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Is Morphine Safe To Be Taken Instead Of Dilaudid And Alprazolam?

I HAVE SPINAL STENOSIS, I HAVE BEEN ON DILAUDID 4 MG FOR ABOUT A YEAR, MY PAIN DR. YESTERDAY ADDED 15 MG OF MORPHINE, AND ALSO WHEN NEEDED .5 XANEX......MY PAIN DR. SAID TO TRY AND WIEN OFF ALPRAZOLAM SLOWLY.AFTER A FEW DAYS WITH THIS IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE..I HAVE ALREADY CUT BACK ON THE ALPRASOLAM AND DILAUDID...
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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HI,
I HAD GONE THROUGH YOUR QUESTION AND UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM. ACTUALLY THERE IS NO MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DILAUDID AND MORPHINE. BUT MORPHINE IS PREFERABLE IN CASE OF LONG STANDING PAIN(CHRONIC PAIN). AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED YOU ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS SINCE 4 YEARS NOW, SO YOUR DOCTOR MUST HAVE SHIFTED YOU ON MORPHINE. ALSO ANY OPIOID DRUG ALONG WITH ALPRAZOLAM(BENZODIAZEPINE) ADDS ON THE DROWISINESS, SO ITS BETTER TO WEAN OFF. MORPHINE ALONE IS ENOUGH FOR PAIN RELIEF IN YOUR CASE. IF NECESSARY YOU CAN USE PARACETAMOL.
HOPE YOUR ALL QUERRIES ARE ANSWERED, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP, I AM ALWAYS THERE
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Is Morphine Safe To Be Taken Instead Of Dilaudid And Alprazolam?

HI, I HAD GONE THROUGH YOUR QUESTION AND UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM. ACTUALLY THERE IS NO MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DILAUDID AND MORPHINE. BUT MORPHINE IS PREFERABLE IN CASE OF LONG STANDING PAIN(CHRONIC PAIN). AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED YOU ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS SINCE 4 YEARS NOW, SO YOUR DOCTOR MUST HAVE SHIFTED YOU ON MORPHINE. ALSO ANY OPIOID DRUG ALONG WITH ALPRAZOLAM(BENZODIAZEPINE) ADDS ON THE DROWISINESS, SO ITS BETTER TO WEAN OFF. MORPHINE ALONE IS ENOUGH FOR PAIN RELIEF IN YOUR CASE. IF NECESSARY YOU CAN USE PARACETAMOL. HOPE YOUR ALL QUERRIES ARE ANSWERED, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP, I AM ALWAYS THERE