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What is the most important information I should know about morphine?
• Do not stop taking morphine suddenly if you have been taking it continuouslyfor more than 5 to 7 days morphine pills pictures. Stopping suddenly could cause withdrawal symptomsand make you very uncomfortable morphine pills pictures. Your doctor may want to gradually reduce yourdose morphine pills pictures.
• Do not crush, chew, break, or open controlled-release forms of morphinesuch as Oramorph SR, Kadian, and MS Contin morphine pills pictures. Swallow them whole morphine pills pictures. They are speciallyformulated to release morphine slowly into your system morphine pills pictures. Breaking them wouldcause too much of the drug to be released into your blood at one time morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine will cause drowsiness and fatigue morphine pills pictures. Avoid alcohol, sleeping pills,antihistamines, sedatives, and tranquilizers that may also make you drowsy exceptunder the supervision of your doctor morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine will also cause constipation morphine pills pictures. Drink plenty of water (six toeight full glasses a day) to lessen this side effect morphine pills pictures. Increasing the amountof fiber in your diet can also help to alleviate constipation morphine pills pictures.
• Never take more morphine than is prescribed for you morphine pills pictures. If your pain isnot being adequately treated, talk to your doctor morphine pills pictures.
What is morphine?
• Morphine is in a class of drugs called narcotic analgesics morphine pills pictures. It relievespain morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine is used to treat moderate-to-severe pain morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide morphine pills pictures.
Who should not take morphine?
• Morphine is habit forming and should only be used under close supervisionif you have an alcohol or drug addiction morphine pills pictures.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have
· kidney disease,
· liver disease,
· asthma,
· urinary retention,
· an enlarged prostate,
· hypothyroidism,
· seizures or epilepsy,
· gallbladder disease,
· a head injury, or
· Addison's disease morphine pills pictures.
• You may not be able to take morphine, or you may require a lower doseor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine may cause addiction and withdrawal symptoms as well as otherharmful effects in an unborn baby morphine pills pictures. Do not take morphine without first talkingto your doctor if you are pregnant morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine may also cause addiction and withdrawal symptoms in a nursinginfant morphine pills pictures. Do not take morphine without first talking to your doctor if you arebreast-feeding a baby morphine pills pictures.
• If you are younger than 18 years of age or older than 60 years of age,you may be more likely to experience side effects from morphine therapy morphine pills pictures. Useextra caution morphine pills pictures.
How should I take morphine?
• Take morphine exactly as directed by your doctor morphine pills pictures. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you morphine pills pictures.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water morphine pills pictures.
• Take morphine with food or milk if it upsets your stomach morphine pills pictures.
• Never take more of this medication than is prescribed for you morphine pills pictures. Too muchmorphine could be very harmful morphine pills pictures.
• To ensure that you get a correct dose, measure the liquid form of morphinewith a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not with a regular tablespoon morphine pills pictures. Ifyou do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can getone morphine pills pictures.
• Do not crush, chew, break, or open controlled-release forms of morphinesuch as Oramorph SR, Kadian, or MS Contin morphine pills pictures. Swallow them whole morphine pills pictures. They are speciallyformulated to release morphine slowly into your system morphine pills pictures. Breaking them wouldcause too much drug to be released into your blood at one time morphine pills pictures.
• Use the suppositories rectally as directed by your doctor morphine pills pictures. If you donot know how to use them, ask you doctor, nurse, or pharmacist for instructions morphine pills pictures.
• Do not stop taking morphine suddenly if you have been taking it continuouslyfor more than 5 to 7 days morphine pills pictures. Stopping suddenly could cause withdrawal symptomsand make you feel uncomfortable morphine pills pictures. Your doctor may want to gradually reduce yourdose morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine will cause constipation morphine pills pictures. Increase the amount of fiber and water(at least six to eight full glasses daily) in your diet to prevent constipation morphine pills pictures.
• Do not share this medication with anyone else morphine pills pictures.
• Store morphine at room temperature away from moisture and heat morphine pills pictures.
• Discard any opened bottle of morphine solution after 90 days morphine pills pictures.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember morphine pills pictures. Do not take a double doseof this medication morphine pills pictures. Wait the prescribed amount of time before taking your nextdose morphine pills pictures.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention morphine pills pictures.
• Symptoms of a morphine overdose include slow breathing, seizures, dizziness,weakness, loss of consciousness, coma, confusion, tiredness, cold and clammyskin, and small pupils morphine pills pictures.
What should I avoid while taking morphine?
• Avoid alcohol while taking morphine morphine pills pictures. Alcohol will greatly increase thedrowsiness and dizziness caused by morphine and could be dangerous morphine pills pictures.
• Also avoid sleeping pills, tranquilizers, sedatives, and antihistaminesexcept under the supervision of your doctor morphine pills pictures. These medications also may causedangerous sedation morphine pills pictures.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities morphine pills pictures. Morphine may cause drowsiness morphine pills pictures. If you experience drowsiness, avoidthese activities morphine pills pictures.
What are the possible side effects of morphine?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingmorphine and seek emergency medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· slow, weak breathing;
· seizures;
· cold, clammy skin;
· severe weakness or dizziness; or
· unconsciousness morphine pills pictures.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur morphine pills pictures. Continueto take morphine and talk to your doctor if you experience
· constipation;
· dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, or decreased appetite;
· dizziness, tiredness, or lightheadedness;
· muscle twitches;
· sweating;
· itching;
· decreased urination; or
· decreased sex drive morphine pills pictures.
• Morphine is habit forming morphine pills pictures. Do not stop taking it suddenly morphine pills pictures.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur morphine pills pictures. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome morphine pills pictures.
What other drugs will affect morphine?
• Do not take morphine if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor(MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine(Parnate) in the last 14 days morphine pills pictures. Dangerous side effects could result morphine pills pictures.
• The most serious interactions affecting morphine are with those drugsthat also cause sedation morphine pills pictures. The following drugs may lead to dangerous sedationif taken with morphine:
· antihistamines such as brompheniramine (Dimetane, Bromfed, others),diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Nytol, Compoz, others), chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton,Teldrin, others), and others;
· tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil) and doxepin(Sinequan), and serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline(Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil);
· other commonly used antidepressants, including amoxapine (Asendin),clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline(Pamelor), and protriptyline (Vivactil);
· anticholinergics such as belladonna (Donnatal), clidinium (Quarzan),dicyclomine (Bentyl, Antispas), hyoscyamine (Levsin, Anaspaz), ipratropium (Atrovent),propantheline (Pro-Banthine), and scopolamine (Transderm-Scop);
· phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin),thioridazine (Mellaril), and prochlorperazine (Compazine); and
· tranquilizers and sedatives such as phenobarbital (Solfoton, Luminal),amobarbital (Amytal), secobarbital (Seconal), alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium),lorazepam (Ativan), flurazepam (Prosom), and temazepam (Restoril) morphine pills pictures.
• Do not take any of the drugs listed above without the approval of yourdoctor morphine pills pictures.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with morphine morphine pills pictures. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines morphine pills pictures.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about morphine written forhealth professionals that you may read morphine pills pictures.
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