What Is Doctors Weaning Period To Get Off Dilaudid

WHAT IS NORMAL DOSAGE A MONTH TO GET OFF DILAUDID IF TAKING 12MG EVERY THREE HOURS FOR LAST SIX MONTHS IF I DONT TAKE FOR 5 HOURS I AM IN PAIN AND SICK VERY SCARY

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Dilaudid contains the active ingredient Hydromorphone, it is a narcotic pain reliever and may cause side effects such as:

nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and constipation.

As to a time period, there is really no set rule for this, it can vary from person to person. Some doctors do not wean a person off, some do. What has your doctor suggested?

Whenever someone stops taking narcotics, it should be done in a very slow taper, to prevent the worst of the withdrawal effects and rebound pain symptoms.

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is it usual to stop dilaudid 5 times a day after several years and start endocet every 6 hours with zonegran at night. Which depressed me so stopped.NewDr said doesnt believe in morphine for pain.

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Been tapering. From Dialodid. Was taking 8mg three times aday. Now down to 2mg three times a day plus 1mg of kolipin 2x aday . What should I do next ?

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Please help Im In WA. state and a 52 yr.old female thats taken 4 mg. of dilaudid for 15 yrs..my primary Dr. retired & I had to find a new dr. After several weeks I did...making a long story short she reluctantly filled my pres. But told me she will only give me 80 compared to 160 I was getting from my last dr and that I need to stop taking them altogether...I had a hard time dropping down quite a drop, and went back to my second appt. with her..she again told me she wasnt comfortable giving me them but wrote another for the same amnt. And also giving me a referral to a pain mngt. Dr. They called & told me when I was able to get in and I made appt. When my meds were almost out I went back to my new Primary Dr. She came in & told me she wouldnt fill my pres. Again & that I would have to wait for my appt. With pain mngt. Dr.! I asked if she could give me enough to at least get me through until seeing them? Whih was 10 days away..she said she wont make any exception and walked out of the room...

I sat there in disbelief & complete shock not to mention embarrassed..Ive never been treated so rudely by a licensed professional! After sitting there briefly I gathered my things & left...I called my mom at that point who lives n a different city & told her what had happened and that I was going to have to come get the ones I left down there for emergency reasons as I went to visit and had forgotten to bring mine...it was an emergency situation so I was clearly upset..I couldnt recall exactly how many I had left there but after there found it was about a weeks worth..I felt very thankful she had suggested it..visited for a bit and drove back home..the day had come to see my P.Mangt. Dr. I filled paperwork out & went in rm. & waited he came in & seemed very pleasant & knowledgable..we discussed me & my meds, the amnts I was currently taking..he then said that I should not have been taking that much or on a continual basis..he then said he would fill my pres. but only giving me 60 vs. 80 & said to take 1/2 to 1 tab. 2× a day..I started taking them as prescribed until afternoon I started feeling horrible symptoms chills, hot & cold sweats,yawning exessively, stomach upset, dizzy ,nauseous..just horrible all over..got so unbearable I went back to bed laying there for awhile longer in unbearable discomfort I took something to help me sleep I couldnt & didnt want to feel this anymore...by the way this is about a week before christmas so it made it even worse as I had things to try and get done but there wasnt any way I was able to feeling this way!! I slept for the rest of that day till 3:30 the next morn.waking up feeling very confused & out of sorts along with the pain..I took a pill knowing it had been long enough since sleeping so long after a bit I felt half normal again & tried resuming what I had started before..again the same symptoms returned and again had no choice but to go back to bed feeling very upset & agitated..I thought this was very cruel considering how much I had cut back on them before & also being right before the holidays!! I tried calling the Dr. Office & asked him to call me & he still hasn't! I dont understand how he expects this & has no concern whatsoever about how Im doing OR what my concerns are!! I dont know what to do at this point..Im very upset & cant believe that a professional Dr. could be so rude..they are paid very well & are supposed to work with patients not give them orders & turn them away expecting everyone to have the same result or even caring for that matter If anyone can offer me any advice I would very much appreciate it...so confused, angry & lost..many thanks in advance...PUT OFF!

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I know how horrible this is and I'm sorry that you have to go through this. I hate how this system has ended up over other people using the medications recreationally. I personally have run out of my script of sleeping pills and that is making my Christmas crappy! I'm a normal, straight-laced mom too, but the system has made me consider doing things I wouldn't have before. I've considered trading my pain meds for sleeping pills. I know it's not right, but I can't get mine cause the doc is away till the end of january and we didn't realize I had no refills. This wasn't planned for me to just go off cold-turkey, it was simply an oversight.

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The Pain Mgr is your best thing you can do. I don't know how much your original dr prescribed to you but obviously it was too much. No one wants to be in pain. I've been living like that since 1991. The government is part of the problem because they think people are selling them in the streets. But if you have chronic pain, it is getting harder & harder to find capable Drs to treat you. I have had the same problem. I have taken so many different meds that now, I'm having a hard time finding anything that relieves my pain. And if you keep looking for a dr to prescribe you the meds you take, you will be accused of "dr shopping". The best thing you can do is reduce the number of pills you take each time. If you take 2, change to 1 1/2, then 1 & so forth. Good luck

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