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tramadol and morphine?

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nicole18317
nicole18317

I took 100mg of tramadol 4.5 hours ago am I ok to take 30mg of morphine?

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  • thebird55
    thebird55 nicole18317

    Posted

    It's not recommended. That is the maximum recommended dose of morphine, and opiates should not be taken with the opioid tramadol.

    That's the official line. If you have a high tolerence for morphine, you'd probably be okay. But I would think twice about it.

    • leeniepie
      leeniepie thebird55

      Posted

      30mg is nowhere near the maximum dose of morphine so I don't know why you would say thst
    • thebird55
      thebird55 leeniepie

      Posted

      That was "maximum recommended dose".

      While someone who has been on opiates for a long time may be given more, the recommended dosage for novice users is 15 to 30 mg orally every 4 hours as needed.

  • tony15730
    tony15730 nicole18317

    Posted

    Why do you want to take both? You can take more tramadol if you are still in pain up to a max of 400mg in a day. Best taken with Paracetamol for pain relief. As bird said mixing opiuates is not usually a good idea.
  • leeniepie
    leeniepie nicole18317

    Posted

    Actually that's fine to take. Tramadol is not an opiate, it just has opiate like effects.

    My mum is on morphine and was prescribed tramadol to take alongside.

    • tony15730
      tony15730 leeniepie

      Posted

      This is very bad advice. Your mum was advised by a doctor who knows her medical history. You do not know the post or or the posters medical history. You do not know their tolerance to opiates either. Both of these drugs can have serious life threatening complications if taken wrong either alone or together.
  • thebird55
    thebird55 nicole18317

    Posted

    Just to clarify, "opiates" refers to drugs derived from opium. "Opioids" refers to drugs that have opiate like effects, but are not true opiates.Tramadol is an opioid, and as such, brings its own bag of side effects into the picture. So even if you do not over-sedate yourself, you may find the combination unpleasant. 
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