MORPHINE USE SIGNS

On the first start of morphine use or on changing the doses one may get shaky or sleepy. Until the full information about the effects of the drug is known one must not use machinery or drive or do anything that needs psychological stress. The danger of fainting spells or sleepy can be abridged by sitting or standing up slowly. Older patients may have worse effects.

Intake of morphine for a pair of days decreases the drowsiness. Your ache is forbidden to catch-up on missed sleep; one may slumber more the first few days if they have not slept as of their ache.

Intake of alcohol while on morphine influences your breathing, boosts likely faintness, bewilderment, sleepiness hence it should be avoided.

Whilst taking morphine one ought to make sure to take a stool softener or/and a laxative as it causes constipation. One may get dried up mouth. This can be eased by masticating sugarless gum, sucking on hard candy or drinking plenty of water. Dental checks should be customary.

Your arms or legs may rarely have spasms or jerks or have hallucinations i.e. to observe things that aren’t actually there because of morphine use. Arranged or health care expert should be called upon if such effects are experienced.