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Is Intake Of High Doses Of Dilaudid Advisable?
Hi, my husband is on dilaudid via a pca pump after being in the hospital for ten days for pain management because of a chemo extravasation on 2/16/17. The chemo was DOSEtaxel. He is concerned that being on high doses of this opioid is not healthy for him. He s been on it for almost three weeks. What say you?
Tue, 8 Jan 2019
Hi,
Yes, he's going to feel it when they take him off it. There is likely to be some withdrawal and it will have to be gradually lowered. The pain should be down by 3 weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman,
Addiction Medicine Specialist
Yes, he's going to feel it when they take him off it. There is likely to be some withdrawal and it will have to be gradually lowered. The pain should be down by 3 weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman,
Addiction Medicine Specialist
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