Can Dilaudid Make You Have Joint And Muscle Pain

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I have been taking dilaudid 8 mg 3 times a day for degenerative disc disease. It seems that I have been in more pain than when I was taking Vicodin. I have muscle and joint pain. My legs and feet hurt really bad sometimes it hurts to walk. I have tried telling my doctor but he just looks at me with this blank look on his face. Does anyone else have these symptoms?

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I have recently been taking Dilaudid in very small doses and I, too, notice that I have muscle and joint aches and pains which are more severe than when not taking the drug. I am curious to know if it is a recognized side effect.

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I dont think that it is a reconized sign for dilaudid, but my dr finally took me off of it and gave me oxycodone witch works much better for me and I am not in so much pain everywhere!

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I will ask my dr to do the same. Thanks!

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Dilaudid contains the active ingredient Hydromorphone and yes, while it is a little known side effect,medications in this class can cause some people to suffer from muscle and joint inflammation.

I found this out the hard way when I was on pain management and taking large doses of Morphine, my pain was much worse when I was on it, than it was when I wasn't taking anything.

Unfortunately, doctors do not go through the same training as pharmacists and they are not usually familiar with all of the detailed side effects of any given medication, they usually only know the basic, most common ones and prescribe accordingly.

That said, yes, you should speak to your doctor about it, even if it means taking in a full printout on the medication to actually show them that you know what you are talking about.

https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Hydromorphone/­

Are there any other questions?

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Thanks for the info, Verwon. I am very sensitive to prescription drug medication and always suffer side effects. I just thought it very unusual that a painkiller could actually cause pain but now I know better. I have been off meds for a week or so and although I am in pain, I don't have the additional all-over joint and muscle aches and pains.

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Yes my experience is my whole back , neck, and even my chest muscles hurt now plus it does nothing for high blood pressure due to pain

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I have muscle weakness, been talking 8 mg
dilaudid for two months is this going to go away? And have been cold and clammy. Any help would be great. Thanks

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I too went through the same exact symptoms and my doctor did the same exact thing that yours did..................the meds are the reason and that really sux.. I can't take anything else. Good luck!

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I have had a pain in my leg in my shin for a month. Doctors have not discovered the source despite all kinds of diagnostic tests. I had surgery to remove a section of colon 5 weeks prior to the onset of the pain? I have been taking Lyrica and Tylenol 3 with not much relief. Doctor switched to 1mg hydromorphone.yesterday. I took two at bedtime and the pain seemed to intensify. I stupidly took another one and the burning pain became unbearable. Unable to sleep owing to the pain. Will visit my doctor (who is an excellent one) at 9:00 this morning.

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I'm also on it I have all to do to walk.i recently lost my written script been off for 4 days and my joints feel 90 percent better. Unfortunately the withdrawals are killing me.i take it for chronic pain. I found my script n my husband n family want me to stick it out. But my chronic pain has been non stop for 3hrs n between both I have to take it but Thursday I'm telling them I want off it help with withdrawals and a new pain med that's going to help but not make every joint in my body hurt. Good luck but I can say being off it for 4days has been very hard I'm on 4mg 3xs a day but my shoulders knees ankles hands n feet feel much better.

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I am going through the same thing.i have been on it for 6yrs 4mg 3xs a day.i couldn't find my refill script for 3days n although I had withdrawals the bone joint and body didn't have all the pain.i found my refill and all the sever pain is back. So now they are putting me on tramadol fingers crossed it works and no pain like the hydromorphone.

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It turns out that I am one of those people who get no pain relief from opiates. My doctor had me stop taking Crestor, and prescribed a low dose of nortriptyline, one per day, and after a couple of weeks, my shin pain has diminished considerably.

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I stopped taking dilaudid, and experienced a reduction in pain level.

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I am in so much pain right now from dilaudid i cant walk my body aches and the pain is unbearable please hellp me

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Re: Verwon (# 4) Expand Referenced Message

No I don't think your pain is a side affect. dgenerative joint disease and am now going to ask doc if I can also have hydromorphine. I take hydrocodone, gabapaten, couple others. your pain is just like my leg pain but I have pain from toes to middle of back. my one joint in neck pops/cracks and boy it hurts, don't give up we need to have good meds so we can get relief, this is frst time I ever replied to this

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