustained-release ... tablets release the morphine over a period of time.
The Vicodan you were taking ... sustained-release preparation designed to release the morphine over a 24-hour period. It is the newest forumula ...
Although I have never taken sustained-release morphine , Avinza and Kadian are reported to be the "smoothest ... preparations with less up and down feeling when the morphine is released.
The "morphine sulfate" med you saw ... is an immediate-release generic morphine preparation. If Avinza is too expensive for you,...
... also just resent the high cost of prescription drugs. Morphine is an old drug.. working it as a timed release isn...
... typing this i'm reading an old prescription bottle for morphine from when i was taking it about 6 months ago. It ... is for morphine sulfate extended release and it says right on the ... indeed it appears that the patent for 12 hour release morphine has expired at least six months ago. As for 24 hour ... release morphine (Avinza) i believe that is still under patent, but...
... about a half a dozen genricmanufatures of long acting morphine . NOne that last 24 hours but plenty that last 6-8 ... hours. IF your doc writes the script for Morphine LA or MSO4 LA you will get the generic that pharmacie ... is OK for Avinza because thereis no generic 24 hour morphine product.
Hereis a link to the FDA orange Book, It ... ' handy. If you type in morphine and click on query you will see every maufacturer ... of extended release morphine .
[url]http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/docs/queryai.htm...
... on 60 mg of Avinza and 15mg of MSIR (instant relief morphine ). My Avinza has been moved to 90mg. It works for...
... pay on this is $30 per 30. My question is this.. Is morphine sulfate tabs the same thing? It comes up as a generic...
... out your screwed just like me.For some dam reason morphine just keeps going up and I think we should get togheater...
- Update and Checking In!!! 2nd December 2003
... nothing to do but hurt and that is with the 160mg of morphine . Sure glad I don't have a child to take of, since ... doctors later I found one that I liked. After the Morphine the doctor tried Duragesic (Fentanyl). This has been...
- Odd little tidbits on opiates I picked up.... 30th November 2003
... things they mentioned was that back then marijuana, morphine and heroin were readily available OTC. But what actually...
- Roxi or Dilaudid - Question from a n00b 29th November 2003
... we do, it's not a street drug, it's just synthetic morphine "
So that got me thinking, since it is such a strong ... want something that will work longer. We've tried morphine and duragesic, they are no good for me. Oxycodone...
... one thing I have found out with Duragesic and even morphine (to a lesser extent) is that it has the ability to ... drug, sedation, euphoria, etc. When I was taking morphine I noticed the same thing to a lesser extent. Are ... theraputic dosages it has a lower buzz effect than morphine . None of these drugs, used properly, should give...
... the once daily, 24 hour dosing of Avinza, which is morphine . Also available is 12 hour dosing mscontin, also morphine ... though you are on oxycodone, which is stronger than morphine , since the morphine acts on different pain receptors ... BTW, dilaudid, even though it is more potent than morphine and oxy, has a very short half-life and thus a very...
... snoople. Wirry, Oxycodone is not more potent than morphine . Altough is takes less mg's to equal the same amount ... of pain relief as morphine, in the long run the morphine has the ability to kill more pain than oxycodone. ... mentioning). But you are right about the long acting morphine meds like MSContin and Kadian. Once these are titrated ... myself. Once you look at OxyContin, the time release Morphine s (which they have quite a few), Duragesic (Fentanyl ... which in itself is a long acting med as compared to IR morphine ). Good luck. Welcome to America where you can get...
... stated, inthezone, it takes a larger dose in mg's of morphine to equal the same efficacy as an amount of oxycodone ... sense, oxycodone is 50% more potent mg for mg than morphine . As far as either drugs efficacy in any person in ... that varies greatly from person to person. So indeed morphine may very well be stronger for some, while oxycodone...
... from any of you here, I value all the advice. I tried morphine in several of its incarnations, and morphine is just...
... with breathing problems though and now i have the Morphine pain pump..
Good Luck with your venture to try...
- What can I expect at my first pain clinic appointment? 28th November 2003
... you are 50 you will be taking so much ocycodone or morphine that it will eat you liver out. I'm not telling you...
- What can pain meds do to your liver? 26th November 2003
... apap that are pure opiates like pure oxycodone or morphine , believe it or not they don't damage internal organs ... way OTC meds do. You can safely take pharmaceutical morphine for many years without any organ dysfunction. There ... Someone with HepC can safely take many pure opiates like morphine or use Duragesic patches. Are you in the kind of pain...
- bt pain 26th November 2003
... change your BT med to something besides oxycodone. Morphine , hydormorphone, etc. might help better than using...
- Dr. didn't give me atig lollipops! 26th November 2003
... you consider 200MIC is equivelent to about 150mgs of morphine , and it will only last about 2-3 hours instead of...
- hydrocodone availability?? 25th November 2003
... Hi Scared, You don't have to be ready for a morphine pump to post here. ;)
Pain management comes in many ... think of, from massage and relaxation techniques to morphine pump implant and management and opiate maint.
...
- question about avinza and bt pain 23rd November 2003
... serum level, about the equivelet of taking 7.5 mgs of Morphine every 6 hours. An extremely low dose. Even taking ... pill. A 30 mg Avinza is your total daily intake of morphine , 30mgs per day, divided into 4 hour dosing you are ... talking about 5 mgs of morphine every 4 hours. Only half of oral morphine actually ... crosses the blood brain barrier. Taking morphine orally is the least effective way to take morphine ... not sustain the same serum level as taking 30mgs of morphine for 24 hours. It's 30mgs spread over 24 hours which ... you take extra Avinza to combat night pain the extra morphine will be with you all the next day. Using a BT med ... managing it You still end up physically dependent on morphine , you still have to deal with the side effects, so...
- chronic nausea and abnominal pain 21st November 2003
... management help. We went to one place who gave him morphine and dilaudid and a pain patch- all causing him even...
- Beta-Endorphin Injections & DLPA Tablets 21st November 2003
... however, I am extremely interested in it. I am on Morphine for my pain managememt, and I want off it but there...
- Hi KateH & Tiddgys/Belle NZ 20th November 2003
... have led me to this board, I have just recently had a Morphine pump implant....
My computer went and died on mea...
- Actig lollipops 19th November 2003
... wonderfully. I think on the conversion on fentanyl and morphine , it is something like-100mcg/h (over a 24 hr period ... ) of fentanyl is equlanalgesic to 315mg-404mg of morphine over a 24 hr period (as per my 1999 PDR). That means ... in your system which would be like 300 to 400mg of morphine . This should be plenty to start with and see how ... up to 4 dosages of Actiq in a 24hr period. Unlike morphine , fentanyl is a very short acting drug so the blood ... more direct relation between fentanyl citrate and morphine and it says that 100mcg of fentanyl citrate (given ... IV) is equlanalgesic to 10mg of morphine (given IV). With the half life being between 30-60mins ... out together: If your taking a dosage of 30mg of morphine orally, then you are getting only about 10mg in your ... system (you lose 2/3's of morphine when taken orally). On the pop let's use the 400mcg ... blood stream (this would be equal to your 30mg oral morphine dose). 1/3 of what is swallowed is absorbed through ... that will exceed 150mcg which would equal 15mg of morphine .
I think I understand the 1983 PDR better. That ... should get better results than your present 30mgx4 IR morphine that you now take. But the problem here is that the...
- question 18th November 2003
... I have been changed from a pure natural narcotic ( morphine ) to a pure synthetic narcotic (fentanyl).
What...
- How long before addicted to Oxy? 17th November 2003
... The thing about Oxy is it is no more additive than morphine or any other Cll medication out there. Maybe even...
... percodan for a tooth extraction) but I have done morphine for years and am now on fentanyl (a drug 100 times ... more potent than morphine ). I will always be taking opiates, but not by choice...
- Break-thru pain 17th November 2003
... want to explore a lower dosing of a continuous dose morphine (MS Contin) in place of the incredibly high doses...
... conversion is 1:1.5 meaning 1 mg of oxy is equal to 1.5 of morphine , or 10 mg of oxy is = to 15 mg of morphine. I believe ... mg daily of oxycontin should be changed to 480 of morphine to start with. This may be adequate even though the ... not 1:1 because you may not be so tolerant to the morphine yet as you were to the oxy because morphine works...
- Linda 14th November 2003
... too hear of the side effects a bit simular to this Morphine in my pump Tiredness sometimes neaseaus, But it wll...
... It was real bad for awhile and I'm wondering if the morphine was making it worse. Seems I read somewhere that...
- Help with pain???? Transverse myelitis dilemma in detail 14th November 2003
... everyday i was in the hospital, so bad i had to have morphine each day i
was there. (which was terribly hard to...
- Methadone Users: Advice Please? 13th November 2003
... the dr. tried me on the patch which didn't work, the morphine pump which I had complications, Avinza which didn...
... the dr. tried me on the patch which didn't work, the morphine pump which I had complications, Avinza which didn...
... the dr. tried me on the patch which didn't work, the morphine pump which I had complications, Avinza which didn...
... vicodin, lortab, etc.) oxycontin, avinza (time-released morphine ), duragesic patch (fentanyl) and the morphine pain...
- Topamax /Neorontin and weight. 13th November 2003
... I also take 30mg of Avinza every night, which is a morphine sulphate, but am still in pain. Go figure.
Sincerely...
- Should I or Shouldn't I (please respond) 13th November 2003
... to try other medications. You may respond better to morphine or to methadone or to OxyC.
IF you find even with...
... that , yes fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine , but it is given in 100 times smaller dosages. Perhaps...
- Inthezone.........Pump.... 13th November 2003
... much at first but it soon came to life!, I was given Morphine shots in my legs every 3 hours the whole time i was...
- Does anyone have RSD? 12th November 2003
... else has that crappy $#*@(!^ disease. My mom has a morphine pump, nerve stimulator and on several meds. She hates...
- Pain Clinics?? 12th November 2003
... already. I told him I didn't know. He started me on morphine and I have been working with him every since. I think...
... already. I told him I didn't know. He started me on morphine and I have been working with him every since. I think...
- too many meds? 11th November 2003
... both bind with certain pain receptors that oxycodone, morphine , and hydromorphone don't. So a person that is receiving ... concerned about someone who is doing both oxycodone, and morphine for there base pain, since they both do the same thing...
- Info to Shoreline 11th November 2003
... t stock Kadian. I assumed they were giving me more morphine like that had during the heart attack and cath procedure ... antagonist effect wears off, regardless of how much more morphine they gave me. They eventually knocked me out with...
- Update Doc changing Methadone to Oxycontin 11th November 2003
... higher doses with less tylenol, MSIR Instant release morphine comes in 15 and 30 and is generally considered equivelent ... weight has more to do with your level of activity.
Morphine does have strange effects on the metabolism but used...
- First Refill.. 9th November 2003
... they were in it took about 15 mins to take out old Morphine and then but in the new Morphine, Doc increased it...
... pain level down to a tolerable amount? What dose of morphine are you at now?
Take care my sweet and know I think...
... well for me. Anything that was strong enough like morphine just put me to sleep and I couldn't function at work ... dr. ever removed it was when he changed my med from morphine to Fentanyl. Although it was a 5 min. procedure,...
... all?
Pixie, when they pulled out my old drop of morphine they done that first then put the new stuff in ,I...
... the side-effects-one of them being depression (from morphine ). That is the biggest and best difference I have noticed...
- how far can you go? 8th November 2003
... with drug use. My doctor asked me to consider the morphine pump, and after a year, I consented. Why did I wait...
- shoreline 8th November 2003
... would help to know if you had a negative reaction to morphine , or oxy or methadone? Unfortunately I do think age ... patch and do great on a low dose or moderate dose of morphine . The better time release systems are available in ... the morphine products. Do you have problems swallowing pills?
... take care of the worst of it though, but switching to morphine or oxy products means going through a little differential ... January and I plan on switching from meth back to a LA morphine product. Preferably Kadian but I might give Avinza ... meds on the market. I've taken Kadian and generic Morphine LA and oxy and Duragesic. Got to try them all over...
... over wadling gait and have never had any reaction to morphine but i remeber you said, that the patch was much stonger ... than morphine i can swallow pills and always just preverd percosets...
... over wadling gait and have never had any reaction to morphine but i remeber you said, that the patch was much stonger ... than morphine i can swallow pills and always just preverd percosets...
... that why not try another med. kadina is a 24 hour Morphine capsule that seems to work best and gives you a smoother ... Having tried them all except Avinza, the newest 24 hour morphine capsule I just know I have a clearer head on morphine ... to try a new med. Meth is great for neuro pain, and morphine works well and leaves me very clear headed. I prefer ... Avinza yet. Avinza ia suposed to be a true once a day morphine capsule with time released pellets very similar to ... trial and error. What works best for you. Perhaps morphine as a base med and using an oxy product for BT pain...
... that why not try another med. kadina is a 24 hour Morphine capsule that seems to work best and gives you a smoother ... Having tried them all except Avinza, the newest 24 hour morphine capsule I just know I have a clearer head on morphine...
- duragesic patch 7th November 2003
... AND FENTANYL(THE PATCH) IS 200 TIMES STRONGER THAN MORPHINE I AM ON IT AND WOULD BE VERY HARD FOR ME TO RECOMEND...
... The 100mcg/h patch took the place of the 200mg of morphine I was taking before and I also get 1200mcg Actiq ...
- Oxycontin vs. Avinza 7th November 2003
... answered it immediately. Avinza is a time release morphine sulphate. It is common practice for doctors to switch ... you might get better relief from the new medicine( morphine ) than the oxycodone that you have been taking for...
... OxyC.
Don't think that because your stepping to a morphine prep , which has a much smoother release system and ... It actually sounds like the smart thing to do.
Morphine is just the opiate they use to compare all other meds ... strength. Dilaudid is about 8 times more potent than morphine and methadone is 4-10 times more potent. So don't ... up to a big gun when Oxy is already stronger than morphine mg to mg.
The transition from Oxy to morphine can ... same opiate receptor so if the conversion from Oxy to morphine is in the ballpark you won't experience any withdrawal ... .
Now if the doc reduces your morphine drastically from 240 mgs per day stay in constant ... until you find the right dose. The ratio from Oxy to morphine really isn't tricky, but even if he wants to try to ... during the titration phase of switching new meds.
Morphine can be adjusted every 3-5 days and you may find it ... end up somewhere around 360 with Avinza or any LA morphine product. But many docs will start you on the low side ... to go through withdrawal from switching from oxy to morphine , Any of the morphine products would be more forgiving ... in the "what happened" stage.
But switching to morphine from Oxy should be easy if your doc knows his meds ... bet you would like the freedom the dosing of the new morphine products allows you.
Good luck and welcome and...
... release all day and is more comfortable for you.
MOrphine is a scary word when you forst hear it. Don't let...
- shoreline OR WHO EVER WANT`S TO GIVE OPINION 6th November 2003
... individuals dependent on opioid agonists such as heroin, morphine , or methadone. Sublingually, SUBOXONE may cause opioid...
- Oxycontin tolerance and wd's 6th November 2003
... 4 fentanyl 100mcg patches, taking tylox and liquid morphine sulfate for BT. I started taking only 2- 20's a day...
... care soon. Have you thought about the Intrathecal morphine pump. The conversion from oral to Intrathecal is 300...
... care soon. Have you thought about the Intrathecal morphine pump. The conversion from oral to Intrathecal is 300...
- For Shoreline - about that drug Dex.... 4th November 2003
... done where they gave people equal amounts of DEX and morphine and comparedit with people taking morphine alone. ... Methadone I already take. It seems the 1:1 conversion with morphine has fantastic results. Dexalone is OTC but pretty ... demonstrated that MorphiDex (MSDM), a 1:1 ratio of morphine sulfate (MS) to dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DM ... crossover study, the MSDM group required half as much morphine as the MS group to achieve satisfactory pain control ... satisfactory pain relief but at a significantly lower morphine daily dose....
... clinical advantages. MorphiDex will likely be the next LA morphine product on the market
Definitely talk to your doc...
- Long term back pain - HELP! 18th September 2003
... you take the drug. This is true for any of them, morphine , oxy, methadone, etc. If the nausea doesn't go away...
- bursitis 8th June 2003
... about this other than it is a time release type of morphine ?? I am also open to other suggestions of pain management...
- Has anyone tried Morphine extended release tablets? 5th January 2003
... same meds. Fentanyl patches ( 80 times stronger than morphine ) are very strong and effective for long term management ... ruptured and the increasing pain from my fusion. For me morphine is the cadillac of pain meds. I also take loratab...
... imo] I believe mg for mg oxycodone is stronger than morphine . Morphine doesn't do a thing for me but upset my stomache ... .Plus,i think morphine is so over-rated.I think the key here is what works...
... I went to see a Pain Management Doc and he dx the Morphine , cymbalta for nerve pain and told me to take 1/2 norco ... doesn't cause this sickenss....another thing, the morphine seems to keep me awake! I would have never dreamed...
... Morphine has the highest incidence of side effects of any of...
... [QUOTE=OM28;2779863] Morphine has the highest incidence of side effects of any of...
- So Sorry, but one more question.... (about Dilauded now) 12th November 2002
... those D's, Dilaudid is about 8 times more potent than morphine . I'm taking the 4mg tabs now myself. I used to take ... breathing.
A 10mg perc would be equal to 15mgs of morphine a 4 mg dilaudid is considered to be the same as 30mgs ... of morphine , so in theory each pill is twice as strong as each ... monitoring your breathing.
That's almost 200mgs of morphine in 6 hours where before you were taking 15-30 mgs...
- Pain Management 29th August 2002
... effects from orals were not too bad from long acting morphine like Kadian or the gerneric versins of LA morphine ... but again the cost for the dose of morphine I needed ranged from 800 a month to 1400 and I could ... s supposed to thousands of times more potent than morphine without the dependency factor becaus it's not an opiate ... the ends of catheter tip with high concentrations of morphine so I get to start all over on wednsday when they switch ... refill but there was an ordering error so I'm still on morphine for those that new I was facing a med change.
... They can use my morphine dose as a guide but I expect it to be safe and low ... it's much more potent. I was taking 600 mgs of oral morphine and right now I get 12.3 mgs of "IT" Intrathecal morphine ... simple injection into the pump resevoir. They can use Morphine , Dilauadid, several of the fentanyls and of corse...
