Question:
I do not want morphine!!!!
I have a history of panic attacks and have heard that morphine can aggravate them.What other strong meds can they use to control pain,will my doc go for this? — natalie J. (posted on September 27, 2003)
September 27, 2003
There are several different pain medications that the doctor can use other
than morphine such as fentanyl, dilaudid, demerol....the list goes on and
on. I suggest that you speak with you doctor about your concerns PRIOR to
your surgery. I am certain that s/he would not give you morphine if you
express your fear.
— tristahouse
September 27, 2003
Hi Natalie,
Trista is right, you should talk with your dr about this. I'm allergic to
morphine, it makes me very very sick, throwing up and stuff, I told my dr's
office and they said there are other pain meds that wont make me sick after
the surgery, good luck hun
Hugs
— Penny~ L.
September 27, 2003
I had morphine post op 10 years ago. I vowed never again. I felt as the
others described. I also had a very adverse reaction to vioxx. SO, when
it came time for my RNY I said I was allergic to both of them, and they
put a warning bracelet on me when I checked in. I had delaudid in my pain
pump, and it was ok, but the best for me was demerol. I had that 3 years
ago post op (also not WLS). Some hospitals have protocols as to what they
will put in a pump, and what must be injected. My WLS hospital would not
put demerol in the pump so I managed w/ the other. Just be careful that
whatever you do use, don't over use the narcotic pain medication, by mouth,
pump or injection. It will constipate you and could make you pretty
miserable. Best of luck.
— Fixnmyself
September 27, 2003
I am sensitive to morphine and other narcotics so my Dr. prescribed
Hydrocodone/apap 5/500 tab. I still had some pain but I would rather take
this medication then the sicker than a dog from morphine
— charanewme
September 27, 2003
Hi there. Morphine is not my friend either. I got Toradol. It helped my
pain and didn't make me sleep all the time like the morphine did.
— Kitty Kat
September 27, 2003
I had morpine after my rotator cuff/gallbladder combination surgeries. I
hit the button only a couple of times. Each time I felt "spacy".
I decided to do without pain meds and keep constant ice on my shoulder.
(The LAP gallbladder did'nt hurt at all). Personally the next time I had
surgery I'd ask them for something besides morphine.
There are many meds they can give you. Personally I would never take
darvacet (spellin?). I don't know if I've ever had it, but a friend of mine
got hooked on it. It killed him. So as my own personal choice I'd refuse
both morpine and darvacet. I've had demeral in the past with no problems. I
also like the hydrocodine although I don't ever remember taking it in the
hopital.
— Danmark
September 27, 2003
I had a morphine drip and ended up having a bad reaction to it. I
developed a rash all over and it itched terribly! I also had the scariest
dreams and thought I saw figures in the dark. The dreams lasted for a few
weeks.
— Terri G.
September 27, 2003
My surgeon doesn't even use Morphine. I had Toradol and Demoral injections
every 4 hours. My surgeon does not like Morphine..too many reactions and
can cause naseau...we definately don't need that.
— Karen Renee
September 27, 2003
Tell your doctor your fears so he can address them with the appropriate
med.
— ChristineB
September 27, 2003
Hi there! I'm allergic to Morphine.....awful hives! If your
surgeon/facility uses a PCA pump (IV pain medication), then a couple other
choices are Demerol or Nubain. Both are narcotics that work well. One
thing to be sure to do -- tell your doctor in no uncertain terms NOT to use
Morphine. I'm a nurse and know that they will frequently feel they know
more than you and if you just say you don't think Morphine is right for
you, they may feel that it won't bother you and give it to you anyway --
and most of the time they are right, the benefits of it is better than many
small reaction you may have. But if you feel strongly about not using it,
tell them -- "Do not give me Morphine, I want something else".
If you say this, then they can't give you the Morphine. However, they more
than likely will ask specifically why not and once you explain it to them,
they may alleviate your fears and then you may decide that the Morphine
will be OK for you. Good luck to you!
— Lynette B.
September 27, 2003
I had Morphine for the first few hours after surgry, but I hated it, I felt
spaced out and itched all over. The doc switched me to Fentenyl. That was a
Godsend. No more itching and no withdrawl problems. I was lucky though,
surgry on tuesday and they took me off the pump wednesday night because I
wasn't hitting the button. I was switched over to liquid Vicodin and was
off that by thursday night. I took one dose of Tylenol on friday morning
for a headache and that was the last meds I took.~~~Amy LAP RNY 08-05-03 /
-33 pounds
— AmyLynn B.
September 28, 2003
If drugs are a problem, another possible option is an epidural. Many people
who are in recovery from addictions choose epidural for pain control so
they don't have any narcotics in their system. People who are allergic in
any way to narcotics also do well with the epidural. There is no spacy
feeling and you can get up and walk around after surgery without feeling
like you are high. Just your abdominal area is frozen, not your legs. You
could ask your surgeon if epidural is available for you.
— mary ann T.
September 28, 2003
I got terrible nausea from the morphine (I was on it about half a day after
surgery)...my pain was not bad at all, so they took me off the drip, let
the option of using the morphine through the PCA pump, which I did not use
again...and they put me on Toradol shots instead. The Toradol shots were
GREAT! No more nausea and since my pain was minimal I was quite
comfortable in the hospital. I took home a big bottle of liquid Lortab
(which is liquid vicodin), and that I used sporadicly over the next two
weeks at home, mostly for BACK pain. My incision did not hurt, and you
don't feel pain INSIDE at the pouch area. I would say all-in-all, my pain
was very well controlled both in the hospital and as a new post-op. I have
no complaints on that score. Hugs, Joy
— [Deactivated Member]
September 29, 2003
Tell your surgeon you do not want to use it and he can use an alternative.
Make sure he understands your fears and history. DOn't forget - he WORKS
for YOU. This is something you can have a choice in. If you decide to NOT
use morphine you need to make sure you tell EVERYONE when arrive at the
hospital. MAKE SURE THEY WRITE IT ON YOUR CHART! Good Luck and hope all
goes well. HUGS< HUGS< and more HUGS!
— Deborah F.
September 29, 2003
I am seriously allergic to Morphine (MS is the medical abrev.)but since
I've been so sick and had so many surgeries in the past year I'm a pro at
what to take instead. LOL, but it does vary by person. Dilaudid is
basically synthetic heroin. EXTREAMLY strong! A little bit goes a long
way. Just under that is Talwin, again VERY strong, but effective. If you
decide to try the Dilaudid, be sure to request something for nausea, it
tends to do that the first time it hits the system. I don't care much for
Torodol, or Nubain. Demoral is a good choice for strong pain relief. Most
of this is something you need to talk to your doctor about. And just
because it's in your chart doesn't mean they'll read it.
As I stated above I'm very allergic to MS, but for some reason unknown to
me they decided to give it to me and I just about died. So, be sure you
tell them before they put you to sleep and as soon as you wake up. I have
found were I live anyway, that MS is the old stand by. OH well, the
patient is in a lot of pain, XYZ not helping give 'em morphine. Take care
of your self you are worth it. OH another thing. Take the name of the
drugs listed as options and do a little research on them. Read as much as
you can about them and then discuss them with your doctor. Together you
two can make the right choice.
9/25/02 down 140 lbs and still going.
— Rachel W.
September 30, 2003
I am a Registered Nurse. Morphine, if dosed properly should not cause or
aggravate panic attacks. It is true that an Overdose of morphine could
cause that. Demerol would probably be your next best choice. I had a
morphine pca after my lap rny on 8/25/03 - down 31 lbs.
— Lisa Marie C.
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