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 | arthritis, cervical spondosis | Slight constipation but controllable with extra fiber | I was taking a lot of vicodin and still in contanst pain. I can finally function without thinking about he pain on a minute by minute basis. This has been a god send. | M | 50 | 4 months | 5/10/2008 | 1 | Herniated disk L-5, S-1 | constipation, dry mouth, trouble urinating, frequent urination, loss of sleep, weakness, shakes, nightmares, sweating, mood swings, headaches, loss of sexual drive, loss of sexual sensitivity, loss of concentration/focus, dry skin and sensitivity to light. | I have been taking 80mg Kadian 2x a day, 8mg Tizanadine 2x a day and 150mg Lyrica 2x a day. Before Kadian i was on Darvocet. Darvocet didn't help my pain at all so my MD switched me to Kadian. Kadian brought my pain level down to a 6.5 out of 10, but if i miss a dose i am down for the day. THE BENEFITS OF KADIAN ARE NOT WORTH THE SIDE EFFECTS!! | M | 27 | 2 years | 5/8/2008 | 5 | RA, L4-5, L5-S1 fusions, | Some constipation, helped with high fiber fruits. Mild, occasional headache. | I was on fentanyl patches but could not keep them on. Kadian relieves about half of the pain. I am on 100mg bid and an extra 30 mg qhs. I also have Vicodin, 1 bid prn, for break thru pain. It has given me some quality of life back. | F | 57 | 8 months | 3/21/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Herniated disk c7, myofacial pain | Horrible constipation, more than with any other opoid. Only had 2 movements per week , with much difficulity. Fullness in the ears, night sweats, interrupted sleep patterns, loss of libido, headache, moodiness and upset stomach | The constipation was so bad that I thought all the other symptoms were a result of the constipation. Dr. put me on prescription MiraLax which helped the constipation but all other problems persisted. I went to Dr twice to ask him to take me off this nasty durg. He said he would not prescribe anything else. He thinks this is a wonder drug. I took myself off after the last visit and will never take this drug again. Now I am starting over with a new Dr and will go back to Percocet which does not cause these terible side efffects. | F | 47 | 2 months | 2/12/2008 | 3 | for pain relief | constipation | F | 34 | | 2/7/2008 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | F | 7 days | 1/24/2008 | 5 | fibro/lupus/arthritis/degen discs | The main side effects I have experienced are of course constipation (as with any pain medication) and drowsiness. I have been on about any pain medication you could name and Kadian has been a life saver. I am currently taking 600mg daily (300mg in a.m. and 300 in p.m). To counter the side affects I use Miralax for constipation which is now over the counter. It can be used daily for years and not affect your system unlike most laxative/stool softeners which are not recommended for over 1 week. The drowsiness is controlled by taking Provigil. | Before Kadian I had to use a walker (I was 30yrs old). I could hardly function enough to take care of my children, get dressed, do my hair, laundry- much less be a quality spouse to my husband! Now I still use a cane but my pain is significantly better! | F | 33 | 2 years | 1/18/2008 | 1 | Interstitial Cystitis | SEVERE HAIR LOSS!,VERY BAD Constipation, Mood Swings, Laziness, Tired all the time, Irritability, Depression | My Doctor and I did every kind of test and he could not figure out why my beautiful blond hair continued to fall out! I thought it was a hormone imbalance because I've also had a hysterectomy, WRONG. Then I found out it might be the Kadian. Stopped taking it and what do you know? No more chunks of my hair in the shower drain!!! | F | 42 | 2 years | 1/14/2008 | 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 | 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 | chronic shoulder/neck pain | Initially I noticed it made me feel slightly numb, not high, just delayed a bit. I have now noticed it is not as effective after 9+ months. I take oxycodone for break-through and recently require them more often. | I had only a slight bit of constipation and then was gone. Allows for longer pain relief without a high feeling. I find I may have built a tolerence over time, but I have been on for long-time. | M | 36 | 11 months | 11/26/2007 | 1 | Fibromyalgia Pain | Not sure if all these are related to Kadian, some Dr's say No others say they don't know. Anyway - on it for about 2 yrs came off it 3 1/2 months ago. First year reduced pain nicely. Second year noticed severe hair loss ( just found on other site that morphine sulfate - Kadian will produce hairloss!), major tooth breakdown lost 4, shattered 5 and 5 root canals in past year, before that no major tooth problems also nails on feet peeling in sheaths, loss of urine control, heavy breathing and sweating amoung other symptoms. Since stopping Kadian 31/2 months ago hair is growning in, no more dental problems, nails healing. Took myself off because of not really controlling the pain anymore. Glad I did. I also now have boderline high blood pressure and migraines which I never had before, not sure if related to Kadian but I bet they are.Also some visual problem which occured this past year (vitirus humar detachment Would Not Recomend!! | F | 56 | 2 years | 11/9/2007 | 4 | failed back surgery,chronic pain | Constipation! I have to really concentrate on having regular elimination, and to insure that I do, I must take stool softeners and laxatives. I still anticipate bleeding and pain with bowel movements. When I had morphine IV in the hospital, I also developed an enormous paralytic ileus. It was worse than the surgical pain, by far. And, I had migraine headaches in the beginning of my Kadian therapy but they have abated. I don't "feel" any different when I take the Kadian, like high or lightheaded, but I have an overall sense of being sick. If I have to choose between Kadian and patches, I choose Kadian only because I need to float in water to totally stop the pain in my back. I can't be in water with the patch, simple as that. Otherwise I'd still be on the patches. | I was on Fentanyl patches for many years, and worked my way up to 75 mg. every three days . Finally, I complained about the inability to swim or shower without the patch falling off, regardless of the glues and plastic covers I used. So, doctor put me on Kadian, even though I was morphine intolerant, by my own admission. He told me there was no substitute for the patch, other than morphine. At the end of my rope, I was determined to make the Kadian work. It took several months for the headaches to stop, and the constipation is an ongoing problem. I also need a C-PAP now because the medication has given me sleep apnea.(respiratory depression) All in all, morphine is an icky drug, it has no redeeming value whatsoever except for it's pain relief. Anything that relieves my pain is worth the effort and additional suffering I go through with the Kadian. I can't say it works any better or worse than the patches. I take 50 mg twice a day. I have oxycodone 30 mg for breakthrough pain | F | 57 | 5 months | 11/4/2007 | 1 | severe sciatica | extreme nausea, headaches, chills | M | 42 | 3 days | 10/8/2007 | 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 | 4 | Fused from T2-L2, C5-C7 hern disc | constipation, bad dreams | Started on 20mg 2 a day, had hallucinations, stoppped, switched to 30mg once a day, doing fine, has help with chronic pain, used to take 5/500 mg of Loratab 1 during day and night for 12 years finally went to pain clinic, they started me on Kadain, has helped alot | F | 46 | 5 months | 9/29/2007 | 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 |