Hey Guys

I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with taking Dilaudid for your RSD/CRPS?

I've recently been prescribed this (well, Jurnista, which is another name for the once a day hydromorphone HCl tablets) and have found that in the US it's branded as Dilaudid- which is why I didn't get any responses to my Jurnista info post.

But I'm not totally sure if Dilaudid is another name for the once-a-day tablet or the short-acting one, so please correct me if I'm wrong here and it's not a prolonged release med.

I've been on oxycontin for about a year but the side effects are far outweighing the benefits so I'll be swapping onto this new one over the next couple of weeks.

I'd appreciate any feedback about this med. Thanks guys

Hi Cake, I take Opana ER, so far with great success, 2 40mg pre day, I thought you might find tihs comparison about your med interesting. I hope the new Dilaudid brings you relief, sincerely, cz

[I]"[B][FONT="Garamond"]There is a new opioid (narcotic) medication that was recently
FDA-approved for use in the United States. It is an oxymorphone
hydrochloride opioid called Opana manufactured by Endo
Pharmaceuticals. Opana is the first oral preparation of
oxymorphone having previously been available only through
injection or suppository - mainly for hospitalized patients.

Opana (oxymophone) can be compared to Dilaudid (hydromorphone)
similarly to the manner in which Vicodin (Hydrocodone) can be
compared to Percacet (oxycondone). They are very similar
chemically, differing only by small molecular changes in the
presence of oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Dilaudid has been about
the strongest oral opioid available until now. The recentlybanned Palladone (hydromorphone) was chemically virtually
identical to Dilaudid. The FDA asked Purdue Pharma to withdrawPalladone after it was discovered that there was a potentially
lethal interaction effect with alcohol - in large doses, I would
imagine. "
the source of this information was - http://www.mypainreliefdoc.com/aim-opana.htmf

I'm also taking Opana er 30mg twice a day with good results. It has been the best of all the meds that I have taken, and I don't think there are many that I haven't tried. I don't think I'll be changing meds again, unless there is another need to increase the dose, but for now it seems to be fine.

Hugs
Mary

I just had my OpanaER dose increased to #2 /30mg tablets per day. I am able to sleep better; however, it has been raining all day long..buckets, and my back pain has not let up. Other than that, OpanaER, Has been very good to me.

Hi Dew, glad to hear Opana helps you as well, when it rains, I dont think anything can help us. Hope you have a good day, cz

Dilaudid is a very powerfull opoid...its one of the most powerfull ones on the market,,,I'd procede with caution,,if your haveing adverse side effects with oxy[which is also an opoid] then you may acrew even worse reactions in later stages,,or early on with it, forwhich it is srtronger than the oxy in some aspects,,,liver damage and heart attacks are also a concern ,,,all pain meds are brutal on the liver and exspecially on the heart.,,,and as with any medication,a tolerance level always builds,,which over time the dose will increase to surpress the same level of pain inadvertantly,,,,,,,,,,