Dilaudid for Pain User Reviews (Page 5)

• Nee...
• June 6, 2010

"I was given Dilaudid after a painful hemorrhoid surgery. Just writing this, I'm taken back to the excruciating pain following surgery. It was initially administered by I.V. in the hospital. I was then sent home with a prescription for it. This medicine is very potent and should be taken only under the close watch of a physician. No side effects other than much-needed pain relief and much-needed sleep."

• Ter...
• April 7, 2017

"I had broken my heel in 3 places and fractured my ankle. I was given morphine for the intense pain, but morphine didn't last long. I finally received Dilaudid through an IV, which made all the difference in the world! Dilaudid, for me, took away the horrible pain and made me sleep a lot. Spent 5 days in the hospital and don't remember much."

• T...
• July 31, 2009

"I have high pressure in my head from a brain injury last year. Morphine won't touch what Dilaudid can. It has worked great for my headaches, which they say is the worst head pain ever experienced. So anyway, a lot of narcotics will give me rebound pain, but this one does not. Only side effects, if not given with Zofran, it makes me vomit."

• Anonymous
• January 30, 2010

"I was hospitalized for 2 months with partial paralysis and neuropathy from an autoimmune syndrome. I had severe pain, 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 mg IV Dilaudid every 4 hrs during the early part of my hospitalization with a saline flush erased my pain in minutes without creating drowsiness, mental impairment, or euphoria. I was able to think clearly and solve complex problems. I was switched to the pills after a few weeks. Dilaudid allowed me enough relief so I could go to sleep without distracting pain and wake up in the morning without residual effects. YOUR CONSTITUTION MAY BE DIFFERENT. I was able to stop cold turkey after 2 months without withdrawal symptoms. Your experience may be different. Follow doctor's instructions EXACTLY."

• I...
• April 30, 2010

"I've had 6 back surgeries in the past 2.5 years, and two of those surgeries in the last month (I've also had 61 spinal injections), and Dilaudid is the ONLY pain medication that has worked to help reduce my pain and keep it to a tolerable level."

• Jer...
• October 24, 2009

"I had an abscessed streptococcus infection, which is a really painful occurrence. They treated me with 2-10cc Dilaudid IV injections, and it was really great. I got really drowsy, but felt nothing, even when they stuck a huge needle into my insanely infected tonsil (it was only one tonsil). I went from a 9 on the pain scale to a 1 in ten minutes (or what I perceived as 10 minutes at least). I also hear about people getting very sick from hydromorphone. The staff at the medical center were great though. The technician who administered the drug in the ER knew just how to administer it to minimize nausea. I am definitely glad that they knew how much pain I was in and pulled no punches to treat it."

• Dav...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 8, 2020

"I have bad pain from spinal stenosis - severe. I had been up to 50 mcg Fentanyl patches, and you never know how much is really in your system. I live way down south, and the hot weather made Dilaudid an obvious choice."

• dsf...
• June 20, 2010

"I pass chronic kidney stones and have had numerous stones removed via surgery. A few times, my kidneys have shut down via urine back pumping from obstructing stones. In this case, a shot of Dilaudid every 15 minutes kept me laughing and giggling with the nurses. Amazing stuff. For my day-to-day pain from stones and stone-related damage to my urinary tract, Dilaudid is really the only medicine that is proven to help time and time again. I've been on every pain medicine, it seems, over the years, and while Demerol is a close second, Dilaudid is what keeps me productive at work. I'm on 8 mg but cut them in half as needed."

• Anonymous
• June 4, 2011

"After being on various hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine drugs for a couple of years with no pain relief, I was prescribed Dilaudid (hydromorphone). I was amazed at how well it worked to eliminate 100% of my back pain. However, I quickly built up a tolerance to it, and within a year, I went from being prescribed 2mg 3x/day to 8mg 3x/day (very few pharmacies even have 8mg Dilaudid)."

• Ash...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 9, 2019

"I’m a cancer patient with severe back pain. At some point, the pills stopped helping me (maybe after 2-3 days, especially after my second chemo and lack of calcium in my bones). However, IV is still working. I made several attempts in the last 3 days to move to pills but was unsuccessful. I need to find a way to control the back pain before I discharge, otherwise, I will be in the ER again."

• 49e...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 11, 2012

"I had an IV drip of Dilaudid for herniated discs in my neck. Then I took 2 x 4 mg pills. It helped a little with the pain. I have Lyme and fibromyalgia, so my whole body is in pain, usually an 8-10 or higher 24/7, 365 a year. I take Dilaudid often, but it barely takes the edge off. It should be very helpful for a person not on painkillers long-term, and they need relief very fast for severe pain. Morphine drip and Dilaudid drip both felt about the same to me, even though Dilaudid is supposed to be stronger."

• cla...
• May 14, 2008

"Was given this drug while in the hospital. Had severe tonsillitis 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."

• Ann...
• November 7, 2010

"In the hospital in excruciating pain with ulcerative colitis, plus I'd just had shoulder surgery. Morphine and codeine make me sick, but Dilaudid was a miracle. My pain went from a 10 to 0 in minutes! I slept well, and never got nauseated. Doctors are reluctant to prescribe it, probably because it's so powerful. It really works."

• Anonymous
• July 16, 2009

"First experienced the benefits of this drug after my 10th spinal surgery. Relieved pain pretty quickly, but short-lasting. It was given as breakthrough in the hospital, via IV at first. Then the doctor scripted it to me as breakthrough along with Percocet when I went home. I eventually had too many side effects from the Percocet. I just stuck with the Dilaudid, taking it about every 5-6 hours. Now I'm dealing with being 'itchy' and think it may be the Dilaudid. I had bad side effects from Vicodin after one of last year's surgeries. Now it seems I'm starting to have side effects from things I never used to be bothered by before."

• Anonymous
• April 6, 2010

"This is the best pain medicine! While in severe pain during a gallstone attack, they gave me Morphine, which didn't really work! I kept looking at the doctors and pleading to give me something else. They gave me Dilaudid, and the pain was gone within seconds! After having two very strong gall attacks, I am a firm believer in Dilaudid. Highly recommend this pain medication over anything! I never suffered one setback or side effect from Dilaudid either. A!"

• Anonymous
• October 4, 2009

"This medicine has worked wonders on my chronic back pain. I have tried everything from Tramadol to Opana ER, and for the price, Roxicodone 30 mg tops them all if taken as prescribed and at the same time each day. The only downfall is that you must take the pills more frequently than, say, MS Contin or OxyContin, where you only need them every 12 hours. However, that was my main problem with the Opana, OxyContin, etc., they didn't seem to last the full 12 hours as advertised. I was lucky if I got a good 8 hours from them."

• Luc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 30, 2015

"I was admitted yesterday, 9-29-15, in Mission Regional Hospital. I was in pain due to having diverticulitis. I was put on IV with this medication called Dilaudid. It was horrible. I started seeing everything moving. I couldn't stop vomiting. I would try to have my eyes open, but I was so dizzy. For me, this is the worst medication. I have never felt like this with other painkillers."

• Anonymous
• November 10, 2011

"This medicine works well alone, but very effective taken with Roxy 30's. I take 8 mg twice a day, and it allows me to lead a fairly normal life with severe degenerative and ruptured discs. Without these medicines, I would be a cripple. The Mobic helps with the swelling from my arthritis and scoliosis. It is hard to find a doctor that understands, but once you do, it makes things easier."

• Fox...
• October 13, 2011

"I have been suffering with abominable head/back pain (pain lasting around the clock for up to 4-5 days straight), as well as abdominal pains with constant vomiting and no ability to lead a normal life, including having to take a leave of absence from my job. In '11 alone, I was hospitalized 4 times, 4 months in a row. One stay, I was vomiting blood and passing it in my stool. In the ER, Dilaudid IV gave me relief. I was given it every 2 hours. Zofran and Dilaudid helped at home too. My doctor put me on Vicodin in lieu of Dilaudid, saying the latter was habit-forming. Since then, no relief of pains. Dilaudid 4 mg helped great. Miracle medicine."

• Anonymous
• December 28, 2011

"I have recurring kidney stones. The pain is incredible. I'm non-responsive to acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Meperidine causes seizures. Ibuprofen works well for normal pain but can't handle kidney stones. But Dilaudid works wonders."

• Anonymous
• February 20, 2009

"Went to the ER because of sciatic nerve pressure for severe pain and multiple muscle spasms that would not stop. 2 injections of Dilaudid had no effect at all. Tried some 4 mg oral Dilaudid tablets and no effect at all. This is most likely a very effective pain reliever, but this indicates that not all pain relievers work on me. Doctors don't believe me, so I almost always refuse to take any pain medication. I think I need to be studied."

• Anonymous
• August 6, 2009

"I went to the ER after a diverticulitis flare-up with severe abdominal pain. Was given Dilaudid and Phenergan through an IV, and the pain went away almost instantly! The combination of the two worked wonders but only lasted for a couple of hours."

• Anonymous
• March 2, 2009

"For those in Canada suffering from chronic pain, the long-acting version, Hydromorph Contin, is wonderful when combined with the Dilaudid for breakthrough pain. I take 9 mg (6 mg, 3 mg pills) twice a day, plus the 4 mg of Dilaudid for the breakthrough pain. Only bad thing I can say about it is that my tolerance level for this, and other medications, is very high. And I'm only 27 years old."

• 12O...
• October 8, 2009

"I had a severe ear infection and was given Norco. I am not a regular narcotic patient and knew Norco was fairly strong, but to no avail did it help my ear. It hurt like you'd not believe, and I went to the emergency room for the pain I was experiencing in my right ear. I was given an IV of antibiotics and a dose of Dilaudid as well. It helped so much that I even fell asleep while they probed my ear. The doctor ordered a second dose before I was released and then was placed back on Norco for 7 days. Again, 2 days later, my other ear became infected and I was again admitted into the hospital for an examination. Another infected ear, the left side this time, and was treated with exactly the same medication with the same results. It works for me."

• BKB...
• November 1, 2011

"After a major car accident two years ago, subsequent shoulder reconstruction surgeries, and months of physical therapy, I am left with painful nerve damage in my shoulder. I tried many medicines intended for other uses but found to alleviate pain from nerve damage. But they all made me ill. I also took hydrocodone until it started making me ill. A month ago, my doctor switched me to hydromorphone 2 mg, and it helped a little. When he upped my dosage to 4 mg every 4-6 hours, the relief was much greater, and I've had no major side effects. It's not a medicine that I want to take for the rest of my life, but it is certainly helping now. I would say it relieves about 75% of the pain. I would recommend trying it if other medicines have failed you."