Hydromorphone and Brain Fog: What Users Say

• Jul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2020

Hydromorphone for Pain "Had this post-op for hip replacement. Wow. Excellent. Took about 20 seconds for pain relief. Did not make me loopy, just blocked the intense post-operative pain (went from a 10 to a 2 in 20 seconds). Wonder drug."

• Ps9...
• September 21, 2015

Hydromorphone for Chronic Pain "The pain management doctor prescribed morphine sulfate (due to cost) rather than OxyContin. It was horrible. I felt loopy and sick with pain in my side. So a different doctor switched me to Exalgo SR. What a relief! I am finally thinking clearer. I take Dilaudid for breakthrough pain, and between the two, I am functioning much better. I think it is much better than OxyContin as well because OxyContin always made me feel flushed and a bit dopey in a different kind of way. (Not as bad as morphine though.) I am so glad I am getting pain relief without feeling sick and doped up. I think Exalgo is a perfect match for me."

• Boo...
• February 13, 2021

Hydromorphone for Chronic Pain "I have been in chronic pain for longer than 25 years. I have been on OxyContin for many years. I have had gastric bypass with a duodenal switch, so my absorption rate is rather low. I cannot tolerate morphine sulfate because I need to have a clear head when I work. I switched to OxyContin, that worked well for some time, but the addictive properties were extremely high. I switched to Dilaudid and was extremely happy with the results. I was taking 16 to 20 mg every 4 to 6 hours, which is also a truckload. I did not receive any euphoria, but it brought my pain level down from a nine to a four, which is totally tolerable. I have been in motorcycle accidents and have been shot, I understand what a level 10 pain is. I highly recommend trying this medication if you have had problems with fogginess or lightheadedness. It really depends on what your goal is, mine is quality of life and the ability to work, have sex, ride my motorcycle, and to maintain some semblance of joy in life."

• cow...
• June 19, 2016

Hydromorphone for Pain "I have had chronic kidney stones for 10 years. Over 200 stones, over 35 stone-related surgeries. Can't take Toradol, Morphine, or Zofran. 2 mg of Dilaudid IV and Phenergan eases the pain in about 30 to 45 seconds flat. Just close your eyes and sleep-immediately. It doesn't last a long time, 3 to 4 hours. However, the relief is almost instant and complete. No drug I have ever taken compares. Can make you loopy, and NO DRIVING!!! I only take it when the pain is unbearable-it is very addictive if overused."

• Wen...
• March 30, 2015

Hydromorphone for Pain "After years of having brain tumors, I must take pain medication daily, but for when I can't control the pain with Tylenol #3s and my other meds. I've found a medication that works for me, Dilaudid. We have found it to be a very good and tolerable medication. I don't like going in for the medication, but the relief I get from it helps me sleep and gets me back to maintaining my constant headaches (with the brain tumors, I'm in constant pain, but I can manage it most of the time). It's a wonderful medication for those of us who need it on occasion and much less foggy than Demerol to recover from! The amount varies with me because of my chronic condition, but I never need more than two injections, but it's a medication not to be played with, however!"

• Gho...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I was put on hydromorphone 2 mg four times a day and one extra for breakthrough pain. My problem is L5 is bulging and compressing the nerve root, not much worse than nerve pain. However, this drug did not touch the pain, just gave me brain fog :(("