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[C.Ann]

Thanks..

 

[Saffron]

This is just my personal experience.

Within the last few months, I've had a biopsy and then surgery (not related to the biopsy).

Before the procedures, I went to the ER two times for severe pain. I was given morphine both times. I think it may have helped the pain, or maybe the pain subsided on its own, but it did not make me high in the least bit. I swear they gave me water. After my surgery, I was given morphine. It made me high, but that could be because I was still fighting the effects of the anthesthisia. I didn't like it at all because it messed with my breathing. I swear I had some apnea while I was trying to rest.

Flashback 15 years ago when I had severe injuries from an automobile accident and was using demoral constantly to help with the pain. I loved it because it made me extremely high. When I was high, I could care less about the pain. It was a nice mellow high and I loved it. The pain was gone while I felt the high.

I can see where demoral can be highly addictive. I can't see why morphine is. I imagine morphine that a morphine addict uses, or the amount he/she uses, gives them a much better "high" then what I was given for pain control. I think that at the end of life, the morphine dosage is much higher to control pain.



Edited because I repeated my thoughts over and over! Maybe just thinking about the demoral got me high all over again.

 

[grinningghost]

I've never had morphine, but I agree with Saffron that Demerol could be highly addictive. I had it when I was in labor and all I remember is suddenly the pain was gone and I was smiling from ear to ear and according to DH, talking all kinds of nonsense. When it wore off, Owwwwww... I wanted more, but they wouldn't give it to me.

 

[LucyStorm]

Demerol also has more side effects than Morphine, and is a poor drug of choice in the elderly. My experience with Demerol was the same as someone else's, I still hurt but man! I didn't care!

The nice thing about morphine is that you can titrate it more easily to relieve a person's pain.

 

[Blondie]

Demerol is much easier to get "on the streets" than Morphine is...lots of people, myself included have never had Morphine, and I hope I'm never in so much pain that I would need it!

I remember getting Demerol only twice in my life...and to be honest with you...I think it's a useless drug in terms of pain relief, at least it was for me...maybe I didn't get a big enough dose, I don't know...but if I'm ever in the position to need a strong pain med again...I'll decline it. All it did for me was made me feel drunk, but still in pain!

 

[jipsy]

Here's an article on the dangers of demerol:

http://www.jackstem.com/demerol_dangers.htm

Here's an FAQ about demerol:

http://www.addictionca.com/FAQ-demerol.htm

Here's an FAQ about morphine:

http://www.addictionca.com/FAQ-morphine.htm

Here's an article about morphine:

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/22/1728_56230.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

 

[pokiemomo181]

When I had my surgery they gave me morphine. It didn't work at all. I thought I was going to lose my mind with the pain. They switched me to demerol and I finally got to rest some. I guess morphine doesn't work on me. I know the demerol sure did.


Pokie