KADIAN Reviews (MORPHINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (153 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KADIAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KADIAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Chronic low back and left leg pain | Constant constipation, sleeplessness, dull pain all the time, sharp pain in low back and down left leg if I stand or squat down for long periods, like trying to work on my lawnmower. sweating, nausea and blurred vision. | I actually took MS Contin and it made me deathly sick. I had to stop taking them and was introduced to Kadian as a substitute. I worked for awhile and then I had to increase the strength several times until I got to 80mg. He then put me on Lyrica 150mg twice daily to help the nerve pain in my left leg. Along with Celebrex 200mg and Zoloft for depressiion and pain, I don't hurt too bad. I feel spaced out most of the time and I have been taking these drugs for about 15 years. | M | 62 | 15 years 80 MG 2X day | 8/13/2012 | 5 | IC,RA,fibromyalgia,intra Pn, DDD | Some constipation, great pain relief. Best out of all. Doesn't make me foggy headed at all. Compared to others | Taken kadian 13 + yrs best I can think of or say. | F | 47 | 10 years 50 | 11/17/2015 | 5 | herniated disks cervical/lumbar | constipation,lack of desire for sex,trouble starting to urinate. | I take 800mg of kadian along with 6 percocets a day, without the meds I could not even get out of bed in the morning,or live a 1/2 normal life | M | 41 | 8 years | 1/11/2007 | 4 | Spinal degeneration | Of course with this type of drug withdrawal symptoms like sweats tend to come along with the medication. My physician has me on 0.1mg of clonidine 4 times a day to relieve these symptoms. Don't know what I would do without it. Many physicians unfamiliar with pain medications seem to be unaware of how helpful Clonidine is for sweats and other side effects of narcotics. | Kadian has helped me live a somewhat normal life. I cannot do the things I would like to do but the severe pain is relieved. I also take Percocet 10/325 prn for break through pain. As my condition worsens I am afraid the dose of Kadian may have to be increased as walking is becoming increasingly painful. | F | 56 | 8 years 130mg 2X day | 2/12/2010 | 5 | diabetic neuropathy | constipation(bad) uses miralax daily to control. some sweats infrequently. full feeling in the ears causing pain when sounds are present. some problems getting urine to pass. no sexual ability whatsoever. extremely lethargic. | ive tried every kind of pain killer on the market, even had a device implanted in my butt to deliver small shocks to my spine to control the pain(after 2 years they gave up trying to program it and make it work). the kadian is the only medicine that has been able to keep the pain just below the threshold, i know its there but i can get around and do some things. for all the problems it has its still better than the cocktail of drugs ive used before, every side effect is manageable, and the pain control is quite noticeable. this drug is a god send, without it i wouldnt be able to stay alive the pain is that bad without it. im currently using 600mg once a day with the 100ug fentyl patch. better living thru chemistry.(someone holds the copyright on that line). | M | 57 | 5 years | 3/1/2009 | 4 | s2 nerve root pain, c5-6 disc | none | 100 mg morning and 50 in evening if needed. percocet for breakthrough if needed and no problems. this medication has helped me live as close to a normal life a s possible | F | 43 | 5 years | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Chronic Back Pain | Severe constipation cured by diet and Miralax, Cotton mouth - drink lots of water and sugarfree gum Drowsiness - keep going and let body adjust | NO HIGHS which is important to me. The pain JUST disappears. Hydrocodone 5-mg/350-mg for break thru pain. Not all doctors know how to prescribe pain med's. I worked with a pain specialist (Voted Best Pain Dr.) to find what worked for me and what didn't. Kadian much better than pain patches for me! I've had to increase the amount over time but this amount is working for me. I'm not pain free but I now have a life. | F | 65 | 4 years | 11/2/2009 | 4 | I came to L.A for a short three day vacation and only brought a five days supply of Kadian with me, we have been have for eight days now and I don't have any medicine left. For the pass two dyas I havn't been able to sleep and my joints hurt like crazy, I have a refill at my pharmacy but calif won't accept my script from my out of state CVS. They stated that it's a state law that you must have your original script in order to fill it and be prepared to what at last a week for them to get it. I called at least fifteen stores and nobody stock Kadian out here so bring extra if your going on vacation and hide it will because it's a very popular street drug out here. | M | 54 | 4 years | 6/30/2009 | 4 | Low Back Pain | Constipation, sweating, rash when combined with some other drugs. Eat high fiber foods like Fiber1, AllBran that control constipation. | This works for low level constant pain, but when I walk more than 10 minutes without stopping, I get a horrible stabbing pain that nothing touches so far. Recently had to stop for 1 month, had no withdrawal symptoms except for sleeping alot for 1 week. Low level pain returned & went away when I started Kadian again. | F | 64 | 4 years 30 mg 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 4 | degeneritive joint desease | good constipstion only...i take senna S ....4 per day....works great for me.... | F | 60 | 4 years 80 | 7/15/2013 | 2 | fusion/pins L2-S1, C6-7 | I have had severe constipation,prune juice works. Complete loss of sexual desire& emotions. Profuse sweating at times very embarrassing. I am irritated and get depressed easily. | Kadian has its pitfalls and doesn't take the majority of the pain away. However, it takes enough away that I can struggle thru the rest. As for getting life back, I'm still waiting | F | 52 | 4 years | 11/9/2005 | 5 | chronic back and neck pain | none that I notice | I am on a large dose, I take 4 100 mg pills twice daily as I have become opiate tolerant as I have been on these for about 3 years. Overall they are good for pain control without the high feeling , although I do use injectable morphine also as breakthru pain reliever,. | M | 45 | 3 years | 4/1/2006 | 5 | Fibromyalgia/Systemic Lupus/Fusions | Constipation, dry mouth, trouble starting to urinate/lethargic | All though some side effects, this has been my miracle drug/ I also take 1 percocet three times a day for break through pain, I changed my diet, take stool softeners, and the other problems have gone away. I take 60 mg of kadian once a day, and it has helped my pain. I have had five spinal fusions, nerve damage that is exteme, I could not do anything before I started this drug, I have taken oxycontin/ MS contin/ vicodin/and fentynal patches, I think I spelled that wrong sorry, but I was on 100mg patches and it never worked. Kadian is great! I can function like a human being now and take care of my grandkids I have custody of, and not be in constant pain. | F | 52 | 3 years | 3/28/2007 | 4 | spinal stenosis, ddd, degenerative | bad constipation, night sweats, fear of being without , sex drive has disappeared | after reading other comments, I realized just how much of my discomfort, not pain discomfort, is directly because of Kadian. My dr. prescribed morphine sulfate er this month and I was researching the difference between them. certainly the cost 900 Kadian I don't know yet the cost of the Morphone sulfate er. | F | 59 | 3 years 100mg 2X day | 8/3/2011 | 4 | Chronic pain | Sweating | Too expensive to take without patient program | F | 53 | 3 years | 4/5/2009 | 4 | rheumatoid arth,spondylitis,fibro | loss of libido,weight gain | I take 100mg of Kadian twice daily with oxycodone for breakthrough pain. It has helped to cope with chronic pain from severe rheumatoid artritis,spondylitis,fibromyalgia and other illnesses. I could not get out of bed without my meds.I am not pain free and do not expect to be,but I can cope better. I am not drowsy or loopy at all. | F | 35 | 3 years | 12/20/2007 | 3 | 3 herniated disks cervical & lumbar | sweating that soaks everything, gastric statis that leads to sudden vomiting, unending battle with constipation, break through withdrawl symptoms, like I'd missed a dose when I haven't | Chronic pain rules my life. After trying everything I started 20mg once daily, no relief until I got to 50mg 2x day, I still had break thru pain but only rec 4 tylenol #3/day for that due to my Dr.'s paranoia, I intially rec'd 6 to 8 a day & that worked well but he dec all his patients down to 4 a day lest someone injures their liver (why he can't prescribe it with aspirin I don't know). My life was tolerable for 2 1/2 years on this program but for last few months I develop withdrawl symptoms at 4am (from my 7pm dose) that last until about 10am, same thing in the evening, sometimes it covers & sometimes it doesn't & I cannot see what is making it so. I've tried eating, not eating, etc. I go today & I don't know whether to ask him to up it to 60mg twice/day or just to shoot me! | F | 49 | 3 years | 8/24/2009 | 5 | neck, back, bilate shoulder pain | Constipation, relieved with stool softners | I have never taken Kadian but have a friend who is on it and she is doing great with 40mg BID. I take Opana which is a similar type of med (schedule II) The difference I see after reading the comments is that I never got the drowsiness, cotton mouth of the "high" that many experience. I take 40mgs every 12 hours and Norco for breakthrough. I have had 16 surgeries since 96 and can honestly say the my Pain MD nailed it. I now have what is considered an active life and play with my 4 grandkids without being bedridden the next day. If Kadian doesn't work the Opana might. Good luck to everyone as being in constant pain can really ruin a life. | F | 50 | 2 years | 11/19/2009 | 5 | fibro/lupus/arthritis/degen discs | The main side effects I have experienced are of course constipation (as with any pain medication) and drowsiness. I have been on about any pain medication you could name and Kadian has been a life saver. I am currently taking 600mg daily (300mg in a.m. and 300 in p.m). To counter the side affects I use Miralax for constipation which is now over the counter. It can be used daily for years and not affect your system unlike most laxative/stool softeners which are not recommended for over 1 week. The drowsiness is controlled by taking Provigil. | Before Kadian I had to use a walker (I was 30yrs old). I could hardly function enough to take care of my children, get dressed, do my hair, laundry- much less be a quality spouse to my husband! Now I still use a cane but my pain is significantly better! | F | 33 | 2 years | 1/18/2008 | 5 | scar tissue/ back surgery | constipation is the biggie, and loss of intimacy. I don't even feel like snuggling with my husband. | I've taken everything - Oxy, Vicodin, Norco. NOTHING has worked as well as Kadian. I'm on 30mg 2x a day, with MSIR 15mg for breakthough pain. Relief is so consistant | F | 45 | 2 years | 12/18/2006 |
KADIAN (MORPHINE SULFATE): This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Morphine 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. The higher strengths of this drug (100 milligrams per capsule and higher) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of an opioid pain medication. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the sustained-action form of morphine to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional ("as needed") use. FDA Approval Date: 2007-02-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)