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 | 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 Stones/Infection X4 | I have amazingly high opiate tolerance. Was the best feeling ever to come down so fast. Created a bit of a sleepy feeling, but other than that, no adverse side effects. | F | 21 | 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 5 | in ER with kidney stones | It stopped the pain immediately, but I couldn't even open my eyes or raise a finger. It was great for the pain, but would hate to take it on a regular basis. I couldn't even walk. I felt a little out of it for a day or two, but not sure if it was the drug or just the trauma of the kidney stones. | F | 61 | 1X day | 12/30/2011 | 5 | | 1/17/2005 | 5 | migraine relief | immediate relief, very sleepy, disoriented | I had the injection in my hip 4 months ago and my hip STILL hurts. Anyone heard of this? My dr gave me a suppository form to take at home, but it gave no relief whatsoever. | M | 27 | | 1/13/2010 | 5 | migraines, post op pain, iv in er | First time I had this was after my hysterectomy, nurse pushed it way too fast and almost stopped my heart. I usuallyget this in IV form in the ER for migraines that last weeks. I always make sure they give me the anti-nausea meds first to stop any vomiting and headache nausea. I get compozine, dilauded, toradol, and benadryl (in that order) and the headache stops immediately. The cocktail makes me very tired, but sleep is best for migraines anyway. The benadryl helps with the itching, too. | I have so many drug allergies that finding a cocktail that works is a miracle. I just wish drs would stop treating me like an addict because I ask for what works and what I'm not allergic too. I have a great neuro that closely monitors my meds just to prevent addiction. I've tried occipital nerve blocks and many other treatments. Can't afford Botox. Will stick with what works. | F | 44 | 1X day | 5/5/2015 | 4 | Acute arthritic pain | I suffer from arrythmia but was very surprised that Dilaudid could bring on an episode.In fact I thought it was coincidence but after reading about the side effects I now realize that taking a dose did indeed cause the irregular heartbeat. | I get bad intestinal reactions from most narcotics, Dilaudid being the exception.Now that I find it causes my arrythmia I don't know where to turn. I only take the medication on rare occasions when I am in real pain. | F | 86 | | 8/8/2009 | 2 | just got out of acdf surgery | not sure if the adrenaline caused the headache they used to bring me out of anesthesia or the dilaudid but i did have very strong headache | no help at all controlling my pain. honestly tylenol or motrin would have been better. hydrocodone or oxycodone would have been kinder and better. | M | 35 | n/a 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 1 | given for pain of a heart cath | It was bad, never want that stuff again, room spinning , could not walk without help. Took all day for the spinng feeling to go away | F | 69 | injection 1X day | 6/22/2011 | 1 | lower flank pain | I died in the ER. I had a severe allergic reaction. Found by blood draw technician. Non-responsive, bagged, non-responsive for 2 minutes.............coded | F | 54 | 2mg 1X day | 12/16/2012 | 5 | At a Florida ER | Pain was relieved and finally was able to sleep after having major cluste ahead ache and seizure! It's a very effective drug. | F | 39 | 1 times 3 mg | 12/28/2012 | 5 | After Surgery Pain Control | This was the best, I was up and walking the same day after my surgery, partial hestrectomy. I felt wonderful and was not sick like the morphine made me and last alot longer. | F | 32 | 1 times 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 5 | persistent migraine headache | slight pressure in head and funny taste shortly after administration began. | I started with a mild migraine early in the afternoon...took my prescribed medication Fiorecet (APAP 325/Butalbital 50/Caffeine 40mg). After the upper limit of my dosage,6 tablets,my head was still screaming,plus nausea and visional aura. About 9:00 pm,I was off to the ER as the pain was blinding. Upon arrival,I was placed in a darkened room....withing a few minutes,a nursr administered Torbutal in an IV,with no effect. Within 15 minutes,he returned with a syringe, he removed the IV tube,and shot about 40 mg of Dilaudid into my had....wothin a few seconds,I could feel pressure build in my head...slightly unpleasan under the circumstances,and I had an odd after taste in my mouth.,WIthin 5 minutes,the pressure atarted to subside,along with the headache.It took about 30 minutes,but the headache has gone completely with the slight aid of a heat pack,and I feel no ill side effects as of now,and am finally going to go get some sleep. | F | 47 | 1 times 40mg 1X O | 2/5/2010 | 5 | ruptured ovarian cyst | Heavy ness on the right side of my body, tightness in my throat, unsteady, sleepy, wild dreams, some itching, out of it for about 24 hours. | I had never had any type of pain meds besides otc. I went into the emergency room with sever pain about an 8 and within seconds of a small, diluted dose of dilaudid I relaxed and was at a low 2. I slept for most of the next 48 hours. 4 days later I am having stomach cramps, constipation, goosebumps, nausea, tremors. I haven't taken anything else so I assume these are side effects as well. It worked well but I am a little worried about my lingering side effects. | F | 36 | 1 times 1X O | 1/19/2015 | 4 | Status Migrainosus | Immediate feeling of being overwhelmed and unable to move, lowered my BP enough that the nurse told me I was not allowed to sit up until they administered fluids through the IV. | The pain I was experiencing was some of the worst I've ever had. I was in an auto accident about five months ago and got a mild TBI and have had severe ongoing migraines ever since even though I'd never had a migraine before in my entire life! They are completely debilitating. I had to go to the ER because it got so bad (they'd been this bad before, but my cognitive functioning had not returned enough to allow me to be able to recognize that I needed to go to the ER before this point to reduce the pain... I know it sounds strange, TBI is a strange way of living.) the dilaudid cut the 8 level pain to a 4 level pain within minutes and then down to a 3 after that. I did not get or feel high whch was my number one concern with taking it. They administered it by injection I guess and if I am in that level of pain again I would not turn it away. My biggest disappointment with it is that the doctor suggested that it might stop the headache altogether, which it did not, but it reduced it for several hours and I was able to sleep for most of the day. A full, deep kind of sleep that I felt I hadn't had in months-since the accident occurred most likely. The headache did return and increased to a level 6 that evening and a 7 the night afterwards but that's still much better than an 8! | F | 33 | 1 times 1mg 1X O | 1/3/2011 | 4 | Post spinal tap headache | Was given dilaudid IV in the Emergency Room, and within minutes my pain was relieved, but I had respiratory depression. Staff simply had to remind me to breathe, and I was ok again. Very tired and disconnected for about 2 hours after administration. | It did the job, but might have been overkill. It was the worst headache of my life, but I bet IV morphine would have done the trick. | M | 32 | 1 times | 1/15/2009 | 2 | In the ER for prolonged headache | Restlessness, nausea, shakiness, inability to sleep, lightheadedness, dizziness, loss of appetite | I went to the ER as I had been having migraine-like symptoms for a total of eleven days. After the doctor in the ER again classified it as a classic migraine, he told me, EVEN THOUGH my pain was only at a 3 or 4, that my only option was to be given Dilaudid intravenously if I wanted to get rid of the pain. I consented, and within the first few minutes after being given the drug I felt quite strange and uneasy. My headache did seem to go away, but the effects I felt afterward were, to me, not worth it. Immediately following, I could barely move, and felt like I needed to sleep for a year. Unable to walk, I had to be wheeled out of the hospital in a wheelchair, and I expected to just fall asleep once I got home. However, once I got into bed, I tossed and turned for at least five hours, completely unable to sleep a wink even though I desperately wanted to. After finally getting some rest, when I awoke the next morning, I felt restless, anxious, nauseous, and I couldn't stop moving my body. I paced around my apartment the whole day, and I cannot remember ever feeling quite so terrible in a very long time. For the amount of pain I had had (which was not severe), it was completely unnecessary to give me such a strong medication. I don't recommend IV Dilaudid unless one has very severe or chronic pain. | F | 19 | 1 times | 8/9/2009 | 1 | Joint replacement post surgery | Extreme agitation n increased pain. | My brother had same reaction so there could be genetic sensitivity/allergy. | F | 58 | 1 times | 5/7/2018 | 1 | Pain from gallstones | RESPIRATORY ARREST | F | 17 | 1 times 1 MG 1X day | 1/6/2012 | 1 | for abdominal pain | extreme respiratory depression, nearly had a heart attack, and almost died from my heart, lungs, shutting down. Couldn't walk, no strength for a long time(6 weeks) | I would never take it again, The morphine didn''t work, but dilaudid almost ended my life. I was so glad my sister was next to me and saw the effects. No doctor or nurse was checking or monitoring. Everyone should have someone near by and know the signs of shutting down( dying). I really know how quickly I was dying. | F | 60 | 1 times 2mg 1X day | 11/2/2011 |
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)