Fentanyl Can I Just Go Cold Turkey When Quitting (Page 8) (Top voted first)

My doctor has had me on the 100 fentanyl patch for 1 year now. He is going to take me off it. Can you just stop taking it with out side effects or withdrawals. Please tell me the proper way to get off this patch. Please help me, I have the doctor appointment tomorrow and want to know what to say. So far it sounds like his plan is just to take me off cold turkey. I am scared of withdrawals. I am a mom of 5 kids and need to be ok. Please help.

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I had been taking the fentanyl patch started off at 50 mcg for severe low back pain always following dosage instructions. Eased the pain for a few weeks but soon had to go back to the doctor who upped it to 75mcg which was OK at first but slowly it wasn't getting the job done. I had also noticed the "fog" and didn't care for it. I also caught myself 1st thing in the morning till bedtime thinking about when the next new patch was due. I suspected that I was hooked. I was only on this demonic drug for 4 months before I decided that I was not going to let a drug rule me. So I talked to my doctor about my decision and he got a bit put off I think but I don't care I want off this junk. My last patch came off March 5th and I have been in a living hell since. Still having tremors and chills, Skin sometimes feels like its going to crawl off my bones. I know these will pass but dear god when? Doctor said it won't kill you but I would feel naucious and may feel like a have severe flu symptoms. He offered no other support so in a moment of clarity, I located this forum. I was pretty bad this morning but symptoms seems to have eased somewhat so far. I miss sleep the most so I'm going to try some Benadryl tonight for bedtime. I read in a different post that it would help. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

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I need to go cold turkey how many days were you sick and were the first few days the worst?

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Hi My daughter has been on a withdrawl drug called suboxon for withdrawl about a year and was doing great until her boyfriend found out and threw them away. She doesnt want to take them anymore says they make her sick. She resorted to fentanyl which she smokes, I think. the thing is she and her boyfriend broke up recently then she stayed at a rick friends who gave her a lot of money. That didn't last long and now she is back home with us. I want to help her and she wants off of everything so she went to the addiction service and it will take time to get her in rehab. In the mean time I wittnessed horrible withdrawls and gives in to the fentanyl.

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You need to go to the er!!!!! I have been on Fentanyl for over five years. When I have a patch fall off. That's three days of meds. And my oxycodone didn't help a bit. Just got my patches earlier today. It's been five days of no sleep, vomiting and all the other fun stuff. Please go to er, and be honest with them. My empathy is with you. Don't be afraid to go to er.

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This medicine is killing people oh my god !

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