DURAGESIC-100 Reviews (FENTANYL)Average Rating: 3.9 (148 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DURAGESIC-100 with similar:
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| 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 | 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 | 5 | Disc pain and rotatory scoliosis | None that I've noticed. I used it a few years ago when I was obese, and it made me sleep a lot. But now it doesn't. | I used it years ago and started again recently. I believe this is the best long-acting pain reliever that exists. It was one of three options offered to me: Morphine, Oxycontin or Fentanyl. I tried the first two and didn't like them. Fentanyl is wonderful. There's no "high" like oxycontin. No side-effects like morphine. My breakthrough pain med use has gone down remarkably. I have to change patches every 48 hours, as the 72 hour schedule didn't give me enough pain relief or consistent relief. ASK YOUR DOCTOR TO LET YOU TRY THIS. It is WONDERFUL! However, when you go off it you may have to use the Suboxone program. I did years ago and it worked to get me off the 75 mcg. dose I was on at the time. I'm only on 25 mcg now, but I weigh half as much as I did then so I figure that's why less works now. | M | 4 years | 10/16/2008 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Constipation, insomnia on first day of applying patch | Duragesic has been a God send for me. I was on Lorcet 10/650 4x a day and Ultram 50 4x a day, but it caused a lot of stomach upset and wore off too soon and it seemed I was constantly popping pills. With Duragesic I get constant pain relief. I've been on 50mcg for 4 years. There is no 'high' feeling, just relief from my chronic pain for 3 days without having to worry about having pills with me at all times. I do occasionally still get breakthrough pain(usually on the 3rd day) which I take Ultram 50 up to 4x a day to help control. I take a fiber supplement to help control the constipation, which works as long as I am consistant in taking it. I tried the generic patches for a couple months but they only lasted 2 days for me. The first day I felt 'high' on them, then, not much pain relief and sort of a'withdrawal feeling' on the 3rd day. So I went back to the brand, this medicine has given me more freedom in my daily life; I don't know how I ever existed without it. | F | 34 | 4 days | 9/5/2008 | 5 | HepC related Perip. Neuropathy | none! I don't even have withdrawal syndrome anymore | I am on 4 100mcg patches every three days. I used to take MEGA doses of morphine (6000mgs +). I had edema in my legs, I lost my cough reflex and got double pneumonia, I collapsed one day and almost didn't wake up due to CNS collapse. I suffered supremely coming off all that morphine, but I would do it again in a heart beat. I am aware of my surroundings again, I can remember going to the movies with my wife, I can do little things around the house. I have my life back! thanks to Patches and suckers. | M | 56 | 8 years | 8/17/2008 | 3 | pain | none | F | 63 | 15 days | 7/23/2008 | 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 | 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 | 5 | DDD Spine collapsing 3X Surg/fusion | First month diff slow breathing, but give it time. You get use to it and no longer notice these issues. Mild sleeplessness. Euphoric when tired. Black-outs when sleep deprived. Standing-sitting-driving. Its like sleep walking. Only if I have no had even near adequate sleep. | WOW! What a life changing drug. Tried every other narcotic on the market for years ending with oxycontin 80mg. I was gagging taking so many pills. Though the patches must be used at 2 day intervals. 3 is just an uphill battle fighting to get it back under control. Most will need Tegaderm or overlay from Jannsen. Takes a month or two to get used to but when you get at the right dose you can live virtually pain free. Don't come off it and don't run out by abusing them. Major withdrawl, near seizure-like on high doses. I am on 400mcg every 48hrs and have not seen anyone here even close. Read that the highest you can go was 300. Wrong! Had Dr tell me he had people on 600. I could easily go that high now after 7 years. I was in a wheelchair and could not stand straight upright. I have my life back. Driving, housework, standing on concrete floors. You name it. I can go 90% of the day pain free with Actiq as a breakthru. Had some issues with surgery anesthesia. I seem to | F | 40 | 7 years | 2/28/2008 | 3 | severe hip pain due to OA | extreme sleepiness, severe nausea/vomiting at higher dose. | I started on the 25 mcg patch for severe hip pain (I am getting hip replacement in June '08) and found it worked fairly well but I still needed 6-8 percocets (5mg) daily for BT pain. My doctor put me up to the 37.5 mcg patch (adding a 12.5 mcg to my 25 mcg) and within 30 hrs after application I developed a searing headache and intractable vomiting. I pulled thepatches off and started over the next day with the 25mcg. I tried the 37.5 two times, approximately 3 weeks apart, and had this same horrible result. Even with the 25mcg, I am so stoned when I sit down to relax that my eyes cross and I nod out. I can't read a book or watch tv b/c of this. Very annoying! I am seeing my PM doctor this week and will tell him I really can't take the 37.5 patch b/c of the N/V, and even wonder about the 25mcg making me impaired in general (I work in health care). I also have to say that the patch in general scares the bejeesus out of me - I worry I will go to bed and not wake up from the darn thing mis | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/12/2008 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Crohn's Disease / Degenerative Disc | Weight Loss (20lbs in 4 months) Wears off in 2 1/2 days | This is the best thing I have been on so far. Have taken just about every pain med out there. Was on Avinzia (time released morphine) before this and it was like taking baby aspiran. Have Crohns / Degenerative Disc Disease / 4 Herniated Discs / Osteoperosis and I'm only 45. This has made life much easier than taken a dozen pills a day. With the Avinzia I was still taking 3 Percocet a day with it. Now I only take maybe 1 5/500 Vicoden a day, usually in the evening after work to give me a boost. Some days I don't take any. Now using 75 mcg patch. Started on 25mcg for a week and it did nothing. Then 50mcg for a month and now on 75mcg for the past 2 months. Only problem is it starts to weart off sometimes after 2 1/2 days and that starts the withdrawal symptoms. Restless legs and arms and chills. Take zanaflex and vicodene to help. Sometimes change the patch 8 hrs early. Have been trying to time it out by changing the patch every 66hrs. That way I only run out 1 day ahead o | M | 45 | 4 months | 9/5/2007 | 5 | chronic back problems | None | I love this. Have major SI joint dysfunction, and without this patch, I wouldn't be able to stand or sit, let alone walk. | F | 51 | 6 months | 8/19/2007 | 5 | L-4,L-5 herniated degenerated discs | Any strenuious activity I sweat terribly,stomach distension,flatulance and mood swings. On the 2nd day of three is my best day,the third day Im exhausted. Constipation is chronic and Im a vegatarian.Best of all Opoids ever had in 17 years. | As a user of Duragesic 7.5 mcg for more than 6 years,It has totally changed my life for the better. I get Bioclisive Patchs to adhere over the Duragesic so theres no problem for adhedion. I havent gone to the pool since the patch but use a treadmill instead,the problem is mainly this drug makes me sweat terribly and Im fit.Generic sucks. | M | 49 | 6 years | 6/7/2007 | 5 | Rectal neuropathy, crohn's disease | drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness when doing lifting or any work. | great pain relaiver with out the narcotic drowsiness feeling of peaks and half life's and lows of taking pills for analgesic pain relife. Duragesic is pure pain killer 24-7 and for the 8 years i have added years to my life from /apap/tylenol toxicity that i was geting with other pain killers not to mention its 80X stronger than morphine what a medicine. | M | 27 | 8 years | 5/26/2007 | 5 | Rectal neuropathy, crohn's disease | drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness when doing lifting or any work. | great pain relaiver with out the narcotic drowsiness feeling of peaks and half life's and lows of taking pills for analgesic pain relife. Duragesic is pure pain killer 24-7 and for the 8 years i have added years to my life from /apap/tylenol toxicity that i was geting with other pain killers not to mention its 80X stronger than morphine what a medicine. | M | 27 | 8 years | 5/26/2007 | 4 | psoriatic Arthritis | constipation | For people having problems with the patch not sticking. Place patch on left and right of Sternum. Men and some women should shave this area if needed. Now here comes the part you might find weird. Clean the area with windex and let dry. I've never had one to fall off using this method. | 2 years | 5/10/2007 | 5 | fibromyalgia herniated discs | redness at patch site | I use 25mg works well for continuous relief. I have tried alot of other meds and none of them would work. i was suicidal with the fibro pain and this has helped me greatly | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 4/20/2007 | 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 |