Re: Help with morphine!!!!!

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Cyrilla S wrote:

> My neuro put me on morphine, Have been on it for two months. The first month

was okay! Then I ran out - thought I would die from detox. I've been back on two

days and still sick as a dog.

>

> I do not want to take something that addicting, Neither my primary or neuro

will call me back. How can I detox?

Hi Cyrilla

I'm not sure how you got yourself in the situation where you ran out of

morphine, but, like with any other habituating medication, it should not

be just stopped like that. Even high blood pressure pills, stopped

suddenly, will send a body into a tailspin.

Usually, the doctor will give you directions for tapering off of a

medication, or will switch you to a different medication. It it's

another narcotic, your body won't care and you'll avoid the symptoms you

had when you ran out of medication.

I take a " medication hiatus " every year. (except for my main high blood

pressure pill). I just very slowly decrease the dosages over a period

of two to three weeks.

This method only works if you are NOT taking time release meds. Time

release medications must not be broken into smaller dosages. Never,

ever, break a time release capsule or tablet to try to decrease the

dose. You can get hurt that way. Time release tablets usually end with

CR or TR in the name.

If you don't know exactly what you're doing - always go to the doctor

and follow her/his instructions to the letter.

If you have a contract with the doctor, stopping the medication without

permission can nullify your contract.

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Lyndi

Moderator

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If you don't want to take this medication, take the pills and go see your

doctor. Explain to him that you don't want to be on opioid medications or

anything you could become dependent of. When a person takes an opioid for

pain, you don't become addicted, you become dependent. Yes if you stop taking

it, you will have withdrawal symptoms, so you must taper off slowly to prevent

it. Your doctor can help you with that.

Opioid medications help control severe pain. It's the only thing most of us

find

helpful to live and function well enough to enjoy living.

It's a choice, take the medication or suffer in pain for the rest of our lives,

in most cases, once we realize this pain isn't going to go away, the choice is

easy.

Jennette

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You have to call in script to nurse at office, She contacts pharmacy and they

mail. Nurse was out for 2 days, when shipped, mailman would not leave in box due

to thefts in our rural area, so she returned to PO another day before I got

message! Nurse will not let you call in earlier than 6 days,,Too close for

comfort,and yes they are time release. Thanks for thoughts!!!

Lyndi wrote:

> I'm not sure how you got yourself in the situation where you ran out of

> morphine, but, like with any other habituating medication, it should not

> be just stopped like that. Even high blood pressure pills, stopped

> suddenly, will send a body into a tailspin.

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ALL,

AVINZA is a timed released morphine with no suffix. Most opiates are " that "

addicting and other medication as my " thyroid " medicine is " addicting as I must

have it to function.

You are medication dependent, not addicted in situation that you have to

function. My high blood pressures goes up to 230/110 if I were not to take any

pain medications and I would think of dying.

You must detox with a set dates set forth with your doctor and they usually do

not do that over the phone. Most pain contracts state doctors do not do

medication changes over the phone and you must come in.

If you are not having that much pain maybe he can change your dose prn (as

needed) but you need to keep a pain dairy to help your doctor out.

Bennie

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I started on this for one month, the neuro office let me run out due to their

policy of refills!!!

Then they tried embeda since I was in such misery!!

I do not want to be dependent on a med that is not available from the doc.

They told me I could go cold turkey with no problems, My primary is smarter than

that and is cutting me down gradually, but I been ill for 3 weeks now.

Thanks Bennie and all take heed

Cyrilla in TX

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CYRILLA

This is for me, I take Benadryl and it helps with the nausea and spasm until the

doctor titers me down but cold turkey is a NO NO.

It should be flashing.

I go for my Botox injections tomorrow, let me know which of you guys did well

with it.

Bennie

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Thanks and love to Bennie!!!

>

> CYRILLA

> This is for me, I take Benadryl and it helps with the nausea and spasm until

the doctor titers me down but cold turkey is a NO NO.

> It should be flashing.

>

> I go for my Botox injections tomorrow, let me know which of you guys did well

with it.

> Bennie

>