Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Moderator's note: , please remove all your personal information that was at the bottom of your messages. It's not a good idea, because this is an open forum. I just came from my Pain Mgt. Dr. and he agreed to up my daily dose to 20 mg. and said this was not too high. I am 5'-9 " and 240 lbs. as I am sure this makes a difference. Also I found a internet site which claimed that a 10 mg. dose per day was considered low. I don't know but all this info. is giving me a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 >Bennie wrote: >High doses of Dilaudid may produce labored or slowed breathing. This drug also affects centers that control breathing rhythm and may produce irregular breathing. Be sure to tell the doctor if you have breathing difficulties, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or a condition that reduces oxygen to the tissues (hypoxia) or causes an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia) . Kathy from MN again: As I mentioned moments ago, I am on dilaudid. I am also on fentanyl patches (another narcotic). But I do use a breathing machine for central sleep apnea which is a direct result of the dilaudid, so just as you said be very careful with this stuff. Central sleep apnea means that my brain " forgets " to tell my body to breathe while I am asleep. Get checked for sleep apnea to make sure you are breathing during sleep. I had no clue I was not breathing several times per minute until they showed me the tape where my chest just stopped raising and lowering until I stirred enough to " come back around " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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