I don't know how to begin. My father had moderate back pain, it was controlled well with Tylenol #3 as needed, only 4/day, 300/15/30mg and on a recent visit to my house (reluctantly by his POA) per usual I was given his blister packs and without my knowledge my dads prescriptions have been dramatically changed. He is taking 1000mg of Tylenol three times daily. Along with, 1mg DILAUDID three times daily AND 3mg of long Acting HYDROMORPHONE at bedtime. I noticed an immediate change in my dad when I saw him and I'm mortified by this change. This cocktail is going to kill him. he's a small 5'9, maybe 150 pounds, slept all day at his long term care facility prior to this deadly change in his medications and I DONT KNOW WHAT KIND OF MD/DR WOULD PRESCRIBE THIS TO AN 88yr old? I'm getting zero answers from the POA, I've been banned from seeing my dad bcuz of my inquiries, the Dr. won't take or return my calls... IN DIRE NEED OF GUIDANCE, HELP, AN EAR...this is all-consuming. I've been through a lot of nightmares with the POA pertaining to my dad but this one is far too much to bare on my own...
Because God knows that poisoning by over-the-counter medications to control pain which are ineffective hasn't been a problem. And every synthetic pain medication ever introduced hasn't been pulled off the market in due time because of the number of deaths reported. By hey, the pharmaceutical companies are making a fortune off these meds so let's push them to our patients. Seriously : (
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The Dangers of Narcotic Painkillers
My father had moderate back pain, it was controlled well with Tylenol #3 as needed, only 4/day, 300/15/30mg and on a recent visit to my house (reluctantly by his POA) per usual I was given his blister packs and without my knowledge my dads prescriptions have been dramatically changed.
He is taking 1000mg of Tylenol three times daily. Along with, 1mg DILAUDID three times daily AND 3mg of long Acting HYDROMORPHONE at bedtime.
I noticed an immediate change in my dad when I saw him and I'm mortified by this change.
This cocktail is going to kill him.
he's a small 5'9, maybe 150 pounds, slept all day at his long term care facility prior to this deadly change in his medications and I DONT KNOW WHAT KIND OF MD/DR WOULD PRESCRIBE THIS TO AN 88yr old?
I'm getting zero answers from the POA, I've been banned from seeing my dad bcuz of my inquiries, the Dr. won't take or return my calls...
IN DIRE NEED OF GUIDANCE, HELP, AN EAR...this is all-consuming. I've been through a lot of nightmares with the POA pertaining to my dad but this one is far too much to bare on my own...