DEMEROL Reviews (MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (89 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEMEROL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEMEROL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Acute pain due to ulcerative colitis | No side effects, slept like a baby. | Felt fantastic. Best drug ever. I felt like a floating head with no pain and a great calm feeling. WONDERFUL. | F | 43 | 4 days 1X day | 7/8/2012 | 1 | Colonoscopy | Sleepiness, Nausea, vomiting, weakness, the shakes | I am still feeling the affects of the drug a day after my procedure including nausea and vomiting. I would not want to take this drug again! | M | 65 | 1 days 50 MG 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 1 | Colonoscopy | Dizziness, confusion, depression,bouts of crying, nausea, loss of appetite,general feeling of "doom" | Worked very well for its intended purpose of putting me out during the procedure. Do not remember any part of it. I am very sensitive to any medication and felt the effect about 30 seconds after the IV infusion.I slept most of the day of my procedure woke up feeling okay, just a little "off" but as the day went on I felt anxious and out of control. Very confused and irrational thinking. I remembered that I had a similar reaction 21 years ago when I was given Demerol after the birth of my son. I am not sure if this is an allergic reaction or not but I will never take it again, not worth the after effect for me. | F | 40 | 1 days 75 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Post hemmorhoid surgery | None. It gave me great pain relief from the worst pain of my life. | M | 59 | 3 days 1X AN | 3/18/2012 | 2 | colonoscopy | What side effects? I was injected with 50 mg of IV Demerol for a colonoscopy and did not even feel the drug. If you have ever taken Demerol you know that this is impossible! I believe that either the Demerol was switched with water or the doctor faked the IV injection because of the many misses of my vein. (The nurse tried 3 times and the Doctor tried 3 times times (6 times at first) to to give me an IV and they could not hit a vein). I was in pain from all the misses. The doctor then tried vigorously for at least 10 minutes to talk me into doing the procedure without anestesia and I was adamant that I wanted to be sedated or I did not want to go through with the procedure. About 1/2 hour went by while the Doctor kept trying to hit a vein. (7 to 8 times & all misses) The doctor tried again to talk me into doing the procedure without anestesia and I refused again and told him to keep trying to hit a vein or give me an IM shot and wait 15 minutes for the medication to kick in. The | I have had IV Demerol several times in the past and know what Demerol feels like and tastes like. When I was injected I felt and tasted nothing and immediately informed the doctor. He said don't worry you will feel it soon. The next thing I knew he was performing the procedure and I was in extreme pain. I asked for more pain medication and the doctor said "I'll be done soon". Several minutes more of severe pain went by and I complained again and he said "I'm almost done". A few tortuous minutes later I complained again and the Doctor removed the camera from my butt within a minute or 2. I was relieved but I am not stupid. I am 100% sure the injection they gave me was nothing. I believe the Doctor faked "hitting a vein" because of all the misses and elapsed time and knowingly gave me the procedure without the medication I insisted on. To confirm my suspicions I had a drug test done the next day and guess what? No Demerol in my system. This proved me right. The doctor gave me a colonoscopy without the anestesia I insisted on against my wishes. I was very unhappy and felt humiliated because I was made a fool of and it was very unethical because it was strictly for the money and against my wishes. I was very unhappy . The only pleasant thing about a colonoscopy is the pain medication. I thought about suing for malpractice but I am not that kind of person but I can tell you this: that is the last time I will see that doctor. Has anyone else had a s | M | 58 | 1 days 50 mg 1X day | 10/15/2011 | 5 | None | I was given Demerol as a pre-op medication before a lumpectomy. I really liked it -felt like I was floating on a cloud. After surgery I felt very invigorated and euphoric and still feel like that after two days. Also sleeping like a log. I really like this drug---- | F | 75 | 1 days unknown 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 1 | Oral Surgery | A disoriented, dissociative high with no ability to communicate effectively, or at least no memory of being able to communicate effectively. It did not mediate the pain and I had a full blown panic attack during the procedure. I could hear my heart monitor racing and the assistant had to strap my hands to the chair because I was trying to get them to stop cutting. I believe I blacked out of my own accord partway through the procedure, but I vividly recall the pain. | I was given an IV drip in preparation for having two wisdom teeth removed. I had specifically requested that an oral surgeon perform the procedure in a hospital, and that hospital then approved anesthesia use with my healthcare provider. Then when I was in what I thought was the examination chair, they told me I would be going under "sedation" right there and that they used Demerol and did not put people under anesthesia. Because I was in pain and had waited days for the procedure without any pain meds I signed a waver to allow them to administer the demerol and do the procedure. Demerol did not take away the pain, instead I had a panic attack and remember the events of the procedure, though I was so high I couldn't focus on anything in particular or communicate. It seems that there are a number of patient stories of being able to feel pain while on this medication that medical professionals don't acknowledge. I think flailing in a dental chair and needing my hands strapped down should have been a sign that something was wrong. | F | 24 | 1 days 1X day | 11/6/2010 | 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 day | 4/27/2010 | 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 day | 4/26/2010 | 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 |