Morphine tablets..

tjt6768

Hi all, no big deal.
I started on my new tablets night before last, just wondered if there are any out there with experience of the MST 15mg M/R tablets? Gotta say, sop far I have woken up in less pain on a morning than I was doing, albeit quite drowsey, oh, ok, dopey.. lol

Then about 3pm I am on agony again, but my GP did tell me I could take some paracetamol with them, I did this yesterday, well I actually took co-codamol because at that point I couldn't get out of bed and reach the paracetamol..
I take the morphine 12hrs apart, so have been taking them at 9am and 9pm.... One question is, will they take time to get into my system and work the whole day? If not then I will just add the paracetamol.
And another, will I get 'used' to the drowsiness, as I need to be able to drive when I can..

Oh, and one more not really important one, but, why the hell are they green?? LOL... I mean, incredible Hulk green!!!!!

Thanks in advance


Tony

valval

tony did you say green yuk would put me off to start with can not help you but good luck hope it works soon val

c4thyg

Tony,

I used to have pain patches which I believe are similar and they took 3-4 days to fully work. I was also quite drowsy while on them but it did improve over a couple of weeks. The reason I didn't like them was that I couldn't focus on anything but that isn't the case for everyone.

As for why they are green, as a physiologist/pharmacologist, it is so that they can be quickly identified if someone takes them to overdose. Morphine is well known for these things and if someone tells the 999 operator the colour of the tablets they can narrow it down very quickly and have treatment ready at A&E.

tjt6768

c4thyg wrote:

Tony,

I used to have pain patches which I believe are similar and they took 3-4 days to fully work. I was also quite drowsy while on them but it did improve over a couple of weeks. The reason I didn't like them was that I couldn't focus on anything but that isn't the case for everyone.

As for why they are green, as a physiologist/pharmacologist, it is so that they can be quickly identified if someone takes them to overdose. Morphine is well known for these things and if someone tells the 999 operator the colour of the tablets they can narrow it down very quickly and have treatment ready at A&E.

Makes sense re the colour.. Thanks for the other info too.. I am hoping that I am not too drowsy this afternoon, my brother just rang me and wants me to go over.. Will see how I am though, not gonna drive if I don't feel safe..

Thanks again

Tony

c4thyg

I hope you feel ok this afternoon, otherwise could your brother come to you?

frogmorton

Hi Tony

GREEN!!!

How delightful and yes definitely noticeable I would think.

Hey Tony just check in case you are not ok to take co-cos with them...think that MIGHT just be the case. :shock: probably ok though and me worrying unecessarily though :roll:

I have pain patches and love them No breakthrough normally and if there is i just add anti-inflam

If you don't feel safe to drive then don't - you could still get into trouble.

Love

Toni xx

tjt6768

Hi Toni & Cathy...

I have told my brother it will have to wait anyway, I am feeling a bit more normal now but don't think I would be up to driving.. not gonna risk anything.
The co-codamol was a one off so if i need owt today i will just have paracetamol..

Thanks to you both again...

PS, I was hoping it would be patches actually but will see how I go on with these Mod Release ones..

Tony

barbara12

Hi Tony
I had to treat my brother with MST, if I remember it took a couple of days to get in the system, but he started off taking the ordinary MST by that I mean quick release, the doctor said it was easier to know when the dose wanted upping slightly, then it did with slow release
So if you feel they are wearing off to soon ask for the other ones till you get the dose right.
The dopyness does wear off.
Barbara x

tjt6768

barbara12 wrote:

Hi Tony
I had to treat my brother with MST, if I remember it took a couple of days to get in the system, but he started off taking the ordinary MST by that I mean quick release, the doctor said it was easier to know when the dose wanted upping slightly, then it did with slow release
So if you feel they are wearing off to soon ask for the other ones till you get the dose right.
The dopyness does wear off.
Barbara x

Thanks luv..

As for the dopeyness, that's probably just me! Heehee

Tony

frogmorton

Thanks luv..

As for the dopeyness, that's probably just me! Heehee

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tjt6768

Just an update on things with the morphine tablets, basically I stopped taking them, sure I was sleepin a little better and was waking up in less pain than before BUT, I felt so ill and out of sorts with them, and during the day the pain relief was wearing off. Now I know that they can take a couple of weeks to start working right and for the bad effects to wear off but I really could not go on like that, after two days I looked and felt like a zombie and I did have things to do and places to go which if I had carried on feeling that way I certainly wouldn't have managed. So I came to the decision last night not to take the morphine but go back to the old regieme of diclofenac, paracetamol and tramadol.. Less pain relief but nothing like the side effects. Will try see my GP monday to discuss things again. Hopefully my injections for my spine and knees shouldn't be too much longer, can but hope...

If any of you have been through anything similar please PM me to see if you reacted the same..?

Thanks to you all


Tony