Do not take more of it, take it more often, or take it in a different way than directed by your doctor. While you are taking morphine, discuss with your healthcare provider your pain treatment goals, length of treatment, and other ways to manage your pain. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your family drinks or has ever drunk large amounts of alcohol, uses or has ever used street drugs, or has overused prescription medications, or has had an overdose, or if you have or have ever had depression or another mental illness.
There is a greater risk that you will overuse morphine if you have or have ever had any of these conditions. Talk to your healthcare provider immediately and ask for guidance if you think that you have an opioid addiction or call the U. Morphine may cause serious or life-threatening breathing problems, especially during the first 24 to 72 hours of your treatment and any time your dose is increased.
Your doctor will monitor you carefully during your treatment. Your doctor will adjust your dose carefully to control your pain and decrease the risk that you will experience serious breathing problems. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had slowed breathing or asthma. Your doctor may tell you not to take morphine. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD; a group of lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema , a head injury, a brain tumor, or any condition that increases the amount of pressure in your brain.
The risk that you will develop breathing problems may be higher if you are an older adult or are weakened or malnourished due to disease. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical treatment: slowed breathing, long pauses between breaths, or shortness of breath. Taking certain other medications during your treatment with morphine may increase the risk that you will experience breathing problems or other serious, life-threatening breathing problems, sedation, or coma.
Tell your doctor if you are taking or plan to take any of the following medications: benzodiazepines such as alprazolam Xanax , diazepam Diastat, Valium , estazolam, flurazepam, lorazepam Ativan , and triazolam Halcion ; cimetidine Tagamet ; other narcotic pain medications; medications for mental illness or nausea; muscle relaxants; sedatives; sleeping pills; or tranquilizers.
Your doctor may need to change the dosages of your medications and will monitor you carefully. If you take morphine with any of these medications and you develop any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical care: unusual dizziness, lightheadedness, extreme sleepiness, slowed or difficult breathing, or unresponsiveness.
Be sure that your caregiver or family members know which symptoms may be serious so they can call the doctor or emergency medical care if you are unable to seek treatment on your own. Drinking alcohol, taking prescription or nonprescription medications that contain alcohol, or using street drugs during your treatment with morphine increases the risk that you will experience breathing problems or other serious, life-threatening side effects.
If you are taking Avinza brand long-acting capsules, it is especially important that you do not drink any drinks that contain alcohol or take any prescription or nonprescription medications that contain alcohol. Do not drink alcohol, take any prescription or nonprescription medications that contain alcohol, or use street drugs during your treatment with other morphine products.
Do not allow anyone else to take your medication. Morphine may harm or cause death to other people who take your medication, especially children. Keep morphine in a safe place so that no one else can take it accidentally or on purpose. Be especially careful to keep morphine out of the reach of children.
Keep track of how many tablets, or capsules, or how much liquid is left so you will know if any medication is missing. Dispose of any unneeded morphine capsules, tablets, or liquid properly according to instructions. Swallow the extended-release tablets or capsules whole. Do not split, chew, dissolve, or crush them. If you swallow broken, chewed, crushed, or dissolved extended-release tablets or capsules, you may receive too much morphine at once instead of receiving the medication slowly over time.
This may cause serious breathing problems or death. If you are unable to swallow the capsules whole, follow the instructions in the ''HOW should this medication be used? Morphine oral solution liquid comes in three different concentrations amount of medication contained in a given amount of solution. Each time you receive your medication, check to be sure that you receive the solution with the concentration prescribed by your doctor. Your doctor is the best person to help you decide what's right for you and your baby.
Morphine is not usually recommended if you're breastfeeding. Small amounts of morphine pass into breast milk and can cause breathing problems in the baby. Speak to your doctor as they may be able to recommend a different painkiller.
Some medicines and morphine interfere with each other and increase the chance that you will have side effects. It's not possible to say that complementary medicines are safe to take with morphine. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements.
It works in the central nervous system and the brain to block pain signals to the rest of the body. It also reduces the anxiety and stress caused by pain. When morphine blocks the pain, there are other unwanted effects, for example, slow or shallow breathing. It also slows down digestion, which is why morphine can cause constipation. Fast-acting morphine taken by mouth works in 30 to 60 minutes but it wears off after 4 to 6 hours.
Slow-acting morphine taken by mouth can take a day or 2 to start working but the pain relief will last for longer. It's difficult to say how long morphine suppositories take to work, as it varies from person to person. Yes, morphine is addictive. If you need to take it for a long time your body can become tolerant to it. That means you need higher doses to control your pain. But in reality, if you're taking morphine to relieve pain rather than using it as a recreational drug it's very unlikely you will get addicted to it because you're not taking it to get a "high".
If you're addicted to morphine, you may find it difficult to stop taking it or feel you need to take it more often than necessary. And if you stop taking morphine suddenly you may suffer from withdrawal symptoms. These include agitation, anxiety, nervousness, panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, shaking, over-activity, pins and needles or ringing in the ears. Talk to your doctor if you're worried about addiction or if you want to know more about how to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
Morphine is a controlled medicine. This means there are strict rules on how it's prescribed and dispensed to make sure it's not given to the wrong person or misused. When you collect morphine your pharmacist will ask for proof of your identity such as your passport or driving licence. You'll also be asked to sign the back of your prescription, to confirm that you've received it. If you're collecting morphine for someone else, you're legally required to show the pharmacist proof of your identity if asked.
Fast-acting morphine tablets are also known as Sevredol. Slow-acting capsules are also known as MXL or Zomorph. However, it may interfere with your periods menstrual cycle if you're a woman. Speak to a pharmacist or your doctor if you're trying to get pregnant.
They may want to review your treatment. Morphine does not affect any type of contraception including the contraceptive pill or emergency contraception. But if morphine makes you sick vomit , your contraceptive pills may not protect you from pregnancy. If this happens, follow the instructions in the leaflet that comes with your contraceptive pills.
Find out what to do if you're on the pill and you're sick. It may be best not to drink alcohol while taking morphine as drinking alcohol while you're on morphine may make you feel more sleepy or increase the risk of serious side effects.
It's best to stop drinking alcohol during the first few days of treatment until you see how the morphine affects you. The type of painkiller that's best depends on what type of pain you have and the cause of your pain. If morphine does not get rid of your pain or becomes less effective, discuss this with your doctor. When you first take morphine, you'll probably feel sleepy for a few days. But the sleepiness will wear off after a few days as your body gets used to the medicine.
You might notice you are less alert. In this case, you might choose to have less than perfect pain relief as a trade-off.
Morphine is not only used at the end of a terminal illness. It's the amount of pain you have, not the stage of your illness, that decides whether morphine is prescribed for you.
Morphine can be used safely in babies and children of all ages, although the dose is usually lower than for adults. Do not drive a car or ride a bike if morphine makes you sleepy, gives you blurred vision or makes you feel dizzy, clumsy or unable to concentrate or make decisions. This may be more likely when you first start taking morphine but could happen at any time, for example, when starting another medicine.
If you or your child feel that the medicine is not working as well, do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor for instructions. Using narcotics for a long time can cause severe constipation.
To prevent this, your doctor may direct you or your child to take laxatives, drink a lot of fluids, or increase the amount of fiber in the diet. Be sure to follow the directions carefully, because continuing constipation can lead to more serious problems.
Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may occur when you or your child get up suddenly from a lying or sitting position. Getting up slowly may help lessen this problem.
Also, lying down for a while may relieve the dizziness or lightheadedness. This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, confused, or disoriented. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or not alert.
Before having any kind of surgery including dental surgery or emergency treatment, tell the medical doctor or dentist in charge that you or your child are using this medicine. Serious unwanted effects can occur if certain medicines are given together with morphine injection. If you or your child have been using this medicine regularly for several weeks or longer, do not suddenly stop using it without checking with your doctor.
Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely. This may help prevent worsening of your condition and reduce the possibility of withdrawal symptoms, such as abdominal or stomach cramps, anxiety, fever, nausea, runny nose, sweating, tremors, or trouble with sleeping.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription over-the-counter [OTC] medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Morphine may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are using this medication.
In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at While using morphine injection, you should talk to your doctor about having a rescue medication called naloxone readily available e. Naloxone is used to reverse the life-threatening effects of an overdose.
It works by blocking the effects of opiates to relieve dangerous symptoms caused by high levels of opiates in the blood. Your doctor may also prescribe you naloxone if you are living in a household where there are small children or someone who has abused street or prescription drugs. You should make sure that you and your family members, caregivers, or the people who spend time with you know how to recognize an overdose, how to use naloxone, and what to do until emergency medical help arrives.
Your doctor or pharmacist will show you and your family members how to use the medication. Ask your pharmacist for the instructions or visit the manufacturer's website to get the instructions. If symptoms of an overdose occur, a friend or family member should give the first dose of naloxone, call immediately, and stay with you and watch you closely until emergency medical help arrives.
Your symptoms may return within a few minutes after you receive naloxone. If your symptoms return, the person should give you another dose of naloxone. Additional doses may be given every 2 to 3 minutes, if symptoms return before medical help arrives. Keep all appointments with your doctor and laboratory.
Your doctor may order certain lab tests to check your body's response to morphine. Before having any laboratory test especially those that involve methylene blue , tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are using morphine. This prescription is not refillable. If you are using morphine to control your pain on a long term basis, be sure to schedule appointments with your doctor so that you do not run out of medication.
If you are using morphine on a short-term basis, call your doctor if you continue to experience pain after you finish the medication.
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