Can I Cut Morphine Pills

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I've been on morphing 15 mg for 9 years at 4 times a day . witch would equal to 60 MG's. A day and now they decided to put me on 30 milligrams time release twice a day . is this still the same thing or different and how

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Hello, Blackbetty! How are you?

The time released can give some people better pain control, since it is slowly released over the 12 hour dosing period. That is the only difference.

And no, you can't cut or break them, because that could cause you to get too much of the medication, at once. They must be swallowed whole.

The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Thank you for your reply one more thing why do feel like I'm going threw withdrawal if it is the same thing but long acting . I don't get it HELP !! Should I call my doctor

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If I'm nauseated,because I cut the 30mg little purple,round morphine pill.1/2 @ 6pm,yesterday,then the other half at 7am this morning.I'm still nauseated.Should I take the whole pill and when? Ty

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I am currently taking Morphine/MS Contin extended release 30mg 3x a day every day as well as Hycet (Hydrocodone Bitartrate-Vicodin in liquid form) 7.5/325mg 40 ml a day every day. The Morphine is not strong enough and I have some 30mg pills and am wondering if I can cut those in half to reach the 45mg dose so I won't have to waste these pills (they're freaking expensive so I want to get my usage out of them and not get rid of). Will cutting in half lose its potency for either half?

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Gday. Essentially if you cut a 30mg sr tablet in half you end up with 2, 15mg immediate release tablets. End of story.

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