A 63-year-old female asked:
I go to a pain management doctor who prescribed mscontin and a wellness doctor who has prescribed testosterone injections...is it ok to take these?
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Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 41 years experience
Morphine and testost: One is an opioid used for pain and the other is a hormone replacement. If you have pain the former helps and if you have low testosterone then the latter helps. I would just be sure that your testosterone is low by doing a blood test before you take injections.
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Dr. Ryan Milleranswered
21 years experience
Opiate + Testos Test: You need to let all your doctors know if you are seeing another physician. If prescribed any medication check with your other doctor or tell your pharmacist. Anyhow morphine lowers testosterone, some patients even take large dose's of morphine, oxycodone etc before they have their testosterone tested to get prescribed steroids to use in a manner that they were not suppose too.
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Dr. John Wilsonanswered
13 years experience
Definitely: Chronic narcotic use has been shown to decrease testosterone levels. Both treatments are a good idea.
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Dr. Satvinder Dhesianswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Sometimes needed: Opioids are know to depress levels of testosterone if taken chronically. Therefore, testosterone supplementation is sometimes needed.
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