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Broken Bones. Taking Morphine, Confused State Of Mind, Usually Sharp Mind. High Dose Of Morphine?
HI , My granny is 92 year old she has been on 15 Mg of morphine for a month now for broken bones in her back, she always had a sharp mind, now she is getting confused, daughter wants to stop the morphine can she cold turkey, she has vicodin she takes as needed, and did before she went on morphine, do you think the dr prescribed her a to high a dose mg
thank you , Debbie finley
thank you , Debbie finley
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Stopping the morphine cold turkey is never recommended. She will have plenty of withdrawal symptoms like this. It is advisable to gradually withdraw morphine after consulting her physician.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
Stopping the morphine cold turkey is never recommended. She will have plenty of withdrawal symptoms like this. It is advisable to gradually withdraw morphine after consulting her physician.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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