Hydromorphone and Sleepy: What Users Say

• tub...
• November 28, 2015

Hydromorphone for Chronic Pain "This is an incredible drug - I'm 25 and living with MS. Subsequently, I have terrible spasms in my back that are non-stop. I've been on this drug for over three years and have absolutely no complaints. I've tried 12 other pain meds before this - all of them making me very high, nauseated, or sleepy. Then comes along Dilaudid - my doctor decided to try me on it because I was having such a hard time with all of the other drugs. From the moment I took the first dose, I have been pain-free - without any side effects whatsoever. Because I have been on it for so long, I have become tolerant to it, so I have to begin the search for a new drug. Anyone looking for a pain med - this is the route to go."

• V55...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2017

Hydromorphone for Pain "Had my gallbladder removed, and they gave me morphine, which didn't really help much. But then I ended up with a bile leak due to complications, and they put me on Dilaudid, and every ounce of pain vanished seconds after it was put into my IV. It made me really sleepy but not nauseous at all. Very addictive, but works amazingly to relieve extreme pain."

• Dia...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2012

Hydromorphone for Pain "I was given Dilaudid while being treated in the hospital for gastritis/esophageal pain. The pain was very severe and my blood pressure rose to over 200/100. Within 30 seconds of the Dilaudid being inserted into my I.V., the pain in my sternum was gone, and I was relaxed and sleepy. (After the first 'Whoooosh' head rush.) Although I could have it every 2 hours, after the first 2 doses, the pain relief lasted 4-6 hours. Most effective, and I reacted to it better than I had done in previous hospitalizations when receiving morphine."

• emp...
• November 30, 2008

Hydromorphone for Pain "I had this when I was in the hospital (9 times in 2 years). It is the best medicine I have ever used. I hate the feeling pain medicines give you. This one just made me sleepy and pain-free. Too bad they wouldn't let me take it at home. I am now on the fentanyl patch instead."

• Ter...
• April 7, 2017

Hydromorphone for Pain "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."

• eig...
• July 31, 2009

For Pain "I think Dilaudid is a wonderful medicine when given in high enough doses administered I.V. or I.M. I'm currently in the hospital with multiple blood clots in both my legs and am on a pain pump of Dilaudid at a rate of 0.8 mg an hour with 0.5 mg demand boluses every 8 minutes, and all it does is make me sleepy. But a 3 mg I.M. shot the day I was admitted took the pain away."

• Mbi...
• December 22, 2010

For Pain "After hurting my back and in severe pain. My doctor gave me a 4 mg dose every 4 hours. The pain is gone. I can move and go to work, but when I take a dose too soon, I do get a pretty good feeling and get sleepy. The only side effects I have experienced are when I take a full day's dose, I do get itchy and have trouble urinating. Overall, I do recommend this medication."