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What Side Effects Does Withdrawal Of Hydromorphone Has?
Hi, my name is Graham and I have prostate cancer that is chronic I am 8 years trying to battle this cancer I have. My problem is Ihop doctors that treat pain. I was given hydromorphone Nerve was explained nothing about this Med. After 4-5 months I am now double dosing, I believe from hydromorphone.; I am now having the worse withdrawal syndromes I never experienced before. I think I am non-tolerant to this dam drug. I am living a living hell. Can you advise me what to do. I am seventy yrs. old and weigh 200 lbs. and six ft. tall. By the way I am not able to have money to pay you. I have a very low income of 1,100.00 monthly. Sometimes hard to eat for lack of money to buy food.
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
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Thanks for writing in.
Hydroxymorphone is a potent pain relief medicine. It causes undesirable symptoms in some patients and it is possible that you might be having them. There are certain withdrawal symptoms associated with withdrawal of hydroxymorpone including the following
Hydromorphone withdrawal symptoms are likely to include:
More nausea and vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Intense, unbearable restlessness of legs and arms.
Sweating.
No appetite.
Emotional instability.
Irrational thoughts.
Insomnia.
Please discuss with your doctor the and gradual dose change and stopping the medicine. Stopping the medicine by yourself might cause serious problems. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
Hydroxymorphone is a potent pain relief medicine. It causes undesirable symptoms in some patients and it is possible that you might be having them. There are certain withdrawal symptoms associated with withdrawal of hydroxymorpone including the following
Hydromorphone withdrawal symptoms are likely to include:
More nausea and vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Intense, unbearable restlessness of legs and arms.
Sweating.
No appetite.
Emotional instability.
Irrational thoughts.
Insomnia.
Please discuss with your doctor the and gradual dose change and stopping the medicine. Stopping the medicine by yourself might cause serious problems. Please do not worry.
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