Drug Ratings for KADIANAverage Rating: 3.4 (146 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KADIAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | extreme pain | constipation and the solution is: I take pysullium husks mixed with juice which helps with this issue. I take two heaping tablespoons every other day. You mix it and drink it quick(its a bit unpleasant tasting so I use juice not water) before it gels. I buy the pure husks at whole foods or trader joes! | This med helps me lead a almost normal life. I would have a hard time without it!! I take 15mg oxycodone 3X's a day in addition! | M | 57 | 2X D | 8/25/2010 | 5 | Syringomyelia, Herniated Disks | Constipation, drowsiness at first which subsided after a few days. | Kadian gave me pain relief without confusion, of other pain meds such as Vicodin, Percocet, etc. Kadian allowed me to return to work and my family, etc. The constant pain has subsided since I began taking Kadian. 7 months on Kadian | F | 44 | | 4/23/2007 | 5 | | 3/11/2003 | 3 | for pain relief | constipation | F | 34 | | 2/7/2008 | 2 | CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME/2 BACK SRG | I felt even more tired than before, which is saying something. Can't think or concentrate very well. Very forgetfull. In bed practacly all day. SLOW doing everything. It took me 20 minutes just to write this.Relieves some back pain but does nothing for my CFS. | only been on it for 1 wk.I dont like it. I have had the Duregesic Patch & this kind of feels like that. I was better off taking the Percocet 10 mg. about 5 to 7 times a day. | F | 57 | | 8/25/2007 | 1 | her disk | none | i was on viciodin worked better kadian does nothing | M | 57 | | 1/16/2009 | 1 | I was not taking this but was able to avoid surgery for herniated discs. Visit www.Nikken.com/TranquiltiyTechnologies.com for more information on magnetic devices. | F | 60 | 1X D | 7/2/2010 | 5 | cronic all over body pain, spinal b | constipation | kadian has taken most all of my pain away. now my Dr. wants to take me off of this med, I don't understand ? when it works why fix it ! | F | 57 | 8 times | 8/25/2006 | 5 | L5-S1 disk fusion | Only side effect I have is dry mouth and being thirsty quite often | I have been on every pain pill there is. I take Kadian 50mg twice a day with percocet for breakthru pain. The Kadian doesnt give you the high feeling. It just does its job in treating the pain. | M | 30 | 1 days | 3/7/2008 | 4 | severe stomach pain in hospital | I felt like someone hit me in the back of the head with a baseball bat the minute the nurse injected it into my Iv. When it started to ware off had the most horrible headache and had to be given migrane meds. | Did great for the pain but my head hurt so much. Told the nurse I didn't want that stuff again. | F | 25 | 1 days | 2/20/2006 | 4 | laminotomyL4-5,fusionL4-5,L5-S1 | Constipation,loss of sex drive | I switched from Duragesic 75mcg/48hrs because of drastic weight-loss, to kadian 60mg/12hrs w/ msir 30mg as needed for breakthough pain. I now take Kadian 60mg/8hrs w/ no MSIR. I have good pain releif w/ limited breakthough pain when I push myself to hard, but I now have somewhat of a life. Kadian is been very successful for me and I strongly recommend it to those who have CHRONIC pain, and are looking for a analgesic that does not carry a large amount of side effects. Kadian can be very expensive, but for myself it is well worth the financial burdon. w/o this medication my life as I know it would not exist.I have been on Oxycontin,percocet,vicodin,fentynal,etc..etc...Kadian has worked the best by far | M | 25 | 1 days | 7/15/2006 | 2 | Back pain | None that I expirenced | I had bad back pain for about 6 years now. I first started with Kadian 30, one pill a day for a month and it seemed to do noting for my pain. I then went to Oxycodone, two 10/325 mg tablets a day. This seemed to help quit a bit, but still I was in a lot of pain while doing certain things. Yesterday my doctor put me on Kadian 20 which kind of disapointed me knowing Kadian 30 didn't work before. But this time I was to take the Kadian 20 plus my Oxycodone and thought that maybe that would help. It didn't as of yet, 24 hours later. The only reason I wanted someting different other then the Oxycodone is the Oxycodone don't last long enough and I have to go 14 to 15 hours with out any medication and I'm always being wakened from my sleep in pain. So I haven't goten a good night sllep in years, well ,maybe a few nights. I really don't think doctors give patiants a high enough does of pain killers so that a patiant can led a more normal life, and thats my problem.... any time I try to do anything I end up in pain for days and I'm pretty much a useless piece of meat..... So this is the seconed time I took Kadian, the first time for a month with no improvement in pain, and I didn't expect much with a lower dose this seconed time. Maybe I'll see an improvement in a few days, but I'm not counting on it. | M | 55 | 1 days | 11/26/2009 | 1 | Chronic pain from previous injuries | PAIN, LACK OF RELIEF | I have been approved for Rx Assistance through Kadian Pharmaceticals (previously prescribed MS Conitin 60 mg, plus Percocet 10/325's for breakthrough pain) & this is my first day taking this brand of medication & in all honesty I must say that I am very disappointed. I have been suffering from chronic pain for many yrs (was injured in an automobile accident, have had multiple surgeries, in addition to developing Rheumatoid Arthritis & later Endometriosis) and have taken many different pain relievers (various generics/etc.) & before taking the Kadian brand of extended release morphine, the 60mg actually helped me, so long as I took oxycodone (Percocet) for breakthrough pain~but, this is like taking a placebo/sugar pill! Let me state for the record that I, like most people suffering from chronic pain, do NOT take opiate-pain-meds to 'feel good' or get high~it's a quality of life issue. And while I'm aware of slight differences between brands (regardless of what pharmacist | F | 38 | 1 days | 1/30/2009 | 5 | Herniated disc, spinal fusion | SEVERE constipation, dry mouth, reduced libido, diminished thought processing, forgetfulness, difficulty urinating | Since my daytime dose was increased to 90mg (evening dose 60mg), I HATE this drug! My pain relief is better but I can't function mentally, I can't go to the bathroom, I can't function as a woman with my husband most of the time (which he doesn't know), and I forget what I have said to people all of the time. I am absolutely miserable. I have tried every drug and every procedure except a morphine implant and I don't want to do that because of the risks. My current pain doc refuses to prescribe oxy to me because of threatening law suits. My family physician gave me a trial period and it worked wonders. I have got to find a doctor to prescribe that for me. NO MORE KADIAN FOR ME!!! | F | 47 | 3 days | 3/10/2008 | 5 | Disc degen fibro mitiple breaksBACK | Constipation controlled with stool softners and occational exlax of some type i was switched around several times and finally settled on an extended release MS. My doc retired and upon switching care givers i asked to stay on my exact same mexication i dont feel stoned even taking 60mg IR as needed daily which pushes me to 500mg a day of mprophine it just helps take the edge away. I work 12hour shifts in oilfield supply and this drug makes that possible. I know some people want that punch in the face from Narcs this will not do that.BTW they are close to killing pain without opioids))) SIGN ME UP I HATE TAKING MEDS!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL | M | 32 | 3 days 160×2 day | 11/14/2012 | 4 | DDD, spinal stenosis | constipation. Take MiraLax for it. MiraLax is great. | Was on ms contin but after taking over a year I would get about 6hrs of relief instead of nearly 12 hrs. Seems to be doing great. What I like is that there are no peaks and valleys with it. Its the same as ms contin. Only difference is the way it is released into your system. It feels more even, smoother. | M | 40 | 3 days 2X D | 2/17/2011 | 3 | Kidney stones | Intense vomity "rushing" feeling when it kicked in (and not in a nice way, not at all), sleepiness, constipation | Worked very well indeed the first time - the pain was entirely gone very quickly. The second time about 2 days later it worked a bit but not nearly as well as the first time. It feels very unpleasant when it kicks in, not at all pleasant like I was expecting (given it's so frequently abused I was expecting to feel lovely and "high" and I didn't in the slightest). It's only worth taking if you're in a LOT of pain, and then only once or twice. | M | 29 | 3 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | Pain | Kadian killed my sister. I have heard of other deaths now and I am uncertain why they are used and why you can get them so easily. All I know is that it's on the streets and people are mis-using them. | Kadian killed my sister. I have heard of other deaths now and I am uncertain why this is used and why you can get it so easily. All I know is that it's on the streets and people are mis-using them. Be careful! | F | 20 | 3 days | 9/18/2006 | 1 | severe sciatica | extreme nausea, headaches, chills | M | 42 | 3 days | 10/8/2007 | 3 | chronic pain | Trembeling,fatigue,anxiety | F | 35 | 4 days | 12/15/2003 | 2 | Chronic Back Pain | TIRED,lazy,sleepy,constipated,headaches,stomach pain | Take 20 mgs. 2-4 X day.Will this get better? Was on buprenex for 4 months and suboxone for 8 days before beginning Kadian. I have no energy and feel terrible. Minimal pain relief. | F | 26 | 4 days | 4/13/2006 | 1 | chronic back pain | Constpation! Even with otc meds, fiber,water etc. A lot of breakthrough pain. Went from 2-20mg a day to 2-60mg per day in 4 month period. Some blurred vision. Vicodin and Percocet have been much more effective. | After 2 wks off the drug, I still have sever night sweats, diarehea and am so weak I can barely move about my own home. Vicodin and percocet more effective for me, by far. Why didn't it work better for me? | F | 56 | 4 days | 6/7/2006 | 5 | 4hern.disc.Dgen disc disease.sten. | Normal opiate sides.In my case not too bad except for sex drive loss and 10 to 15 minutes of loopiness. | Docs got me on 50mgs once day.15mg oxycodone up to 3 times day for breakthrough.I have lived with constant mind numbing pain wich has steadily worsened for last 7yrs. I have not been able to walk or stand for more than afew minutes.This is best I have felt in Years.Kadien has made my quality of life 10 times better. | M | 38 | 5 days | 4/23/2007 | 4 | chronic low back pain | The biggest problem I find is with constipation. However, that is relieved with OTC stool softeners and laxatives. | I was on 10-12 norco daily, and now only 3-4 for breakthrough pain. Kadian has been a godsend! | F | 47 | 5 days | 1/16/2006 | 3 | Firbo and failed back surgery | Dry mouth, trouble urinating, dropsies with my wrists when holding something, terrible constipation...grrrrrr | For the last 7 years I have been on 30 mg. MS contin with 15 mg. morphine IR 3 x'day. My pain Dr. put me on 1-100 mg. of kadian per day. Kadian is not near as effective as the MS contin and the morphine IR was. I am going to ask to go back on them and quit the kadian. My pain was pretty much at a 3-4 on a daily basis, but with the kadian it has jumped up to a 6. | F | 54 | 5 days | 10/2/2009 | 3 | Restless Leg Syndrome/Leg Pain | Really bad nervous jittery feeling. Felt like my heart was trying to jump out of my chest. Could not sit still. Profuse sweating with chills. Seems more like taking speed than a narcotic. | Does eliminate the RLS pain and discomfort but not worth the trade off of the side effects. After discontinuing Kadian RLS came back with a vengeance. | M | 50 | 5 days | 9/19/2008 | 2 | RLS and Fibromyalgia | Can never quite feel awake, very jittery, stopped breathing twice when I was asleep. | Did not work for the pain at all. | F | 37 | 5 days | 10/6/2008 | 5 | Pain management hysterectomy | Little bit of constipation. Make sure to eat plenty of fiber and take a stool softener. Very addictive. For me there was a high for the first couple of days, but that is over. Relieves the pain greatly for 6-8 hours. Also taking this along with Oxycodone. Dosage of Kadian is 20mg I am hearing that Kadian has bad withdrawel. But haven't reached that fun time yet :P This one makes me really sleepy! I take this before bed and I am out like a light within 10 minutes! | I am on a low dose of 20mg.Suppose to take one in the morning (since I am still pretty much in bed all day, the tiredness is okay) and another one at night. Sometimes I have to cheat though, my tolerance has already gotten used to it, plus it is a very low dose. Helps manage the pain for 6-8 hours okay I guess. The doctor put me on this because after having a hysterectomy 7 weeks ago, I was still having a lot of pain and the oxycodone was barely helping anymore. I think my body has a high tolerance for pain meds. But I have a very low tolerance for pain!! I sure will be glad when this story of my life is over. :) This is one of those addicting drugs that takes a lot of will power to not take too many of to control the pain completely. And I am not even going to get into how bad it is with the oxycodone with the will power! I can sure see how people get addicted to it! The body goes nuts for it. At least mine sure is. I have had to be on so many pain meds for my health in the | F | 39 | 6 days | 10/29/2008 | 4 | l4 l5 s1 disic protution nerve root | can't sleep | was on fenadal 100-work well dr swich to kadian works much better almost pain free | F | 46 | 6 days | 7/13/2005 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | F | 7 days | 1/24/2008 | 3 | lower back pain fibromyalgia | takes 3 hours to begin working, i seem to feel anxious, I never get a complete feeling of comfort | I take 20mgs 2x per day and 200 mgs of provigil | F | 55 | 8 days | 11/19/2004 | 3 | L5 S1 fussion & pedicle screws | cloudy memory sometimes. a lot of yawning durring the day. | i take 30mg 2x daily. to counteract the tired feeling i take 200mg 1x daily of provigil which seems to help. i used to be on fentynol patch which made me a walking zombie and when i stopped using it i ended up in the hospital for withdralws. kadian is by far better than the patch. | M | 35 | 8 days | 11/14/2004 | 1 | disc degeneration,nerve damage,RDS | upset stomach, constipation, dizziness, irritability, sweating, dry mouth, depression | It was not for me. Terrible side affects. | F | 56 | 10 days | 6/9/2005 | 3 | Fibro/Osteo/Chronic Pain | weakness, felt i was not getting enough oxygen/air in lungs, fatigue, headache, night sweats/hot flashes, loss of any incentive/ambition to keep house (chores, tasks, etc), took too long to control pain, have breakthrough pain, having to take lots more tylenol & ibuprofen. Prior to this med, I was controlling my pain with lortab 10/500 and then to 10/325 2ea @3-4 times per day for 8+yrs. New doc, so new ideas i guess- & quite costly so why fix what was already working for me? my verdict still out on this med and not sure if my side effects are actually from the cymbalta i'm also on or this kadian or both put together but currently i am feeling worthless and going backwards in my pain management/quality of life. | when it finally kicked in for pain relief, it did work well, so if can get pain back under control (still in trial version at present), it may be ok - i am still concerned taking morphine, and since i can't work right now concerned with cost, but i do like the idea of 1 pill per day as opposed to 6-8, so long as i get no breakthrough pain. ( i have very low tolerance to pain, itchy bug bites, cold, etc etc). | F | 47 | 11 days | 10/3/2006 | 3 | Fibro/Osteo/Chronic Pain | weakness, felt i was not getting enough oxygen/air in lungs, fatigue, headache, night sweats/hot flashes, loss of any incentive/ambition to keep house (chores, tasks, etc), took too long to control pain, have breakthrough pain, having to take lots more tylenol & ibuprofen. Prior to this med, I was controlling my pain with lortab 10/500 and then to 10/325 2ea @3-4 times per day for 8+yrs. New doc, so new ideas i guess- & quite costly so why fix what was already working for me? my verdict still out on this med and not sure if my side effects are actually from the cymbalta i'm also on or this kadian or both put together but currently i am feeling worthless and going backwards in my pain management/quality of life. | when it finally kicked in for pain relief, it did work well, so if can get pain back under control (still in trial version at present), it may be ok - i am still concerned taking morphine, and since i can't work right now concerned with cost, but i do like the idea of 1 pill per day as opposed to 6-8, so long as i get no breakthrough pain. ( i have very low tolerance to pain, itchy bug bites, cold, etc etc). | F | 47 | 11 days | 10/3/2006 | 4 | Chronic pain. | Very focused mentally, slight high, and does provide pain relief. Eat psyllium daily so have no constipation problems. No negative side effects except for its high price. | Was on oxycontin, 40 mg 3x for 18 months. I got too high on the drug and it fuzzed my consciousness. Kadian is far superior in relieving pain, it does not occlude ones consciousness, and provides good pain relief. | M | 48 | 12 days | 7/18/2002 | 3 | fibro/osteo/chronic pain | little bit sleepy, warmth/hot flashes at times (could be the menopause part tho not sure since pain sometimes comes in at hot flashing like waves as well) other than than now none. | stopped the other crap (cymbalta) and did much much better so it was the other that was causing all the unwanted side effects. i so far will continue this (so long as can afford it) and now have lortab for when i get breakthrough pain as ibuprofen and tylenols too much causes ear ringing. (currently only on 30mg 1x per day) | F | 47 | 14 days | 10/6/2006 | 2 | herniated lumbar disc | nausea and constipation | got better results from loracet 10/650 | F | 45 | 14 days | 8/23/2004 | 3 | Severe Nerve Damage Back and Leg | Constipation.....tired feeling....can't go or stay asleep.....takes the edge off....need break through med to control pain | Doc upped dose from 30mg. once a day to 30mg. 2 a day.....that was 2 days ago...Hoping this helps....break through pain very severe....have Norco for that but he thinks I won't need much of it after upping the Kadian dose....I don't think that's gonna happen at this point...too much pain still! | F | 51 | 16 days | 2/14/2007 | 4 | diebates nero | none | M | 43 | 21 days | 5/28/2007 | 2 | chronic back and leg pain | I had trouble sleeping , would wake up and talk to people who weren't their and ramble on about nothings. My ears felt plugged, shaking, jerking, dry mouth. It was a nightmare I felt on a high that I never want to go back to. | This drug helps many people, but it had more of an effect on my mind then the pain. | F | 61 | 30 days | 8/27/2006 | 1 | Multiple DVTs, Gallbladder stones | Dry mouth, constipation and night sweats. | Did nothing for my pain, absolutely nothing. Vicodin and Percocet worked better. | M | 46 | 30 days 10mg 1X D | 7/20/2010 | 2 | Arthritis, Fibromyalgia | constipation,(which for me was great since I have Coilitis and have the runs 24/7..didn't have to take immod ad everyday).Now I have dry mouth,throat is sore, ears full,tongue hurts like I burned it taste buds off, but that could also be my sinuses acting up from spring pollen...have to wait a bit and see. It does not make me sleepy or high but have problems getting to sleep so using Melatonin for that.I do have Acne breaking out and only new thing has been the kadian, so assuming that is it..and it is getting worse..but I will keep trying it for now. | A month ago started me on 20mg once a day , just increased to 2x a day. So far I have not seen much pain relief..in fact none really. Try it another month with the increased dose and see. | F | 56 | 31 days | 4/6/2009 | 5 | Spinal Stenosis and Facet hypertrop | constipation--Use Castor Oil and fiber | Great at pain control. 30 mg of this works better than 10 mg. X 6/day of Norco. | M | 50 | 90 days | 12/1/2006 | 3 | cancer pain | It made my mouth dry, and my skin all over my body, was SO itchy, even AFTER taking Benedryl. I was able to get high as a kyte, but the side effects were awful. | F | 36 | 365 days | 6/17/2009 | 2 | severe back pain | constipation, forgetfulness, thinning hair,no libido,repeating myself constantly after one week, depression,very sleepy,cant get a full breath of air.100 mg. per day-on apiates 4 years-better than anything else-fear withdrawal,wish had never started. | F | 61 | 600 days | 9/20/2009 | 4 | herniated disk | constipation | after a while does not work as well better than any hydrocodones no addiction | M | 28 | 1 weeks | 10/8/2005 | 5 | For server pain and degenrated disc | I get tougne tied when I try to talk alot at once. I sweat real bad I change t-shirts 5-6 times a day. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 3/26/2007 | 5 | Back pain | Constipation is the only major side effect I notice. I used to be on Oxycontin, Kadian seems to control pain much better. | 2 weeks | 3/31/2003 | 2 | 3 protruding cervical disks, DDD, | Constipation, sweating, dizziness, confusion, thoughts of dieing (not suicide, just that i am going to die), feeling of loss, sleepiness, sleeplessness, overall feeling of laziness | If this drug works for you, great... more power to you! It is terrible for me and does NOTHING to help with the pain. Unless of course you consider that the side effects have taken priority over the pain, sort of like smashing your foot because you arm hurts and now all you can think about is how your foot hurts. | M | 32 | 2 weeks 20mg ER 1X D | 6/29/2012 | 3 | Herniated Discs | Constipation | Taking one 60mg capsule 24 hour slow release at bedtime, gives me a good few hours sleep but pain control not last all day. Think doctor needs to give me something for the bad periods to take as needed during the day | F | 67 | 6 weeks | 1/12/2010 | 2 | back pain | I went from taking Percocet several times a day to taking kadian 20 mg per day. It didn't help my pain yet made me tired, dizzy, and have headaches. | F | 40 | 63 weeks | 2/20/2008 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | trouble concentrating, sweating | This stuff has been a miracle! Nothing else has helped me as much. I'm now on 30mg a day, with Oxycodone IR for breakthrough pain (which I almost never need.) I wish I had started this stuff ages ago, when I first got sick...it might have spared me a lot of suffering. | M | 1 months | 9/11/2008 | 5 | 3rd/5th degree burns all over body | Drowsiness: dry mouth: cold: | Even with the side effects, I'm having better pain control than I did on Oxycontin/Percocet/Oxy IR and Dilaudid. Now, I have sort of a life! | M | 36 | 1 months | 10/7/2007 | 5 | RSD/CRPS | Severe constipation, achieved relief after adding a supplement that includes psyllium. The first few days I was stumbling a bit and did not drive. | Using 20 mg 2 x per day. Vastly superior to Hydrocodone. I am not experiencing a narcotic effect. Pain is decreased but not gone. Improvement with hypersensitivity to skin and better tolerance of stimuli such as sound and vibrations. | F | 33 | 1 months | 6/18/2005 | 1 | CHRONIC PANCREATITIS | NIGHTMARES SOMETIMES | I HAVE BEEN TAKING KADIAN FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. I STARTED OFF WITH 30 MG 2XS DAILY THEN EVENTUALLY TO 50MG 1X A DAY AND 100 MG AT NIGHT. I WAS ON OXYCODONE FOR A LONG TIME AND THE LAST DOSE WAS 15MG 3XS A DAY. I THINK THE OXYCODONE GAVE ME MORE RELEIF. I GET NONE WITH KADIAN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT . | F | 34 | 1 months | 7/31/2007 | 5 | 3 Degerative discs,Spinal Stenosis. | Only some constipation. | This medication has been a life saver for me,given my life and family back. So far 30mg once a day, take two if needed. | M | 58 | 2 months | 9/6/2007 | 5 | Crohns,steonsis,and ddd | F | 39 | 2 months 80 mg | 1/15/2012 | 4 | lower back fusion/severe nerve dam. | constipation with any painkillers | ten times better then oxy. I was on oxy. for two years 80mg four times daily and norco for break trough pain did not work. You want to talk about sweats no sleep no releaf for four years thats just wrong meds are to high on cost!!!!! I have been on every painkiller known to man if not an allergy it don't work!!! | F | 27 | 2 months | 4/21/2007 | 4 | lower back fusion | none | ten times better then oxy. I was on oxy. for two years 80mg four times daily and norco for break trough pain did not work. You want to talk about sweats no sleep no releaf for two years thats just wrong meds are to high on cost!!!!! | F | 27 | 2 months | 4/21/2007 |