Hi Sandy. I wish I could be more helpful, but I'm scared of Dilaudid. My doctor prescribed it to me for herniated disc/pinched nerve pain last summer and after I read about it ("drugstore heroine"), I decided not to take even one pill. Apparently, it's 5x more addictive than morphine. I had a friend who was on morphine when she had a spinal tumour and watching her go through withdrawal when the pain was gone really scared me.

My brother was in a residential detox program for alcholism a few years ago and most of the men who were in the program with him were fighting addictions to Dilaudid or Oxy-Contin, so I decided I would stay away from anything with such a high potential for addiction... because I have enough problems already.

I wish your daughter's doctor could prescribe something less addictive for her pain. I was surprised that my doctor was so quick to give me a prescription for a heavy-duty drug like Dilaudid before trying something less addictive first. I have read that part of the reason Dilaudid is so addictive is because of the euphoric feeling users get. It also acts quickly, but doesn't last long... and the pain comes back with a vengeance when it wears off, so you need to take more.