Morphine insomnia

I think this is called - between a rock and a hard place! Seriously, I wish I had advice. I have been juggling doses nd frequency and just found a balance (at least for the moment). Wish I could help meaningfully as I know how frustrating, tiring and boring it is staring at the ceiling at zero dark thirty. Fortunately I found a suduko app on my phone and have whiled away many hours at night on it.

Sending hugs, and sleepy wishes.

Hi Sara my husband before his opp was on Tramodol then on Gabapentan cause Tramodol didn't work and 20 mg of morphene patches,but they weren't controlling his nerve pain, either but after his opp 8 days ago he went onto 400 mg of Gabapentin 3 times a day( hosp use them) one 400mg of  Ibrufen 3 times a day and 2x200 mg every 6 hrs of Parasitmol plus 1 tablet a day to stop blood clots.the codeine from the hosp made him so constipated he felt ill so have left that off, not much pain just soreness now.

good luck, it's finding what suit you.

I do hope you can get it sorted, my husband has to sleep on his back for 5 weeks and he can't sleep so catch up in the day in the chair.time will soon pass, take care.x

I would bring this situation to the attention of my doctor, and see if he could come up with some other recommendation for either the pain relief or the sleep problem, or both. That would be his job, to use his knowledge to find solutions for you. Be a squeaky wheel to the person who has the power to suggest changes in your medications and maybe you will get some relief!

This makes me so angry 

Your doctor has now effectively put you on three opiates none of which will help with pain, or sleeping, in the long run. Tramadol and morphine are great in the very short term but in the end you just end up in a druggy fog with no sleep and the pain lurking in the background!

Sarah, this is my story -  I was also prescribed these, tramadol, fentanyl patches (morphine) and amiltriptaline for sleep  - they were even endorsed by the pain clinic at the hospital.

Afer about three months I wasn't sleeping, my speech was slurred, I was tearful, angry for no reason, depressed and had the shakes! I also still had breakthrough pain. Both my hips were bone on bone and it was unbearable, I could barely walk and couldn't stand for very long.

I read up about the drugs I was taking and didn't like what I read. I also spent my sleepless nights researching and found the drugs that could help me. Although I didn't quite believe what I read I was prepared to give it a go and I went back to the doc and told him what I needed.

I spent two weeks weaning myself off tramadol, little by little. I reduced the time I was wearing the morphine patches and when I had halved the dose I started to replace each dose with high strength co-codamol 30mg/500mg. Once I got over the initial woozy feeling I found that the pain was much better. I got rid of the tramadol completely and the patches and the amiltriptaline as well.

I took 2 co-codamol every four hours and had two ibuprofen two hours after the co-codamol. I believe that the tramadol/morphine/amiltiptaline combo had been stopping me sleeping because I started sleeping nearly through the night. I was also managing the pain better.

I don't think there is anything that completely gets rid of pain once it is a certain level but my head certainly felt a lot better and I felt in control of myself again. 

Sarah, I was quite addicted to tramadol and morphine in the end and it was quite a test of strength to come off them but I can honestly say that life got better as well as pain relief and sleep. 

You don't need to be in such a mess and I would go back and see another doctor.

Hope this helps.

Are you planning on having a hip done? Why all the pain?  Tramadol does nothing for me either -