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July 5, 2008 at 3:10 am

(1) candace Dillard says:

I had been taking morphine sulfate at first I had taken the 60mg then went down to the 30mg ones. I hadn’t had a problem with it till the last couple of months. which was the month of May and June. I all a sudden started to get sick and was having a hard time taking it. My question is what really was going on with it. I have a right to know seeing how I had been taking it for awhile. I stopped taking it because I couldn’t handle feeling sick all the time from it. like I said I never did feel sick or had any reaction until the last couple of months. So I decided to stop taking it on my on, after I had talked to my doctor. But even after I changed my medication. I didn’t know that there was a recall on it till now. So if you could please send me info on it and more info on why they were recalling it. I just want to make sure that I am gonna be ok. I am just concerned.
Thank-You for taking your time to read this, I really appreciate it. If I didn’t mention it I found out about the recall from a letter from where I was getting my medications from. So please when you get a chance send me some information about it.
From a concerned citizen: My e-mail address is shycandy_21@yahoo.com

July 7, 2008 at 12:24 pm

(2) backandneck says:

Candace, What’s in the above blog post is all the information I have about the recall, so I put your question to our Drugs guide (you can access his site at: http://drugs.about.com). Here is his reply:

The only recall issue had to do with the pills being manufactured with a double dose
of morphine which can cause trouble breathing, fatigue, constipation, low
blood pressure, restlessness, confusion, etc. If she was using the recalled
pills, it certainly could have been responsible for her symptoms. It also
sounds like she spoke with her physician and did get a recall letter.

I think you can reassure her that the only reason for the recall was the dose problem. Although her symptoms should have cleared up after stopping the medication (and it has been several months), if she still has any of the symptoms associated with the higher dose, she should see her healthcare provider.