Re: Digest Number 5294(((to )))

[Guest guest]

Funny thing, , narcotics do not do anything for the pain, they only confuse

me. Do you have any idea why? Twice I had morphine --not related to RA--

although I specifically told the hospital staff not to give it to me, they did

anyway and the pain remained unbarable.

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

No, hydrocodone would be closer to oxycodone.

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Re: [ ] Digest Number 5294

>> --------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> Analgesic | Potency ratio | Duration of action

>> with oral morphine (hours)

>> --------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>> Codeine 1/10 3-5

>> Pethidine 1/8 2-3

>> Tramadol 1/5 5-6

>> Dipipanone 1/2 3-5

>> Oxycodone 1.5-2 5-6

>> Dextromoramide 2 2-3

>> Phenazocine 5 6-8

>> Methadone 5-10 8-12

>> Hydromorphone 7.5 3-5

>> Buprenorphine 60 6-8

>> Fentanyl 150 72

>>

>>

>>

>> http://pmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/77/908/371/T4

>

>

> Thx! Do you happen to know where hydrocodone falls in this

> table? I'm thinking it's close to Codeine...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, it's hard to guess without more specifics about what your situation

was, , but:

1) Not all drugs work for all people

2) Opioids don't work well for every type of pain

3) Sometimes a big enough dose isn't given (especially if, in this case,

they gave you oral morphine versus IV) and, subsequently, they are deemed

ineffective

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

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Re: [ ] Digest Number 5294(((to )))

> Funny thing, , narcotics do not do anything for the pain, they only

> confuse me. Do you have any idea why? Twice I had morphine --not related

> to RA-- although I specifically told the hospital staff not to give it to

> me, they did anyway and the pain remained unbarable.

>

>

>

> <Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

> No, hydrocodone would be closer to oxycodone.

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org