My Dr Just Changed My Meds From Morphine 60mg To Hydromorphone 4mg

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How many 4mg hydromorphone do I have to take to match what I was taking (morphine 60mg every 8hrs plus 15mg every 4hrs)?

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The truth is there really are no precise equivalencies between different pain medications. Trial and error is the only way to find a dosage of remotely similar efficacy for your unique body chemistry, tolerance and level of pain. The presence of various binders and fillers also complicate matters from tablet to tablet, in that they may affect bioavailability or how well your body absorbs the active ingredient(s) that these excipients are mixed with. The half-life of each respective drug should also be taken into consideration... Having said this, it's probably best that you work closely with a pain management specialist to determine what works and what doesn't.

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Hi David, Thank you I am seeing a pain specialist. I was just confused and worried about taking something so new and strong. I have oviarn cancer and going through chimo. Thank you

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Take how your doctor has ordered it, and please stop second guessing because in this situation it isn't helpful.

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Your doctor would have told you how to take this. It must be on the label of every bottle too.
A little confused why you would be asking that if you had a legal script

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