MORPHINE SULFATE Reviews (MORPHINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (109 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MORPHINE SULFATE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MORPHINE SULFAT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Chronic Cervical pain | THE WORST...bar none. My 86 year old Mom was taken off Fentanyl patches because they were not cutting it anymore and if she took more fentanyl, she would become loopy. So the pain mgmt doc put her on Morphine, which has been a nightmare start to finish. Her legs no longer worked because the morphine rendered them useless. THEN, she lost the ability to urinate. Talk about one miserable lady. So we are weaning her off, and going to start the hydrocodone again. The withdrawals are NOT fun. If you are elderly, I would NOT suggest you taking Morphine. | F | 86 | 30 days 30 Mgs 3X day | 11/3/2010 | 1 | Pain relief from back surgery | Experienced -- hollucinations, confusion, combativeness, dillerium, unable to urinate, constipated. | Elderly people should consult physician about side effects before given this drug. I would NOT -- NOT recommend this drug to anyone. My granddaughter was given this drug when delivering a baby by c-section and also hollucinated. BAD BAD STUFF!!! | F | 80 | 0.5 days | 3/2/2006 | 1 | Hip replacement. For pain | Headaches stomach upset intestine upset for two months | Upon stopping this drug I had terrible headache for 2 months | F | 77 | 1 months 15mgs 2xs | 4/11/2016 | 2 | left knee pain | none | just makes you feel a little dried moth | F | 75 | 9 months 30 mg | 1/22/2017 | 1 | broken back | my mom is still in so much pain she cant stand it. | F | 74 | 2 weeks 15 mg. | 2/6/2012 | 3 | chornic pain, | Dry mouth, constipation | It does not help my knees or shoulder. Complete rupture of thigh tendon of left knee and a left shoulder replacement. | M | 73 | 3 years 15 mg 3X day | 10/15/2012 | 1 | Pain management P | Extreme apathy... | F | 70 | 3 years 30 to 60 m | 4/2/2014 | 1 | sciotic nerve pain...severe | can not fall asleep! | 1st day it was great, no pain. Useless after that. In 3rd day, cannot even go from computer to kitchen without a ton of pain | M | 70 | 3 days 15 2X day | 2/4/2017 | 5 | osreoarthritis | None | Why does he want me stop it before i have my surgery? | 69 | 10 years 30 mg | 2/17/2015 | 4 | failed spine surgery | It depends on how much you take. (see comments) | I resisted going on morphine, but years of anti-inflammatory medication, Tylenol with codeine 3, and Vicodin for nerve pain caused severe acid reflux and a bleeding ulcer. The ulcer healed after a few months of medication, but I will have the reflux for life. I was put on morphine on the theory that I could take less of it to get the same effect. I have been on morphine for seven years. At first I took only 1/4 tablet a few times a week for flares; and it would put me OUT. My spine steadily worsened; I am now on a maintenance dose of 15 mg ER/2X day. I would have no life at all without morphine and a very limited life with it. I have had some extremely severe flares of pain from my spine and trigeminal nerve pain, during which I doubled the dose I was taking and still had severe pain. I went back down to my maintenance dose as soon as possible. At 15 mg/2X day, I have no significant side effects. I have some concentration problems at times, but I have that with severe pain as well. I drink lots of water and eat a high fiber diet; and that keeps things moving. At double this dose, I have dry mouth, constant thirst, loss of taste, loss of appetite, constipation, cognitive problems, and apathy. So my feeling about morphine is that it can be a good solution, depending on your situation and how much you take. I am definitely acclimated or addicted, whatever you want to call it. But once you have a certain level of pain, it's not as though there's a choice. | F | 67 | 7 years 15 mg 2X day | 9/24/2012 | 4 | degenerative disc/ back & neck pain | It works well as long as I take it as soon as I get up in the morning. 15mg twice a day. Constipation a plus because I have IBS and diarrhea. Disappears when on morphine. | My doctor is reluctant to prescribe the proper amount and then leaves me with none. The pain returns with a vengence. I have taken ultram, tramadol, Vioxx, Celebrex, muscle relaxants and either they didn't work or I was Allergic! | F | 66 | 4 years | 4/29/2009 | 4 | copd | I titrate morphine and take when needed. Helps a lot when I feel I can't breathe. | M | 66 | 7 months 5-10 mg 4X day | 1/17/2017 | 5 | fibromyalgia | Dehydration and constipation, loss of appetite, nausea, bad dreams | Very clear that this is an 8-hour drug for me, not 12 hour. Worked slowly from 15mg each dose to current 90, where I have been for a month with virtually no breakthrough pain. I do not have the craving that Oxycodone by itself left me with, and if I need to take oxycodone for rare breakthrough pain there is still no craving and no euphoria. NO mania of the kind that I had on Lyrica for 3 years before it went sour altogether. The side-effects are unpleasant, and the stigma is difficult psychologically, but after two decades of trying 44 medications as well as alternative treatment I am finally in no pain. Now for the rest of the symptoms, which are much more noticeable now that I'm no longer in pain. | F | 65 | 2 months 90 MG 3X day | 2/13/2012 | 2 | Back, neck | I think low libido | M | 65 | 3 months 45 | 12/5/2015 | 1 | lumbar fusion within the month | None | Lumbar surgery due within 1 month. Fusion of two discs, titanium rods to be used. Stenosis, osteoporosis, degenerative disc disease, buldging discs. I was changed from Hydrocodone to Morphine about 7 months ago. Morphine has been increased to now 60 mgs 2 X day and 30 mgs 4 X day. It only takes the edge off. I am still in a lot of pain. Side effects of constipation only. Morphine Sulfate has not effected me mentally at all. I handle all mental responsibilities as before. I drive occasionally, not because I can't do it, but because I am afraid that if there were an accident even if not my fault, that I may be sued due to taking this medication. I do not recommend this medication to anyone for the problems I have. I feel it really does not do me any good at all. I just want my quality of life back. I need to be rid of this pain. | F | 65 | 7 months 60 2X day | 7/14/2010 | 1 | RA and herniated disks in neck | It pretty much stops my RA as much as I can do normal activities. Doesn't do anything for my neck. Makes me itch no hives or welts just an itch. Also have noticed I have to just push to pee. I don't like taking it. Will ask my RA Dr for a change of meds. Also no sleep at night so stay sleepy all day Would not recommend this medication. | F | 64 | 5 months 30 mg | 7/27/2014 | 1 | Total knee replacement | Many terrible halluciations, in color, and frequent. I had a difficult time getting the nursing staff to listen to me. Also, the pain relief was miminal. Then came the itching. Like I was on fire. Finally I was changed to another medication. The halluciations lasted 3 -4 days after the medicine was discontinued. | I know this drug is very helpful for many patients, but I feel that when a patient is having halluciations, they should be taken off the drug as soon as possible. I think that this is probably a sign that the pain relief function will not work. I also believe that patients should be consulted as to how difficult this is for them and that they are NOT crazy and it is Not permanent. | F | 63 | 1.5 days | 4/7/2006 | 5 | A 33 foot fall crushed back/legs | None. | Works well with chronic pain | M | 62 | 6 years 60 mg 4X day | 5/26/2015 | 5 | SEVERE PAIN | Brain dysfunction--I find it very difficult to think or to organize my day | It's the one MED that gave me my life back from the pain but fighting depression from inability to plan/organize | F | 62 | 4 years 30mg | 12/1/2016 | 5 | Total hip replacement | Side effects: constipation, pain reduction that lead me to believe and act (in therapy) in the belief that I could progress faster in recovery than was reasonable to believe, mild withdrawal, signs and symptoms after end of prescription, during the time when post operative depression for total hip replacement is most prevalent | Outstanding pain relief after Total Hip Replacement due to Rapid Onset Dysbaric Osteonecrosis(commercial Deep Sea Diver in the '70's and '80's). Suggest greater emphasis on structured weaning off of morphine sulfate concomitantly with the initiation of anti-depressant medication therapy during that transition time with Total Hip Replacement. | M | 61 | 14 days 2-4 mg 3X day | 9/5/2013 |
MORPHINE SULFATE (MORPHINE SULFATE): This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The higher strengths of this drug (100 milligrams or more per tablet) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of opioid pain medications. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of morphine to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional ("as needed") use. FDA Approval Date: 2006-10-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)