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What Causes Swollen Legs After Taking Morphine?
MY FRIEND IN TENNESSEE AND I AM IN CALIFORNIA. SHE BEEN TAKING MORPHINE BY THE IV WAY FOR YEARS AND SHE DID SOMETHING LOOKED LIKE A BLUE 15MG MORPINE SULPHATE HAD THE NUMBER 15 ON ONE SIDE BUT NOTHING ON THE OTHER I TOLD HER TO GET ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT IN THE HELL IT WAS/// SHE SAID SHE FELT NOTHING BUT HER LEGS FEELING LIKE GETTING SWOLLEN..I KNOW YOU ARE GONNA SAY CALL 911 BUT I DONT EVEN HAVE HER NEW ADDRESS. PRETTY STUPID I KNOW BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN/? DONT THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER SWELLING DO U??
Fri, 17 Apr 2020
Hello,
Clinical cases have illustrated the potential for opioids to cause peripheral edema, reversible on withdrawal or change of opioid but sometimes reversible spontaneously if edema is minor. The etiology of peripheral edema is not clear.
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Dr. AJEET SINGH
Clinical cases have illustrated the potential for opioids to cause peripheral edema, reversible on withdrawal or change of opioid but sometimes reversible spontaneously if edema is minor. The etiology of peripheral edema is not clear.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. AJEET SINGH
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