Dilaudid-HP for Pain User Reviews
- Mik...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 23, 2015
"It was administered in the lowest dosage for post-op pain. No side effects and very effective. Motrin, Tylenol, and other OTC pain relief are lacking compared to this. Morphine, IMO, is not even close to effective. I have a low tolerance for pain (distracting at the least). I have a hard time understanding why proven pain meds are so restricted when very low doses are twice as effective long-term over generic, higher dose, low-effect pain meds. Given a choice, this has been the best chronic pain relief I have experienced. Demerol was discontinued for inpatient use by Morphine. Go figure."
- Rgk...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 3, 2015
"I have many years' experience as both the patient and caregiver. Dilaudid is an excellent chronic and acute pain medication. Well-tolerated and easily adjustable. All around, I give it a score of 9 out of 10."
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- jad...
- February 17, 2010
"It's a very good medication to relieve the pain."
- Jes...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 22, 2015
"Pain management is moderate. Side effects are awful. Dizziness, nausea, and feeling of floating and not being present."
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"Twice within a calendar year, I was admitted to the ER with gastric distress, accompanied by nausea. Dilaudid was used the first time, the pain went quickly away, and my nausea stopped. The second time, I was given morphine, but it did not work. I asked for Dilaudid specifically. It was given. The pain and nausea went away. I was able to rest/sleep, and after a couple of hours, I felt fine and played golf the next day. For information, alcohol was involved with the first episode but not the last."