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What is Morphine Sulfate?

Morphine is an opiate drug used to treat moderate-severe pain. It is available in immediate action and extended release preparations for different delivery routes including liquid, tablets, injectable, and continuous pump infusion. Constipation is a common side effect of any opiate medication.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	137	32
Fibromyalgia	27	5
Other	23	6
Chronic pain	13	3
Pain in lower back	9	2
Breakthrough pain	8	1
Nerve pain	5	1
Back pain	4	1
Pain in mid-back (bra-strap area)	3	1
Shortness of breath	3	0
all of them i think	3	1
Support another treatment	3	1
Radiating pain in spine	2	0
severe pain everywhere	2	1
Spinal stenosis	1	0
cervical spinal stenosis	1	0
Headaches	1	0
auto wreck whiplash	1	0
Pain & Periphial Neuropathy	1	0
scoliosis, spinal stenosis, cervical 6 radiculopathy	1	0
Stomach pain	1	0
Meralgia Paresthetica (MP)	1	0
Radiculopathy Lumbar & Cervical	1	0
Nighttime leg spasms	1	1
Spasms in right hand at night	1	1
neck and back pain	1	0
Mood elevation	1	1
Mobility	1	1
Help with pain	1	0
AVN	1	0
Anxiety	1	0
Abdominal pain	1	0
I take this medication on days when my pain is at its worse. Before the doctor started prescribing this medication, I would end up in Emergency Room for pain management and sometimes even be admitted.	1	0

See all 33 reasons taken ▼

See all 236 patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	8	16%
Moderate	8	16%
Mild	16	31%
None	19	37%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	14	50%	5 7 6
Drowsiness	5	18%	2 4 1
Dizziness	5	18%	3 1 1
Nausea	3	11%	2 2 0
Withdrawal effects	3	11%	2 0 2
decreased level of conciuosness	3	11%	1 2 0
Urinary retention	2	7%	1 1 0
kept me awake	2	7%
Insomnia	2	7%
I feel medicated and distant	1	4%
lack of energy, increase in pain, doctor's attitude	1	4%
Pain	1	4%
Skin irritation	1	4%
could not swallow while sleeping	1	4%
Speech problems	1	4%
Sweating excessive	1	4%
foggy, disconnected feeling	1	4%
decreased reflexes	1	4%
Dry mouth and eyes etc.	1	4%
unconciousness	1	4%
Intoxication	1	4%
Constipation	1	4%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 22 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate. See all 71 dosages ►

0.25mg as needed	0.5ml as needed	100mg as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg/5mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3 15mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	90 15mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	0.672 mcg daily	2 mg daily	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg/24 hours daily	45 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	150 mg daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	360 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	540 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	1	3	1	4	1	1	5	12	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	11	1	4	1	25	3	1	15	1	1	45	3	3	1	15	6	17	1	1	1	4	1	11	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	18	42%
Side effects too severe	12	28%
Other	9	21%
Doctor's advice	4	9%
Course of treatment ended	4	9%
Expense	2	5%
Personal research	2	5%

See all 41 patients who’ve stopped taking Morphine Sulfate

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Morphine Sulfate

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	6	12	25	28	51

Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
8	6	11	4	5	8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	37	73%
Usually	9	18%
Sometimes	2	4%
Never	3	6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	4	8%
Somewhat	7	14%
A little	10	20%
Not at all	30	59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	1	2%
$100-199	3	6%
$50-99	2	4%
$25-49	3	6%
< $25	23	45%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 51 patient evaluations

ukwildcat

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms: moderate

Physical Symptoms: mild

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

674

VL 102

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ukwildcat

30mg as needed

since Oct 29, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Severe
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washeba

Sex: F

Bulbar: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: mild

Legs: severe

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washeba

0.5 mg daily

since Dec 26, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips I taking a low dose as needed I can go to 1mg if needed every 2 hours. I take the liquied . I put it in a little soft drink so it taste better. See full evaluation

Flowers

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Severe

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Flowers

15 mg daily

since Dec 31, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips This is the only pain med that I've found that really works for me. Most of the pain meds will pep me up too much. I react the opisite to most of the pain m... See full evaluation

See all 51 patient evaluations

Report created on March 20, 2010.

0.25mg as needed	0.5ml as needed	100mg as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg/5mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3 15mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	90 15mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	0.672 mcg daily	2 mg daily	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg/24 hours daily	45 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	150 mg daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	360 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	540 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
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0.25mg as needed	0.5ml as needed	100mg as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg/5mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3 15mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	90 15mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	0.672 mcg daily	2 mg daily	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg/24 hours daily	45 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	150 mg daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	360 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	540 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	1	3	1	4	1	1	5	12	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	11	1	4	1	25	3	1	15	1	1	45	3	3	1	15	6	17	1	1	1	4	1	11	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

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