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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Severe Pain-Fibromyalgia/RA/Osteo | The only side effect I have felt is sleepiness. I find that if I take Kadian as prescribed that it works continuously and quite well. The side effect of constipation has been easily relieved by taking OTC Dulcolax...I take 2 rather than just 1 and only have to reply on it 2 per week. I also take Neurontin, Zanaflex and Nabutome...I have found that they all work quite well together albeit I still have my bad pain days. It is obvious to me that I will, no doubt, have to increase my intake of the above medications as time goes by. | F | 54 | 1 years | 8/15/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Severe Neck and Back Pain/Injuries | Constipation resolved with stool softener/laxative. | I was injured in 2000 and again in 2008. I am 38 years old and I have severe neck and back pain which basically took my life away from me. I have been on many medications and tons of Physical Therapy and chiropractic work. Nothing gave me as much relief that I get from Kadian. I also take it with Amrix (one nightly) and have Norco 10 for breakthrough pain. Since starting the Kadian, there has been a HUGE increase in my activity. I can walk around the block twice or ride my bike for about 20 minutes. I still have breakthrough pain, however, not near the pain I've been in for so many years. I can sleep through the night without pain waking me up any longer. I also don't notice much drowsiness as I did with other medications, however, the constipation is no fun. I took a laxative/stool softener nightly with no luck x 4 days. I finally drank MOM. Nothing. Drank MOM the next night and ohhhhhh let me tell ya...major incontinence on my way to work the next evening! Oh my gosh what a horror! So...I use the stool softener/laxative but will stay away from the MOM! All that said, I feel that my doctor has given me my life back by prescribing me Kadian and Amrix. Thanks Doc! | F | 38 | 1 years 40 mg 2X day | 8/27/2010 | 4 | DDD, spondylosis, herniated disc | Maddening constipation, but taking fiber pills & eating Shredded Wheat, apples. | I can actually get out of bed! I also take Vicodin for breakthru pain. The only drawback is very few pharmacies carry this med. I had never heard of it before. Had taken MSER in the past & the difference is Kadian doesn't give you the high feeling, a GOOD thing. | F | 40 | 3 months 20mg 2X day | 2/11/2011 | 4 | Fibro, herniated disc | Constipation | I was on the duragesic patch for 2 1/2 years--it worked but I had a truly bad experience with a bad patch. Per my request my doc took me off of the patch & I needed to be on something and she recommended Kadian. I wish I new about this years ago--this works well for me. I am able to do a lot more--I don't have to worry about anything falling off and not getting the meds. With Kadian and any other controlled medication u must take it as scheduled -- don't miss a dose or you risk withdrawal symptoms. Great medication for those who need it--you must have chronic every day pain & have tried several other narcotics prior to using Kadian. Kadian is a great medication when prescribed ton the right person and taken properly. | F | 36 | 6 months 60 2X day | 2/14/2011 | 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 | 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 | spinal arthritis, fibromyalgia | Hot flashes/sweats, constipation (controlled with Miralax), occasional sleepiness. | Kadian has been effective in reducing pain, with some malingering. Previously prescribed oxycontin for more than a year and was then was switched to Kadian, 50 mg. I didn't notice a big difference in managing my pain. Also take breakthrough meds (Norco), which seem to work more effectively, but not long lasting. I also experience migraines which are controlled with generic Imitrex. Finally, I am also taking Celexa, which I feel may add to the hot flashes/sweats. The combination of meds may be exacerbating my menopausal symptoms. | F | 48 | 10 months | 5/8/2009 | 4 | fusion, 3 hern. discs, fibromyalgia | Constipation is the most noticeable issue for me. I have also begin to have severe, untreatable itching all over my body; I had itching in just one spot for many months, and now it has spread (this is a side effect of morphine). Slept 12 hours or more per night for the first many months, but now I start to hurt severely all over if I stay in bed for more than 9 hours, so I *have* to get up! | I was on generic morphine sulfate 3x/day for years, and switched to 130mg of Kadian to avoid gaps in pain control with 2x/day dosage. It does not control the pain as well as MS or Oxycontin. I was able to reduce my dosage slightly without any problems, one time when I wanted to try to quit (heh). I have not tried to quit completely, but it gives me hope. I wish doctors would prescribe Kadian for more than 30 days' supply. I drive four hours round-trip every month just to get 30 days' worth of pain medicine, and sometimes have to fight for getting it at a pain doctor's office I have been going to for five years! Of course, some of the problem is people who abuse morphine, but denying it to people who actually do need it is inhumane, and making patients pay for an office visit every month is greed on the physicians' part. To Actavis, the maker of Kadian : please find a way to make Kadian less abuse-able for those who would do that, so that maybe actual pain patients will have an easier time convincing doctors to prescribe it for mail-order amounts (90 days). Thank you! I did not choose a 5 rating here because it has not gotten rid of the pain, only lessened it. The rating chart says a 5 means "this medicine cured me" ... pain medicine does not CURE anything! | F | 37 | 8 months | 5/19/2009 | 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 | 4 | end plate defects, compression FX | At first sleepiness and inability to urinate. I had to literally push on my bladder and also "bear down" like I was constipated. The first pill of the day wasn't too bad but after the 2nd one I would start to have trouble urinating. Of course I started getting severely constipated and literally had to put gloves on and dig it out! I had to use laxatives, enemas and suppositories. The pain from constipation was worse than the back pain and caused hours wasted in the bathroom and laying down due to the pain of it all. I have severe nightsweats now and wake up totally soaked with my pillow even soaked so much it needs to be washed and I have a pillow case and two pillow case covers on it! My pajamas have terrible body odor on them where the sweat was and I have a river of sweat running down my chest. I wake up in a chill from being drenched. | Because of the side effects mentioned, I decided that although the kadian was working to curtail my severe mid-back pain, it wasn't worth the side effects. I went from 20 mg. twice a day to 30 mg. twice a day about one month after I started taking it because my pain level had increased. But then the problems voiding my bladder and bowels and nightsweats became so awful that I started taking only one 30 mg. pill a day. That allowed me to urinate fine and also alleviated the severe constipation as long as I sometimes take a laxative but the nightsweats continue every night and begin shortly after I fall asleep. I like that I don't have any high with kadian and that I can function like normal on it, but...the constipation, nightsweats and inability to urinate are completely unacceptable to me. The pain from not being able to eliminate properly is as bad or worse than the pain that causes me to take kadian so in my opinion that doesn't make any sense! IF there were NO side effects like I m | F | 43 | 2.5 months | 12/30/2007 |