Morphine 60 Mg Sulphate Dosage
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i have been taking 60mg.morphine sulfate with little relief i just started on methadone hcl 10mg. & found them to be stronger & more effective my wife just believes that it is the change but i am convinced the methadone is stronger who is right?

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I've been on methadone taper, I am now down to 4mg. of methadone(YAY), but just had a surgery (bones in foot cut, split,realigned~rods&pins, staples&call screws to put it back together, yesterday! I've been put on -for the 1st 10 days- MORPHINE SULF ER 15mg. (Told to take one every 12hrs.) As well, HYDROMOROPHONE (Dilauded) 2mg., taken 1-2 tablets every 3-4hrs. As needed. Also, Io will be using the Dilauded sparingly. Only when pain is getting unbearable(tho I'm constantly reminded that even with my hesitant to take much-as I am TRYING to get to the big 0mg of methadone! Want that more than anything. Question is... I know methadone is SO very potent and long lasting... even at the 4mg.im taking ( seems like such a LOW dose from looking back at 145 mg. a few yrs. ago) so my question is: ...is the meds. prescribed equal to, less than or higher than my current methadone dose? Would these or one of prescribed meds keep me from withdrawal? If so, Can I simply not take the methadone ..quit the methadone altogether & wean off I free meds I have here? Using said meds for nearly 17days..after the morophine & dilauded, (after the 1st 10 days poseewat op which are the most insanely brutal part of it) I will be switched to a 90 day tabs of hydrocodone - either 5/ 7.5. I know this may seem a crazy switch..it would be ideally wonderful to be completely done with the methadone! Given the meds, the 4 mg dose of methadone I'm at... Is it possible to "switch" ...and when comes time to jump that ship..I will. Might it be a wee bit easier to jump from Vicodin vs. Methadone( as the majority of methadone SHOULD be nearly out of my body by then? Or am I just wishful thinking ...tricking myself?All of the equivalency charts online show an opioid TO methadone. Not Vice Versa. Well, I haven't found one. I wish the surgery didn't end up being a "NOW" / mandatoty surgery, but it is what it is. And I am HOPING that I can get out from under the methadone.. and deal with jumping off the Vicodin instead. I know that would be no walk in park-but I'll do it however I've to do it! Any input, advice, knowledge... any help figuring this out & the equivalencies & actual probability would be extra helpful !

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It would take 15mgs of Methadone to equal each 60mgs dose of the Morphine, so I'd have to give the win to your wife.

However, there is a caveat, it may not be just because of the change to a different medication, it could be due to the fact that the Methadone may just work better for you.

Learn more Methadone details here.

Sometimes the equivalency or one being stronger doesn't matter, if one just works better with your body. Everyone is different and this happens quite frequently.

Are there any other questions I can help with?

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