Dilaudid

Active Ingredient(s): Hydromorphone
First Approved by the FDA: December 7, 1992
Pharmaceutical Company: ABBOTT

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Dilaudid And Fentnyl Mixture my mother had a bypass which went well, she is now in a care facility due to a severe bed sore due to a hospital stay. they have had her in bed and druged up for 5 months now. we have switched facilities and doctors. the sores are getting better now but she is on the pain patch fentanyl now and seems out of her mind. dilaudid just keeps her knocked out if used to much. we had her off morphine since it was doing the same as this fentanyl. it is so hard getting a doctor that will listen! they seem like they just want to drug people and let them die instead of getting them well. what medicine will work for someone with severe arthritis pain due to no movement. dilaudid has been the only thing we have seen that doesn't make her crazy and help a little with the pain. is there anything else not morphine based that will help. we also just had them take her off another medicine taht they started to pep her up but was doing the opposite. Thanks and God Bless! Thursday, 8/21/2008 9:39:30 AM  10 Replies

Dilaudid Lethal Dosage? I am a stage IV cancer patient and member of an invitational research and survey type website. Members primarily consist of other stage IV cancer patients, but in some cases, may be the caregiver of a stage IV patient. A little over a month ago, a caregiver launched a blog-like diary of sorts. He states his wife has end-stage, metastasized, breast cancer. His postings started with news his wife had to be hospitalized when she began the dying process and indicating shut-down. However, many of his statements do not sound clinically correct or even possible. For example, after she was admitted to the hospice section of the hospital, he stated she emerged from days of a coma-like state to experience what he called a rally. This rally consisted of engaging in conversation with himself and hospital staff...only to sink into another coma-like state after being administered IV anti-biotics for a major infection due to compromised immune system (an extremely low, chemo-caused low white blood count). During this time, he also stated that both kidneys shut down...then...a week later, miraculously regained normal function. In still another posting, he describes she emerged from yet another coma-like state to devour a huge meal, although she had and was still on a PEG feeding tube!!! (All patients I know had to slowly acclimate over a period of several days to oral feeding with jello, puddings, non-spicy soups, etc.) He now states he has moved his wife back home where she can die in the comfort of familiar surroundings. Now at home, he described another coma-like experience, followed by yet another rally of low-level activity as if she had no health issues at all. Today, (July 23) his posting states she was in great pain the night before and her doctor increased her Dilaudid pain medication to 7mg/hour. If you had read between the lines of every post since this person started about 6-weeks ago, you'd quickly get the idea this person has the capacity to cause a faster than normal passing of his wife. For what reason?...so he can start re-establishing his social life! More than one prior comment had this type “social life” focus, though subtle. Far more troublesome are comments I feel would cause any perceptive person to wonder if he is capable of engaging in deliberate acts to cause his wife to expire sooner than later. In hopes a professional monitors this board, I have a quick question: Under her circumstances, does 7MG/hr of Dilaudid seem appropriate and correct...or...is does it sound more like an accumulative, lethal dose? I apologize for the length of this post, but am somewhat bothered by what may be the abuse (or worse) of a person that cannot defend themselves. Thanking you in advance, Nodawgs Monday, 8/18/2008 3:25:00 AM  4 Replies

Can I Be Hooked I HAVE BEEN ON DILAUDID 4MG FOR 8 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN ON EVERYTHING FOR MY LOWER BACK PAIN.NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, THE PAIN IS SO BAD AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE IM GOING OUT OF MY MIND. HAVE BEEN IN HOSPITAL 6 TIMES FOR PAIN SHOTS BECAUSE IT GOT SO BAD. THE DOCTORS LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOUR CRAZY BECAUSE YOU OUR ON THESE PAIN KILLERS, THEY SAY 4 MG DILAUDID AND ITS NOT WORKING. I LOOKED AT THE DOCTOR LIKE YA ITS NOT WORKING THATS WHY IM HERE. CAN YOU BUILD A TOLORENCE TO MEDS, IT NEED HIGH MG . DILAUDID 8 MG DOES'NT WORK AS WELL WHAT IS THE HIGHEST DOSE YOU CAN TAKE. Tuesday, 7/22/2008 6:18:18 PM  14 Replies

Dilaudid Overdose how much is a lethal overdose? Monday, 6/30/2008 1:37:00 PM  1 Reply

Dilaudid Or Endoset? I'm taking Endoset (10/650) for pain from a 38 ft. fall off a roof, and it dosen't help for pain. My current Dr. is scared to wright, How do I find a good doctor that will ? Sunday, 4/27/2008 7:18:18 AM  Post a Reply

How Does Dilaudid Compare With Oxycodone? I am searching for information on how dilaudid compares with oxycodone Friday, 4/25/2008 2:23:37 PM  13 Replies

Dilaudid I want to get on Diladuid injection & Vallium injection, instead of being my own chemist. Friday, 4/25/2008 9:39:20 AM  Post a Reply

Dilaudid And Food - Can I Take On Empty Stomach? I have a dilaudid prescription, but lost the insert. Other pain meds must be taken with food or risk nausea - will Dilaudid do this as well? Thanks Thursday, 4/24/2008 12:42:53 PM  1 Reply

Pain Relief I have recently started taking thhis medication and it seems to work well. Although it does not last 8 hours as prescribed by my DR. After 4 to 6 hours the pain starts to return. Wednesday, 4/9/2008 2:15:43 PM  1 Reply

Dilaudid I am curious as to how often this med. can be taken. currently I take it every 8 hours, but it doesn't last that long. Saturday, 3/1/2008 5:29:39 PM  1 Reply

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