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Hello Archie:
Not so good news. They put in Hydromorphon and I was told it’s the same as Dilaudid. Have 3.000 mg a day with 3 bolus doses a day 100 mg a piece. My legs and feet burn and sting bad. I even have it in face with flush. Only thing that helps is the 15 mg of oxycodone three times a day. I can take it every 8 hours. Only works for 6. Then suffer for two hours watching clock. Win I take my bolus of a 100 mg I fall asleep most times after a hour. Don’t know what to do. Feel like I am up the creek without a paddle. Any suggestions? Jeff

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@jeffspain. Did they start you out at 3 mg per day, right off the bat? I would hope not! I had a really low dose to start(can't remember exactly, but probably around 0.5 mg). Each visit saw it increased by ten percent. It seems to take a while to reach each patient's unique therapeutic dose. I have seen some as high as 5 or 6 mg per day to get pain relief. Others get relief at less than on mg per day. 3 mg may be too high for you. I am at 0.9 mg per day and rising. Doc won't increase more than ten percent per month.