Effective alternative to morphine?
I had a motorbike accident 1978. Have undergone total 10 spinal operations(last Nov 2007). Currently, fused c1 to skull, apparently set slightly skew, as well as well as fused solid c4-t2).Continuous upper back and neck muscle spasm, leading to c2 headaches if not medicated. Currently taking 3mg/1ml mist morphine 4 hourly,(3 years) as well as various other less serious analgesics as a control.Please help, if possible. Thank you
Yeah, I HATE morphine- it does nothing at all for me.. I'd rather have a glass of water than take morphine and expect to have any pain-relief! After one of my recent surgeries, my pain-doc gave me some. So, I waited 3 days and finally phoned to ask when it was supposed to start working! They were amazed-- since it did nothing for me. So, we changed to dilaudid. It can help (sometimes) but it seems I need to take a double dose --- it is a small dosage so not a huge problem. And, I still only use the preferred number of pills per day. Just have to spread them out moreso.
Anyway, ask about dilaudid... OR, if you can take demerol, try it. I'm allergic or I would have asked for it; others do tell me it works for them, though!
Best wishes..
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