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| 1 | Back pain following back surgery | I was prescribed a 50mgs Fentanyl patch. I had placed my first Fentanyl patch on my back on Friday, July 12, 2013 and placed my second patch on a different area of my back on Monday, July 15, 2013. The first 3 days of usage caused me to become very tired and to have much increased pain, not only in my lower back, (sacroiliac area), but, also in my shoulders, neck and upper back. Additionally, I developed severe constipation. (At the time of this writing, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 shortly after midnight, I have not had a bowel movement for four days, despite having used stool softeners). My second patch resulted in my falling asleep at my computer; sleeping with my head on my computer (laptop) from 7:45am to 6:30pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 and waking up with acute edema and excruciating pain. I kept waking up and then nodding off, (with my head falling onto my laptop). I became unconscious, disoriented to time, and incoherent. I was, as well, off-balanced and exceptionally woozy! | A friend stopped over just when I needed for someone to help me. His coming over was incredibly fortuitous. He had a very difficult time waking me, with my continuing to nod off with my head lying on my computer. He left after both us believed that I was fully conscious. I wasn't. I kept nodding off, repeatedly, finding myself with an unlit cigarette in my hand. I, in time, woke up enough to be able to call my insurance company's 24-Hour "Call a Nurse". We agreed that I needed to call my pain management doctor. He was reached by his answering service. The answering service relayed information from my pain management doctor to me. I was informed to, immediately, remove the patch. I did so. I, at this time, (almost 12:30am, Wednesday, July 17, 2013), am becoming more alert and oriented. I still am having pain; but, the severity is decreasing. I remain very tired and shall, soon, go to bed. This is PRECISELY what happened for me when I was in a SNF and had been prescribed a 50mg Fentanyl patch. The poor nurse who found me in an unconscious state was very frightened telling me, a day later, that I could have died. The insurance company RN told me the same thing and said that I was very lucky to have had my friend come over at the time that he did. I call him, "my angel". Maybe he really is! I have got to inform every doctor with whom I am presently working, (and all future doctors), that I simply cannot take any opiate/opioid medication. Phew! SCARY! | F | 61 | 6 days 1X O | 7/17/2013 | 1 | Disc and nerve pain | Tried this drug as was in horrendous pain and was stepping down from morphine following flare up with back apin and nerve pain. Vivid nasty nightmares, couldn't sleep, was then tired in the day, felt really sick. Slowly dropped dose to discontinus as couldn't tolerate side effects any longer and felt tearful and suicidal, was so depressed could hardly function. Tokk 2 attempts to stop this drug. | It doesn't suit everyone and I am one of those !!! | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 1/27/2010 | 1 | Chronic abdominal pain | After 6 surgeries and many pain meds, I ended up on Fentanyl Patch. 75mcg/hr down to 12.5mcg all had horrible side effects - on me. I missed weeks of my life, seizures, possible unconscious at times, slurred speech, unable to walk, constantly falling and getting hurt/cut, unable to sit-up at times, stayed awake for 2-3 days then slept for same, very vivid dreams/nightmares, and even severe cigarette burns everywhere (including on my body) which I dont remember. | Not even after all my surgeries was I given Fentanyl. Being a "widower" and living alone, I do not feel that this drug is safe, at least for me, to use without having someone around. For me and my body it was just a horrible, horrible drug and I will never use it again unless it is in the hospital under the direct supervision of a physician and/or nurse to monitor me! | M | 45 | 8 months | 11/10/2008 | 1 | MS | TERRIBLE SWEATING! The slightest activity caused me to sweat completley through my clothing. SO embarassing! | I had trouble getting the patch to stick with all the sweating. Itching occured underneath the patch. Without the feeling that pain meds give, I never felt that it was working. Even at a high dosage. | F | 31 | 8 months | 5/2/2008 | 1 | Crohn's Disease | Goose bumps, chills, large pupils,nausea, high blood pressure. basically all of the symptoms of withdrawl from opiates... | I do not understand these effects but they are real. Happened both times that I used this drug. | M | 30 | 2 days | 1/6/2008 | 1 | Broken vertebrae, degenerative back | Extremely tired, kept falling asleep anytime I relaxed. Fell asleep at the wheel for a few seconds, fell asleep at stop lights waiting for them to change. Had to up the dosage becasue of withdrawal. | Be aware of this drug. I had been on the duragesic patch 25mcg (had to move up to 50mcg) for 2 and a half years along with Actiq suckers. I also changed this patch every 48 hours or the 3rd day was not good. This stuff will get you so addicted you will think you can never get off of it. It took three and a half months for me to work my way of this stuff by slowly dosing down. It was three and a half months of hell which I spent in my bedroom. Thank God I got off of it because when I switched insurance company's they just cut me off even with the doctor recommending I had to have it. I told them I was on it for two and a half years and just couldn't quit because of withdrawal. They told me "Oh well, just go to the hospital if you start withdrawal". Three month later, after many phone calls and paper work, they approved the drug for me. Thanks alot United Health Care. Fortunately I had enough to carry me through the withdrawal stage. My doctor gave me oxycodone to u | F | 57 | 3 years | 3/20/2007 | 1 | Back Pain | My neighbor just died from a fentanyl overdose. Duragesic leaked pain medication into her overnight and she never woke up. I put a link to a site that is helping to educate people about this problem. I hear it happened in many batches of the fentanyl pain patch. | M | 33 | 3 days | 2/8/2007 | 1 | FMS, cancer, f**ked up neck, shldr | Dizziness, trouble breathing. We reduced the dose, but then it didn't help my pain. Some narcotics work for me, some don't. This one's going in the | The generic Mylan patch won't stick worth a fart. Tegaderm helps, but the patch still works loose under the Tegaderm. And who can afford to buy Tegaderm to use on a daily basis? Duct tape does pretty well, but YOW!! | F | 41 | 1 months | 8/6/2005 | 1 | Chronic Pain from PN | Wheezing, Uticaria, Constitpation, Anxiety Attacks | This med was suggested in order to try something that would not upset my stomach. I experienced W/D like symptoms. Also had trouble breathing and Rash. This med was horrible and gave very little pain control. Only use this if nothing else has worked. | M | 33 | 7 days | 5/24/2005 | 1 | back/neck pain | My side effects were severe and frightening. I had blackouts and only vaguely recall the times I had the patch on. I did strange things, said strange things. It was a nightmare | F | 32 | 1 weeks | 1/29/2005 | 1 | pain | nausea vomitting itching sweating | does not work does not stick | F | 45 | 14 days | 11/21/2003 | 1 | post surgery analgesia | none, except the patch kept falling off | I was underdosed as it took a lot of fentanyl pre-op to put me out and post-op it just was not effective. This was in addition to a PCA morphine pump, then later I was discharged with a script for it. Let me add it was the Duragesic 25 patch. | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 2/21/2003 | 2 | nerve damage, bulging disc,multi | patch crinckles and tried to peel off..fixed that...a little sleepy first day.....no effects at all now, 69 hours later. | I have had lumbar epidural's, physical therapy,tenz unit and more for severe muscle spasms in back, severe pain in right leg for 8 months after minor surgery. Been on Loritab 10 mg x4, Lyrica,75mg x3 Demerol 50 mg x4, Norco 10mg x 4,and now Percedan 4.35x6 and tinazidine 4mg x9 and now the 25mg patch. So far its only been 72 hours but I feel 0 relief from the patch. It's on my forarm and I keep it in place with bandages in an X over the patch. I am hoping my doctor will bump me up to 50mg tomorrow....I am sooooo sick of the pain. My quality of life sucks. I was working full time and walking 3 miles a day before this happened. It was supposed to be a simple surgery and back to work the next day.....that was in August 09. Do the 50's work without doping you up? I have a 10yr old to take care of. As for that person drinking the medicine...good luck and God be with you cause one of these times you are not gonna come out of it. This stuff is no game. Can anyone tell me what happens if I change the patch a few hours shy of 72 hours? | F | 44 | 3 days 25 mcg 1X O | 3/29/2010 | 2 | Chronic Pain L4-5 surgery, DDD, OA | Somewhat severe constipation. Anxiousness that at a higher dose became unbearable. Uneven release of the drug from the patch. | I've been on this drug two different times. The first time we went up to 75mg and that is where I experienced the horrible anxiety. The second time, a different MD due to a temporary move, prescribed it incorrectly and I finally asked him to take me off of it. At that time I found that the generic patch stayed on better and the drug released more evenly. I never, either time, could go three days with one patch, always only two. I also found that certain conditions such as warmer weather, physical exertion, caused the drug to release faster. Like most of this type of drug you really should decrease slowly but I found it difficult to go from 25mg to nothing without feeling quite sick. The first time I was on this drug was for 9 months. The second time was less than 2 months. The second time the MD incorrectly prescribed it along with MS Contin and as he increased it I had depressed breathing and heavy sleepiness and I KNEW something was very wrong. | F | 51 | 2 times | 2/8/2009 | 2 | L5-S1 spondylolisthesis,thor scoli | Did not work when used as substitute for methadone when doc went out of town and ER RXed 10.0 patch in place + my normal breakthru meds. would have began withdrawing from methadone if i hadn't had a few extra to take every day to barely prevent withdrawl til doctor returned eight days later. | i am writing here to ask long time users about this drug. has anyone been on methadone and switched to the patch? what mg of methadone were they on and what mg of duragesic did they switch to? what brand? i have spoken to another friend on the patch and she tried methadone and found it much more efficient at relieving pain. my doctor did not even mention the duragesic patch as an option for pain relieve and when i commented on it, he said that it is very addictive since the mdication is in your blood at all times. my other question is about side effects. when switch from pills such as methadone, oxy, or morphine, how does the patch compare to constipation and upset stomach? i have been on pills for many years and my digestive track is a mess, my disabiliy is permanent, so im hoping to find treatment that is easier on the guts. please, anyone with any information, please contact me at [email protected]. I also have a degree in biological psychology and studied psychone | F | 27 | 1 weeks | 12/9/2008 | 2 | Spinal Disorders | Sweating, Nervousness, Anxiety | I started on the 12 mcg patch a month ago and cannot tolerate it. I think it can be helpful to a great many people but I am very hypersensitive to meds. The biggest complaint I have was the non stop sweating which was supposed to abate and didn't. I also absorbed it very quickly so by the 72 hour mark I was in withdrawals. I did try to go to 48 hours but it knocked me for a loop. And the most pain relief I had was probably for one MAYBE two days. I just don't see the point of cycling like this and STILL having to take BT meds. | 51 | 1 months | 5/8/2008 | 2 | Surgical Abortion | Taken with Versed... I'm not sure which caused this, but my skin is over sensitive now, half of the time numb to the touch, the other half of the time everything touching my skin anywhere on my body feels like sandpaper. Chills, goosebumps, heat-aggrivated...And it's been over 30 hours since my procedure. My docrot told me it was my hormone level. Bull Shit. | F | 20 | 1 days | 9/8/2007 | 2 | Herniated Disk L4-L5 | Constipation; Fatigue; irritability | My mood swings are horrible. I got pregnant and my doctor told me that it was safe to continue to use this drug while being pregnant. Well my irritability was so bad that I would have SEVERE screaming episodes where I'd get so mad at whoever happened to be in the room. I'd get to the point where I couldn't even breathe. I ended up losing our baby at 18 wks pregnant because of it. I couldn't just stop taking the drug b/c of withdrawls and I had NO control over my anger. I am still on the drug and I still have so much anger. I get so mad so easily and just scream and yell. I've never been like this before. The 3rd day is usually the worse while on this drug. The doctor really won't give me any advice on what to do. Does anyone else have this problem? If so please email me at [email protected] | F | 36 | 6 months | 3/30/2007 | 2 | (5) failed Shoulder surgeries | Constipation and nausia. | Initially provided 48 hours of pain control. Stopped providing Pain control after 3 weeks. Seems to have lost its effectivness with me. Using the 50s | M | 56 | 2 months | 3/18/2007 | 2 | Lupus, Fibromyalgia, arthritis | Nausia, fatigue | I was given the patches for breakthrough pain, this was to be taken along with my oxycontin. I just didnt feel like it worked at all. I had the 75mcg patches and was actually told to change them every 48 hours so that the 'medicine' would be more potent. I didnt feel anything except more tired than normal, and had to take more nausea meds than normal. I was very dissapointed. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 2/1/2006 |
DURAGESIC-100 (FENTANYL): See also Warning section. This medication is used to help relieve sudden (breakthrough) cancer pain in people who are regularly taking moderate to large amounts of opioid pain medication. Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. This medication should not be used to relieve mild or short-term pain (such as due to headache/migraine, dental procedures, surgery). FDA Approval Date: 1990-08-07 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)