Morfine: how does that work? (like in the I visited mom post?)

How is morfine given
and how does a patient feel then,
will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)

Thanks,

SK,
Cancer is another species of crab at:
http://www.metastaticlivercancer.com

On 8 Dec 2006 18:07:05 -0800, "Hainan" <weeseekim888@yahoo.com> wrote:

>How is morfine given
>and how does a patient feel then,
>will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
>effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)
>
>Thanks,
>
>SK,
>Cancer is another species of crab at:
>http://www.metastaticlivercancer.com

I was given a shot 3 years ago for a renal problem. The pain was sharp and
severe, but the moment the morphine hit the iv, the paid disappeared. I was
sleepy then, but I didn't need anymore after.



Grateful to be back.

Eddie MD OTF

Hainan schreef:

> How is morfine given
> and how does a patient feel then,
> will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
> effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)
>
> Thanks,
>
> SK,
> Cancer is another species of crab at:
> http://www.metastaticlivercancer.com
After my surgery (CRC) I had a morphine pump connected to the IV. On a
wired remote I could press a button to ad morphine to the IV. There was
a maximum set to not ad too much.
I felt sleepy from the morphine. The pain was partly gone. Negative was
that I got frustrating dreams which made me wake-up tires an a little
afraid to sleep.
Arnie

> How is morfine given
> and how does a patient feel then,
> will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
> effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)
>
> Thanks,
>
> SK,

Imagine the surface of the nerves that carry pain becoming rough with little
grains growing on them. The morphine attaches itself to these grains and
they disappear making the nerve smooth again and the pain stops.

If you don't have enough morphine in your system to get rid of all the
grains you will still have some pain.

If you take too much morphine then whatever is not absorbed by these nerves
floats around to your brain and you get the side effects such as drowsiness,
nausea, hallucinations and muscle twitching.

When you first start taking morphine or when you increase the dose these
side effects may be quite noticeable but after a few days they will usually
wear off and mental function will be as good as it ever was.

Some people are intolerant of morphine and suffer quite severe side effects
but it is nearly always possible to find a formulation ar different opiate
that is tolerated well.

Morphine can be taken orally as a tablet/liquid or injected or inhaled and
sometimes used topically on painful wounds.
MIKE

Hainan schreef:
> How is morfine given
> and how does a patient feel then,
> will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
> effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)
>
>
I had morfine in the past for severe pain prior to kidneysurgery and I
didn't feel any pain + relaxed and otherwise normal. I had morfine
after surgery and felt very sleepy, but that was not the morphine alone.

It all depends on how much morphine is used. If the pain is very severe
and someone is already very ill, that will probably mean that the
patient sleeps most of the time. Morphine is given by patches for
cancerpatients most of the time. If the pain is very severe one can get
a box with a constant flow of morphine + a button to get some more if
the pain gets really bad.

Anne