Medication and Chronic Dehydration plus HELP!

[Katijanae]

I have Arachnoiditis and take 30mg of MS Contin a day, neuron tin 2100 mg.   I didn't mind the dry mouth, but now my heart races at 120, I don't sweat unless I'm in withdrawal, My legs get so cold that i Hate public places, often leaving my purchases and fleeing a store because that cold causes extreme pain in my legs.  I am not liking leaving my home because I can't control the climate anywhere else.  My biggest problem is dehydration.  I drink an electrolyte solution at least three times a day or I am at risk of severe dehydration, for example, when I had the 24 hour flu my kidneys shut down.  Life isn't fun anymore, its just constant maintenance.  Every time I go to the ER or Urgent care they say my problem is the meds I take, zeroing in on the Morphine.  If I had a Morphine pump would it still effect my body this way?  I really need my pain addressed.  I can take Percoset.  Other than that, other substitutes I've tried didn't work or I had life threatening reactions.

[Katijanae]

I don't need luck if you will pray.  Thank you for your kindness.

[trixy71]

Wow, that sounds very painful! so your on 90mg a day of morphine? I still don't think this it's an very high dose, but, I'm not a doctor. LOL. I've just never heard where morphine can cause dehydration like that. Maybe an autoimmune disorder? I wish I had better advice for you, just keep after your doctors looking for an answer and if you don't mind I will add you to my prayer list. I wish you the best of luck.

[Katijanae]

i know.   I meant to say 30mg  3 X a day, which is the max I would ever take, but I messed up, so I didn't expect to get much of an answer from anyone.  I tried to get the moderator to erase or correct my entry, but I couldn't do that either because my iPad automatically capitalizes the first letter in every sentence, so I couldn't type the code in the box that proves I'm human to begin with a lower case letter, and the code doesn't change when you mess up.  (I know how now, as i did type your name in there ;o). Arachnoiditis is an injury of the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord.  It is a type of partial spinal cord injury.  The nerve signals get confused, but not the pain signals.  They come through in a crecendo of screaming pain deamons.  I wear leg braces, or use a wheelchair. Nothing below my waist works right.  I take a bag full of meds every day.  Many produce this dehydration problem.  I also have an illeostomy, like a colostomy  only my colon and some small intestine got ripped up when I had Sepsis, so it was made with what was then left of my small intestine.  The illeostomy could be partly to blame for the dehydration.  I know that one pill I take, Bentyl, slows my stomach down a bit which helps me digest more of what I eat.  I'm would think that might contribute to the problem, because I can't eat high fiber foods and my stool is always mostly liquid.  I should update my meds in my profile.  

[trixy71]

Hi there, I'm not sure what Arachnoiditis is, but 30mg of morphine a day isn't really a strong dose, at least in my opinion. The dehydration issue sounds pretty scary and i can't imagine its the morphine. I would have your doctor refer you to a specialist to get to the bottom of your dehydration problems. (please note- I am not a doctor nor a medical professional, this is just my personal opinion). Good luck!