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Will The Overdosed Of Morphine Cause Walking Difficulty?

My 93 yr old mother was overdosed on morphine at a assisted living facility no one told me about the morphine which she did not need I found out by having her rushed to hospital where she was on life support for a week she was walking before over dose happened now she s unable to walk would overdose of morphine cause her not to be able to walk
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Morphine is a sedative analgesic and in overdose it can cause excessive sleep.Furthur, it can also cause fall of blood pressure and respiratory depression; all these can contribute for her inability to walk
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Will The Overdosed Of Morphine Cause Walking Difficulty?

Morphine is a sedative analgesic and in overdose it can cause excessive sleep.Furthur, it can also cause fall of blood pressure and respiratory depression; all these can contribute for her inability to walk