Morphine for Pain User Reviews (Page 5)

• XPR...
• May 3, 2009

"I have severe chronic lower back pain due to a ruptured disc and a bulging disc. Many types of pain relievers were used over the past, but when the pain became too much (rating 8 out of 10 each day), I had to seek help from a pain management specialist. I was placed on 100 mg SR, and soon my pain reduced to 3 to 4 each day and have not had to increase this amount since I took it. Now I have my life back, and as long as I am careful and do not overdo it with lifting, I can now focus on life instead of pain. A lot of doctors have different opinions - I tried all kinds of pain relief for 10 years, and even though these provided some help, overall I needed to be on pain control."

• Lin...
• February 9, 2011

"From one who judged harshly people taking this kind of medication, I now find myself taking it for the last 3 years. It does not eliminate the pain, however, it does take it from a 9 to a more tolerable 3 or 4. I am and have been very concerned in regard to addiction and will periodically take myself off for 3 or 4 days. Of course, the pain is terrible, but I need to know I can go without taking it just in extreme pain and can't ambulate without it. I call it my mini test."

• tan...
• August 15, 2008

"I have had neck pain and bad headaches for the past 10 months, and I have been to doctors after doctors and been on every kind of pain medicine. MS Contin is a pretty good pain medicine. It helped me out a lot."

• Pan...
• November 25, 2008

"I have chronic pancreatitis. Morphine (hydromorphone) works very well, but not so good when the pain is severe. I tried to increase my dose, but I get overdosed. My muscles feel stressed. My head is okay, though."

• tmb...
• March 17, 2009

Morphine "In 2004, I was diagnosed with Adult Onset Still's Disease. Then, in 2006, my pain shot up and was uncontrolled with just Percocet 10/325 mg every 6 hours. The doctor decided to put me on this, and it has been a godsend for me as well. Although I am unable to work due to the fact that employers view this as a drug in a drug-free workplace, I am well maintained and will continue to take it. We tried last fall to up it to 60 mg, and it was too sedating and caused my migraines to flare. Other than that, the side effects have been constipation."

• red...
• November 10, 2009

Morphine "I had no pain control on this medication, but from reading the other posts, I was not given a chance at it. My MD tried one small dose and nothing for breakthrough pain. It seems that if he'd adjusted it and given me something for breakthrough pain, maybe I would have had a good outcome, too. Sadly, I have no health insurance now and it's too expensive, so maybe he did me a favor. It would've been brutal to finally have a medicine work and it be too expensive to buy."

• ife...
• February 19, 2011

"I have hurt so bad for so long. I could not believe how well this medicine helped me. I feel like a person again. I actually spend time with my grandkids now. It saved my life. I couldn't take the pain anymore. Now I have a life thanks to my doctor."

• cru...
• September 20, 2009

"I have been using morphine now for 2 years, and it just doesn't help like it should. I am now taking 1 x 30 mg IR tab 3 times a day. There are days that it doesn't help. My doctor is a believer in morphine treatment. I would love to switch to something else, but some relief is better than none. I know what works for my body, and it's not morphine. I was taking 6 to 10 5 mg oxycodone tabs a day and felt so much better. I can only pray each month that he will listen to me and help, but fear that he will take my medicines just to see me suffer."

• per...
• September 4, 2009

"Used MS injections (self-administered) for 25 years. No adverse reactions, average increase of 4.5% per annum to maintain effectiveness. Tried several alternate products, but MS is most effective. Have induced withdrawals on a semi-regular basis and discovered intensity and duration decrease over the years. i.e. last year, ceased MS for a month with only very minimal withdrawal symptoms."

• RSc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 14, 2015

"I've been taking MS 30 mg T.I.D. for 4 months for my migraine pain with Tylenol 3 for breakthrough relief. Migraines are starting to come back, not sure what other options I have, as IR pain meds are not an option, as my migraines are too frequent, and I risk becoming addicted."

• Anonymous
• December 21, 2010

"I have a severe disorder where the calcium in my bones has just been eaten away. I'm 22 years old, but I have the bone density of a ninety-year-old woman. So, I hurt constantly. I recently was administered morphine 30 mg, and I believe it significantly has eased the pain I deal with day in and day out."

• Anonymous
• March 14, 2009

Morphine "I was given Duramorph in my spinal tap for my 3rd cesarean. The side effects were horrible. After surgery, for several hours, I had difficulty breathing. I had to force myself to stay awake because every time I closed my eyes, my respiratory rate dropped. This is a side effect of Duramorph, but not everybody will have this side effect. I can tell you that after that surgery, the thought of having another cesarean made me ill."

• Mod...
• March 16, 2010

"I'm on Suboxone and Valium every day because I have a bad back, and I didn't want to be on my OxyContin, morphine patches, and a few medicines. I have been on Suboxone for about 3 years now. But the surgery that I'm having is not an option at this time. I have to have it, so I'm glad that I can take this and not feel sick or have any bad side effects. I'm on the 100 mg tablets for two weeks. My doctor said that he is going to up the dose after the surgery and put me on something else too. Then I go right back on my Suboxone plan. So if you are like me and you are on Suboxone, this is a good medicine to be on for pain if you are having surgery, that's why I'm giving it a 10 out of 10. I hope this was helpful in a way!"

• Anonymous
• March 4, 2010

Morphine "I took MS Contin 12 mg/day for a medical condition, which has since been resolved. When I ran out, I decided (against the advice of my pharmacist) to quit cold turkey. Symptoms were worst on day 5 of withdrawal: knee pains, nausea, hot flushes, severe insomnia, malaise, and have now (day 9) gone down to just nausea and malaise. I have not, and refuse to, seek any other habit-forming drugs from my doctor."

• Pil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 27, 2018

"I've tried almost everything, and a low dose of morphine pills and injectables was only slightly better than a sugar pill. 4 mg IV and 15 mg in a pill every 4 hrs wasn't useless, but after a few years, I couldn't tell if I hadn't taken it without the withdrawal cramps, yawns, and teary eyes. Fentanyl patches were like 20x stronger, and I thought better until I wore it in a dry sauna. Good thing I wasn't alone, or I might not be alive. I find a little soma, Valium, and methadone to be best. I just make sure I don't take the other 2 within a couple hrs of the methadone. When it gets worse or flares up, a couple Perc 5s with Tylenol help almost as much as a massage and stretches. For sprains, it's all about ibuprofen and heat and ice for me. Jacuzzi baths and stretching help more than pills seem to most often. Methadone I know has possibly the worst detox, though."

• Ela...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 25, 2021

"I have to be careful or it makes me too sleepy. Hence the name narcotic, to cause sleep. Too bad that the term is now misused in the legal sense. That’s why opioid is used now, to differentiate them from other so-called 'narcotics' that definitely don’t cause sleep."

• Amb...
• December 6, 2021

"This medicine worked quite well for me. I am currently in the ER having a miscarriage. Morphine really helped with taking the edge off with the cramps after just 2 mg, and when given 2 mg more, it was almost completely gone. This medicine definitely took the physical pain away, but I was left with the mental pain."

• Kpa...
• September 4, 2019

"I had a discectomy in 2015. I was prescribed 90 Morphine Sulfate ER 12-hour tablets (red) at discharge. I only took half the bottle during recovery for pain and saved the rest until today, when I ran out of a 5-day supply of OxyContin prescribed for upper jaw surgery on 8/27/19. They are still effective as ever. I don't have an addictive nature, so I know I'll be fine taking them. My jaw pain was at an 8, on fire. Asked my surgeon for another 5 days' worth of Oxy, but she declined. I realize there is an opioid epidemic, so I understand why. I think in a few days I can cease taking them as swelling will go down. I am thankful I had saved them. I'm here because I wanted to see reviews, but a lot of reviews are only complaints. Morphine is for dying cancer patients/unbearable emergency nerve pain. It should not be prescribed for everyday use due to its potency. There are other meds for all other pain cases. Don't be mad at your doc for not wanting to prescribe it because it is really addictive."

• out...
• April 9, 2008

Morphine "I have fibromyalgia and this is the only thing that I have found any relief from the pain. I am so glad I found a doctor who believes in pain management."

• jcc...
• April 24, 2008

Morphine "This is the best pain medicine I have taken yet...I feel no high or dizziness and especially no pain."

• bri...
• May 16, 2008

Morphine "Works wonderfully on my spinal arthritis. Thank goodness for this medicine."

• luv...
• October 22, 2008

Morphine "Very good medication if you have chronic pain. Have been on it a couple of months now, taking 30mg a day."

• efl...
• February 16, 2012

Morphine "Although I am on a small dosage, it helps me function better than without."

• smo...
• April 1, 2008

Morphine "Gets rid of my back pain better than anything I have been on yet! For me, this is the best! (However, I have never been on anything stronger, like Duragesic.)"

• Sid...
• October 6, 2007

Morphine "So far, the best medication for keeping a constant level of analgesic in the blood circulation system for continuous periods of time with a once in 24 hours single dose for conditions of chronic pain."