scotty12
07-22-2006, 01:08 PM
My doc just increased my morphine and i am having a problem falling asleep.
I know it sounds weird.
it beats being awake with pain all night but is it something that will subside?
Ive only been taking the higher dose a couple of days now.
Morphine never made me drowsy but it seems like i just cant turn my body off at the end of the day.
maybe im just excited to not be in so much pain as ive been experiencing the past 2 months.I was spending my nights going from ice to hot bath til 3-4am every night.
I know it sounds weird.
it beats being awake with pain all night but is it something that will subside?
Ive only been taking the higher dose a couple of days now.
Morphine never made me drowsy but it seems like i just cant turn my body off at the end of the day.
maybe im just excited to not be in so much pain as ive been experiencing the past 2 months.I was spending my nights going from ice to hot bath til 3-4am every night.
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Kissa
07-22-2006, 01:13 PM
Morphine causes the same problem for me at any level, be it a whopping 10 mg or 120. This does subside with time. Generally for me it takes a month or two to get over the sleeplessness but bouts of it still occur. I just went through another period of it last week where I could only sleep for 20 minutes at a time.
If it does continue talk to your doctor about it, you may need something to assist you in maintaining sleep. For me I find that my allergy medication, Zyrtec, does the trick. Without it I am doomed to be up all night!
Barb
If it does continue talk to your doctor about it, you may need something to assist you in maintaining sleep. For me I find that my allergy medication, Zyrtec, does the trick. Without it I am doomed to be up all night!
Barb
scotty12
07-22-2006, 01:36 PM
thanks Barb,
its good to know it wont last.I think its because i just had a big increase.
It beats laying in pain debating a trip to the ER.
Hopefully i wont need it in the future as i have decided to have surgery in november/december if all goes as planned.
I do feel like im nodding off at times late at night but i just cant get to sleep.
my doc is also rxing Ambien CR which usually helps me stay asleep but i think its the MS Contin increase that i need to adjust to.
its good to know it wont last.I think its because i just had a big increase.
It beats laying in pain debating a trip to the ER.
Hopefully i wont need it in the future as i have decided to have surgery in november/december if all goes as planned.
I do feel like im nodding off at times late at night but i just cant get to sleep.
my doc is also rxing Ambien CR which usually helps me stay asleep but i think its the MS Contin increase that i need to adjust to.
mergatroy
07-22-2006, 05:53 PM
Before my sleep apnea was resolved, my PM&R doctor gave me Rozerem 8mg.
One at bedtime. It worked. Good luck with it...lack of sleep is really hard on us.
Oh yes, I was on Avinza, 120mg at that time. He said this was the only sleeping pill he would prescribe due to the high dosage of morphine.
One at bedtime. It worked. Good luck with it...lack of sleep is really hard on us.
Oh yes, I was on Avinza, 120mg at that time. He said this was the only sleeping pill he would prescribe due to the high dosage of morphine.
bulletinboard25
07-22-2006, 06:10 PM
I was on Avinza 30mg and I had horrible problems with sleep; although, I was having very bad insomnia before that even occured, but not nearly as bad. He didn't prescribe me Ambien CR, but a psychiatrist did, so luckily my sleep improved. Ambien CR was WAY better than Ambien.
I rank my sleep meds in this order:
Ambien CR
Ambien
Elavil at 75mg
Lunesta
Trazodone
Remeron
I rank my sleep meds in this order:
Ambien CR
Ambien
Elavil at 75mg
Lunesta
Trazodone
Remeron
scotty12
07-22-2006, 06:59 PM
I agree,i took regular Ambien for 2 years and the CR keeps me asleep better.atleast until recently.
keainit
07-25-2006, 12:54 AM
I have similar sleep problems with most of the narcotics. Trazadone gives me about 8 hrs of real sleep - not sedation. Trazadone is nice because it isn't habit-forming and wears off in about 8 hrs. Good luck.