Bakersfield, California
A 34-year-old female asked:
I don't have a prescription but take dilaudid.i hadn't taken any n a while&took 24mg&now feel really sick.i've taken more@once&been ok so am i ok now?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Paul Lynchanswered
21 years experience
Highly Inappropriate: If you are saying that you take Dilaudid without a prescription this is illegal and highly dangerous. You should cease this behavior immediately and see a doctor for your current symptoms. There were 16, 651 deaths from prescription opioids last year. You need to make sure you're not a statistic.
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Dr. Ihab Ibrahim commented
Pain Management 31 years experience
What if the pain you are masking, not curing the cause, is from cancer. You would be delaying treatment, and potentially allowing a simple stage one grow to stage two by delaying appropriate evaluation and simple treatment, which now can be more extensive. Get your own meds.
Sep 21, 2013
Last updated Jun 25, 2014
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