Morphine in codeine allergy

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Avatar f tn Hi, welcome to the forum, your history is suggestive of that you are having drug allergy to morphine. Some patients have reported to have itching (in more than 10%), rash and development of hives. The possibilities for allergy are due to presence of Phenanthrene in opioids. You can even develop hypersensitivity reactions to other phenanthrene derivative opioid agonists (codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levorphanol, oxycodone, oxymorphone).
Avatar n tn Heroin breaks down into codeine and morphine. Codeine breaks down into morphine. The opiate drug tests look for codeine, morphine, and 6-acetyl-morphine. The presence of 6-acetyl-morphine is relatively conclusive of recent heroin use, but is only detectable for a few hours after use. The presence of codeine can be the result of either heroin or codeine use. The presence of morphine can be the result of the use of heroin, codeine, or morphine.
Avatar f tn hi buddy, there are still other anti-inflammitories worth trying like naprosyn and indocid. there is a topical cream called 'arthro aid direct' that is extremely good, i've used it for many years. it sinks in really deeply and is way better than all the others i've tried. it has glucosamine in it too but also other stuff, it's worth trying if you can get it over there. also you could try something like 'somac' for the NSAID tummy problems. it may help.
Avatar m tn In addition to my prescribed oxycodone and alprazolam, my UA showed positive for morphine, but not codeine. The codeine cough syrup was not prescription, you just have to show ID and sign for it. I had the flue with a hacking, unproductive cough, so I drank the entire bottle during the course of a couple of days.With the syrup not being prescription, I thought nothing of it(I know better now). I know that a percentage of codeine is converted back into morphine during metabolization.
Avatar f tn Allergy testing in children is not terribly reliable, my son's doctor says. She says they can come up as sensitive to something that in real life they don't actually react to, and not show as sensitive to something that the parents know from observation that they are allergic to. She says it is better to just observe carefully, and test by experimenting with one food at a time.
Avatar m tn Hi there, I'm 39, I'm 5ft 10", and have not had weight problems and have enjoyed a balanced diet all my life. In 1999 after the birth of my first child, I began to experience terrible pain after ingestion of fatty foods when people came to visit me in the weeks following the birth- I was diagnosed cholecystitis (which I was told developed in pregnancy) and had a laparoscopic removal of gravel from my gall bladder.
Avatar m tn I dont know if it would cause respiratory distress but morphine is just pure codeine. If youre note allergic to codeine, you should be okay with morphine. However, again, I would stress that there is no way to know what this would do to your respiratory system. You do not have to be allergic to morphine for it to cause complications or reactions. You should speak with your doctor or pharmacist.
Avatar f tn The mechanism of action is hepetic (liver) where in aproximately 15% per MG of codeine is converted to morphine. I believe the max amount of codeine the average liver can process is around 300-400mg of codeine which MEANS at the very worst you are on the equivilant of 60mg morphine. IMO this wont be a hard one to get off...and BTW...You should get off them before it does become a problem!
Avatar n tn After being on codeine for the last 3 years my doctor has put me on Tramadol because I'd built up a tolerance to codeine. It's working quite well for the pain, not really as well as I need it to, but yesterday I tried to go without to see how addicitve it is. I woke up after having horrific dreams about a being trapped in a tank of poisonous eels, feeling like my spine was wired up to the mains.
Avatar m tn For the first time in several years, 10+, her results showed a positive result for codeine, 107 ng/mL. I found an article that said a small amount of codeine may show up in patients taking high doses of morphine due to possible impurities in manufacturing. Is this correct? Has anyone else run in to this??
Avatar m tn What else is in that cough syrup? Keep in mind that codeine has a therapeutic ceiling effect at about 400mg, so taking anything beyond this is pointless and a waste (and you may be taking other medications that the syrup is adulterated with at levels which might be unsafe, hepatoxic, etc). So yeah, how much codeine is in those bottles? Codeine is a pretty mild opiate.
1662963 tn?1302827156 As I understand it, codeine would show up as morphine and codeine in a drug test. If you are taking a multi drug screening test for employment or the courts, a positive would show up for "opiate" use.
Avatar n tn For example, since both codeine and heroin have morphine as a metabolite, mistaken accusations of morphine or heroin abuse may arise in patients prescribed codeine. Differentiation between the drugs can be challenging when 6-MAM testing is not available and, in such a case, clinicians should consult with laboratory hospital staff to determine whether additional specific EIA tests or GC-MS testing would be warranted.
Avatar f tn The metabolism of codeine results in other opioid metabolites, including morphine, and a minor amount of hydrocodone. In fact, this is how codeine works -- by itself, codeine is ineffective. But because it is metabolized into a small amount of morphine, it is effective against pain. Depending on the laboratory method used by your doctor's testing service, false positives can be reported if their "cut-off level" is set too low.
Avatar f tn In July I was given 15 MG morphine sulf IR twice a day. I got spinal shots twice and PT. I improved but was still in pain. In September they added 15MG morphine sulf ER twice a day. I got another spinal shot in December. The pain changed from running down my leg to just being in my lower pain and butt cheek. The Doctor left the clinic and I got a spinal shot again in March with new doctor. For the first time I noticed relief from the spinal shots and told them so.
Avatar n tn Buprenorphine is an opioid medication. Buprenorphine is similar to other opioids such as morphine, codeine, and heroin however, it produces less euphoric ("high") effects and therefore may be easier to stop taking. Naloxone blocks the effects of opioids such as morphine, codeine, and heroin. If Suboxone is injected, naloxone will block the effects of buprenorphine and lead to withdrawal symptoms in a person with an opioid addiction.
Avatar n tn Short Answer: This depends on your metabolism, but in general it will stay in your system for 24-36 hours with a *low dose* (ie. no more than 30mg of codein). However with larger doses, it will be in your system for 48-72 hours depending on how high your dosage was. Long Answer: 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.
Avatar n tn Aspirin, alcohol (in cough compounds and pediatric elixers), morphine, codeine, dextromethorphan (“DM” in cough compounds), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, procaine, opiates (codeine, Demerol, morphine), thiamine, high molecular weight polymers (dextran). Medicines, topical: Topical antibiotics containing polymyxin B. Medicines sometimes used with general anesthesia: D-tubocurarine, scopolamine, decamethonium, resperpine.
886779 tn?1253644204 morphine is a narcotic of course...similar to codeine but stronger..being time released makes the half life longer and may take a few more days to finish wds...but all in all it is like any other narcotic detox...have u read thru the health pages? were u on it for pain? i ask because as a rule morphine is not a drug that is sought after for the high....have u talked to ur pain dr about giving u some help with detox?
Avatar f tn However, it is known that morphine and codeine can sometimes be detected in the urine up to 48 hours after ingestion of poppy seed from some pastries such as bagels, muffins, and cakes.
Avatar f tn Do Oxy and Codeine show up the same in a drug test? I have one in a few days and I have a prescription for Tylenol 3 & 4 but I have been taking oxycontin. Thank you for your help!
1191546 tn?1264700552 Thanks for the input (and correct spelling of Talwin). I've read the same info. about Talwin (I take the Tawin Nx), and how it compares to morphine and the codeine drugs. For now, it's what I can take, and although I'm not happy with the constipation and occasional itchiness, it is the safest pain med. for me. I'm sure there are other meds.
Avatar f tn yeah, I guess I just see it as tapering from 30mg morphine time release to Vi'cs or perc's to ty 3 is a pretty good taper in itself,but i could be wrong. Thanks.
Avatar n tn If you respond well to codeine then morphine is also a possibility to consider, especially the MS-Contin (Morphine Sulphate, Continuous Release - a slowl release pill). Finally, if the codeine isn't enough the big pharmacological problem is that it is usually combined with acetaminophen (paracetamol), and the liver can be damaged if it receives too much aecetaminophen per day (2 to 4 grams per day is the recommendation based on current information, to the best of my knowledge).
Avatar m tn People think they are addicted to codeine when in in fact what they are addicted to is morphine as codeine is transformed into morphine in the brain. Cold turkey is very dangerous. Here in Ireland where codeine addiction is a huge problem among housewives and many respected members of the community it was found that going cold turkey was fa more dangerous than the drug itself and can cause seizures and even strokes as the shock to the system is so great.