Duragesic to methadone

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Avatar n tn My doctor had me on duragesic patches and I was not happy with the side effects since I live in the desert the heat caused the patches to release the meds quicker which felt good but then caused sweats when I had withdrawels, she prescribed me methadone to help with the withdrawel symptoms from coming off the patches. I have been on the methadone now for over a year now and want to come off of them.
Avatar m tn My pain has increased recently and I have had to increase my methadone from 90 - 110 ml/gms daily, is there some other pain medicine I could change to that is equal to methadone or even stronger than methadone so I can use a smaller dose to control my pain?
Avatar m tn 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. The patch has worked for pain but the side effect are horrible.. Does anyone know of something I can take? He wanted to start me on Ultram but I had heard bad things on here about it. Keep in mind I do not abuse these meds in anyway. If anything I try not to even come close to taking the full dose.
445808 tn?1206876442 I have been ging to a methadone clinic for 90 some odd days and I know that sweating is a side effect bout I sweat so bad that it is embaressing. Summer is coming up and i dont know what im going to do. Ill be at work and everyone will be fine but I will be sweating like crazy. sweat just drips of my face everyday. Ill wake up in the morning and my bed and pillow is drenched. I heard that a vitamin called vitadone will help somewhat but this is ridiculous!
Avatar f tn How easy or hard will it be to taper down from the methadone? (At this point, I really would like to be on NO meds to evaluate my TRUE pain level.) I started on Percocets 5 mg. 5 years ago for my hand. My dosage escalated around last summer after 9 failed surgeries and the development of RSD. I have never abused my medication, never taken more than I was supposed to. When I first began the meds, the 5 mg. used to knock me out for hours.
Avatar m tn He everyone I'm new on here I just switched from fentanyl to methadone and I was wondering which generic was the best, when it came to my fentanyl Duragesic was far and away the best, just trying to get the biggest bang for my buck
Avatar f tn I cant even admit to knowing anything about Methadone, but; I took a full year to wean myself off 100mcg Fentyl Duragesic changed every 2nd day. I had been on that very high dose for a number of years. The wd symptoms were felt, but not as bad as I would have expected rushing the process. You need to do whatever weaning process works. As that old saying "Slow and steady wins the race". Best of luck to you.
1312494 tn?1273749561 I felt I has exhausted all my resources and returned to the ER after 5 days to see if they would let me try the methadone so I would be able to say I at least tried the reccommended drug at my appeal hearing. But the hospital would not prescribe the methadone either. They gave me another 100mcg/h Fentanyl patch and a referral to a pain management specialist. He is not available for another month and there is no guarantee he will prescribe the methadone either.
Avatar n tn I have found the Duragesic patch to be just about perfect. The first one I was on (can't remember the brand) was quite large and you could visibly see the gel. I had problems with it sticking properly and it would also buckle, no matter how flat I originally had it. The glue was also an irritant. I could never get it off my skin and it left a residue on my clothes that wouldn't come out.
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 f tn Lauderdale, FL. to remove an orange-sized malignant tumor. Either due to radiation therapy prior to the surgery or to the severing of nerve-endings during the surgery itself, she has suffered from severe nerve pain in that area (rectum) ever since, and has been unable to sit, stand for long or lie on her back. For the last 9 years, she has been a pain patient. Started on OxyContin just prior to the surgery, she was moved to a prescription of 40 mg. of methadone in 2005.
431814 tn?1205846947 maybe you won't go through w/d's again - I don't know, I'm not really sure to be honest as my DOC was different to yours... but I can tell you to keep on posting and not to give up... you slipped a little and at least you haven't got anymore..plus you're posting which is excellent... i doubt you will go through wd's but just hang tight, have faith in yourself and you CAN do this..
Avatar n tn t provide you with any information regarding where to purchase their duragesic patches. I am on Opana ER and if you go to their website, http://www.opana.com, they actually have a pharamacy locator on the website. Is there some other brand of the fentanyl patch that is available at one of your pharmacies? Is your prescription specifically written for the J&J duragesic patch?
Avatar m tn I HAVE BEEN ON DURAGESIC FOR 6 YEARS, I WAS AT 100 4 MONTHS AGO THEN DRPPED IT TO 75 AND NOW AFTER 3-4 MONTHS I AM ON 50MCH PATCH... I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OFF THIS POISON.. ITS BEEN A 6 YEAR NIGHTMARE AND I AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE IT END.. HAVE A HIP PROBLEM AND USED IT TO BUY MORE TIME UNTIL TOTAL REPLACEMENT.. THIS PATCH HAS BECOME MY WORSE DISABILITY.. ANYONE KNOW OF A DETOX OR WEAN OFF DRUG FOM HERE.. THE DROP ON THESE PATCHES ARE HORRIBLE..
Avatar m tn Remember, there are two kinds of UDT Immunoassay -- quick, done in the doctor's office, marginal accuracy. Chromatograph -- requires medical laboratory test, highly accurate. First, synthetic opioids like fentanyl are not detected by all immunoassay tests.
Avatar f tn Hi there I'm new to this but I've got the answer to what ya asked because I'm going through the exact same stuff. I decreased my Fentanyl patch from 100mcg to 50 the to 25mcg. After 3 years I decided I'm done and never put on another patch it's been 24 day's now. I also got off of methadone and MS contin in the last year all with the tapering approach.
Avatar m tn I cant afford this life anymore and im never happy and i refuse to go back to IV or herion, So i called and made an appointment to get on the methadone program the 21 day taper, my question is if this will be painless ive searched and searched everyone is on MMT which im not into i dont want to get addicted to meth. I know there is alot more to addiction than detox trust me im working on finding a physcologist right now too.
Avatar n tn Using damaged or cut DURAGESIC® patches can lead to the rapid release of the contents of the DURAGESIC® patch and absorption of a potentially fatal dose of fentanyl. I once walked in a room as a nurse, found a patient who had taken off his patch and chewed it...he coded and died...there is alot of medication concentrated in the patch to be released over a 24 hour period...not all at once...if you cut them you would have no way of knowing the amount your wife would be absorbing..
Avatar f tn We have no vehicle, no insurance, and 3 children to care for with no family here to help us. Does anyone know a doctor I can go to for Methadone in Baytown? Please, I am so desperate. My children need a mother, not a zombie that can't even get out of the bed. I have a life and I want to live it for me and my family. If I don't get help soon, it's all over for me. I didn't ask for this.
Avatar f tn I am coming off the Duragesic patch and I am been doing it slow like you.. I am down from 100mcg to 25.. Feeling stable on 25 so probally about to drop to 12.5.. I have found if I let my body catch up that the drop is a lot easier for the next drop .. what about you ?
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 f tn My goal is and this is what I stated to my doc; to be on a low enough dose to cut enough of the pain and still be able to function normally in society. I do not want to be doped up, high, nodding, or any of that. I just want to have a better quality of life by reducing constant pain to a tolerable level. Hence; I was on 20mg OxyContin ER- 1 in the A.M., 2 in the afternoon, and 2 in the evening.
Avatar n tn There is no exact conversion ratio among opiate pain meds that fits everyone. First and obvious is to go back to what worked. Then, if you have a real need to change to fent, titrate slowly down w oxycodone and up w fent. Second is to understand why the decision to switch. Fentanyl patches are great for some people. Not for everyone. Insurance is another question. They're just being the cold blooded, money grubbing scum both insurance and Pharma always are while bulking you out of $$$.
Avatar n tn I am using Alvogen 100 mcg patch x 4 (400 mcg total) every 48 hrs. I just switched from Duragesic brand name (I was getting these through Johnson & Johnson PAP now defunct as of 05/2020)to these this week. I noticed my kidneys were hurting right away. Has anyone had something similar happen?