Loperamide and Morphine together?
Hi everyone! This is my first Post on Bluelight. I am SO thankful that I found this site while searching Google for Imodium/Loperamide advice. Ok... I have been opiate-dependent for at least 30 years. I've been prescribed Percs, Tylenol w Codeine, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl patches and currently prescribed Morphine...all for my Fibromyalgia, Degenerative Disc Disease, AVN in both hips (2 hip replacements), Bursitis and all over grouchiness. Thanks to the friggin CDC Guidelines (NOT LAWS!!!), my chickenshit Pain Management Dr has cut me back from MSContin 90 mg 2x day to 60 mg 3x day to 30 mg 3x day to fifteen (!!!!!) MGS 3x day!!!!! I'm thought I was gonna DIE!!! (OR strangle the Dr) I read somewhere about Loperamide helping opiate withdrawal. At 15 MGS, I am pretty much ALWAYS in withdrawal! I'm afraid to take a high dosage of Lope, so I have been taking approx. 8 mg, with my measly 15 MGS morphine. My question is:. Am I wasting the morphine by taking Lope? Or do they work in conjunction with each other? I definitely feel better when I combine the two. Any suggestions? PS.. I am trying, unsuccessfully at the moment, to have the Intrathecal Pump which gives you your pain meds automatically without taking pills. Cleveland Clinic might be known for their world class health care but their customer service sucks! I've been given FOUR appts w WRONG DRS! I'm going to try another hospital system in the Greater Cleveland area after New Year's Day. I probably should post this in a Pain Pump thread...is there one?????