My best friend has me feeling a bit nervous about taking it because she said that it's morphine in the patches, is this true?

She also said they can be very addcting. Not that I have addiction problems, but I was just wondering if this is true also?

My pain doctor said that she wanted to start me out with this first because she felt more comfortable giving me this because it's hard to abuse. Does this mean this is only temporary treatment or that she plans on keeping me on this?

Barbara

Do you mind me asking why you didn't do well with these?

I have allot of trouble with meds and I already told the pain doctor that I'm nervous about taking anything. I really hope these work for me!

I just can't find much info on the internet about my particular dose. I keep finding things about people who are really jacked up on these things.Like at 50 and 75mgs.

Are there other kinds of patches?

I'm really not sure how I will do if this has morphine in it, so that makes me nervous as well.

Barbara

I read that doctors should only put people on the Fentanyl patch when all oral opiods have failed and that doctors should never start someone off on the patch. Weird hugh? I think it's odd that they would put me on the patch right away. She is afraid of drug abuse and told me thats why she put me on the patch. Well honeslty I would prefer a pill because then I only take it when I feel I need it. She said we would do the patch for now so maybe she wants to do the patch until she gets to know me better and then switch over to something that I can control?

I didn't want to say anything yesterday, but since you asked. I would definetly try the patch, you may want to make sure someone is around with you for the first 24 hours, just in case you have a reaction to it.

I've read on here before where it has really helped people. My doctor gave it to me when the Lyrica & tramadol weren't helping enough. (tramadol is generic for Ultram er) My insurance wouldn't approve the Ultram.

I took 200mg of tramadol a day & it didn't help.

I don't know if the patches have morphine in them, I had morphine in my spinal for my son's c-section & it didn't make me sick. However I had non-stop vomiting from the fentynal patch - but I'm very sensitive to meds. I really do think you should try it as it may work for you. I ended up calling the pharmacy & taking it off after about 22 hours & flushing it down the toilet. I gave the rest of the patches back to the Pharmacy.

Please don't let what I said deter you from using the patch. Everybody is different. It could turn out to be the best med for you. It's all a trial & error thing with this illness.

Post edited by: LibraJo, at: 04/29/2008 08:29

Barbara

Fentanyl also can kill you dogs, cats and kids if you are not extremely careful with them after you take them off....or for that matter before you put them on.........

This is in my mind a very dangerous drug..... I was on fentanyl for over 8 months and I thought I was going to die.....I was on the 100mcg patches along with the 600mcg suckers...Fentanyl did nothing for my pain, except to mess my mind up so much I just kinda forgot I was in pain....3 days ago.. but I knew it when I was in pain at the moment...... it just makes you forget you were in pain 3 day ago.......It made my pain worse....much, much worse.....

Please if you are going on this drug or on it now....be careful......

very careful.........

Craig

Post edited by: Fletch2ya, at: 04/29/2008 09:02