Morphine and Addiction: What Users Say

• Kev...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 17, 2016

Morphine Sulfate ER (morphine) for Chronic Pain "Kind of useless on the pain I'm in, was on it for 7 months, 4x a day 2x30 mg ER and 2x30 mg IR, and I was still in pain, and coming off it was a process. I never once took it other than prescribed, and there is no doubt in my mind I was physically addicted to it. I weaned myself off for months to the point I was taking 1/4 a pill right when I laid down just so it did not feel like my skin was crawling as I tried to sleep. This is an addictive and useless pill for sciatica issues in my experience."

• Jsa...
• April 5, 2017

Kadian (morphine) for Chronic Pain "Kadian has been an amazingly helpful medication for me. I take 14 medications daily, four of those medications are for severe pain. Until the doctor added Kadian, the pain just was not giving me any breaks. I have been on Kadian for about four years now. I would rather die than miss even one dose, as it's that important to the quality of my life. To be fair, I do have some side effects I consider to be mild and not worth even mentioning. One thing to say that is important: I am physically addicted to this medicine. Missing a dose makes me sick, sick, sick. But then again, I don't miss doses anyway because of my pain levels, however, the pharmacy, doctor, or insurance will mess up once in a while, so I do suffer from missing doses once in a while."

• Anonymous
• November 19, 2010

For Pain "I have been on various pain medicines for nine years. Was taking three 40 mg OxyContin per day. I am currently on 150 mcg fentanyl patches, changing them every 48 hours, and four 15 mg IR morphine per day. If it were not for the morphine for breakthrough pain, I would not be able to work or have a somewhat normal life. I made a decision to submit to the addiction of narcotics or submit to disability. Anyone considering narcotic pain management must make that choice, as you will be addicted at some point. You must always follow the dosage instructions."

• Lin...
• February 9, 2011

For Pain "From one who judged harshly people taking this kind of medication, I now find myself taking it for the last 3 years. It does not eliminate the pain, however, it does take it from a 9 to a more tolerable 3 or 4. I am and have been very concerned in regard to addiction and will periodically take myself off for 3 or 4 days. Of course, the pain is terrible, but I need to know I can go without taking it just in extreme pain and can't ambulate without it. I call it my mini test."