Morphine

I would like to know how many hours after receiving morphine in hospital can a patient have a respiratory distress

My wife past away six weeks ago,suffering from hypercalcimia,Chronic obstruction pulmonary
disease,and subsequently a hidden cancer.

She was given Morphine 2.5 M every 4 hours, should she require it and only at her request,she was given the morphine at 4 hours interval whether she requested it or not,this made her extremely restless and agitated.

when I found her she was fighting for breath and before anything could be done she passed away.

I am under the impression that this was caused by the constant morphine medication

I went for a hip replacement and they gave me morphine in hospital and after my operation I start getting kidney pains and my 1 breast start swollen and I got a lot of pain

what can i do to eliminate the sympoms?

i was on norspan 20mg patches for a bad hip and now have gone off them am sufferijg from nausea headaches dizziness and general unwell

totally agrre man, you should explain to the doctors an if they refuse explain to higher authorities, you should not have to suffer (:

after about 20 yrs. of taking morphine ,my teeth have broken off at the gumline and won't heal until the remainder is removed .                i've been unable to work for 35 yrs. and don't have dental and the medical system won't pay for dental even though the problem goes back to morphine that was perscribed.

there is no difference because she was probably allergic all phine medication. Im no doctor but that is what could be her body was not agreeing with phine medication.I think phine mecation works the same usually for different reasons.

hemorage with bleeding hospitalized twice, kept going back to emerge and all they kept givivg me is morphine intervenus and tablets.Having severe back pain and leg pain and severe constipation for months of bloating.

same thing i was given morphine after i had my baby  i was totally off my head i could not function and i actually discharged myself  luckily my brother turned up at the hospital for a job and found me in the lobby i didnt even know my address

My Wife had a hip replacement on2nd March 2010, it was alresdy in her notes that she was highly sensitive to Morphine so we were told she was given Diamorphine, after the op she remained unconcious for 10 days, is there a connection, and what is the difference between Diamorphine and Morphine please?

I had a serious accident 13yrs ago resulting in my becoming a bilateral amputee and other problems. Prior to that I had been a fitness fiend running 30 miles a week. It happened a week after my 40th bday.  I no longer recognise myself as the woman I was although I have resisted increasing my dosage of mst and am aware its effect has greatly reduced I have felt so many awful side effects es[pecially last few months, feel quite desperate, and depressed. My body scares me and I want to stop but a few hours of gently trying to reduce made me ill. I  do not have the luxury of collapse being a mum of 6 and after13 years on the stuff am feeling helpless. I want to know if any other long term users have been successful please. advice welcome.

how long does morphine stay in your body

10 years ago i was in the hospital for appendix surgery was given morphine it knocked me out and when i was awake i was paranoid, crying, and felt like something was wrong with my head but could not explain it it was like nothing i ever felt before. i argued with all the staff at the hospital  i refused to take my medicine and wanted to go home . i was on IV antibiotics with a ruptured appendix the hospital would not let me go home. i thought i was going crazy i started to cry uncontrollably. if i didnt come across this site i would of never thought the morphine caused this to this day i didnt know why i acted like that it makes sense now. next time i'll be sure to let the hosp. know of my side effect.

BACK IN 2005 I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 2WEEKS I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN. I ENDED UP Hving to have surgy october27,2005 but before my surgy they sent me home with morphine ms. and when i took them foe my pain i felt very unsteady i had never takin morphine befor. a couple days later i was sitting in my front room and i started thinking about jumping over my railing and i lived on the 3rd floor in my apt. building and told my mom what i wanted to do and thats when she said thats it your not taking those pills anymore and til this day i have not touch any morphine or anything.

5ml intramuscular morphine, produced respiratory depression, inability to communicate, severe drowsiness, low blood pressure but did not relieve the pain!

what's the price of 5 ml morphine

thats shitty dude these doctors think they know what you are going through but they don t they just think everyone just wants to get high sucks O:-)

I have been on hydrocodone/acetom. for almost 4 years for pain. I have had two heart surgeries and the pain didn't begin till the second surgery. The hydro replaced oxycodone, which I did much better on, but doctor did not want me on. Recently a new doctor(VA) decided I should be switched to morphine, extended release 30mg. I took it for 2 days, pain became too intense so I went back to my left over hydro, which is 10mg/500 actem.. For me, my chest pains came back within 6 hours of taking the morphine, restless leg syndrome came back that night, back pain and neck pain not felt before were present on 2nd night. Next morning I went back to old med. VA doctor will not switch me back, only prescribed more morphine, which I refuse to fill as it is ineffective and useless. I did so much better on oxycodone, which I believe is weaker than morphine, so I guess it's ER visits when the chest pains come back.