Taking Morphine And Norco In The Same Day (Page 2) (Top voted first)

My brother takes 30 mg morphine tablets by prescription every 12 hours. He complains that he is in pain all of the time anyway, even though they are better than the norco 10 mg that he was taking before. My sister-in-law takes norco 10 mg, 6 per day, and he has been begging her to give him 2 - a - day to take in between his morphine. He has, of course, not told his doctor. I want to know what combining these two will do to him? Thanks

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Your post was VERY helpful. I didn't know all of this, certainly not that hydrocodone was available without the tylenol. Thanks a lot!

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I take Norco which does not contain 1000mg of tylenol. It has less than a 5mg vicodin. Vicodin has 500mg per 5mg. I know I took those too. Norco that I receive has 10mgs of vicodin & 325mg of tylenol.

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Yes they have them without Tylenol same with codeine, but I've never gotten any benefit with them, not sure if it's just me, but it does nothing

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They are safe together, instead of thinking he has a addiction you should find out if it is Psudoaddiction! Is it because his doctor refuses to provide more even know he has been on that dose a long time? I agree giving him those is helping him go down a bad road really quickly even if he truly needs them for pain. Look up psudoaddiction amd see if that fits? Good Luck

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They are from the same family of drugs so there should not be a problem.

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Get him stoned or nuggets as we say in Scotland.

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As far as a bad side effect nothing will happen. Currently in Pain Management for years and know for a fact that Morphine feels like its the weakest out of all opiates. None the less it might help your brother so he can ween slowly. He needs his tell his M.D. how he truly fells. Tell your Brother that Hydrocodone is an the main ingredients in Norco and Acetaminophen, which is in Tylenol. I tell him to go for an opioid that's pure Hydrocodone ER that comes in MG's from 10 mg-120 mg. The great thing about this new drug it does not have Acetaminophen, which can blow out your liver after due time. No one should ever go over a gram in a day of Acetaminophen which is 1000 MG. The Norco has a lot of it in it. My Cousins an M.D. and gives me alot of information. So that's your brothers best bet and Hydrocodone an Opioid which produces Morphine similar like effects, but honestly your brother is not trying to pull one over you. If you have more questions i have a a lot of input on all of this. Always here for questions.

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My doctor just cut my norco 10/325 from 130 to 60 and gave me moraphine 15ER to go with them , is that stronger then 2 of the norcos?

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Susan (# 4) -

Live with pain? I'd rather not live if my prognosis is pain. I'm OK with euthanasia or suicide but trust I Will Not live in pain regardless of your personal feelings. I hope you don't work in the medical field. Compassion much?

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Well, first of all, it would be illegal for her to give them to him and for him to take them, since they are not prescribed for him. Both of them, if caught, could face heavy fines and jail time.

Now, if he did take them, since he's opiate tolerant, he would most likely just experience more side effects, such as nausea, dizziness and drowsiness, as long as he doesn't overdose, as reported by the FDA.

Fast acting or regular release opiates are often prescribed in conjunction with time released medications to try to help someone get better control of their pain, by treating or preventing breakthrough pain.

The best thing to do, especially to ensure he avoids legal trouble and doesn't overdose, would to inform his doctor that his pain is not under control with the current medication and then explore what his other options might be. His doctor may add a medication like Norco, or he may raise his dose of the Morphine.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Hi, I suggest that he tell his morphine doctor that he needs something for "break through pain". In which case his doctor can decide what "as needed" medicine would be best for him; whether that be Norcos or Oxycodone (Percocet). Under most circumstances the doctor will write oxycodone 30mg. The morphine is an extended release medication, however, the oxycodone is a fast acting and "as needed" medication. Just for reference, I know this from personal experience. Good luck.

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I have an uncle in the same predicament.. He's currently on morphine pills and OxyContin prescribed by the dr. He's always bothering me or my mother for Norco 10 or percoset 10 so between me and my mom he gets about 60 a month out of us total. I can clearly see he has a drug problem and that's what i see here. Btw those 2 combined are not safe so tell him to be careful and better keep on 1 drug

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I've yet to meet a person on Morphine and Norco or Oxycodone who doesn't want MORE! Must be prescription personally law. Sometimes, one must live with some pain. Addiction isn't good.

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HE IS A JUNKIE WHY WOULD SHE GIVE HIM HER MEDS THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW HE WILL PROBABLY DIE WITH ALL THOSE MEDS IN HIM AND WHY IS HE IN SO MUCH PAIN WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF HIS PAIN!!

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