my husband is on a dilaudid pump since he has cancer and he has been jerking alot to the point he cant sleep. is this a side effect ? i cant find it on the side effect list.
2007-01-07 04:06:23 · 5 answers · asked by Taunya M 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Dilaudid has many side effects.....muscle twitching is definitely one of them. Perhaps his doctor can have another pain med in the infusion pump - this is unnecesary torture.
2007-01-07 04:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by SUZI S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,jerking can be a side effect from dilaudid.I have severe crohn's disease and when i am in the hospital they have me on the dilaudid pump and at home i take the pill's.I too jerk from it.I don't know if you know it or not but Dilaudid is a synthetic form of Heroin.
2007-01-07 04:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Maureen B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adverse Effects
COMMON
* Gastrointestinal: Loss of appetite, Nausea, Vomiting
* Neurologic: Asthenia, Dizziness, Sedated, Somnolence
SERIOUS
* Cardiovascular: Disorder of cardiovascular system, Hypotension (frequent)
* Neurologic: Confusion, Myoclonus, Seizure
* Respiratory: Apnea, Respiratory depression
The jerking he's experiencing is the Myoclonus you'll see under the "SERIOUS" adverse reactions... Might want to talk to the doc.
2007-01-07 04:15:38 · answer #3 · answered by Jimbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 43 years I have never seen this side effect, nor has the manufacturer. It sounds like he is not getting it often enough and is having some withdrawal.
2007-01-07 07:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can mu husband has cancer they wonted to put him on a morphine pump but we found out the fentanyl patch works better and less side affects
2007-01-07 04:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋