Could the anxiety be related to the medication wearing off and the pain coming back? Have you called your doctor about this?

it very well could be anxiety. I feel like i cant breath and i have to keep yawning until i get that "good" deep breathe. Then i start feeling tingly all over b/c ive been breathing so hard . Early i got a brown bag and was breathing in and out of it .

I have had panic attacks where I have to breathe in a paper sack when I have been given morphine but have never taken dilaudid. I'm sure for some people it can cause the same problem as morphine causes for me. All of a sudden I just felt like I couldn't get a deep breath and then I would breathe in a paper sack for about 10 to 15 minutes and be okay. I used to have panic attacks years ago anyway and then didn't have any for years till I was given morphine.

Or it could be that it is suppressing your respiratory system too much i.e. maybe too strong for you. Either way I think I would talk to the doctor and ask for something different.

Hi /belle, i also get anxiety with the morphine i take. I found that dialaudid wears off fast. Maybe if you can decrease the dose it would help. I have not solved my problem with morphine either. If you cut back the pain gets worse. There are just so many things i cannot take so i have to stick with this for now. Hope you find a solution.

i've used dilaudid for years, and i've never noticed that. i hope that you can get this figured out, because - for me at least - it's a wonderful pain med that really works.

is it possible to talk to your doctor about an anti-anxiety med that you could also take? maybe that would help you out.

good luck and feel better!

xoxo, misa

I have found that Dilaudid makes me feel lethargic and if I forget to take it (and sometimes when I don't) I start yawning and feeling breathless. Not sure why but am going to discuss w/ my doc re; changing meds.

Well, meds affect everyone differently - that's for sure! So, all you can really do is talk with your dr about it and see what's best for you =)
Hugs,
Eva

not really relevant, but the office manager at my PMD's office always calls it 'dilaudin.'

i don't know why, but it drives. me. NUTS!

she must write out twenty prescriptions for it a day ...

there is no 'N'! it's DILAUDID!

aye, aye, aye,
misa

I was on 4mg every three hours 6 months ago and started it again two days ago after complications from surgery. I never had that problem, but do get dehydrated....I have had what you explain when my medication is pass due. I would call Dr. And ask...

Good for very acute pain...very (too much) strong and very fast acting in and out meaning it will drive people to dose per pain frequently which is more prone for dependence.

I have been on Dilaudid 4 Mg's for 2 years for break through pain, and it has never given me any type of side effects, but I do understand that no one is the same, and that whatever works for you, it will not work for me and vice-versa.

If you are concerned about this medication, call your Doctor's office, all we can give you here are opinions, and not necessarily the answers that you need, call your Doc and see if he can give you something that will give you pain relief for a longer period of time, like an extended release medication.

Take care,

nealy said" I have found that Dilaudid makes me feel lethargic and if I forget to take it (and sometimes when I don't) I start yawning and feeling breathless. Not sure why but am going to discuss w/ my doc re; changing meds"

This is what is going on with me . It is when it wears off . Im recovering and shouldnt have to take anymore of them anyway :)

oh and thanks everyone for your replies !

I've been curious about it b/c my doctor has said that if the new morphine combo doesn't work well enough, he may try that or something called Opana. I've never had breathing troubles on morphine, and I had asthma as a child. I outgrew it but still get a hacking cough if someone smokes near me.

Maybe your doctor can find something else? I'd be terrified about breathing problems but that's just me. I bet he/she could find something. Good luck!