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How To Treat Chronic Headache Caused In An Aged Person?

since 95 hv multi chronic pain illness no cure more health prob.4yrs ago woke up with worse headache ever.gotten extremely worse esp may & july 13 had call 911 lost all my dr which been on morphine since 95.now hving to go cold turkey on all meds.these ha s starts soon raise ha morn gets worse durnng day just stay in recliner keep ice pk constant on ha. may 2wks started mummy words,hving chest pain dw left arm but rg side face rg eye jerking rolling bk of head & had no feeling on side of face,rg side ha ext worse.er dr did not ck me then july lost all body feeling for 2 days.now ha s even worse,been on oxygen since 2-13 for headaches,gasp for breath,hv blood anemia,methmoglemia,most tmes can not talk tkes all strength hv get a word out,very dizzy getting worse,losing memory.can not hv mri test where 98 dr insited to try sacral nerve stimulor for my pain from ic,bladder,pelivc bk pain,suppose done pain pump but I was 5th pts and this caused more health prob esp now,damaged spine,nerves running dw legs most of all can not hv mri test,live out of Memphis tn or Jackson tn middle of tm.nd help esp hving cold turkey from morphine 95 and pain is extremely bad with all my chronic health prob,but hv so many diff prob can not find dr to go to,lost pain dr cause these ha s nothing was wking,had 5ct scan but dr wants mri so can not or know what to do.nd HELP!
Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

You are using morphine for more than 18 years. In such duration person become heavily dependent on it and require higher doses of it to prevent withdrawal.

Your symptoms are related to different parts and systems of body. Morphine withdrawal can lead to all the symptoms you mentioned in your query which need to be treated by psychiatrist or de addiction specialist. Same time medical issues need to be addressed by physician.

In chronic morphine dependance cold turkey is not a good option as it lead to severe withdrawal and relapse. In your case detoxification or opioid replacement therapy is better option.

Wish you good health and all the best.
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How To Treat Chronic Headache Caused In An Aged Person?

Hello, Welcome to Healthcare Magic. You are using morphine for more than 18 years. In such duration person become heavily dependent on it and require higher doses of it to prevent withdrawal. Your symptoms are related to different parts and systems of body. Morphine withdrawal can lead to all the symptoms you mentioned in your query which need to be treated by psychiatrist or de addiction specialist. Same time medical issues need to be addressed by physician. In chronic morphine dependance cold turkey is not a good option as it lead to severe withdrawal and relapse. In your case detoxification or opioid replacement therapy is better option. Wish you good health and all the best. In future if you wish to ask query directly from me, you can use the following link: http://bit.ly/Dr-Ashish-Mittal