How To Crush Time Release Morphine

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Is Morphine100mg.SR dangerous ?, Can it cause an overdose if crushed or chewed by being released to fast in the bloodstream? Does it come with a warning? ## Yes, if someone isn't opiate tolerant and they crush or chew it, this dosage could cause an overdose, as it is a pretty high one. And yes, the prescription bottle will normally have a warning label instructing you not to crush, chew or cut the tablets. Learn more Morphine details here. has this been prescribed for you? Are you afraid of taking it? ## I take both a prescribed immediate and slow release Morphine Sulfate that are only 30mg each. Am I taking 60 mg at a time if I take both at the same time, or is the slow release tablet released in smaller amounts to equal 30mg over the 8 hour time frame? ## The Extended Release is r...

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Ive heard you shouldnt crush or chew a morphine tablet..why is this? ## Hello, Nancy! How are you? This is usually referring to the time released tablets, crushing, cutting or chewing them can destroy the time released nature and may result in your getting to much of the medication, at once, which could cause a dangerous overdose. 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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My Dr prescribed opana er 10 mg for pain. I was prescribed morphine sulfate er 60 mg and at one time was prescribed as much as 130 mg before i had surgery(gastric bypass which took a lot of pressure off of my back) and allowed me to lower my dosage. But since I've changed to Opana Er its just not enough for the pain. I don't sleep and if I do doze of I wake up from the pain. I'm desperate for help and think I need to be put back on morphine sulfate. My Gastric Dr instructed me to chew, crush or break my medications but with extended release you can't do that. Many pain management is almost greeting ready to send me to another state where they can treat me more efficiently. I can't afford to be going back and fourth to another state. I want to get my gastric Dr to app...

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Pls I'd like to know if crushing the pill would make it work faster.. ## No, it is not safe to crush them! The ER means that it is a time released tablet, so crushing or breaking it could cause you to get too much of the medication, at once, which creates the risk of overdose. 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? ## Yes... lick coating off then crush it...but fair warning that it could hit ya super hard and possibly od so be careful ## You will survive chewing a morphine er 15. Very low dosage. If your body is used to opiates you will be fine. But it is n...

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will crushing the pill give me better relief? ## ER pills are not to be crushed ## Crushing them is a very dangerous practice, you could get too much of the narcotic at once and overdose yourself. These are time released for a reason. If you are having trouble with adequate pain relief, then please speak to your doctor. I was on these for several years for pain management and they are a very strong medication. I do have to say, however, there are some types of pain that they should not be used for, what condition are you taking them for? ## If you are taking an antibiotic for Azitmonuycin can you crush them & drink with juice ?

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How long does it take to start working? ## From my own experiences with morphine it takes any where from 30 to 60 minutes for the drug to take effect.Make sure that you take the pill whole.Don't crush the pill because this will alter the time release of the drug.Drink plenty of water with the pill as so it will kick in faster. ## The regular or time released tablets take between 20 to 30 minutes to start working, however, there is also an instant release on the market that starts working very fast. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and dry mouth. Read more: Are there any comments or questions? ## I know TiS question was posted several months ago, but wanted to add that, for me, it has always taken 2 full hours to feel any significant pain relief to kick ...

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What is a purple pill with 30 on one side and an M on the other side, I just found it in my couch cushion yesterday. Is it morphine? My step son used to be an iv drug user, is this a drug you can mainline? ## This tablet contains Morphine 30 mg (NDC 0406-8330). Inactive Ingredients: - Hypromellose 2208 (15000 Mpa.s) - Lactose Monohydrate - Magnesium Stearate - Polyethylene Glycols - Polydextrose - Silicon Dioxide - Titanium Dioxide - Triacetin - Fd&c Blue No. 2 - D&c Red No. 7 Ref: DailyMed ## yes this can be mainlined although it can be dangerous to do so as the pill is for time release purposes and would have to be crushed. water added and heated to remove the time release substance. hope this helps,

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can I cut a 30 milligram controlled morphine into 15 mg. Without all immediate effects? ## No, this is a time released formulation of Morphine, so it is not safe to break, crush or cut it, as that could result in getting to much of the medication at once, which may result in overdose. 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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why would they put an opiate blocker with morphine in a pill together? ## I assume you are referring to the medication Embeda? This has been done to try to prevent abuse of the time released Morphine that the tablets contain. Many people crush them and then try to insufflate or administer it intravenously. If they try it with a tablet that contains the Naltrexone, then the opiate is neutralized and they will have wasted their time. Same if they try to chew the tablet. It does not affect the efficacy of the Morphine, if the pill is swallowed, like it is supposed to be. Do you have any other questions?

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Is it okay to break this tablet in half. It does not has any type of coating to delay its release into the system. It just has a bunch of fillers. I used to be a pharmacy tech. We were taught it was okay to break in half if it was scored, it should only be taken whole if in capsule form or had any type of coating (for slowing the release down.) These pills are rather large and have no coating. Sometimes it is easier for me to take them in two small pieces rather than one larger one. I never ever crush them. ## No, the ER stands for extended release, which means there is something inside the tablet that controls the rate of the release of the medication. Not all time released formulations rely on an outer coating, it is sometimes incorporated into the interior of the pill, due to the fac...

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If a 15mg. morphine E. R. were cut & taken into half of a half would that harm a person? ## Hello, Ariel! How are you? No, you cannot cut, break or crush the time released tablets, that could cause you to get more of the medication, at once, which may result in a dangerous overdose. The FDA classifies this medication as being 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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My dr. has been giving me 30 mg morphine immediate release for several years. I just had my prescription filled and noticed that my new ones say SR.I'm sure it was a mistake and my dr. and I never had any discussion about it. The pharmacy is closed now but I need my medicine. So since I am used to the 30 mg IR already, why would it hurt to crush or cut open the same amount of mg in SR? I can't wait until the pharmacy opens again tomorrow afternoon. ## Theoretically your reasoning makes good sense, and in light of that I don't see why it would hurt to do so. However, for the sake of taking it as prescribed, only your doctor can legally tell you what you should or should not do to achieve a certain level of pain relief. While I personally wouldn't cut any time-released med...

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Does half of a 60mg morphine make 30mgs ## Hello, Spooky! How are you? The 60mg tablets are time released, so it is not safe to cut, break or crush them, as that could cause you to get too much of the medication at once and it may result in overdose. 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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I cut up a blue 15 abg into four piaces and took one by mouth is that ok ## Hello, Opps! How are you? No, this is a time released 15mg Morphine tablet, so it isn't safe to cut or crush it. Doing so could cause you too get too much of the medication at once, which may result in overdose. This is 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? ## Can I take 2 abg at one time will over dose I take between 80 milagrams of norco a day so is it safe to take 2 abg 15 at one time

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I crushed on of my morphine 30mg er tablets because it didnt seem to work my last dose and now ive read i should not do that my question is should i be worried or what signs do i look for or worry about ## Hello, Kitty! How are you feeling? That is correct, it is not safe to crush, chew, cut or break a time released medication, because it could cause you to get too much of the medication, at once, which may cause overdose. As listed by the FDA, the possible overdose symptoms may include severe dizziness, severe drowsiness, stomach pain, vomiting, low blood pressure, low heart rate and shallow breathing. Did you experience any adverse effects?

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I found information online last night that the Roxane Labs 30 mg, morphine sulfate, imprint 54 262, with scored line on other side is a time released medication, with common usage of every 12 hours. A friend of mine got a prescription of this exact med and the directions are to take 1/2 to 1 pill every 4 hours. Also, there were no warning labels on the bottle regarding not breaking or chewing this med. If this med is time released is he not in danger by breaking the pill in order to only take half? ## Any time one breaks or crushes a time release medication they are altering the way the dosage is delivered. This is especially worrisome when it is a narcotic like Morphine, because it allows the dosage to be given all at once instead of over time. There are 15mg tabs that are immediate re...

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I just died from running two; no, not because an opiate overdose, but because the wax blocked an artery to my heart and I suffered a self induced heart attack right there on the floor! So, all in all, there is than one way to over- do-it with these i.v. meds. ## Were you in the hospital? Was it a medically confirmed heart attack? I am not certain what you mean by wax blocking an artery. This is not an IV med, this is a tablet that contains 60mgs of Extended Release Morphine, a generic for MS Contin. This is a very potent narcotic analgesic. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and constipation. Read more here: ## I know this is an old thread, but what they mean when they say "the wax blocked an artery to my heart", they are talking about crushing the pi...

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Hey I have 100mg morphine pills they are grey and sustained release. They are canadian pills. Can i sniff them to get around the sustained release? Or would that be wasting the pill? ## It would actually be endangering yourself. Most tablets contain fillers, especially the time released formulations and not all of these fillers are meant to be broken down by the human body, instead they are normally just expelled in your waste. If you crush a tablet to snort it, you are directly inhaling these fillers and it can cause blockages in your lungs, which could eventually lead to respiratory arrest. Are there any other questions?

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When I was in a nursing/rehab home I crashed 2 times. They were cutting/crushing my morphine pills cause it was hard for me to swallow. I had had a heart pump and respirator used on me for a few days while in the hospitals. Is there any kind of morphine pills that can be broken/crushed? Just wondering. Not suing anyone. Its been 3 years. ## creek1956, Extended Release/Long Acting Meds Cannot be crushed or cut because with the way they are made, you could get too much at one time. Immedicate release meds are different. I'm sure that the morphine you received in the nursing facility was immedicate release and not extended release/long actiing. As long as you didn't suffer any great Irréversible harm that was due to neglience that is below the standard of care when you live, y...

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can I crush morphine sulfate cr 60mg? ## No, the CR stands for Controlled Release, which means this is a generic for MS Contin, a time released medication. These tablets slowly release the medication over a 12 hour time period. By crushing it, you risk getting too much of the Morphine at once, which could cause an overdose. An overdose could cause severe organ damage and death. Do you have trouble swallowing the tablets? ## Yes, you can crush it and insuffulate it as it is water soluble. As the man above me said, watch out. If you have taken the Morph orally then you will be able to snort it. If you are taking them everyday for pain I would highly advise against this as it will build up tolerance and you might find yourself going out side your doctor to get more opiates (Heroin too eh, ...

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