MS CONTIN Reviews (MORPHINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.9 (202 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MS CONTIN with similar:
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| 5 | Hip injury | Very mild acne. | The Morphine has helped me to function (mostly) regularly. I sometimes have unbearable breakthrough pain. Lately, though, I feel that I may have built a tolerance. If I take my prescribed dose, I feel pretty much the same as if I hadn't taken the dose at all. I find that if I take 2 doses at once, I get the relief I used to. So I am wondering, one: Is building a tolerance normal? and, two: Is there a way to ask my doctor to up my dosage without her thinking I'm addicted? I don't really know where to go from here. Thanks for any help that comes my way. :) | F | 26 | 2 years 15 MG 2X day | 5/15/2010 | 2 | Multiple Sclerosis / Spine pain | Can't poop. :O) Really tired and seem to pee a lot more. | I have been on Percocet for about 5 years . I was recently switched to MS Contin 15mg 1X daily every 12 hours. Not sure if it's the low dosage but it doesn't do much for pain. | F | 31 | 4 days 15mg 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 5 | Chronic pain; fibromyalgia | You WILL get constipated when you first start on MSContin, but things eventually make their way out, and once your GI tract adjusts to the body's new metabolism, you shouldn't have any problem at all. | A true lifesaver; the original time-released Morphine; ask for it by name. Could not believed how much of a difference it made to my chronic pain levels. | F | 46 | 5 years 15 mg 3X day | 5/10/2010 | 4 | pain in hand from injury. | slowed bowel movements, dizzy for first few days of use. Morphine is very smooth and mellow, so for those looking for a pain killer/speed pill, this stuff is not for you. | Wanted off OXY, was up to 80mg a day of OXY and was tired of the devil's venom. I have a VERY good relationship with my Doctor, she said try MS contin, so here I am. Not as strong as OXY, very smooth unlike OXY which is like a hammer to the head. Morphine is mellow, so if you take OXY for the hyped up feeling, MS contin is not for you. I feel ten times better getting off the OXY as I was tired of the ups and downs. My mind is sharp again, my sex drive is back, and my moods are stable. Plus I no longer have to deal with the BS of an OXY script. For those of you on the devils venom, you know what I mean. MS contin is not near the potent mind bender as OXY, but so far has killed my pain and gotten me away from the roller ride of OXY. After being on Morphine now for 90 days, I will never go back to OXY. Take care all. | M | 36 | 90 days 3X day | 4/16/2010 | 4 | Spinal stenosis, DDD, L5-S1 | Constipation. I have to take Senna-S twice daily. When I first started I had very vivid, disturbing dreams | Excellent pain medication, almost no cognitive side effects compared to most other opioids. Over two years I have not needed to increase the dose. | M | 21 | 2 years 30 mg 2X day | 2/9/2010 | 4 | Fibromyalgia, Lupus, whiplash | the constipation and itchiness are a given if you're already experienced with narcotics and chronic pain. i've been in pain since 2002 and i'm only 24...but i get a freaky-weird side effect beyond the constipation, drowsiness, stupidity, dizziness, etc. it has MADE ME LACTATE! and there's no way i'm preggers. Fentanyl did the same thing. also, since i've been taking it, my blood pressure has shot up. i don't know if the two are related, so don't take my word on it. | very effective for my pain, though i'm already tolerant to my prescribed dosages after about a week and a half. but i've been on many narcotics over the years, so i've come to expect it. i have noticed a little cognitive impairment (i feel "stupid"), and can't do a lot of the intellectual tasks that make me happy, but for the relief it offers, it's pretty much worth it. | F | 24 | 14 days | 11/11/2009 | 4 | Chronic Pain Due to a MVA March 09 | drowsiness, dry mouth, affected my co-ordination, slurred speech | I had a severe MVA in Adelaide SA on 14/3/09 and was admitted to hospital. Since then i have tried Endone 5mg, Tramadol SR 200mg, Panadine fte, Mersyndol fte, Mersyndol, Deptran 50mg and nothing worked until the MS CONTIN 30 mg 2x a day. I was sick and tired of feeling like a tablet popper, and my pain didnt leave it actually got worse so my doctor suggested i take MS CONTIN 30mg at 8am and 8pm with Panadine Forte as a breakthrough for pain. The MS CONTIN has not ended all of my pain but it has eased it 40% but it makes me a bit LOOPY and un co-ordinated after it starts working. | F | 33 | 2 days | 11/4/2009 | 3 | kneecap dmg, hypermobility syndrome | Headaches, constipation (preferrable to normal diarrhea), dizziness | I was switched from Oxycodone IR to MS Contin ER about a week ago. My dr. was trying to give me something that would last longer. The morphine helps somewhat with the pain, but not as well as the OxyIR, and I am having excruciating headaches all day. I'm taking 2 Vicodin 7.5/750 just to get rid of the headaches. I would much rather be back on the Oxy IR. | F | 26 | 6 days | 8/30/2009 | 5 | Raynaud's/CREST Syndrome Treatment | None. | Writing on behalf of my wife who has experienced severe pain due to this autoimmune disorder attacking her fingers. She got an experimental treatment of prostaglandin infusion via IV and pain has been worse since that was done 3 weeks ago. That being said, 15mg of MS Contin 2x daily seems to do the job very well in alleviating the pain. There has been no addiction. In fact it went the opposite way: she gave it up easily and had no withdrawal symptoms. But the pain returned with an awful vengeance two days later. Moral of the story (that prescribing Dr. never told us): you must take it steadily, don't go on and off without supervision. As for the question of pharmacy "attitude", I did experience that the first time I brought in the scrip (they lied and said "we won't have that for another week"), but be persistent and once they know it's for a legitimate need they will be helpful. | F | 44 | 21 days | 6/17/2009 | 4 | Severe Scoliosis & 5 Herniated Disc | I have had a lot of drowsiness, but Provigil has helped quite a bit to counteract that... | F | 49 | 2 years | 6/12/2009 | 3 | severe chronic pain | dizziness, some loss of memory | M | 64 | 10 days | 6/7/2009 | 5 | Spasmodic Torticollis, Disc Probs | In the beginning of using MS Contin it caused moderate, to severe constipation, which can easily be treated by taking Colace, stool softeners, 100mg, two times per day. | Three and a half years ago my doctor put me on MS Contin and I've had my ups and downs with this med, but am happy to announce that I've been in the process of slowly being weaned off of MS Contin, for the past month. I'm not sure how long it is going to take, until I am completely off of it. What I've learned from MS Contin: This drug is definitely not for short-term use. It is intended for someone who needs long-term pain management for severe pain only! It is so easy to become addicted to this drug, not to mention dependent on taking it every single day. I have written here a few times before. Some posts were positive and some negative. I met someone from this board and now we are great friends, even though she lives halfway across the country from me! I am just so grateful to God, and to my Dr for being able to take this medication with not too many problems or interactions and that I'm able to go off of this medication as smoothly as possible! | F | 45 | 3.5 years | 4/23/2009 | 3 | Rhabdomyolysis/pain | none | when you hear morphine you think pain relief some people get extremely loopy from this. I on the other hand was clear of mind but it didnt help that mush with pain. | M | 15 | 1 weeks | 4/15/2009 | 4 | back fusion surgery | constipation, other than that none. bad withdrawal; anxiety, low grade fever, the chills,rapid heart beat,depressed when going through withdrawal. | it works excellent. dilaudid 4mg for breakthrough im almost pain free when im on this medication. | M | 40 | 4 months | 2/24/2009 | 4 | L5-S1 disk replacement, now fusion | constipation which actually is preferrable to irritable bowel syndrome that I no longer have | I was taking 120 mg 4X a day after most recent surgery. The pain relief was acceptable. After 6 months on this routine I felt better and switched to Norco during the day for breakthrough and took 120 mg at night. I never felt addicted to this drug but I did notice that I would break out in a sweat for no reason after reducing to 1X a day from 4X. Now Dr, has me on oxy contin 2X a day. I am struggling to get pain free and stop all this poison I am having to take. There is no shame in needing pain relief just make sure you are being honest with yourself and your Dr. | M | 45 | 6 months | 2/13/2009 | 5 | Chronic Pain L4-5 surgery, DDD, OA | occasional constipation. | Excellent drug for long term, safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. Because it is slowly released the relief is stable. I have gone through withdrawal of this drug, twice, once w/a MD and once on my own. The time I did it myself I did it gradually but it was still terrible. With the MD it was a switch to another drug and it was HELL. I will NEVER go through that again and only agreed to go back on this medication with much discussion of a gradual and well monitored withdrawal, if I ever do stop it. This is, as one MD put it, a clean drug and has been out on the market for a long time. I trust it. | F | 51 | 10 years | 2/8/2009 | 4 | back and neck problems | i am in west aust and i want to come off ms-contin, can someone please help me and tell me where and who to go to in perth or in WA. I been on ms-contin for 12 years and the dose is 2x60mgs daily | M | 52 | 12 days | 12/19/2008 | 4 | Hypermobility syndrome + headaches | Dizziness only when introducing the med. Constipation after months of taking it, only getting worst. Acid reflux. The usual physical addiction. Do not have psychological addiction, but couldn't stop it without major withdrawal symptoms, need to slowly decrease dosage. | It's good, better than many pain relievers and altough can't totally relieve the pain, helps take off the edge. Problem is, needs something on top when real bad pain episode happens. Doesn't seem to have habituation effect even after a couple years, effect is still there and tried higher dosage w/o any effect. | F | 29 | 3 years | 11/20/2008 | 4 | back pain of unknown origin | The usual constipation(mild)and some initial lethargy till you "adjust" to good dosing schedule. Your body/head will tell you what they like. | This is a really good pain med. It's "smooth", not over-bearing and quite easily adjustable. The ER Tabs are great as you dose so seldom compared to Percs or other faster acting PK's. My Dr. gave me these because my tolerance for Percocet was too quick and I was quickly eating them like candy & getting minimal relief. The Contin gives you a good steady flow but I'd agree with those that say they don't last the 12 hours the Mfg. claims. Maybe adjusting more towards bed time w/b a help. This is GOOD SENSIBLE MEDICATION and I'd bet under prescribed due to the "Narcotic Stereotype." I know my Dr. told me they raise a flag with the DEA. For those of you being treated like anything other than a decent every day customer at your Pharmacy I'd suggest you tell them to go to Hell and find one where you can build at least a semi-personal relationship with the Pharmacist or even the guy/gal who works the front. ALWAYS use the same store! Ask a BS question of the Pharmaci | M | 56 | 2 months | 9/22/2008 | 4 | L4-5 DDD | Been taking for 2 years. 4 x 30mg. Other than occasional breakthrough pain, depending on the level of my activities, I have had no side effects. | I am at this moment on day 4 of a horrible detox by myself. I am in this situation because I lost a week's worth of pills somehow (can't find the bottle...think it fell out of the car at the gas station). The pain clinic filled next Rx early but said I had to make them last 5 weeks...I could not (or did not)...afraid to call them again...can get next refill in 3 more days! Pain is worse than yearning for drug, foggy-headed, weak, and shaky. Never again will I let this happen. Help or comments appreciated!! Also afraid to give email address. | M | 55 | | 9/9/2008 |