What can I expect? Morphine...

[mnkyluvr68]

I am starting my new medication for the pain this evening. Doc put me on 15 mg Morphine Sulphate CR, I am hoping someone here has taken it and can tell me what I can expect. I am a bit frightened to take such a heavy duty pain med. Will I get dizzy, extremely tired, will I still be able to function? Any help is appreciated.

[mnkyluvr68]

Thank you for your response. It does make sense. The only time I've ever taken Morphine was after they did reconstruction surgery on my achilles tendon and I think they gave me too much. I could hear everything going on around me but felt paralyzed and could not respond, that is why I'm so afraid to take it. My doc said the Dilaudid I had in the hospital a few weeks ago is much stronger than the morphine and aside from the nausea and vomiting I was ok with that. Thanks again, I feel a bit more comfortable taking it. I'm suppose to take it at night and in the morning. I'll let you know how it goes :-)

[dustybrown]

Hello,
I wouldn't be too worried about taking Morphine at that dose. It's an extended release formula so it will give you pain relief throughout the day and your body should adjust quickly. Have you taken any other opiates in the past? The whole goal is to get you feeling as normal as possible. I believe Fibromyalgia causes your opiate receptors to malfunction, so opiate medications will just fill the void.

Once your body adjusts after a few days (you may have a warm fuzzy feeling the first few days), you will feel less pain and more "normal." It shouldn't make you feel dizzy or tired long term. You should also be able to continue doing everything you do now and you may be able to regain some function. Does this make sense?