Morphine and hospice  Common Questions and Answers about
Morphine and hospice   but if he quit drinking and is not
intravenous provided with saline then he will be gone in a day
or two u can ask the dr to give more morphine and they probably
will and this will speed and alleviate the dying process is
somewhat hard for most in today's society because people don't
die at home, dad is not in pain and if he does not recognize u
and respond etc, then he will be gone soon. . . You would have
to be giving a whole bottle of morphine or a whole bottle of
lorazepam all at once to do harm. Hospice starts at a very low
dose and then gradually may increase over time as the patient
can become used to the dose and need a stronger one. This is all
very normal-to titrate as neeeded to meet patient comfort.
Please request a meeting with the hospice staff and you and your
family so that you all can be on the same page. Def research
dehydration and end of life. When the fistual appeared 3 weeks
ago her oncologist advised us to c