Re: Addiction and Tolerance to Dihydrocodeine>> Is there a way

From: Tina Shelby (tshelby@usit.net)
Wed Dec 1 11:52:18 1999


Helen,

What your friend is experiencing is not uncommon in those who take pain medications for a period of time. The body does become tolerant to the meds but that does not indicate addiction. The "pain threshold" is elevated. The docs at pain clinics deal with this all of the time and have no problem increasing the medications as needed. There are chronic pain sufferers out there that are taking up to 1000 mg morphine a day and can function normally. Your friend should not stop the med abruptly as they could experience withdrawal symptoms but most likely can be weaned off of them successfully if the chronic pain issue is resolved.

Hope this helps

Tina


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