Duragesic morphine conversion

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Avatar m tn Didn't know where else to put this, but I was recently switched from Morphine 60mg ER to the Fentanyl Duragesic patch. I thought the weird flu like symptoms might be a result of the new drug, but apparently it has to be withdrawal from the Morphine. I'm kind of miffed neither the doctor nor pharmacist even mentioned this could happen. I was naive and thought the new medication wouldn't create an issue with the switch, I was wrong.
Avatar n tn My doctor reduced me to the above dose and its going terribly. The conversion for the fent for that dose is 50 to 75Mcg. My dr said to try changing the patch every 2 instead of every 3. My insurance won’t pay for this non-standard dose. Idk what to do. I’m in constant pain, sweating crazy - i’m in a nightmare.
Avatar f tn I've been on the Duragesic 100 for almost 18 years. I've had 3 cervical fusions & 1 lumbar laminectomy. The Duragesic 100 has controlled my constant, chronic pain & while I've never been pain free, the Duragesic certainty helped. However in the last 2 months, its as if the patches are no longer working. I've always had additional breakthrough meds, but now its as if I'm going through withdrawals.
Avatar n tn All I know is that they will use a conversion chart to do that transition. I asked the PCP what to expect, and she said that I would feel some discomfort for the first couple of weeks but that it wouldn't be bad. She really wasn't convincing though. I have been on 75mcg/q48hrs for 4 years. I am sure that I am very dependent on this stuff. Why all the fear you may ask??
Avatar m tn )is dumbfounded as to what to give me for pain. I told him maybe a LOW dose quick acting MORPHINE that will get in there cut the bone pain and not hang around like this patch does.. He wants to give me junk like percosets, or loitabs or tylox, percodan, He even mentioned methadone.. I told him after coming her I had rather slit my wrist than take that and have to wean off it one day. I have to have something until I get a hip replacement.
401095 tn?1351391770 Avis is wise. "Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic with a potency approximately eighty times that of morphine." According to the FDA: "Duragesic is to be used only for the management of severe, chronic pain (such as cancer pain) that cannot be managed with less powerful drugs such as acetaminophen-opioid combinations and nonsteroidal analgesics.
Avatar n tn Hello again....I did get to my pain management Dr. this week and talked about the Duragesic Patch being partially responsible for this severe depression I am in. Of course they don't have a crystal ball but discussed switching me into another medication and spoke of the conversion table they use to determine what dose to use. My question is this....
Avatar m tn I was wondering if Fentynal patches contain even the slightest amount of morphine in them. A friend of mine is dealing with a terminal illness along with terrible pain. They gave him Fentynal patches(heavey guns) and he claims that someone said that they contain just a small amout of Morphine. He has had some eally bad experiences with Morphine and he is scared to use the patch. I told him I would try to ask my new friends on MedHelp first. Does anyone out there have a clue if this is true?
Avatar f tn I just found out my mom n sister r chewing morphine patches. I am really scared for them. Does anyone know what it does n how u act if u chew them they have been actin really diffrent lately is that why?
Avatar f tn Hi gracie255, First, I want to welcome you to the PM (Pain Management) Forum and let you know that we are glad you found this Forum. We are all CP (Chronic Pain) Patients that help each other with our own expertise and experiences that we have developed through our own CP Issues. I read your Profile and I will add you to my Prayers!! Bless your heart, you are such a Brave Lady!! There's really not much of a comparison between the 2 meds.
Avatar n tn http://www.globalrph.com/narcotic.
Avatar f tn not exactly..oxy in theory is a bit stronger than hydro..and sub is a different type of narcotic than the other 2..but conversoin charts do compare the strength of sub to other narcotics..but it is not really the effect they r comparing//but the strength...i do believe there is a conversion chart in avisg's journal...
Avatar n tn I am 11months and 5 days clean and sober and am enjoying life being sober!!!! I was given dilaudid in the hospital and I have been sent home on the Duragesic Patch. I had full disclosure with the doctor and he knows my entire history. Unfortunately, the pain is to bad to just be controlled with over the counter meds and I was told that Tylenol will just aggrivate the situation. Needless to say, I am scared to death.
Avatar f tn I'm currently on the 25mcg/hr Duragesic patch, and I'm not a fan. It could be that the dosage is too low, but it's far too inconsistent and it's been 3 weeks now. My pain is very apparent and keeping me from sleeping right now actually. At this point it's almost like a 20-30% reduction in my pain, and when I was on the morphine ER, it was generally 80%.
Avatar f tn Opioids like morphine, codeine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, and a few others, are known as "classic opioids." These medications belong to a chemical class called Phenanthrenes. Fentanyl is an opioid of a different class, called Phenylpiperidines.
Avatar f tn The alcohol causes a rapid release of the morphine, and could be fatal. so if you drink at all, do not take any morphine sulfates that are extended release!
Avatar m tn Hi I hope before you started taking this it was explained this is 50 x stronger than morphine and is highly addictive and when people want to come off it they find it very difficult as they get little support from Doctors and suffer lots of withdrawal symptoms. Better to look at other ways to control pain . The patch is notorious for not lasting 3 days and people going into withdrawal on a regular basis. They feel good the day the new patch goes on and bad by the 3rd day.
Avatar f tn 80% chance that I will be worse off with more surgery. Followed protocol at PM clinic, graduated to Duragesic patches 100 and 25 mcg for TWO years/they are no longer working ( took them every 72 hrs until 1 month ago when dr. switched me to every 48 hrs.) Director of pain clinic (NOT my PM dr.
Avatar f tn Trying to wean from a 200 + morphine habit with subutex. High dose before hip surgery due to chronic pain from loose stem and need for revision. Dr. wanted me to drop 30 mg morphine every 2 weeks which was too fast so I thought going to subutex would help get me off high dose. 2 weeks ago I detoxed and have not stabilized. Started at 6 mg. now at 4 mg. Also wonder if traded bad for worse habit. I don't feel good on this med. Go between WD symptoms to fogginess and dizziness.
648944 tn?1241469694 than morphine. For that reason, he prescribed a dosage lower than for morphine. So far, it seems to me to have been about equally effective, possibly a bit more effective, than the morphine. The only reservation I have is that the effectiveness doesn't seem to quite last all the way through the 12 hours between the times that I take the pill. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Avatar f tn I have huge problems here. I'm going to try to stay on topic but things are pretty convoluted. Problem number 1 ... I'm on the Duragesic patch, 75 mcg every 48 hours. (In truth I change it every 72 because of fear on my part.) Last appointment told her I wanted to wean down and got a script for 50 mcg. Trouble is, in this location apparently they are not manufacturing the Duragesic and there is no date when they will be releasing more. No info on why.
4942023 tn?1361469841 re going from 300 mg of morphine to 40 mg of Opans ... that seems like a big difference. have you looked @ any conversion charts? You could also check with your pharmacist about the conversion. I was tried on hP Opans several months ago but it wasn't effective for me. My pain management physician prefers it to other medications, not sure why. He mentioned it @ yesterday's appointment & I remindef him it wasn't the best fit for me.