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 |
| 4 | Migraines, kidney stone, etc. | Euphoria, dizziness, itchiness, drowsiness. | I'm allergic to most pain medications given in the ER. Dilaudid is one of 2 medications that actually helps without giving me seizures. I've been giving it for numerous health problems and chronic pain and however it never takes my pain fully away it takes enough of the edge off and gives me enough drowsiness to be able to actually rest. However, I would suggest taking it with zofran because it has a tendency to make you sick at your stomach. Also it can make you itchy so taking it with benadryl will also help. However I would make sure the dr you are seeing doesn't give you anything like a tranquilizer. I was giving ambien with this medication in the hospital along with ativan and stopped breathing. I also wouldn't recommend taking it longer than a week, because it often causes physical dependency, especially given in an IV. | F | 27 | 7 days 2mgs. 6X day | 4/30/2010 | 5 | trauma/injuries following car crash | Complete pain relief and anxiety relief, euphoria. | LOVED DILAUDID. Was in a head on car crash and had numerous injuries including all over intense torso pain. They gave me an iv of morphine which did nothing at all for my pain on a 9 scale. Gave me dilaudid via iv and instantly felt a warm rush all over. Completely took and pain AND the anxiety away, which was important at that time. I can absolutely see why some people compare dilaudid to the rush one gets from heroin. Immediate, intense, thorough. Would definitey take this again if I had to. | F | 45 | 4 days not sure? 2X day | 3/22/2010 | 5 | cervical disc rupture & radiculopat | minor constipation, withdrawal if I don't take it on time | Brings my neck pain from an 8 to a 2 on a 0-10 pain scale. Doesn't make me loopy or high. Able to drive, work, etc. Also take Neurontin for nerve pain in my arms. I just hate feeling like everyone thinks I'm a junkie because I've been on it so long. I STILL HAVE PAIN!!! I don't take more than prescribed, I don't buy it on the street, and I don't take it to get "high". | F | 33 | 1.5 years 2mg 2X day | 2/26/2010 | 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 | 4 | Kidney Stone | I experienced exhaustion shortly after, dizziness, and difficulty walking back to the vehicle. Once home I passed out for about 5 hours, up for a short while then experienced nausea and went back to bed. Layed/slept for another 2 hours or so and felt ok to be up and about. | I would request it or take it again but also ask for nausea medication as well, or be prepared for it when I got home. | M | 29 | 1 days 2mg 4X day | 2/5/2010 | 5 | unsuccessful root canal | funny tastes and smells; sleepiness | I was a 10 on the pain scale. Dilaudid brought in down to a zero! | F | 39 | 1 days | 1/27/2010 | 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 | Kidney Stone/Infected Kidney | Some nausea, but not sure it was caused by the medicines because I was vomiting on the way to the hospital. | I was at a 10 on the pain scale when I arrived in the emergency room. I was given Morphine...didn't touch it. Was given Tramadol. Those to brought it down to maybe an 8. Then came the Dilaudid. Right after it was administered I turned to my wife and asked what they just gave me because that almost instantly gave me relief. Down to about a 4 on the pain scale which was tolerable. Was on a Dilaudid drip overnight. For me it definitly helped better than Morphine. | M | 41 | 1 days | 1/4/2010 | 5 | Sickle Cell Disease | Slight head rush when getting IV push dose. Itching | Dilaudid is a life saver for me. I have been on pain meds since I can remember. I take 16mg along with 125mcg of Fentanyl and the combination of the two makes my days a whole lot better than any other medication. I have been on codeine, oxycodone, oxcontin and many more. Dilaudid is the best though it makes me itch when getting it through IV. | M | 24 | 6 years | 1/3/2010 | 4 | Breakthrough pain | Itching. Uncomfortable itching on my back and head. | I've been taking meds for pain for a couple years now and my doctor wanted me to try Dilaudid for the breakthrough pain for a change to vary the meds so I didn't build up a resistance to Vicodin. Dilaudid works fine. About the same as Vicodin. But after a week or so I realized that when I needed two pills (my dose is a 4mg tab) I had a really uncomfortable itching. Not a real big deal, I can control that with Benadryl but that makes me drowsey and kind of messes with my plans for the day. So for pain it works fine but I'm switching back to Vicodin at my next monthly appointment. | F | 60 | 1 months | 12/28/2009 | 4 | Chronic Back Pain | slight dizziness | I was having chronic back pain caused by a herniated disk pressing against my sciatica nerve to the point I was bedridden till surgery. Until the surgery, they gave me Morphine and it wasn't working well. Then they gave me Dilaudid. It worked very well but didn't last long. Only last 2 hours. They also gave it to me post surgery. | F | 34 | 5 days | 12/23/2009 | 4 | Kidney Stone | Nausea - bad, I went into the ER for a kidney stone. I went in on a pain level of a 6 out of 10. When the level got to a 7 I was given morphine IV. About 1/2 hr later the pain got to a 10/10. I was then gicne a mixture of morhine and 1mb Dilaudid and within 5 minutes the pain went to a 3. Another hr later the pain was creeping up to a 7 and I got another 1mg of Diludid and with in 1/2 hr the pain was gone. All was fine until I tried to stand up and get off the bed. The room started to spin, a wave of nausea set it in, and I had the through up but had nothing in my stomach. I got a taxi home and spent from 8:30 am to 8PM in bed not being able to lift my head due to getting nausea. I then found a prescription I had for nausea. took that and about an hr later was finally able to sit up long enough to watch somne tv for 2 hrs and then back to bed. | I tool the pain away, but the nausea was alot for me. However armed with the knowledge I can take something for the nausea I would take Diladid again | M | 47 | 2 times | 11/30/2009 | 2 | shoulder surgery | Caused more pain not less. As if drug made me hypersensitive to pain. Switched to lortab with much better results. | M | 53 | 3 days | 11/8/2009 | 5 | Laminectomy and Failed Laminectomy | Constipation. Vivid dreams. | Was given IV Dilaudid in hospital post op and that was always sufficient for pain relief. After discharge I was switched to 2mg tablets cut in half q4h/prn (1mg) for pain. Again, the drug was sufficient for breakthrough pain. I am now using Norco and Zanaflex on a regular 4 hour cycle now, plus Neurontin and Lyrica, and have found that half of a half tablet, or half a milligram of Dilaudid will ease the pain away in ten minutes. It's easy to see this drug as being addictive; the euphoria from just 1mg is quite high and the dreams are very pleasant and vivid and that's a good reason for my decision to take the smallest dose. Yes, it constipates, but what drug doesn't? It takes the pain away and that's worth everything when pain has you in its clutches. | M | 69 | 4 months | 11/4/2009 | 4 | ruptured ovarian cyst | nausea, headache, inability to focus, tiredness | When I went to the ER in excruciating pain from a ruptured ovarian cyst, I was given just 1/2 an IV dose of dilaudid; it took away the pain but I really didn't care for the side effects. After taking the med at 10:30 am, I had extreme nausea when walking around or doing anything --- talking on the phone even made me sick. I slept most of the day until around 6 pm when I got a severe headache. I took 800 mg ibuprofen and it didn't help the headache at all. Had a terrible headache the next day along with drowsiness, inability to focus, and mild hallucinations. | F | 23 | 1 days | 10/22/2009 | 4 | mrsa/cellulitis | No real side effects. Maybe a bit of pressure in my head when being administered. I could taste it too even though it was being injected in a main line. | I has a large cut from surgery to my foot and the nurse had to pack my foot with gauze everyday. I took the Dilaudid about 30 minutes before and it still hurt. I've never been in so much pain. I would have to say that without the pain killer I probably would have passed out. I do not have an addictive personality so I had no issues with needing it to get by. | M | 4 days | 9/23/2009 | 5 | Gallbladder stones | Felt very "floaty" or lightheaded, sedation, vomiting (when moving around like normal after given a dose) | Controlled the worse pain I've ever had when nothing else worked. It knocked me out cold, and I learned the hard way to ask for a wheelchair when being discharged from the ER after being given a dose of this, take this drug then sit or lie down and stay like that! | F | 25 | 15 times | 9/18/2009 | 5 | Flail Chest displaced rib fractures | Stopped pain to permit me to get out of hospital bed to walk for 20-30 minutes 3 times a day. No discernible side effects-I was on other pain killers at the same time 24 hours a day | I was given it by IV and it only lasted about 45 minutes but without it any movement was excruciating-which made getting out of bed to walk absolute torture. | M | 60 | 2 weeks | 8/24/2009 | 4 | Virtually none, mild sleeplessness,dry mouth-nothing that would make me hesitate using it in the future. | Had serious pain (8-8.5)in back/legs following PLIF (L4-5)surgery. Vicodin was helpful (although does tend to "plug" me up)but needed somthing more heavy duty at times and Dilaudid filled the bill. I took 2Mg pills every 4 Hrs | M | 68 | 10 days | 8/22/2009 | 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 |