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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | chronic neck and back pain | Dry mouth, drowsiness, increased appetite, and bowel movements. | Short acting. | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 8/13/2002 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Pain due to third degree burns | Intense burning, painful muscle spasms, burning eyes, difficulty breathing upon injection. Sore muscles and headache afterward. | Once the initial side effects wore off, which could take anywhere from seconds to several minutes, it was only moderately effective at pain management, and the pain of injection was not in my opinion worth it. | M | 20 | 3 days Unknown | 6/5/2016 | 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 |