What Causes Stomach Pain And Headache While On Dilaudid?

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2015

Question: I have been taking Dilaudid for about 2 years now.it does make me sick at my stomach and my head hurts eve rytime. I take it 3 to 4 times a day 4 mg. is this a bad thing ? This is the only thing that gives me some relief. E-mail. YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
opiates major side effects

Detailed Answer:
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YOu have recently been under a lot of pain and currently on dilaudid for pain control. This is causing you significant headache and nausea. These are side effects of any of the opiate medications on the market. You have tried everything up to this point that you can think of. I would recommend looking into alternative solutions like Acupuncture or using medical marijuana. With either there is less sedation and side effects but may afford you relief of your pain. Depending on the cause of your pain there maybe other alternatives including steroid injections, nerve ablation etc. but I would need to know what the cause of your pain is.

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