There are 62 ratings for the drug: DEMEROL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for demerol: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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4	Chemo pain, Arthritic pain	Demerol works without the lasting hangover feeling; however I'm beginning to feel as if there are holes in my memory. Even though I write things down, I still lose track of appointments, I struggle with simple paperwork (paying bills, balancing checkbook, etc) and chronic fatigue & zero sex drive have become a way of life. I also struggle with words & phrases. I'm extremely articulate, but I am constantly struggling for the correct word or phrase. Even typing this entry is a struggle; I have to put so much energy into focusing and concentrating to get my feelings across.		F	54	3 years 50 4X D		4/27/2010 Email
5	Colonosocpy	Didn't remember the procedure. No nausea for me. It was like a dream. I was walking and talking, shortly after the procedure, but was actually out of it; though people around me weren't really aware of this.	The procedure was smooth; I didn't remember 99% of it. There were no adverse physical effects aside from I was like out of it on the inside; almost like blacked out, but not (speaking of after the procedure) but my family didn't realize this. I had the BEST sleep that night. I felt almost euphoric the next day; don't know if it was left over from the Demerol or from not eating for almost two days. I love that stuff!! I'm planning on fasting for a couple of days to see if I get the same euphoric feeling that I had the day following the procedure to try to determine if it was the fast or the drug. I'm thinking the effects of the drug (taken about about 4:30 p.m.) shouldn't have lasted into the next day. But I don't know.	F	52	1 days 1X D		4/26/2010 Email
1	Labor pains	Very dizzy. Made me feel like I couldn't breath. It would make me kind of forget the pain for a second, then it would come back.	I was being given pitocin while they gave me demerol.	F	19	1 times 1X O		4/21/2010
2	Surgery - Spine	Itching - deep, burning itching. Almost drove me insane! High doseage of Benadryl did not relieve the itching. I'd rather have the pain - that's how bad the itching was.		M	47	2 days		12/5/2009
1	Knee Surgery	Dyspnea-(stopped breathing)	I must be allergic to this medicine, but I was sent to ICU because of this drug.	F	23	1 times		11/17/2009
5	Spinal Injuries	I have to take it with milk and a snack to avoid vomitting.	Post rear-end MVA multiple cervical and lumbar disc herniations, vertabrae dislocations & intrusions, loss of spinal fluid. Was taking percocet to manage the pain but developed a reaction of severe burning and itching which grew progessively worse to the point where it was almost worse than the pain itself. Tried many of the other analgesics but almost all were ineffective. Dialaudid worked well for pain relief but it made me very sick - like severe flu symptoms. Doctor hit upon Demerol. It works very well in relieving the pain. I supplement it with presciption dosage (800mg) Ibuprofin. The only side effect I experience is "dry-heaving" or vomitting. If I take the demerol with a glass of milk and some butter or cheese with white bread I avoid that unpleasantness.	M	51	4 months		10/12/2009
3	migraine	Stomach upset, insomnia, dry mouth, constipation, rebound headache	Injection provides much better pain relief than oral. Always feel horrible the next day.	F	36	2 years		9/10/2009
4	migraine	drowsy	this med made me relaxed, pain free, and nausea free every time.. I don't know if something for nausea was added but that was the best thing with demerol. The ER has replaced it with dilaudid which is the opposite: scarily high, nausea and dizziness, rebound migraine - all of which never happened with demerol. Its a crime that they replaced it.	F	51	5 times		8/7/2009
1	migraine	Brief period of pain relief. BUT. Then SEVERE nausea that continued for many hours, along with agitation, and a swift return of the migraine pain. I don't vomit, but anyone else would have. Absolutely dreadful.		F	25	1 days		4/27/2009
4	Colonoscopy	They said they used very little. I was able to enjoy the video of my colon, ask questions and remember the answers. I felt some pushing discomfort - I think due to blowing air in, enough to make me grunt, but not what I would call pain. I was happy when it was all over - whether that was the drug or just relief at good news would be hard to tell.	the procedure took about 1/2 hour	F	60	1 days		4/13/2009
4	hemi toe implant	eased the pain, severe dry mouth, wide awake wih little to NO SLEEP ( I think all pain meds keep me up)		F	40	2 weeks		3/16/2009
5	bowel resection	I am allergic to morphine and dilaudid so was tried on demerol and found very good pain relief but did not last long so required repeat dosages to maintain relief.	Stomach upset did occur with the demerol but used phenergan along with and took care of the problem. I would recommend this combination for very effective pain relief.	M	38	6 days		1/2/2009
5	Colonoscopy	A little "drunk" in the recovery room and on the ride home (as a passenger). By the time I got home I was lightheaded and nauseous, but that could also be a result of not eating the previous day and not sleeping much the night before, due to the procedure prep.	Had the best 3 hour nap of my life after getting home, and felt absolutely fine after waking up. Don't remember anything at all about the procedure, which is probably good.	M	41	1 days		11/25/2008
5	c-section	excellent drug	by far the best drug i have ever taken. took my pain away during surgery and after surgery. wow this drug is a wonder drug!!	F	31	7 days		11/21/2008
5	Colonoscopy	I felt like I had a few cocktails and a little drunk. But there was no hangover! For me it was a marvelous feeling while the procedure was taking place.	Afterwards, I realized my headache was gone and I felt quite great the rest of the day. It was like a got a good 10 hours of sleep! If I was an addict...this would be my drug of choice!!!!	M	59	1 times		11/20/2008
5	ruptured ovarian cysts and post op	a happy lightheaded feeling	i have a high tolerence to pain medication so this is one of the only things i can take. it works wonderfully for me.	F	25	4 months		11/3/2008
5	Kidney Stone	Had a shot of Demerol (in my butt cheek) roughly 3 hours into a stone while the pain was intense... within minutes I felt better after the fist shot wore off (5 hours later) i was in agony until my next shot which i could then time at 4.5 hours till i needed another shot. and I kept this up till i passed the stone.		M	26	2 days		5/9/2008
1	Post-op pain control	Extreme nausea, vomiting, dizziness, little to no relief of pain. I had this after a myomectomy and after gall bladder removal. When the surgeon doing the myo saw it wasn't helping and just made me sick, he immediately changed over to another analgesic (Fentanyl and then Toradol), and I felt much better--was able to walk around in a few hours and leave in just over a day. However, the gall bladder surgery was a nightmare (my liver got nicked), and I was in agony in recovery--what actually woke me was vomiting. More Demerol created more vomiting, and the surgeon left no orders for anything else (and the nurse refused to contact him). I threw up most of the way home and for the better part of the day. I realize some of the effect might not have been Demerol, but the fact remains that a second dose post-op made me even sicker. I know it works well for some people, but PLEASE ask your doctor to have a backup analgesic order if this makes you sick. NO ONE should have to throw up after any s		F	41	2 days		4/10/2008
4	crohns disease	mild drowsiness	works quickly and does wonders for severe pain due to crohns disease and partial bowel obstruction. I get no relief from morphine or dilaudid. Pain relief does not last very long requires frequent doses and loses effectiveness if taken for extended periods.	M	37	6 days		4/4/2008
4	kidney stone	Slept for 6 hours straight (in the middle of the day!), extreme dry mouth, mild headache upon awakening	I had been using Percocet when acute pain from the kidney stone would come on, but it hasn't been doing the trick. My MD gave me an injection of Demerol today, and it pretty much eliminated the pain and knocked me the heck out, which is fine by me. Make sure it's coupled with an anti-emetic so that you don't vomit.	M	36	1 days		3/25/2008
1	Appendectomy	Intense Nausea, Dizziness, Sweating (associated with the feeling of intense heat), Vomiting, Some Hallucinations	The story: I had a surgery late in the day, so I was staying overnight at the hospital. I wake up and I'm offered a painkiller shot, which they inform me has to be in the behind. At first, I resist, but the morphine from the surgery had worn off so the pain is getting pretty bad. The nurse comes back and gives me a shot of Demerol in the behind. After a few minutes, a crazy rush of heat hits me. It's like someone turned up the temperature to 130 degrees in the room. Immediately thereafter, a wave of nausea overcomes me and I pass out. Though I suppose it sounds "interesting" in retrospect, the next couple hours were a confusing and dizzying mix of reality and what I can only describe as insanity. I had very strange (bad) dreams that were indistinguishable from reality, and occasionally I would be awake, only to SEE things that weren't actually there. For example, the nurse came in and got really close to my face and then all of a sudden she was back at the doorway com	M	21	1 days		3/6/2008 Email
1	Appendectimy	They gave it to me right before surgery in my IV. Right after I took it I started freaking out and trying to pull out my IV. I would fall asleep every few seconds and then suddenly wake up and forget where I was. The whole time I had the worst drymouth. Didn't help that all they could do me was let me have a few licks of an ice cube since it was before surgery and I couldn't have liquids. I don't remember most of it or how long it lasted but it was definitely scary.		M	15			2/23/2008
1	Appendicitis	I went into the hospital with a severe appendicitis attack and was given Demoral immediately. I experienced vivid and frightening hallucinations, hightened awareness of pain, and severe nausea (throwing up every 1-2 minutes). As soon as I was switched to morphine, all symptoms vanished very quickly.		F	26	1 days		2/7/2008
5	Gall Bladder	Euphoria,slight nausea which was easily control with anti-nausea meds, and extreme tiredness.	I had to have surgery several times to correct the botched gall bladder removal surgery I had. I was on demerol both times for the pain and it worked EXCELLENT! I would fall asleep nearly the minute it was injected in my IV but I didn't feel any pain. I did have nausea but as long as I was given some anti-nausea meds it was fine. I found demerol to be much better on my mental state that Morphine or other pain meds.	F	23	7 days		1/11/2008
5	crohns decease	dizzyness, big time dry mouth when i woke up!	When i got taken to the ER they gave me demerol and fenagyn(sp?) to help with the pain. It burns when they give it to you, but it works GREAT! Very soon after I got it I felt very tired, dizzy,helped the pain a LOT and i slept pretty much the whole time!	M	19	2 times		12/9/2007
1	post surgery	Nightmares and night sweats, panicky feeling	I was given liquid demerol through an IV when I was in the hospital and woke up 2 nights in a row to extremely frightening nightmares that caused me to sweat profusely. I was told by the doctor that this is a common side effect and was taken off it immediately.	F	34	2 days		12/6/2007
2	major gall bladder surgery	I felt high as a kite. I couldn't urinate and had to be catherized after taking this. I saw Popeye the Sailor walking in my hospital room.	This drug gives you some wicked hallucinations. It does help with pain, but the side effects are not worth taking it. The cure is worse than the ailment	F	49	1 weeks		11/28/2007 Email
5	Double C4 fracture, post MVA	Euphoria, drowsiness	I was sent home with oral demerol after a broked neck and major surgery following a car accident. I had been on IV push morphine in the hospital. The demerol was excellent at taking away my pain. It actually enduced a feeling of euphoria that was much welcomed considering all the pain I was in. It did make me a little sleepy, but this was probably related to the fact that I was so happy to have my pain level decreased and feel like I could finally sleep. Im told long term use can result in the acumulation of a toxic metabolite that can result in seizures. This is why you dont see it used often for chronic (i.e. cancer) pain unless there is a specific need such as allergies to other drugs. But I would say it is great for short term pain management!	F	22	30 days		9/26/2007
5	Colonoscopy	Side-effects: lightheadedness, naseau; but demerol in combination with versed worked for me. I didn't want to remember procedure. I didn't want pain and wanted to sleep.	I am thankful for demerol and versed. Yes, I am still having side-effects a day later, but I am thankful for how the drugs helped me get through the procedure. I was scared going in, but don't remember it and woke up in the recovery room not remembering a thing. I am thankful it worked for me.	F	53	1 times		8/4/2007
1	oral surgery	Vomiting.	Did not alleviate pain at all. I could not eat anything and could hardly drink water, so I stopped taking it.	F	32	2 days		6/17/2007
2	Colonoscopy	naseua, vomiting, chills -- lasted about 15 hours after procedure -- was very surprised the post procedure was worse than the pre-colonoscopy procedure!	next time would request anti-naseua medication as well	F	51	1 days		6/6/2007
1	Surgery	Hallucinations, inability to communicate, extreme pain.	I had this drug twice for major surgery and it did not work. I was in excruciating pain, but reality was so distorted that I could not tell them about it. I refused the drug on my third surgery and was very satisfied with Morphine.	F	52	4 days		4/29/2007
4	Two broken bones in lower leg/ankle	Not really hallucinations, but more of an inability to tell reality from dreams. It was very hard to urinate, although this may have been more about having to pee in that stupid jug than a side effect of the demerol. I wouldn't say it really took the pain away as much as it made me forget about the pain.	As stated before, I broke the bones in my ankle and required surgery to place plates and screws around the break. I was on a demerol PCA through the entire process. The demerol helped get me through the night, but did not really help much of the pain immediately after surgery.	M	23	3 days		3/20/2007
5	migraine	slept 10 hrs, mild euphoria	This is the only medication that complete wipes out my pain level 10 migraines in 5 minutes flat. I would have killed myself by now to escape the pain if it weren't for Demerol. I have to go to the ER around once a month for an injection after all other methods of relief have failed.	F	24	1 days		3/14/2007
3	lower rhytidectomy (lower necklift)	dry mouth, constipation, severe pain in hips, thigh muscles, and lower back, loss of balance	medicine did work, I guess, but had to take two every 3-1/2 to 4 hours since the surgery. After a day and a half switched to tylenol as I could not sleep due to the pain in my lower body when lying down in bed.	F	56	2 days		8/4/2006 Email
1	Administered by hospital in Miami	Administered by nurse following operation while in recovery room at hospital in Miami. Went into cardiac arrest, heart stopped & stopped breathing for 7 minutes before staff brought me back.	Never had Demerol previously & didn't know was alergic to it. Look up in Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) here on web what some side effects can be.	M	62	1 days		4/21/2006
2	acute neck pain	none	did nothing for the pain at all. I ended up taking two 400mg ibuprofen and that was the only thing that finally dulled the pain enough so I could sleep.	F	46	1 times		4/19/2006
4	Pain in my lower back	Must take it with food or it will come back up / stomach will ache.	Doctor tried many drugs to help me sleep/Only demerol would stop the pain and allow me to sleep 5-6 hrs.	M	57	16 years		3/22/2006
1	Appendectomy	Convulsions, hallucinations and inability to concentrate; I was totally unable to communicate. Side effects (finally) stopped when I was switched to morphine.	Demerol for me was the worst nightmare of my life. The hospital staff claimed no knowlege of similar cases, seems unlikely; I've talked to others! They assumed I was suffering D.T.'s but I don't drink...	M	17	2 days		2/19/2006 Email
5	Emerg Pain Med for Ruptured Cyst	Warm tingling sensation all over my body (actually felt good). A feeling of floating and happiness.	This was the ONLY thing that worked on me in the ER when I came in for a rupterd ovarian cyst (9cm!!!) I was in the ER for 12 hours before they were able to come up with the correct diagnosis and they tried EVERYTHING and this was the only thing that workedto alleviate the pain. Only use this for EXTREME pain.. seems like it could be addictive.	F	27	3 times		1/19/2006
1	full hernia patch surgery	after surgery, it did not work, dry mouth, would almost put me too sleep, but did nothing for hernia surgery pain!	I made sure its posted in all my medical records that it does not work for me. what a living hell for 16 hours. the nurses and doctor were stumped, could not beleive it was not working for me. Reluctant too change.	M	62	1 days		12/27/2005
5	c-section	this medicine took away alll my pain. i would highly recommend this medicine. i did get some dizziness, and some itching BUT WOW I would take itching and dizziness over c-section pain any day.	this med will help any sort of pain.	F	28	5 days		9/4/2005
5	crohns disease	Only side effects that I had were mild drowsiness and dry mouth	This is just about the only pain medicine I can take when I am in a flare up of my crohns. I am allergic to so many other things and especially given IV form works wonders for me!	F	48	3 weeks		6/24/2005 Email
4	dysmenorhea	Dizziness/head floating	I tried this after the other prescription med (Bextra) was proving to be not effective enough. I took it in pill form on an empty stomach and started feeling dizzy about 30 mins later. The dizziness was bad enough that I had to sit down for about half an hour. I drank a lot of water, thinking it would help dilute it, but that made me feel like throwing up for a couple minutes. It did knock down my pain from about a level 4 to about a level 1-2, and the dizziness passed in about an hour, all told.	F	27	1 days		6/2/2005
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4	Kidney Stones	Dizziness	I have cronic kidney stones that are not inherited. Percocet didn't even work. I had a shot in my butt, 75mg demerol, it was the only thing that took the pain away after 40mg of morphine over the 12hrs in the hospital....	M	23			2/11/2005 Email
5	post-appendectomy	extreme drowsiness, mild hallucinations, dizziness	Demerol worked wonders for my pain. I took this by IV during my hospital stay, then followed up my treatment with Vicadin in pill form. The plan worked quite well and I healed rather quickly.	F	20	2 days		11/30/2004
4	Chronic Pancreatitis	Itching	While the PO Demerol works, it is not optimal pain relief. Drs. have even said PO Demerol is not the greatest pain med. However, at the time, that was all I could take for the pain due to problems with my Pancreas. I was given IV Demerol, which does work a lot better.	F	38	7 years		10/24/2004
4	kidney stones	extreme dry mouth, hallucinations, drowsiness, dizziness, mild nausea		F	31	1 days		9/21/2004
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2	To get high	stomach aches and dizzeness with mild euphoria	You have to take too much to get wasted by then you have a stomach ache or feels like a cheep opiate high. Not worth it really.	M	30	2 days		4/3/2004
5	Crohn's disease pain & colonoscopy	None whatsoever	This injection in conjunction with phenergan were the only relief I got from the pain and nausea of a partial obstruction. It enables me to undergo colonoscopy w/o sedation so that I can watch on the monitor and see for myself what is going on in my colon and terminal ileum.	F	61	35 times		11/29/2003
1	used in out-patient cyst removal	Some dizzyness and some euphroic feeling.	Did not kill the pain. While doctor was removing the cyst, could feel ever cut and stick. If anything, it might have intensified the pain because of the buzz. I'll never allow this crap to be given to me again. Please pass this on to doctors, demerol does not work for some people. I told the doctor it was not working but insisted that it was.	M	38	1 times		10/31/2003
4	head and neck pain	u get tired and stuff and you sleep for up to 8 hours sometimes	i would take it again sometimes but not more than once of a month if less cuz sometimes once you take it on a regular basis it gets to the point where its the only thing that works and what the hell kinda life is that	F	18	6 months		9/26/2003
5	kidney stones	Intravenous: Very sleepy. Everything slowed down. Take-home prescription: Severe constipation. Gradually decreasing effects. Difficult to stop.	I have chronic kidney stones. Demerol is perfect when given as a one-time dose for severe pain while I am having a kidney stone attack. When I have doses administered to me for a longer period of time it becomes more difficult. I get agitated. However, it is a necessary evil, because weaker painkillers like Vicodin barely dull the pain, especially when a large stone has completely blocked the kidney.	M	25	7 days		7/12/2003 Email
1	Hemorrhoidectomy	I went into a spiral of depression and anxiety. I was fine before the operation and a week after I am feeling very depressed and anxious. It made me very sleepy while I was taking it.	The possibility of causing panic and depression should make this a last resort medication. Needless to say, I won't ever take this medication again.	M	37	2 days		6/17/2003
1	pain after c-section	sudden onset of first time panic attack, nervous, anxious, dizzy, vision and auditory comprehension difficuly, inability to concentrate, loss of appetite, unable to sleep although exhausted, dry mouth, excessive sweating, depression, change in personality,uncontrollable tremors.	I would never allow this drug to be administered to me again. I actually felt as though I was going to die during the panic attack. I lost 28 pounds in the week after delivering my baby and I weighed 173 at 39 weeks and usually weigh 140lbs. I am almost back to my normal self after delivering my baby 2 weeks ago. I would rather have experienced the pain than to have gone through that hell for three days. It was a very rough start to second time motherhood.	F	41	2 days		5/23/2003
1	Adult Toneillectomy Pain	I was given liquid demerol after lortab made me itch. The demerol made me feel dizzy and very nauseous. I also had some severe stomach pains after eating crackers to try to settle my nauseous stomach.		F	31	2 days		4/27/2003
1	Severe Abdominal Pains	Extreme dizziness, unable to speak, unable to lift hands, legs or sit forward, terrible shaking of boby and what was more frightening was the fact that I was also having difficulty breathing. These symptoms made me feel as if I was an a seizure. I also had the contiuous starring primarly on an angle. With my personal experience I was very displeased.	I'm sure it works for many people, but I'm probably one of the perentage that experiences it different. However, that was my first time having to take that med and from the experience that I had I surely think it would be my last.	F	26	1 days		4/3/2003 Email
3	crohn's pain	None that I noticed.	Doesn't last long. Everytime you need more and more to control the pain.	F	20	2 months		1/21/2003
2	Shoulder/neck pain	Makes me very hyper, soar throat and bad taste in my mouth along with dry mouth	really has not helped my pain at all	F	34	14 days		10/29/2002
5	chronic neck and back pain	Dry mouth, drowsiness, increased appetite, and bowel movements.	Short acting.	F	21	1.5 years		8/13/2002

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