DILAUDID Reviews (HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.6 (204 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DILAUDID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DILAUDID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Post-surgery (colectomy) | Bad: Vomited once after 2 mg IV was pushed too fast. Good: warmed up cold hands and feet. | IV form was much more effective than PO. Really felt the initial uncomfortable rush in my abdomen (surgery site), but after that resolves the pain is gone, too. Worked better for me than fentanyl, morphine, and oxycodone. | M | 40 | 2 months up to 4 mg 4X day | 8/5/2010 | 5 | ER 3X for Kidney Stones | Zero side effects, inc Zero nausea. I see several note about nausea. I have Promethazine given along with the Dilaudid IV. Prometh works well at suppressing the nausea. | I've passed kidney stones 4x, with 3 visits to ER. 1st time the Dr gave me the 2mg Dilaudid IV w/ Prometh. Great Combo ! Even with a 6mm stone stuck in my ureter - pain was Gone. So Now, when I go to ER, I just Tell the ER Doc what I need. | M | 59 | 2 mg 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 5 | Kidney Stone | Nausea, sinking feeling, visual blurriness, dry mouth, lightheadedness, slight itching at injection site, definite sensation of being "stoned." | In ER, was given Toradol 30mg and Zofran 4mg for pain and nausea related to possible kidney stone. The Toradol worked very well and eliminated 90% of the pain. CT scan revealed a 5mm stone in the left kidney and was given Dilaudid 2mg subcutaneously prior to discharge home. The subcutaneous administration, which was suggested by the nurse and approved by the treating doctor, was an excellent choice for extended pain control. Was able to sleep comfortably at home and managed to make it into the urologist's office the next morning with minimal residual pain. Of the side effects the only one which was annoying was the nausea, which I had from the kidney stone to begin with and seemed enhanced by the Dilaudid. Nurse suggested sucking on a peppermint if the nausea returned when I got home and that really helped. | M | 36 | 1 days 2mg SC 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 5 | Chronic back pain | This medicine has no side effects aside from constipation and a general improvement in mood for me. | Dilaudid works. It kills the pain. It's also got some other excellent effects, and should be used far more often. First of all, it kills my smoker's cough. Second of all, I have been able to not start antidepressants and I have quit Xanax because of this excellent medication. It removes anxiety and depression better than Xanax ever could. Third of all, my productivity has increased... somehow, this medication is a performance enhancer in the context of study and writing. What's a little constipation for the benefits of this amazing and unique "wonder drug"? | M | 21 | 1 years 4 4X day | 6/16/2013 | 5 | degen disc disease | nil, stopped all pain | M | 50 | 4 months 40mg | 9/21/2012 | 5 | acute pancreatitis | suffering with acute pancreatitis pain relief was almost instant. I recieve it IV 2mg every 4 hours. But the pill form did not offer any pain relief, so they sent me home on percocet. IV dilaudid great ! Pill form of dilaudid sucks ! | M | 40 | 4 days 2 mg IV | 4/2/2013 | 5 | Chronic lower back pain | I take the Dilaudid through a implanted pain pump and have never had any side effects until today. I had my pump refilled around 12:30pm on 1/25. I woke at at Midnight with terrible itching. 1st time it's ever happened. Going to try and reach someone at the pain clinic on Saturday but no idea who I will reach. | Dilaudid saved my life. Before I had the pain pump implanted I had an electric stim that wasn't helping much at all. I was pretty much disabled and rarely left home. Once the pain pump was implanted and I starting the Dilaudid my life totally changed. Was able to go back to work and do things with my family again. Still can't lift or do any physical things but my quality of life improved so much. That's why this inching concerns me now. Sure hope it doesn't mean I will have to get off it. | M | 53 | 4 years 8.4 mg 1X day | 1/26/2013 | 5 | Chronic pain, periferal neuropathy | Dry mouth | I've been able to function better than I had on just Morphine ER with the dilaudid or just the morphine. There is not a part of my body that isn't in massive nerve pain after two spinal fusions. On this drug there are days that I'm at the best I've been in years. My family sees a huge difference. Not groggy, more active, not struggling to get around as much. I also take gabapentin and baclofen and they all play together quite well. Will eventually go back on the morphine per doctors wishes but for now I'm doing the best I have in years. | M | 53 | 6 months 4 mg 6X day | 1/23/2013 | 5 | Chronic pain increased/Acute pain | Constipation (of course), A (slight) sensation of a narrowing of the throat. Didn't affect breathing, and only lasted a short while after each dose. | After being a chronic pain patient/suffering with disc pain (7 herniated discs) and Fibro. I experienced an unexplainable spike in pain - Lumbar region (have 3 bad discs there) and both hips. Pain level spiked up to 10, and stayed there for about a week straight. I have been suffering with all kinds of new pains, in addition the to usual stuff. I was concerned. * Awful Sciatic pain down entire right hip and leg - Didn't respond well to TENs this time (I tried). -(Constant pain) * Sciatic pain has developed down the entire left leg also. -(Constant pain) * Feels like a short, fat-bladed knife has been stuck into my lumbar region - Intense pain -(almost constant) * Having trouble doing anything; including walking, or putting on pants. Been taking all meds as usual. With the addition of Zanaflex, due to the practically unbearable pain. I only take the Zanaflex during emergencies (like this), but it was just barely taking the edge off this time. * Unable to sleep, despite 2Mg Zanaflex and 1.0Mg Klonopin (Can't take 4Mg Zanaflex: Gives me "funny little chest pains") * Pain in my calves was so bad, it just made me tremble sometimes. Pain Mgt. Dr. Rx'd Dilaudid (for 1 week) - It actually helped with the pain, and even gave me a glimmer of my life back. I'm not thrilled with the idea of taking/being on such a strong narcotic pain reliever - But, it's amazing. I was able to take a shower, walk, eat at a table (like a normal person) I am very grateful. | M | 43 | 1 weeks 4mg 4X day | 1/23/2013 | 5 | cervical & lumbar radiculopathy | some constipation (controlled); fatigue | Works effectively with minimal side effects. Does not make me feel high at all. | M | 62 | 2 months 4mg 2X day | 3/4/2013 | 5 | Broken Discs. RSD | Constipation is occasional not very often as long as I stay on top of drinking water and eating whole grains | I take 2 8mg tabs every 4 hours. I has allowed me to return to work as I don't feel the great pain I had in the past. I don;t feel high or "on" somwthing just glad to be back in society | M | 42 | 8 months | 6/22/2006 | 5 | Broken Discs. RSD | Constipation is occasional not very often as long as I stay on top of drinking water and eating whole grains | I take 2 8mg tabs every 4 hours. I has allowed me to return to work as I don't feel the great pain I had in the past. I don;t feel high or "on" somwthing just glad to be back in society | M | 42 | 8 months | 6/22/2006 | 5 | post surgeries,cervical osteotomy | none really | had the surgery above[the doc goes into the spine where the problems lie. for me it was c6,c7,c8 or t1.] i have AS and am deformed at the neck[chin on chest syndrome] a few days after surgery i began to have weakness in my arms followed by severe nerve pain,which is unrelenting screaming until you cry until you scream again. they killed the pain with what i don't know, then reoperated on me again. the surgery lasts for about eight to twelve hours. after, i was put on 4mg dilaudid every four hours among other pain meds. i am home now on 30mg of methadone x3,4mg of dilaudid x6, 300mg gabapentin x3,and a muscle relaxant. since i take dilaudid every four i think i can gauge it's effectivness and ,it is very good,it takes the pain right down to a tolerable level. happy so far, may take away the methadone after a spell. | M | 56 | 2 months | 8/13/2006 | 5 | Breakthrough pain from AS | Dizziness, warm feeling all over. | I use this maybe once or twice a year when my Norco is unable to make my breakthrough pain from my ankylosing spondilitis manageable again and I am unable to get into my pain dr. (He is only in on Monday through Thursday as he is also a chronic pain sufferer but he is the best pain management specialist I have ever had). | M | 38 | 6 years | 1/10/2006 | 5 | back pain | tired, euphoria, head rush | worked very welll, didnt feel a thing when i was on it. when first injected, gave me a bad head rush almost to the point where my eyes rolled back. after the initial feeling, it was great | M | 20 | 2 days | 10/15/2007 | 5 | P.O. pain | None, mild euphoria | Works better then percocet or oxycontin for a take home pain killer for P.O. pain. | M | 23 | 1 months | 11/5/2004 | 5 | pain | none | good stuff | M | 38 | 7 times | 10/15/2004 | 5 | back pain | constipation, ocassional nausea, mild insomnia | this medicine was a good alternative to oxycontin. It had similiar pain relief values with a lesser potential for nausea. | M | 23 | 1 years | 10/31/2003 | 5 | chronic kidney stone disease | constipation like with any opiate, but tolerable considering what else I was going through. | it helps me function each and everyday i've ever relied on it. it's saved many sick days from work and school. you don't loose all mental capabilities unless you're watching tv or doing something that doesn't require thought. if your prone to addiction or abuse and yet your illness still requires something this strong (it's refined heroin basicaly) I recomend you address this with your doctor as he/she should then not prescribe large quanities. I nonetheless will always recomend this drug should your illness warrant it. And the threshold of pain for each and everyone of us is different, so use with caution and be functional again. | M | 24 | 9 years | 1/2/2003 | 5 | Kidney Stones | Total relief of pain and anxiety | M | 47 | 1 days | 6/8/2005 |
DILAUDID (HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Hydromorphone is an opioid (narcotic) pain reliever. It acts on certain centers in the brain to give you pain relief. FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-07 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)