Morphine Sulfate SR and morphine

When taking morphine sulfate SR for lower back pain, taking urine tests will show traces of methadone. Try explaining you don't to your doctor!

I'm not sure if my symptoms are from morphine. I think I take a small dosage but am not sure what low or high is?
I get sleepy after about 6 hrs & jittery & dream alot; but
not sure if it is the morphine. Would like some info on the
possible side effects.

i know someone that took 8mg of morphine in less then 1 1/2 hours. and his side effects were he passed out and his heart rate went down to a 31. WHy???????????????????????

I had a large LEEP procedure performed in the OR this past Thursday for treatment of pre cancer and possible cervical cancer. I received a spinal for the procedure and everything was going fine until I asked for pain meds about five minutes post op. They decided to give me morphine. I am allergic to quite a long list of medication, but did not think that this one would be added to my list. About 5 minutes after I received my morphine injection I started feeling funny and got really itchy. I asked the nurse to figure out why I was feeling so bad and she showed me a severe hive that was raised about an inch off of my body, and my blood pressure was dropping. An hour and a half later (after a Benadryl injection) I started feeling a little better and was taken to my regular room. A couple hours after I arrived there the hives started coming back and I was given another injection of Benadryl. My body is still trying to fight off the adverse reaction, and I was sent home on medication to help flush the morphhine out of my body. This stuff is horrible!

My husband has been on Morphine quick release since Jan 2004. He became sleepy , fall asleep anytime anywhere.
This fall , Oct 2004 we went to cancer treatment center in Zion, Ill and they put pain pump in, Medtronic with Fetanyl and Bupivicaine. That seemed to work ok for his long term pain but needed something for breakthrough pain.. They recommended Actic lollypops but the copay was $50 per month so we went with the morphine liquid. That worked ok but like all of you say, his decision making deminished and he slept alot.. Two weeks after he was home he was admitted for dehydration and high BUN. The pcp put him on MS Conten he came home and seemed ok for a week then the side affects started .. jerking , sleeping with wild dreams , talking out loud, seeing people who were not there, it has been awful.. I got on the internet and found out some info.. For one thing the dr put him on laxic and MS Conten should not be used with this med. There are so many things the drs do not take into consideration. Especially the drug interaction.. It has been five days and he is finally calming down.. He is very week, and shaky, dry mouth, eyes roll around. eys open when he is really sleeping. Hallucinations are awful. I have taken him off all morphine. even the MSIR.
Is there any pain med for cancer patients that do not have these horendous side effects. Plz share . thanks!!!

Furious with drs who are ignorant of drugs uses and their side effects.

It seems my husbands death was intentional not sure if was the side effects from the morphine. He seemed to have a false sense of well being but was suffering emotionaly eternally. I believe he was delusional and extremely irritable. The doctors did not seem to be concerned. I am now left to pick up the pieces of my life

Following an op on 12th Sept I was given a self administered morphine pump, (Safe measured doses??). Within 6 hours I was experiencing extremly dry mouth, and De-jevous (I knew what was going to be said or done before it happened.)Then the most terrifying hallucinations. My senses were wide open. I could hear every conversation in the ward and outside all at once and it was all going on in MY head. The smell of flowers at the other end of the ward was overpowing.
Along with this came hot and cold sweats even though my temp and pulse were normal. I had the shakes and was VERY confused and frightened and became paranoid. I ripped out all my tubes and phoned the police to say they were trying to kill me. The hallucinations lasted about 4/5 days and the rest about 3 weeks. All this was made worse by the fact that neither Docs or nurses accepted all I was going through. I had no sympathy understanding, counselling and was expected for the most part to look after myself.
I now have post traumatic stress due to how I was treated in hospital during this personal crisis.

my husband has been on oramorph and is now lie=ke a gibbering monkey.He has mouth cancer and this is his pain relief afer 6 weeks of radiotheraphy.Morphine to me is given out like dooly mixtures without the information of what it can do he does not want to take it but it has taken my husband!!

Health carers think pain - take morphine but it makes the whole situation worse because you do not know they are in real paind or justing affected by the morphine -does anyone know what Iam talking abut!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

My male friend has been taking 1 small bottle of morphine drops that are suppose to last 3-months in addition to 75 mg patches 2 q3-4 days per wk. Just upped dossaged from 1 year ago from 50 mg patches,fenelyne, to 75mgs. Chronic pain is from arthtiyis in hips & bone broken in accident as a child and numerous times since, has adult onset diabetes,takes Insulin. Just has 3 stynts placed in his heart and suffered from major stroke about 6 months ago. Has severe neuropathy in legs, On disability and only 52 yrs old. Former pow Nam vet for short time. Have been close friends for quite awhile. His mood started changing when he started taking the morphine over 1 yr ago now and he is now severely depressed, combative and hatefull especially after his meds has been raised to higher mgs and wife now objects after 6 yrs to our relationship. Was very bubbly & fun before wife starting to objecting to just having fun & joking around. More than you need to know, but he has now became physically abusive to me by slugging me in the shoulder then denying he did it. This has happened about 3 occasions in the past 4 months since his stroke but usually just with heel of his hand and never on my face. He has never been like this to me proir to the stroke and I have spent many many days, and years with him. He's on meds for migraines, heart, blood pressure, Insulin, this is just a drop in the bucket. Try 30 rx's. no sex drive and says he's angry at the world. Is adding all this morphine to his other meds making him into a morphine monster? Act's worse at home, but I don't think he's hit his wife, she's bigger than he is. I only weigh 103lbs. Yells constantally about inappropriate subjects or time or& has no feeling or remorse except care for his child of 8 yrs. She get's yelled at as well. He has to take insulin daily. Only sleeps about 2-3 hrs at a time per nite. Recently went on meds for restleg syndrome which I'm the only person ,and he's been married 5 times that figgured this out. We are very emotionally attached to each other but I'm beginning to doubt his for me. Sx's keep getting worse, won't hardly talk about anything now. Is this normal or is he like I suspect, has become addicted to morphine? Thank You anyon that can possibly help

My 87 year old Father was taken to the hospital for breathing difficulty breathing. THey put him on a breathing machine then had to sadate him with morphine in ICU for 10 days. He has been off it now 8 days and he has not come around. All he can do is open his eyes, however, he is on a breathing machine so I do not know if he would be able to speak. The doctors said it takes awhile for the drug to wear off easpecially someone at my Father's age. But, I'm begining to think they may have over medicated him and has effected his motor skills. I know he hears me and understands me but he seems to have difficulty with his motor skills. Has anyone known of this type of side efect from morphine?

My mom is 64 and was put on a continuous IV morphine drip for about 5 days. The first day it was given to her she was awake and alert. That night, she fell after getting out of bed. Since then, she is in this "almost coma". That's the only way I can describe it. She doesn't move, eat, speak...nothing. Now she is opening her eyes real wide, but she still can't move or speak. It's like she is trapped inside herself. She was on the continuous drip about 2 weeks ago. After the 5th day, she was only given it "as needed". As of yesterday, they finally took her off of it completely. I really hope the effects of this leave her system soon so I can have my mother back.

My father is 81 years old and was diagnosed with colon cancer, he is also a diabetic and has alzheimers. My father was in hospital when we found out that he had cancer and that they could not operate because of his heart condition. Now he is in a nursing home where he has 24 hour a day care. The doctor has told the family last friday that he had 3-4 days left..he is still going but since they have given him morphine he does not eat or drink, he can't get out of bed and his mouth is all dry, his tongue was blackish in colour and he looks really bad, he is skin and bones now and it breaks my heart to see him like this. I was wondering if the things I am noticing about my dad is due to the morphine or what??

My husband was admitted to the I.C.U. 10 days ago. He was put on morphine for 8 days. He has not been on it for 2 days now but is still super confused. I was told it may take a few weeks for him to be normal again. Has anyone had this experience?? It is scary for the family to see him like this. Thamks in advance for any input.
Mary

Since I`ve been taking morphine when I wake up I`m so stiff I can hardly get out of bed. I feel very diconnected at times and blow up at the littlest thing. I seem to be spending more time in bed due to stiffness and pain in my spine and muscles, then before I took this medicine. I have Fibromyalgia and arthritis. I thought this would help with pain, I`m beging to wonder.

I got caveties in my teeth as a result of using morphine I just hvae to go to the dentist every year to keep up I guess I saw my dentist last december and my front teeth are all covered with caveries. They are like chalks, they just break so easy.

I had morphine induced coma 6 months ago. It lasted 3 weeks. I was hospitilized 2 months. Now I am much better except my memory is terrible and I am losing all my hair. Has any one else lost their hair? This is awful for a woman. I can not find a remedy.

A really annoying effect from that crap is when I'm not on it, I feel very aggravated at every little thing, and just inside I feel grouchy. But when I get some in me, I feel very happy, and everything is alright. The problem is you have to have it everyday and that turns into severe addiction, and I really hate that word, just like smoking. Is this a usual effect for everyone, what is the chemical doing this? Also how long does the sickness of morphine last for if you go off it?

i've been on morphine for hip pain after an resurfacing op failed. i'm 30 and i've been taking it for about 8 months and my skin has been awful, i get spots and lots of them! does anyone else get this problem?

my dad had knee sur. on 7/7/04 and by 7/09/04 still in hosp. he became very confused.he had morphine but the hosp. stopped it on fri. 7/09 on sat he was bad in the am but by evening he seemed to be getting better does anyone know if this will pass with time and how long it takes to get out of your system

I am not sure if this is from morphine or other meds I take for RA or Lupus but I have been having a consistently high liver function test result?