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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I take dilaudid for a severe kidney stone condition. I take the pills at home (4mg), although I start by cutting them in half and only take 2mg to start. If 2mg don't help, I take the other half of the pill for a total of 4mg. I take the dilaudid in combination with MS Contin. Like many others have said, I have tried many other pain medications and dilaudid is the ONLY thing that helps me with my pain. Morphine does not help (it makes me very sick - although the long acting MS Contin is ok).
When the pills are not able to control my pain, or after surgery I take IV dilaudid, and this is the best pain medication. There have been times I've been curled in a ball in tears the pain has been so bad and this works instantly.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: Great pain narcotic, works in about 20 minutes after oral administration. I am on 4 mg tablets, every six hours, usually one a day does the trick. I also take it in conjuction with 30mg of Oxycontin ER. I can actually get out of bed and do something. Be advised though that withdrwals could be severe. I had withdrawls after last dose twelve hours ago, so you must taper off. Do it with your doctors help though.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I have suffered with chronic uncontrolled migraines for 19 years now. Recently during an episode I had to be taken to the ER and was given Dilaudid as I.V. It has been the only thing that has given me relief, the best medicine I've ever used, and believe me, I've used most all of them.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I've had chronic back and neck pain for over 10 years and drugs like Vicodin, Lorcet and others like them quit working. Was taking MS Contin for 5 years and it started to loose its effect. Started the Dilaudid 2 years ago and still doing well with it. Without it I would have a constant pain level of 8 to 9.5 and unable to do anything. With it my pain level runs 4 to 6 and I'm able to do some things. I've been unable to work for 10 years but now can do some wood working with a little lathe.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I was consuming 6 mg every three hours. I broke my pelvis in 4 places. Pain was okay as long as I was using this medicine.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I was given Dilaudid for pain control. I had diverticulitis and the Dilaudid worked great for about 1 1/2 hours. The pain returned after that.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: Was given this drug while in the hospital. Had severe tonsilitus and could not eat, drink, speak or breathe. A shot in the IV and then flushed with saline! What a relief!!! Worked instantly! Even though it doesn't make you sick like morphine, I still vomited when I got home after a dose two hours earlier.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I had a severe migraine. The worst I have had. I have been suffering from them for about 4 years now. It was given Dilaudid intramuscularly and within about 20 minutes the pain let up so I could finally relax and get some sleep.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I injured my left index finger. I was blowing out the lines on a paint gun using paint thinner and I ran my finger across the tip of the gun and the thinner was injected into my finger. it was the worst pain I have ever had in my life. Dilaudid did the trick in about 20 seconds
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: It worked great after a procedure, with very little side effects. I was given 2mg as an I.V. dose. I would recommend after and/or before surgery, for any pain ranging from moderately severe to very severe. If Morphine gives you nausea ask for Dilaudid!
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) : I got Dilaudid 2mg I.V. after a painful procedure to relieve my back pain, because I woke from anesthesia with a lot of pain the doctor said give him 2(mg) of Dilaudid and 30(mg) of Toradol I had total pain relief with in 30-90 seconds!
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I remember when I had my son I developed an infection, and was in so much pain. I went to the hospital, I sat there for 3 hours until I got called back. Then they finally hooked me to IV and shot me with dilaudid I felt fine after that
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: Crushed knee, shattered tib and fib. Leg was a mess with lot's of soft tissue damage as well. Natural morphine couldn't stop the bone pain but Dilaudid did the trick in a minute. I have to have a combination of pain killers for everything to stop but Dilaudid was the breakthrough med. It was by IV only.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: I got this as a pain reliever in the hospital in liquid for after my gall bladder was removed. My pharmacist at Walgreen's told me that they have Dilaudid, but only in tablet form, you have to ask your doctor to prescribe it because most especially dentists don't even know what it is.
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for Pain: worked great for me after a severe car accident. broken ribs, broken pelvic bone, ruptured spleen, and everything else i wont go into
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