What Are The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Morphine And Oxycodone?
You will need professional help
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
You are on opiate medications for pain relief. Mophine is an opiate drug and one need to taper slowly to prevent withdrawal.
You are on high dose of morphine. And withdrawal of this much dose is likely going to be severe. Only oxycodone can help if you have right now. You can take it 2 to 3 times a day and more required according to symptoms. If at all oxycodone is not available tramadol can help up to some extent and your GP can prescribe it. And last option is codeine which is the least potent opiate. However better to have it than nothing.
Tylenol may or may not help in withdrawal pain.Otherwise there is no OTC (over the counter) medicine which can help you in withdrawal. Last resort is to consult ER(emergency medical room) and take the treatment if withdrawal symptoms (pain and muscle ache, yawning, watering from eyes and nose, diarrhea, sleep disturbance and so on).
At ER with help of clonidine, benzodiazepine and some kind of oral or intravenous opiate your withdrawal can be treated.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
What are my chances that withdrawal will kill me.
no chances of death due to withdrawal
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for follow up.
In general opiate withdrawals are not life threatening. In your case considering your daily intake of morphine pain and other symptoms will be severe enough to make you consult ER.
It is good that you are ready to stop/reduce. I recommend slow tapering of the dose. I suggest 10% dose reduction every 5 days or else you need to discuss with your doctor if she can provide buprenoprhine for faster reduction of morphine.
In my opinion if you do not have any opiate group of drug at home better to consult ER before withdrawal symptoms worsen much. Ultimately decision will be yours.
Feel free to discuss further.