morphine dosage end of life

Morphine mg to mg, (administered orally) has about 1/2 the analgesic effectiveness of oxycodone. So 30mg of morphine would be euqal to around 15mg of oxy. Did you tell the doc that the oxy 5mg. wasnt taking care of the pain? Other than that,I cant imagine why he would "up your meds" just out of the blue.

I went to him telling him I WANTED TO GET OFF the extended morphine since I had a lot of problems not to mention withdrawal symptoms,.(due to being out of town when my father was very critical in the hospital) He applaud me for wanting to get off but in the interim (somehow) didn't write the prescription correctly.I left, again, out of town & with the rush didn't notice the bottle. I was just so glad , someone, commended me and didn't treat me like an addict.

Yes although dosage and frequency of usage does matter. In my experience morphine, high dosage oxycontin and methadone are the most effective (and the most addicting) pain killers.

oral capsule, oral capsule extended release, oral concentrate, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet extended release Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction while taking morphine (the active ingredient contained in MS Contin) hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

hi, could anyone please tell me if 90mg of morphine sulphate x 2 a day....thats 180mg every 24 hours...is a high dose? also could anyone tell me if tapering by 10mg a week is to much....if so how much should i be coming off per week.....thank you to you all......oh the tablets are moderate release..

I am now on 10 mg of morphine, basically as many times a day as I need it. That is the type of person I am I guess: I just have to know that it is there if I need it in order to stop. It was the same when I quit smoking 20+ years ago...as long as I had access to cigarettes I could do it: without any I would panic...So I am taking about 20-30 mg of morphine per day..which is a big drop from 500/day...and I feel fine...next week I will drop to about 10 mg/day...and then nothing after that.

My b/f takes 300mg of morphine a day and it is not helping at all anymore,sometimes he'll take 600mg a day due to the pain is so bad ..He has been on this stuff for 7yrs ,due to he was hit by a truck walking and messed his knee up so bad that they can't do anything for him ,but give him meds...Please tell me what meds do you think that will help!!!! I hate that he is on that stuff and i want him pain free for once ...

THEN AGAIN I AM THINKING LOGICALLY HE WAS ALREADY DYING, AND AS MUCH AS I DONT WANT THIS, I DIDNT WANT TO SEE HIM STRUGGLE ANY LONGER, BUT EITHER WAY I DIDNT KNOW IF HE WAS DYING NATURALLY BUT I TRUELY BELIEVE THAT GOD SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND EVEN THOUGH HE WAS READY TO TAKE HIM, THE MORPHINE JUST ACCELLERATED THE EASING OUT OF THIS LIFE FOR HIM ACCORDING TO THE DOCTORS.

I have gone to treatment many times in my life and many times I have found myself at the bottom of the barrel! Once again at the age of 57 I am at the bottom of the barrel and this time I am the one who is giving up on life but I have many people who care for me and have sacrificed their life for mine. I owe them big time!!! How can I detox myself. I am insane trying to do this with little help. I have a primary health care doc and a psychiatrist who are helping me.

I've been on suboxone for 3 years. 16 mg grams or so every day for 3 years. I had taken off from my clinic for my 1 year old surgery then we went to Gatlinburg. Needless to say I couldn't believe it They kicked me out. I've been an addict since I was 17 and I'm almost 31. Ayways about the.

In the hospital they had me on a drip of morphine and gave me a button to push for when I needed more....I was so out of it and sleeping I was not pushing the button so the nurses kept on doing it as they can see when I do or do not push the button for more....my meds eventually had to be changed as I had a reaction to the morphine....outside of that ....I do not recall a specific pain....just being uncomfortable and the nausea from the morphine....kinda like when I had my daughter....

I do feel trapped and wish that I could just be free, of pain meds and of pain, but life is just not that simple

About 1 month ago my pain management doctor increased my dosage of morphine sulfate from 10 gm to 30 mg (1 every 12 hours). Shortly after I began taking the 30mg morphine sulfate, I started to develop a slight rash. Over the last week, the rash has become much worse and a real problem. I've been taking over the counter benadryl tabs to get some relief from the rash which is helping a little to relief the itching and rash.

The half-life of codeine is 2.9 hours. This means that in 2.9 hours, only half the amount of codeine is remaining. In another 2.9 hours another half of that, and so on. However you must keep in mind that codeine is a prodrug. It's main metabolite is Morphine. Some of these metabolites can remain in your system in low traces, for upto 72 hours. It all depends on your dosage.

Yes I would think you are correct in that his w/ds aren't bad because he is on Morphine. When he is completely of all opiates is when you will see how bad the w/ds will be. He may be fine though, I used oxys for a year and my w/ds werent that bad at all, but lots of others have had it much worse and it is different for everyone. You will never be able to predict what it will be like.

It separated itself from how my normal pain was in many ways. Not to mention it started after I had reduced my daily morphine dosage. Mine also bothered me in my tailbone and then worked itself up my back. Sitting was very uncomfortable at times during these periods. I can not say that it has eased back much but then I am still going through a taper down in morphine so I don't know if mine ever will until I am off morphine completely.

If he has been clean for 10 days he is probably near the end of the detox and just needs to stay strong now. The next phase is the mental one and he will need you to help encourage him. Is he still using any other opiates? It is really wonderful if he did not use in 10 days --- I can't imagine what he!! he went through during that 10 days but he needs to be congratulated. I would find him an NA or AA meeting and get him to it - even if you have to drive him. What an accomplishment.

So once she is off the percs, the doctor is weaning down her dosage of morphine. Perhaps you can cut down your percocets a little after you go on the morphine? If the morphine works for you, that is. Of course waiting until after surgery is probably wise. You won't know how bad you'll feel and what you'll need to take. After my mom's surgery (and the initial surgery pain subsided) she really cut way back on the percs because she was no longer in so much pain.

im not sure what mg but i expect him to start me on 15 of morphine. will the morphine help me? should i talk to him about another option such as percocet? im scared that the low beginning dosage will affect my quality and comfort even more.

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