I have been on patches 50mg for 3 years I as I don't no that much about morphine I kept putting the patches on every 72 hours  for the past 3 years ive had a lot of problems with my lungs so my dr was giving my antibiotic most months it was in oct 15 I had xrays done on my lungs they came back clear but my breathing was still poor so I started to look up morphine on pc and was shocked to see it say that morphine was very bad for people with lung problems which I had since I was a child  so I went to my gp and told him I wanted off this morphine he said its not the morphine its copd I had I told him I want to get off it and I want to start now so he took me of the 50 mg for 25 mg and gave me tablet form 10 mg 2 morning and 2 at night for the first 2 days I was fine but then was feeling very ill and I went to the pharmacy and told him how I was feeling and he told me I was over doseing I showed him the med and he was shocked he told me to half the dose in tablet form you no I stopped the tablets all together as I was ill with it and now I was getting the side affects from the morphine for about a week went back to see my gp and he gave me a mouthful you are disrespecting me my wife was in with me  I said look this is my life my breathing is much better and I'm feeling a bit better he didn't want to say the morphine was restricting my breathing but then said its on the notes altogether ive been on morphine for eight years 3years on the patches and its caused me so many problems I wish I had never see it in my life but now he said we are getting you off the morphine sorry I'm getting me off it and without any help he said to me today he wont want to give me pain releaf now because I had it out with him about how it was making me feel so I may have to seek some help from someone who knows better than me