Hydromorphone for Chronic Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Freeb...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 2, 2021

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I have been through 4 back surgeries and all of them have failed to make the pain better but my spine is stable. I take 4 mgs 5x day and I am not going to be out of pain but it is better than before. Dilaudid is the best way to get my life back on track. I was on oxcodone which is like taking a Tylenol. Dilaudid is the best but I am careful with it and the doctor wants me to get off of it."

• Vader
• September 8, 2015

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "My luck I moved to a small town, small medicine to retire.I have Bilateral failed carpal tunnel with failed double revision and now with neuropathy in my hands.Herniated bulged disc in my lower back and another herniated bulged disc in my upper neck pushing against spinal cord.I have a torn right tendon in my knee,and that if I am really lucky I get 2 hours of sleep.I have beg my Dr. for Hyaluronic Acid Injection shot, (which for some reason he won't) And now their saying I might have parkinson's. He had me on Dilaudid a few years back but it made me jumpy but I'll be asking for it again. Can you believe that he was trying to give me hydro's 10's for this? And this guy went to a top 10 School. Don't move to Wa. state."

• Shitty
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2015

Exalgo (hydromorphone) "This medication has improved my quality of life!!! I feel so much better when I take this medication. My pain is down to a 3 from being a 10. Now if I can find a doctor to prescribe it for me, my life would be so much happier. Not having to suffer everyday....I wish."

• gcass...
• April 18, 2016

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "After having 2 surgeries to my spine because of a fracture that was over looked. I had to be put on a morphine pump or what is known as a pain pump. This pump is placed within a pocket of fat that the doctors must fill ever 45 to 60 days. For several years I was given morphine into the pump. I do not recall any side affects to this. Due to the pain getting worse I made the request for a medication other than the morphine. I was placed then on Dilaudid/Clonidine which has been increased over the years. In February 2016 I started experiencing the side affects of withdrawal. My mouth stays dry, ears ringing, blood pressure increase to dangers levels. At the ER I was checked to see if I was having a stroke, with all test negative. BAD RX"

• ThatV...
• September 1, 2016

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and endometriosis. When I am in the hospital they always give me a low dose 0.5mg in IV form and it takes the pain away for 3-4 hours. They tried morphine but that only last for literally 30 minutes. It makes me sleep good and the pain is gone for like I said 3-4 hours. IV push every 4 hours. It's a miracle drug!"

• Boomer
• February 13, 2021

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I have been in chronic pain for longer than 25 years,I have been on oxycontin for many years. I have had gastric bypass with a duodenal switch so my absorption rate is rather low. I cannot tolerate morphine sulfate because I need to have a clear head when I work. I switch to Oxycontin, that worked well for some time but the addictive properties were extremely high. I switched to Dilaudid and was extremely happy with the results. I was taking 16 to 20 mg every 4 to 6 hours which is also a truck load. I did not receive any euphoria but it brought my pain level down from a nine to a four which is totally tolerable. I have been in motorcycle accidents and have been shot I understand what a level 10 pain is. I highly recommend trying this medication if you had had problems with fogginess lightheadedness. It really depends what your goal is, mine is quality of life and the ability to work, have sex, ride my motorcycle, and to maintain some semblance of joy in life."

• Tomli...
• April 15, 2017

Exalgo (hydromorphone) "Take 12mg Exalgo after being on Methodone, Tramadol, and Fentanyl. It is a miracle drug! The pain is so reduced I hardly ever need my breakthrough painkillers. Side effects have been negligible for me. I will never come off of this medication willingly, because I don't believe a better treatment for currently exists."

• JT Ar...
• December 11, 2018

Hydromorph Contin (hydromorphone) "As of December 2018 Hydromorph Contin now comes in name brand and generic. My rating of 10/10 is for the original name brand, it has been the only medication that has helped me with my pain besides fentynal, I've tried everything and nothing else works. As for the generics (2/10) made by apotex they are not good for pain relief and they end up giving me a migraine and make me extremely tired. I do not know what the chemical differences are between the name brand and the generics are but there is something that is drastically reducing the effectiveness of the hydromorph. Unfortunately the generics are the only option to be covered by any government insurance. I will be paying the difference to get the name brand from this point on. I suggest that if you're prescribed hydromorph contin to try both the name brand and the generics as I have found that there is a huge difference between the two and one might work better for you."

• Rose-...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2023

Hydromorph Contin (hydromorphone) "I was prescribed Hydromorph Contin for extreme pain. I fractured L3 & L4 due to osteoporosis. I also suffer from severe scoliosis. I don't like the tiredness, nausea, and nervousness that I get when I take it. 3 mg every 12 hours and it does nothing for the pain. I have been suffering excruciating pain for 3 years now, and my doctor has tried Codeine Contin, then the Hydromorph Contin. So far, neither of them has taken away the pain. It's becoming insufferable to deal with the pain every day. I pray that the pain clinic I have been attending can help me soon. This amount of pain is a never-ending nightmare."

• Nece
• April 10, 2017

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I have metastatic breast cancer. I found IV dilauded, self-administered thru my port to be the most effective pain management strategies I have had thus far. My doc and palliative care nurse are encouraging me to shift to using a pain pump for more continuous pain control and decrease side effects from varying levels of dilauded. I can see how dependency could be an issue. I'm not personally concerned because I have a terminal condition, however, especially because it does give me a feeling of well being and pain reduction is immediate that could be a problem for those with chronic pain."

• Sad...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 5, 2020

"2007 fell 30 feet + 70 pound rucksack, I lost my vision, damaged my skull, neck, entire spine, ribs, hips and knees. Next 4 years my docs gave me "unlimited" T+Cod 400mg x 8 a day. I grew a mass in my liver & unable to perform so they kicked me out. A civilian doctor after doing full work on me found I lacked an enzyme to crack the codeine into the active ingredient and prescribed 2mg of Hydromorphone. It worked immediately!!! It was the first time I was able to breathe with out pain and actually slept 3 hours."

• Gmom
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 12, 2019

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "Dilaudid is short acting for pain and after awhile it didn’t work. I was screaming in pain due to have surgery on my back and stomach at the same time. My morphine pump needs to be changed. I’ve been on morphine for 11 years"

• staz
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 4, 2015

"Was diagnosed with three degenerative discs that have now compressed on top of each other at L-3, 4 & 5, creating horribly pinched nerves. Started off with Vicodin, which helped for awhile. In 2006 was switched to Dilaudid 2mg, then 4mg, currently taking 8mg/ 4 times daily. Wow, what a great pain killer! With the Vicodin, it dulled the pain but with the dilaudid, it's completely gone. Makes living life enjoyable again. It's great not to be in constant pain anymore!"

• H3RM1T
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 17, 2017

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "Throughout a ten year battle with Ulcerative Colitis I have been on many I.V. pain meds. I.V.Dilaudid is my pain med of choice. I hate the oral version of this med. It literally does nothing for my pain. I.V. or nothing."

• Dr Al...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 26, 2016

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "Had below knee amputation of my right leg due to infection of broken ankle. Having pain in my left leg, a ghost pain, but no problems in amputated leg. Doctor put me on 2mg Dilaudid to give me relief. I take it once a day before bedtime which lets me sleep. No side effects but sometimes I need a pill during the day too, and I can only get a certain number of pills per month and the pharmacy won't refill it any more frequently than once a month. Am going on a cruise in March, and am not a big drinker but wondering if one drink a day will be a problem with the 2mg Dilaudid at night only once a day. I read about bad interactions with alcohol and Dilaudid and don't want a bad interaction with only one mixed drink. I'll ask the doctor too."

• Cherrie
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 28, 2016

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I broke my back in 02, i was sent home 4 hrs after being told i broke my back in 2 places. It was a Saturday morning and i was handed 2 demerol pills and told to get a hold of my family doctor for full time pain management. I was put on 8mg hydromorphone every 4 to 6 hours. After being told the fractures were mended, i had a whole bunch of uninary problems, and paralysis to parts of my body for a week to 5 months. After being told everything had mended i tried to go back to work, i just couldnt wasnt enought pain control so dr added 150mcg/h of fentanyl. Now i only take the Hydromorphone for break through pain"

• Left...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2016

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "My husband is in the hospital right now and they put a brand new knee in and he was doing pretty good until they gave him that drug. It was horrible for him. He was like a different person. He did not know where he was or even who we were. He was screaming for someone to call the police. I cannot imagine anyone taking that. Norco 10 is the strongest thing he can take and that is just one pill when needed. He took one dose of that and that is all....horrible experience for him."

• Pskeggy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2016

Dilaudid-HP (hydromorphone) "Given instead of Oxycodone was told it is much stronger/potent since I started requiring higher doses because my body became use to the dose. Did not help me made me nauseous and gave me a headache. I get the whole government trying to crack down on opiate abuse but for those of us that live in constant intolerable pain it is an endless battle to get pain relief wether it's from DR ,Insurance Companies , pharmaceutical companies manufacturing bad generics that don't work sometimes I feel it would be easier to well you can image"

• Zoei
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2020

Dilaudid (hydromorphone) "I have been given Dilaudid for sciatic nerve pain and took only .05 mg at 6pm and it is now 4:30 am and have not been able to fall asleep, if you. Cannot sleep so I put up with pain and ditched this pill. I felt like I was on a slow high, omg what a horrible feeling"

• CRPS...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 17, 2019

"I have Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in my left arm. I take low dose dilaudid at 1mg (1/2 a 2mg tab) on days where the pain flares just don't stop, it helps me get through a work day. Occasionally I will take a full tab, but that's rare. I can only take it for 3-4 days in a row max before I start feeling the craving for more, so I stop for a week. I was severely addicted to Percocet, Fentanyl Patches and Xanax 10 years ago.. never again. This drug doesn't work when my pain is 8 or higher.. nothing does. It's more like a temporary bandage that helps for a few days and then has to be removed.. This disease really sucks.. 5+ years and counting.."

• Hepzi...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 19, 2017

Exalgo (hydromorphone) "I was on Exalgo for several years. It gave better pain relief than Morphine but still constipating . During that time I kept having episodes of waking in the middle of the night with a fast heart rate and cold sweats which no one could explain . Then I developed severe abdominal pain and stopped eating with a thirty pound weight loss . While doing a bowel prep. for a colonoscopy I passed five Exalgo " Ghost" tablets in my BMs . ( Ghost tablets are the left over shell of controlled release pills ) . I realized that they were accumulating in my bowels because of my severe constipation. When I changed pain meds the Night Sweats and Tachycardia stopped ."

• LORID...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2016

Exalgo (hydromorphone) "I started taking Exalgo about 3 weeks ago after 20+ years of trying every other opiate and non-opiate pain med with little to no relief, especially once I became immune to them. I've been on disability since 2010 and been seeing a PM doc since about 2009 and in March he talked to me about trying an IR. I researched my insurance and when I saw him in April we decided on Exalgo 24mg per day with 15mg roxi backer. They seem to be working ok, but doc told me to take both 12mg caps in the am together which I did for about a week until I read here that others were taking them at 12 HR intervals so I tried that and it seems as tho they are causing me to not sleep. I have been waking up about 4/4:30am every day since. Anyone else having issues?"

• smili...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 20, 2019

"I've taken almost all pain meds in my entire life. I have Sickle Cell Anemia (SS-Hb). So I need something strong for my pain crisis episodes. I've been on this med in the start of my adult years (I'm 44). Started on 2 mg in my 20's & started doing nothing. Then doctor put me on 8 mg (which is the highest) & I started getting dependent & I didn't like that. So she dropped me to 4 mg, which I feel safe on. (FYI: The 8 mg doesn't come in IV form, it's too strong). It works for me when I take my 4 mg every 4 hrs. But their is a difference with the effectiveness of the brand Dilaudid vs. generic Hydromorphone. Truthfully, I like the brand better b/c it's more effective on my pain. Also given through IV in the hospital totally hit my pain on the spot! But because of my insurance plan, I get the generic. It works but wears off over time."

• Grammy
• December 5, 2015

"After having been diagnosed with a rare type of multiple sclerosis called "Malignant Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis" (also known as Marbug Variant MS) there was not much for the doctors to do for me but to put me on a cocktail of pain medications that would 'hopefully' help to keep me comfortable while in the throws of relentless chronic pain. Eventually I was given Dilaudid 8mg oral tablet to help with the pain. It eventually stopped working as good so the dosage was increased to 16mg per 4 hours. And that is what I am currently taking. Because my rare form of MS has no treatments, no medications..it's just a progressive downward spiral. I'm now fully bedridden and a spectator of life. But I'm so grateful for dilaudid! Recommend"

• Small...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 18, 2020

"This hydromorphone is Hands Down the most effective pain medicine I have ever received! It’s truly a miracle & wonder drug! I suffer from many Chronic Pain Diagnosis’ and end up in the hospital too much. IV Dilaudid is something really special! Takes away 100% of ALL my pain. 2mg Hydromorphone Tablets work quite well- an 8/10. But hear me... *This medicine is VERY ADDICTING! If not careful, it can run your whole life! Used for pain is alright but be so careful and take severe caution! The way it makes you feel is like heaven! No pain, all warm inside, relaxed, energized- I’ve gotten my life back... It is truly the most amazing pain medicine I have ever tried! Just be careful!"