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Is There Any Drug That Will Ease Breathing ?
Hi , My Mother has ovarian cancer and is terminal . Hospice is giving her Lorazapan and Morphine every two hrs however she is suffering greatly with breathing . Is there any drug that will ease her breathing ?
Thank you
Pauline
Thank you
Pauline
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Hello
Welcome here.
Both morphine and lorazepam can cause breathing difficulty.
There are two options to ease her breathing:
1. To decrease the dose of lorazepam. Morphine would be essential for her as she might be having intense pain.
2. to nebulise her using some bronchodilators.
I would prefer 1st option because adding another drug will add the drug load to the body which is not advisable in patients already having life-threatening illnesses.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Welcome here.
Both morphine and lorazepam can cause breathing difficulty.
There are two options to ease her breathing:
1. To decrease the dose of lorazepam. Morphine would be essential for her as she might be having intense pain.
2. to nebulise her using some bronchodilators.
I would prefer 1st option because adding another drug will add the drug load to the body which is not advisable in patients already having life-threatening illnesses.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
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