Redosing after IV medication

[Bloodborne1]

So I?m in and out of the hospital at least a few times a year for a health flare up. When I go I?m always placed on an IV opiate, generally Dilaudid. But when I leave the hospital after my admittance, when I come home and take my hydrocodone I take chronically it never works. Like even if I space out the last IV Dilaudid dose and my home hydrocodone dose, have an empty stomach, potentiating etc, nothing happens. For something that is IV, I always find this strange. The first day I return home I generally feel like garbage as all the IV pain, nausea, fluid, etc medication is diminished. Any suggestions on how long of time needed or other helpful tips? Thanks

 

[T. Calderone]

Dilaudid by IV packs a punch so it's no wonder that you find your regular hydrocodone underwhelming. What I've found can help is having some food in my stomach just because I get nauseated without. Can you take ibuprofen or Naproxen sodium? They can give opiate pain meds a boost.