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What Causes Vomiting After Changing Morphine Patch?
Hi every time I change my morphine patch every seven days I can have 2-3 days vomiting have seen my doctor twice and still no real explanation of why it happens also one doctor said they don t do that to you is this the cause or not only happens when I change patch. Thank you.
Hello and thank you for your question. Narcotics like morphine stimulate the vomiting center in the brain. It may be that when you change the patch you get a higher level of the medication in your system and stimulate the vomiting center. You may want to ask your doctor for some zofran to help you through the days after you change the patch. Regards
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What Causes Vomiting After Changing Morphine Patch?
Hello and thank you for your question. Narcotics like morphine stimulate the vomiting center in the brain. It may be that when you change the patch you get a higher level of the medication in your system and stimulate the vomiting center. You may want to ask your doctor for some zofran to help you through the days after you change the patch. Regards