Pain Relief

[davidmarsden]

I take 140 mg of morphine in the morning and 140 mg at night.is this classed as a high dose and is this causing me lack of sleep.
I missed a days morphine a month ago and I was in a terrible state with
sweating and twitching-how hard is it to stop taking it.

[Sqad]

It depends upon the reason that you are taking the morphine, as on the face of it, yes 280 mgms a day IS a high dose.
On the other hand, if you have a terminal disease e.g cancer, then there is no maximum dose.

[bednobs]

is it working? WHy do you want to stop taling it?
If your pain can be controlled on a smaller dose - great, but you will need a plan of how to decrease your dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms (and a relapse in pain)

[Sqad]

bednobs.....just a guess.....but he had a condition of which reducing his dose will never become an issue......just a guess.

[bednobs]

maybe, but the question seems to imply he wants to stop taking it

[Sqad]

bednobs......true!

[bednobs]

ps david, it seems unlikely that morphine is causing lack of sleep, (more often the other way roud!) but it is always possible

[Sqad]

I agree with bednobs.........although the effect of morphine on sleep can vary from patient to patient..i.e it can change the quality of sleep and can cause insomnia.

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