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... in response to Morphine patches create addiction
  1. My best friend just died from prolonged abuse of the patch.What idiot
    Wayne Zimmerman Wayne Zimmerman United States says:
    November 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    My best friend just died from prolonged abuse of the patch.What idiot doctor would prescribe such a dangerous drug for so long . All he had was pain in his wrist.

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    • Morphine patches
      PAMELA CLARE-JOYCE PAMELA CLARE-JOYCE United Kingdom says:
      December 13, 2012 at 4:20 PM

      I have been using Morphine Patches for over a year now for extremely painful micro-fractures in my pelvis. I feel quite well on them, sleep well, have no nausea, dizzyness or other symptoms, and find they do not upset my stomach like strong pain killing tablets do.
      I do get occasional constipation, but that is easily cured with Senna.
      I am extremely creative,writing, painting, knitting, am active, walk frqwuently and my body and brain seems to be fine on these patches.  i certainly don't feel drugged up in any way.  They might have a bad long term effect, of that, i have no idea, but so far so good.
      I take an occasional Ibuprufen tablet on top of the  morphine, low strength, but no other pain killers.
      I give thanks for the pain relief, and have lowered the dosage from 20 grms to 15 grms, but though I have tried to go down to 10 grams, I usually find i need to go back ip to 15grms due to pain.
      If and when i can dispense with these, if ever, i shall be glad, as I've never been into taking drugs, BUT, thank goodness for them as i was in screaming agony.

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