Has anyone gotten addidcted i the hospital? i was getting 2mg dilaudid iv for 8 days.
Answer: First of all, you must have been in HORRIBLE pain, because dilaudid is stronger than morphine.
And yes, many of my patients (I worked in an army hospital for a while), would become addicted to the hospital. It was common practice for us to ween people off of the dilaudid instead of taking them of cold turkey.
It will pass in 3-5 days, don't worry, just fight through it. Don't call work/school and say you are healthy yet though. Keep a phone near you at ALL times, just in case you get weak and collapse or start vomiting and can't get up though. .
it is addictive my son was in a childrens hospital and they gave that to him for 9 days in a pump and took him off the day he left the first 2 days home he was sick and fidgetty ect he said it was the worst feeling ever be careful good luck