Morphine for Pain User Reviews

• not...
• October 28, 2008

Morphine "After years of undiagnosed Crohn's, RA, AS, MS, and FMS (the short list) and finally osteo-related compound and non-compound fractures throughout my whole skeleton from 5 years on methotrexate - I couldn't live without morphine. I use a combination of MS Contin (SR- 60mg/8 hours) and Statex (full release for breakthrough pain). My Crohn's makes me sensitive to every bad side effect of all those 'great' multi-use medicines like gabapentin and Lyrica. So I'm stuck with opioid-based medicines and without them, I couldn't walk. I sleep in a recliner because of bumps on my spine and fractures in my pelvis and walk with a rolling walker. I couldn't live with my pain. I wish more people understood."

• Anm...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 7, 2017

Morphine "After years of lower back pain and 4 pain specialists, I finally found a doctor/team that listens and cares. I switched off Norco, Vicodin, and numerous other opiates to MS Contin. I went from 60mg/3X a day to 15mg/2X a day and am relatively comfortable and pain-free. I operate farm machinery and take care of livestock daily and have done so for the 5 years I have been on this medication. I have never had an accident or made a mistake due to the medication. I just hope and wish our politicians can see that these meds have benefits when used appropriately and correctly. They have given me the ability to function and make a living doing what I love."

• Lad...
• May 2, 2015

Morphine "I have had chronic, constant migraine for 40 years, complicated by fibromyalgia which added all-over body pain. After years with various short-acting pain meds like Lortab and Percocet, my doctor finally tried OxyContin first (worked, but I got tolerant very quickly) and finally MS Contin, with Percocet as my breakthrough med. My life changed immediately. I take 30mg MS 4 times per day, with up to 3 Percocet. This dosage has not changed in 15 years and allowed me to return to work full time. I have a (relatively) normal life with occasional bad days. MS Contin was not available in generic form when I started and cost a huge amount every month. Happily, it's generic now and extremely affordable. It saved my sanity."

• Big...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 3, 2013

Morphine "I experienced a slipped disc years ago, and after a few injections, I was still in pain. I was then treated with physical therapy, tramadol, OxyContin, and finally morphine. The MS Contin was a godsend! I take 2 60mg MS Contins a day, with 4 15mg instant release for breakthrough pain. Although I only get 8-9 hours of relief from a 12-hour pill, I feel 3 times a day for MS Contin would keep my levels more steady. But my doctor is reluctant to increase it. Sometimes I feel a little tired, but the quality of my life has improved dramatically without the high drugged feeling and mood swings of other opiates."

• Anonymous
• March 2, 2012

Morphine "I was on 50mg methadone three times a day for over two years and had pain every day. Waking up in the morning was unbearable. I was prescribed MS Contin 60mg three times a day two days ago. The first morning I woke up, I got right up, went into the kitchen to make my tea, and stopped dead in my tracks. Wait a minute, my back doesn't hurt, my body doesn't hurt, I got out of bed without cussing up a storm! This is a miracle. I can't believe it. I'm also on oxycodone 15mg 4 times daily for breakthrough pain. My body is now ridding of all the built-up toxins from methadone, including once-a-month bowel movements. I'm much happier now."

• Its...
• June 10, 2009

Morphine "While the first 5 years of taking MS Contin seemed to be a better life, my tolerance increased to the point that I was taking nearly a gram a day (1,000 mg). The last 2 years have been spent getting off this medication, and I can assure you it was no cakewalk. I will never use this again, but as I said, when I needed it, it beat every other pain medication I tried hands down."

• dar...
• April 10, 2008

Morphine "I have advanced osteoarthritis, disc degenerative disease, foraminal stenosis, and central stenosis. In addition, I have had two back surgeries in the last year. I have to take a higher dosage (60mg twice a day) but it allows me to function in a reasonable manner. Without it, the pain is excruciating. Now I can exercise and move."

• Bac...
• January 26, 2009

Morphine "I had anterior lumbar fusion - implants, plates, you name it, in November 2008. My third surgery. Post-operation, I was sure something went wrong due to the agonizing 24/7 pain. I was taking a combination of 12-14 Norcos or Percocets a day. I was shocked by how many pain pills I was burning through. My surgeon couldn't find anything wrong. All in all, a humbling, frightening experience. Then I was prescribed MS Contin and the agony is over. Now I'm planning to return to work. I'm walking again. My wife is weeping with joy instead of mourning. MS Contin saved my life."

• Tee...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 13, 2017

Morphine "I am on 2 100 mg Morphine Sulfate ER tablets daily. I have been on this for about 2½ years now. It does work well for my pain (bulging disc and sciatica in my lower back, and severe RA), but I am very concerned about a side effect that I am having. My teeth are breaking apart. I had a great set of teeth before I started taking the morphine. Now, after just a little over two years, I have lost 2 molars completely and have 3 molars that are broken and falling apart. My teeth are also starting to stain badly, no matter how much I brush them. My molars are constantly causing me a lot of pain. After researching a bit here online, I now realize that it is the morphine causing my teeth to just break and fall apart. Any help, please?"

• try...
• July 12, 2008

Morphine "I have been on this for a while and if not for the drug, I would not come close to a normal life. I still hurt, but this makes it manageable. The dosage has been changed twice in 8 years. Spurs, 3 bulging discs, metal, pins, and screws from a previous operation. Total success until I felt I have Osteo in my whole spine. Even if they would operate, I have had the spinal shots, I would still have to take medication. It saved me from no life at all."

• liv...
• May 2, 2009

Morphine "I have suffered for many years with AS and Degenerative Disc disease. With all the NSAIDs, Methotrexate, and painkillers, I developed ulcers in my esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Thankfully, my doctor decided to switch me to Morphine because it is easier on the system. Now, I take 60 mg MS Contin twice a day and 4 to 6 mg Dilaudid as needed for breakthrough pain. The plus is that the ulcers have all healed, and although the pain is not totally gone, it is very manageable. The minus is that I have had to gradually increase my dosage over the years because your body learns to tolerate it. Adjusting to a new dose can take a little while, and it causes constipation (Benefiber works great)."

• Anonymous
• November 11, 2009

Morphine "I have chronic lower back and leg pain. It's been over 20 years now. After several surgeries, I have decided against letting another surgeon touch me. MS Contin is a godsend! I sleep all night and don't wake up feeling horrible and barely able to move. The days are better too. I don't have those 8-10 level pain days anymore. I still have pain, but it's much more controlled."

• C3_...
• May 21, 2009

Morphine "I have been on this medicine, changing from 30 mg MS Contin twice a day and 60 mg at night, to 60 mg MS Contin three times a day, going on two weeks now. I am also still taking my 15 mg Oxycodone immediate release for breakthrough pain, taking that five times a day as well. All I can say is 'Yay' for my doctor. I have my life back. I am working two jobs and also I am able to ride my bicycle now. If not for my pain management doctor treating my pain with these medicines, I wouldn't be able to do any of this. The 60 mg MS Contin works hand in hand with the oxycodone. I went from total 100 percent days of severe pain and extreme knee cramps and locking up, to almost no pain days, totally pain-free with this medicine. What a relief."

• Xen...
• April 24, 2010

Morphine "This medicine has been a godsend miracle for me! I suffer from spinal stenosis, 4 herniated discs, and nerve damage in both legs. I injured myself in 2007, and my chronic pain has steadily increased. I have been treated with different pain medicines over the last few years, including Percocet, Hydrocodone, and Morphine. The problem I had on the others was, while they helped, they would give me a numb feeling. I enjoy reading and... well... thinking! So that wasn't enjoyable for me. The MS Contin works odd to me. I can't really explain why, but I get all the pain relief with none of the high feeling that makes you about as active as a slug. This medicine can cause constipation."

• Ash...
• September 24, 2011

Morphine "I have been in pain care since I had my child a year and a half ago due to arthritis, my hips being offset from giving birth, and a spine curvature which I need a breast reduction for. I started out with Vicodin and was going through about 7 pills a day. I was later switched to Oxycontin 15 mg three times daily. It worked for a while but it would make me high and then very tired. I became very tolerant to the medication and was switched to Morphine Sulfate ER and it works wonders! I take one in the morning and one before bed and the one I take in the morning lasts all day and keeps me pain free!"

• Out...
• September 30, 2011

Morphine "I am a self-employed landscaper who relies on my body to make an income. After taking many types of medicines for the chronic pain in my lower back, MS Contin 60 mg has been by far the most effective. I have been able to work now on this medicine with very little side effects. What I like the most is only taking one pill every 12 hours. I can concentrate more on my life/work and less on the amount of pills I need in a day."

• the...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 17, 2017

"I have been given no other choice but to self-medicate! I have a spot on my brain and a cyst on my brain stem and in my spinal column, in my neck from a car wreck that gives me intense pain, as well as headaches where I feel I would be better off dead and gone than to suffer while... no doctor in Kentucky will help, to them, everyone is a junkie! Which is just WRONG... I suffer to where a grown man sits and cries! So I will do what I have to do for pain relief! It helps when a man really needs it! I know I am not the only one!"

• ron...
• August 3, 2014

"I have 6 bad discs with degenerative bone and disc disease. I have been on Morphine Sulfate for over 5 years. I started on Methadone, then went to Oxy's. While the morphine still helps, the dosage is 30 mg x 3 daily, plus Norco 10/325, along with muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory medicines. I live a much more productive life. The morphine is awesome!"

• Anonymous
• April 7, 2012

Morphine "After reading so many people say that Kadian gave them so much relief from their chronic pain, I was willing to give it a try. I had been taking Oxycodone 30 mg 4 X's a day and felt amazing, but they are now trying to get rid of all Oxycodone and Oxycontin because it has become such an epidemic on the street. So, we had to switch to something else. She started me on Kadian 60 mg 2 X's a day with Percocet 10s every 6 hrs. The Kadian does absolutely nothing for my pain, so she increased it to 80 mg and still no relief. I have degenerative disc disease, a bulging disc, and fibromyalgia. Oxycodone was the only thing that seemed to help."

• Anonymous
• March 29, 2012

"I broke my back in 2000, and I've had several compression fractures since then and now have developed osteophytes. I was in pain every day and couldn't work, so I ended up on disability. I recently started Morphine ER, and it has worked wonders. I no longer need to take 8-12 pills a day like I used to. It's been a godsend. I can get around much better and am relatively pain-free. I don't get drowsy or dizzy, in fact, I don't seem to have any side effects. My quality of life has improved significantly since I started this new medication. Thank goodness my doctor decided to try this. I will admit, after dealing with this for so long, I had lost hope it would get any better. I wish I had known about this years ago, better late than never."

• Hur...
• January 8, 2014

Morphine "Took my pain from a 9 to a 2! Lasts all day, and rarely have to take my breakthrough pain medication. I have ADHD, chronic pain, panic attack disorder. MS Contin, 180 twice a day, Oxycodone IR, 30 mg every four hours, 6 mg when required of Xanax IR, Adderall, 30 mg IR twice a day."

• Anonymous
• January 14, 2009

Morphine "My back was broken 5 months ago, and I have been on just about everything you could imagine. I am now on MS Contin, and the pain is literally gone. I can't believe it. I have been on so many other pain relief medicines - you name it, I have tried it with no relief. I finally have the pain relief I so desperately needed."

• mi5...
• December 8, 2008

Morphine "I was nearly killed in a bicycle versus motor vehicle accident. All things considered, I am extremely lucky to be alive and still able to walk. I landed on my head and neck after striking the front corner panel of the vehicle at nearly 40 mph. As a result of this, I have 'mildly bulging discs' in C4-C7 (I think C# may be different?) with neural stenosis and syringomyelia, which is a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cord. I was taking 6-8 Percocet a day, then I moved to Lortab, and I had a problem with constantly needing more than I was given, and I would end up in severe pain for several hours out of the day. Then my doctor suggested MS Contin, and my opiate consumption went down from what it was, and my pain control was improved."

• I s...
• July 22, 2017

Morphine "Doctor tried MS Contin (morphine ER), it lasts six to eight hours, not twelve hours. I scream daily as my breakthrough pain meds were taken from me. Does it complement breakthrough pain meds? Yes, but by itself, it is not a good alternative at all!"

• Kri...
• June 1, 2009

Morphine "Kadian has saved my life. I have degenerative disc disease and was unable to do much of anything painless, I barely got off of the couch. Now I am up cleaning my house, playing with my baby, and participating in life. My pain scale was an 8 on most days, and with Kadian and other medication for breakthrough pain, I am at a 1.5 just about every day."