Morphine Question

sgamtd said:

Morhpine and pain
Babe, Sorry you are dealing with pain, I have tried morphine only once, it was after hysterectomy surgery, made me very nauseated and dizzy, so bad I could not even raise up from the bed, however I have the same reaction to demerol and a few other pain meds. However there is a med for my sideeffects from pain meds, my doc recommended I take Meclizine HCI 25 mg.(ANTIEMETIC) once a day, it's chewable. The bottle (OTC) says Travel Sickness, and I was fine after I took that. However I was not on it long as I found Ibuprofen to be enough as the pain from surgery abated. It's a little different when you need to take it for constant pain I would think, but you could try it at a time where you don't have to DO something important right after, so you can deal with any SE's that may pop up. I am sure alot of people do not react to it like I did.
Hopefully someone will answer that have used it long-term, you are right it's not fun to feel doped up, I never did, but was on all those strong pain meds less than a week each time.
sgamtd

heidijez said:

i take an oral morphine pill
i take an oral morphine pill for pain - in addition to bc, have rheumatoid arthritis, and the 5-7 days after chemo and the neulasta shot have me in excruciating pain. i only take one pill per day to get me thru days when advil does not work - cannot tolerate vicodin or oxycodone, so am grateful for the morphine. definitely do not allow myself to overdo it, tho.

ms.sunshine said:

Killed the pain, relaxed me,
Killed the pain, relaxed me, also made me not give a crap. I did have weird dreams though. You could try taking half of it just to see how it will effect you.
Wishing you the best

JillyB said:

MORPHINE QUESTION
Hi,
I have beenon Opiate pain meds for over 3 years now and Morphine was one of them once. I have no side effects from them. I can operate my life just fine and I am on a high dose of them. Right now I take Oxycontin and Dilaudid. As high as you can get without being in a hospital. I have a very high tolerance, but also very bad pain, and not from my cancer, it's from a back operation that didn't quite work. I would try it. Don't be afraid of pain meds. IF your Dr. gave you a perscription, he obviously thinks you need it. And don't be afriad of addiction if you don't abuse it, have a history of addiction, and just do what your Dr. says. I get so angry when all this news only reports the bad things about prescription pain drugs, because it makes ppl who really need them afraid to take them when they should. Like I said, I have been on Opiates for three years or so now and I am carefully monitored by pain specialists, and I peein a cup at every appointment still. I don't mind. You have to weed out the pill poppers. And it's a good way to check to see if you are becoming one, but that rarely happens. Trust your Doctor. If he thinks you need it, you must have expressed pain bad enough to wrrant the prescription,right? Take it, see how you do on it. If you don't like how it makes you feel, let him know. There are others out there. I have never gotten "High" off a pill, so I don't know what to say about that. they don't make me dopey or sick either. Theyjust take me out of excruciating pain. Good luck!!!! Pain pills are not the problem, people abusing them are the problem, just remember that. It doesn't mean anything bad to take them.
xoxo