Question 1

can you tell me if someone can be an acupuncturist if they are on morphine (buprenorphine) for chronic pain?

Accepted Answer

Not sure of question: Do you feel uncomfortable about them taking opioids and touting acupuncture or are you afraid they may slip with the needle? If you are that uncomfortable see another acupuncturist.
Good luck.

Question 2

if i have a reaction to butec 10mcg transdermal patch (buprenorphine) would i have a reaction to the tablet form? does this patch contain morphine?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you are allergic to a patch of any medication you will be allergic to that medicine in any form , most likely
No morphine

Question 3

what medicine contains morphine?

Accepted Answer

Morphine: Morphine is usually not in a combined medication. There is one significant exception and that is combination Morphine/Naltrexone. The latter blocks some of the effects of morphine, theoretically preventing addiction.

Question 4

what are common nicknames for morphine?

Accepted Answer

Morphine: There are none. Sometimes a reference is made to the actual morphine product eg Kadian, MS Contin etc....

Question 5

how is morphine used now and in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Several reasons.: Morphine is used for pain (acute and chronic) and shortness of breath.  It has always been used for pain, earlier on it was for sleep, and during the last decades it was considered a must give for chest pain patients.  That has since changed.  .  Some people use it for entertainment purposes, but that is not the purpose as prescribed by a physician or legally prescribed in the United States.

Question 6

does morphine have codine in?

Accepted Answer

Morphine Not Codiene: Nope. These are two different narcotics. There is nothing about them that combines into one drug.

Question 7

is morphine used to quicken death?

Accepted Answer

Not for humans: Active euthanasia is illegal in most jurisdictions. However, morphine may be administered for terminal sedation or to provide comfort to someone in respiratory distress during the dying process. This is considered ethical even though it may make death come somewhat sooner.

Question 8

does morphine relieve anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Morphine can lower: anxiety, but using it for that would be like killing a house fly with a cannon.   Better anxiolytics are Ativan, Xanax, (alprazolam) Valium; although all of these can also be addicting.   Morphine can actually increase anxiety, especially if you have an allergy to it, or to its nor-metabolites.   Why are you anxious?   Here's a reference:

http://www.psychologyproductsandservices.com/page2.html

Question 9

actiq and morphine patches help?

Accepted Answer

No & Maybe: Actiq  shouldn't be used for non-cancer pain. Tolerance develops rapidly because of the rapid, intense effect. This results in the need for higher and higher doses over a very short time. This med is most appropriate for patients not expected to survive for more than several months as the med becomes less effective rapidly. Fentanyl patches may be more appropriate. See a pain specialist.

Question 10

could morphine work as an anxiolytic?

Accepted Answer

Indirectly.: Morphine treats pain and can treat the sensation of shortness of breath,  it could also cause sleepiness.  By eliminating the pain and shortness of breath, it could indirectly reduce anxiety.  It is not given if anxiety is the only symptom.

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Can you tell me if someone can be an acupuncturist if they are on morphine (buprenorphine) for chronic pain?

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