Chronic pain sufferer for years. When I first started taking morphine, the dose was supposed be (are u ready), 2 mgs. Apparently the pharmacist decided since it didn't come in that dose, (mind u not calling the doctor). Filled 200 mgs bid. Since I worked for hospice, I myself knew that I was not swallowing that dose. I took I tab once daily. In the beginning it was great I could move around play with my grandchildren. Then bam about 30 days I started feeling bad, was up for days on end, rashing, then the seizures started. My primary was in the dark since the script was written by the neurologist, what he did know was I was dying. I acquired sleep apnea but since I was up for days anyway I wasn't concerned. Since I only took 200mgs a day I didn't see the neurologist until 60 days past. It was then the neurologist looked at the bottle and flipped out, gave me a copy of the original script and was sending me on my way.
I was like wait who's weaning me off, he hands me ,15mgs tid.

Thank goodness my primary was the bomb, and finally understood why I was dying. I detoxed at home against his wishes, the withdrawals were agonizing, but was not going thru a rehab clinic when it wasn't my fault.
I received a whopping 10000.settlement from the pharmacy who almost killed me.
Eight years later I am still controlling my pain with 60mgs er qid. And I live in Colorado so cannibus is helping. I see many threads trying to make these tabs stronger, pls if it isn't working get the dose changed or drug changed.
You can slowly OD and not even know it's happening.