anyone ever been on morphine and whats it like?

Question

did it relieve pain and did allow you to think clearly?

Answer 1

Yes - I had it on demand in hospital after an operation. They rig you up with an intravenous pipe and you can press a button once after every five minutes if you need to for pain relief. After I'd had it explained to me as to how to use it properly, I gave it a press every five minutes for an hour. It certainly relieves the pain, and I found there was then very little effort required to float up to the ceiling for a rest..... I didn't really get too drowsy - if at all - it was more calming than anything - a most pleasant feeling, especially as it was the first time I had had some proper pain relief for quite a long time.
Actually, when used like this it's quite pleasant but I dread to think what it would be like to get hooked on it!

Answer 2

I had a hysterectomy last June and Morphine was their first route for the pain management it didn't do a thing except all most kill me (literlly my blood pressure dropped 58/30 ) ,but I was still feeling pain along with not being able to say help something is wrong I found out later just how sick I had gotten. When I was coming around they tried Percocet and that worked for the pain.

Answer 3

I was on morphine for pain relief, it was the only thing that worked, but because it's addictive I was only given it for two weeks then I went back onto Tramadol (not quite as good).

It made me feel very very relaxed. I could think clearly. The relief it gave was second to none.

(My morphine was the liquid in a bottle)

Answer 4

My partner has been on Morphine for over 2 years due to 2 prolapsed discs in her spine. She was on 120 mlgrms daily in the form of MST tablets along with other pain killers and muscle relaxants, when she was on higher doses whilst in hospital she was having hallucination and nightmares but since on the 'lower' dosage she has been fine. She is currently on 50 mlgrms a day and has none of those side effects. Please be aware that Morphine has other side effects like constipation.......

Speak to your medical team about any concerns no matter how small and good luck..........

Answer 5

I had it on a 2mg drip with an additional 2mg self administered 2mg on demand infusion pump every 10 minutes as needed after torn rotator cuff surgery.

Key thing is that it adequate dosage it absolutely works.

I felt find on the drug but oddly had difficulty sleeping..as the opposite effect was expected. I was clear headed and felt no nausea. But I know on morphine I would not have wanted to drive or do advanced mathematics. It does limit your mental and physical abilities at some level regardless of how you think you feel.

Answer 6

I am on morhine daily ( twice) for chronic, and acute pain, that does not repond to analgesia and other meds etc.
I have been with a pain clinic for 8 years.
I also have a neuro stimulator implant, to assist me to not need as many pain relieving meds etc.
I also take 2 other pain meds over the day, so I remain pain free, to enable me to work in a very demanding voluntary job.
I had a few days of drowsiness after being in hospital and receiving it in a syringe driver
While getting onto the morphine tabs, and the other tablets, I didn,t risk driving etc, although I wasn,t terribly drowsy.
I did get a bit of blurred vision, but only lasted a couple of days.
I worked out that I needed to take the morphine at least 2 hrs before I was to drive the car, and to take the other meds correctly spaced out over the day.
The 2nd morphine tab I take 3 hrs before bed, so I can take my last lot of other pain relief just on turning my light out, to sleep etc.

I never let myself get over tired, and I drink heaps of water.
I also won,t drive in the glare of sun etc, without either sunnies on or let somone else drive.
If I am having a wine etc, or going out to have a drink , I don,t have my meds till well and truly in the house and also only take the morphine, and know its when I am getting into bed.

I work, and still enjoy my life, am never really pain free, but am comfortable.
I wouldn,t be able to work, or for that matter wouln,t have any quality of life if I wasn,t taking the morphine, the panadeine forte and the SR Tramal.
And of course low impact excersise, water, and bowells moving.
Also of course, see my doctor regularly.
Freed up bowells believe it or not, does help in pain relief.
Because most pain relief and certainly codeine and morphine, have a great tendency to bind you up, bowells need a good kick start, and consistant regime, good eating habits, fruit juice, particularly pear juice etc, is almost a must, each day, as is lots of water, and excersise.
If excersise is very limited either a gentle safe laxative like senna soft or seena and coloxyl maybe needed till you have a regular bowell movement happening daily.
I only used the senna soft for a week or so, then pear juice etc, till I had things well worked out, a teaspoon of olive oil is great for me. And a big glass of water at 8pm, and when I wake, along with my 9 glasses of water over the day.
Good luck, there is no need to live life in pain, nor at the expense of quality of life, if you take these meds with sensible attitude, and taken the same time each day, unless having a drink ot two etc
You will continue to have a reasonably healthy good life.

Answer 7

I've given it as a nurse AND received it as a patient. Morphine is a great pain killer, but most people are pretty groggy from it, unless they have been on it (or other narcotics) a lot and have built up a resistance.

Bottom line: Don't expect to be calclulating any math problems during that time. ;-)

Answer 8

Had it a few times for various things and although it is great for pain relief it really spaces you out. Left very disorientated and for some reson it makes your nose very itchy!A nurse confirmed one time that it was the morphine doing it!

Answer 9

I was given morphine, it did ease the pain, BUT it totally spaced me out!
each person will react differently on it though, so if you need it for pain, try it! you can always stop using it if it proves to be too strong
Hope you soon feel better.

Answer 10

i have had morphine loads of times especially when i have had kidney stones.it does ease the pain but not for a great long time .it really spaces me out aswell.i also get very itchy after i have taken it and and itching can go on for hours x