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Excessive Sleep. On Hydromorphone. Is It Okay To Take?
MY FATHERWAS JUST PUT ON THIS MEDS YESTERDAY TO TAKE EVERY 6 HOURS ITS CALL HYDROMORPHONE BECAUSE THE OTHER PAIN MEDS WAS MAKING HIM SLEEPY AND HE WAS FELLING BAD ALL THE TIME THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO TRY THEM FOR 3 WEEKS AND HE STARTED TODAY.HE SAYS THAT THE OTHER PILLS HE WAS TAKING THEM 4 TIMES A DAY BUT IT WORK FASTER AND HE IS STILL FEELING THE SAME WAY MY ADVICE TO HIM WASTO GIVE IT A COUPLE OF DAYS ITS A STRONG PAIN MEDS AS WELL IT START WITH AND H
Sat, 21 Sep 2013
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hydromorphine is a good analgesic or pain medicine. It can be used in a lot of pain conditions. It is also illegally abusec. It is a opioid drug and it has potential to cause serious sedation. As he is in elderly age he is having sedation because of the drug only. Consult his doctor for some non opioid analgesics like NSAIDs. They don't cause dependence.
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hydromorphine is a good analgesic or pain medicine. It can be used in a lot of pain conditions. It is also illegally abusec. It is a opioid drug and it has potential to cause serious sedation. As he is in elderly age he is having sedation because of the drug only. Consult his doctor for some non opioid analgesics like NSAIDs. They don't cause dependence.
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