Fentanyl Withdrawal Symptoms (Page 29)

I'm trying to wean myself off the Fentanyl patch. I went from 75 micro-gms to 50 now I'm on 25. Having a problem and not sure it is related to the decrease in the med. It's been 20 days on the 25 micro-gm and I'm going crazy. I need to keep rocking, moving in any way b/c my body is very restless. Is this a symptom of withdrawal and what do I do? I cannot take it any more.

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I know that some people have to have something everyday, I know that I do because I have went through so much in the 57 years that I have lived. I have had three different kinds of cancer and when I had breast cancer I had it 3 times. So I have had 27 surgeries since 2000. After going through so much pain and taking so much pain meds the Fentanyl Patch was what the doctor thought I needed to be on. Boy was that a mistake. I just thought I went through some pain until I was coming off the patches. I never want to take that kind of meds, as strong as they were, again. I didn't know what pain was until I met Fentanyl. Some people need it but not me.....I was walking around in a fog and could not remember what I did the day before. Hope that everyone that is coming off this is doing ok and not going through too bad of withdrawals. I feel for you if you are......See ya'll later. Hugs and kisses to all and to all a good night.

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Hey nuttynanny
U know, the people that saw the biggest change in me when I was on fyntenal was my family. I live in California and most of my family is o. Thr east coast and Canada. When they would call me they would say I sounded tired and not myself. Sometimes I didn't even want to answer the phone or talk because I as so tired. Don't even get me started on the depression I was feeling. I'm on anti-depressants already and I felt worse on the patch.
My neighbor has a lot of health problems and she's on thr patch, she is depressed all the time but she prefers the patch than the pain.
My hat off to anyone that can handle the patch but the withdrawals and side effect was pure hell for me.
I keep one patch just to remind me how it effected me mentally and I pray that someday someone can find a drug that is less potent and more effective.
Keep strong everyone.
Hey, where did we leave off with the brownies :)

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Good Morning Everyone,
I hope everyone is feeling good an life isn't treating you too bad. Et, I am just waiting for Nanny to pick you all up an bring you all to sunny California for our 4 nights and 3 days of walks on the beach during the day, fireside stories with all the veggie, fudge brownies our big hearts and painful bodies can handle followed by group massaging. That is what we all need coming off this. I want mine last! Lol 4 nights an 3 days, I have not had my coffee yet. Anyways, Good luck to you all an can't wait to get together!
The Day Dreamer,
Shannon

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Where does one get that this drug is a full 80 times stronger than Morphine. That's an incredible statement and I'd personally like to see some documentation to such a statement.

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Hi nutty nanny
I am coming off this terrible stuff cold turkey. Its been six weeks and I'm still in a cloud. Please please please tell how long its going to take to get out of my head. I want my life back.

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Hey Hazel, first, I am so glad that you are coming off the patches. Now, it takes a good week before you are feeling better. You can try different things to help, such as hat baths and muscle relaxers. I took Clonazepam and Zanaflex to help with the muscle spasims and Clonidine to help keep my blood pressure down to a level that helps with the pain.Also if you have something milder that you can take like Lortab or oxycodone, it would help for the days that you just don't think you will make it. At night I try to take my hot bath then i take Ambien to help me sleep. There were times that I didn't sleep for several days until I just wore myself out. Then I found a doctor that helped me with writing these meds for me. If you can get away with it and don't have to have a blood or urine test, get you some pot and either cook you some brownies or partake with the smoking of it. That helps alot. But if you can't , then try to get a doctor to write you some of the things that I mentioned. I hope you well in this and again, I'm so glad to hear that you are coming off this, It's a very bad and evil drug. Good luck and if you need me futher, just write, I get a message in my e-mail when someone writes in here.

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Hazel, One thing i failed to mention is to keep alot of fluids in you and make yourself eat. I ate popsicles and broth until I could handle soup and then when I got better i had some better foods. Also, you can take zofran for nausa, or phenergan, it helps. If you are having dirreah, get you some immodium. Good Luck....

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I am about to embark on the scary reality of coming off fentanyl. I was on 100mg and then I went to 75mg. Now my doctor wants me to go from that to 2 slow release morphine. He will not ween me as a result of finding marijuana in my system. I am truly afraid of the withdrawal I am about to feel, and I am quite afraid the lack of weening is going to seriously hurt and fear I may be sicker than I can handle. The depression is crushing me, and now the anxiety has my mind ready to do whatever I have to, to survive.

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You are not wrong to be afraid! I wish you luck! And will keep you in my prayers! You can do it! Just think it through an be prepared! Lots of massages!
GL
Shannon

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Hey Bobi
There is nothin wrong with being afraid. All of us were when we started. My depression when I was on fentynal was at suicide level. We are herefoes u when u start the withdrawals. But keep the faith and take each day as it comes. It will get worse before it gets better but you'll mentally feel better when it gets out of your system. give it about 6 weeks.

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Hi marc Andrews
U asked the question if fentynal is stronger than morphine. I just typed "fentynal stronger than morphine" and I read several sites where they talked about how it is. I hope that helps.

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It seems too me .the doctor are prescribing more meds to get off one or two prescriptions then they need to .I know its so hard to come off thease pills then I could ever Imagain possible.I myself am dealing w the same problems as all of you are .my question is do doctors make more $ buy. Giving out more pills. Cuz this problem has swept quietly thought out the country now placing new laws each day to make inchurents company's so much money I seen it with my own eyes in life and the stocks. When I was young I was told I could go as far as I wanted in life.now thease doctors play god and let u go as par as they want u to.doctors are gods and the hospitals act as the new church

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Please do pray for me, I truly need it!

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TO MARC ANDREWS;;;; I copied this off the Wikipedia web-site " Fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine,[9] with 100 micrograms of fentanyl approximately equivalent to 10 mg of morphine and 75 mg of pethidine (meperidine) in analgesic activity". So I don't know what micograms are but this sounds really, really strong and this concerns me. That is one of the reasons that I come off this evil drug even though I need something, I do not need something this strong. It scares me......Just wanted you to know where I got the info. BOBI.....Hey, I am keeping you in my prayers that you don't have any more rough days or night coming off this drug. Just try to keep from going back to the patch because you are hurting from the withdrawals. I thought I was dieing and the pain was way worse then when I started useing the patch. I hope you find something to help you with this or a doctor that will give you something to ease the withdrawals. I am here for you and if you ever need anything just write and when I get a email I will write you back and try to help. I have been through this and this site and the people on it helped me cope and also helped me by telling what they did when they were coming off. I needed there support so bad cause i thought I wasn't going to make it several times so I understand what you are going through. Take care and write with your progress so I know you are alright. Love and kisses to everyone.....Miss the brownies....))))):

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Hi Bobi
I will definitely pray for u. I cannot imagine what u are going through. Life is tough enough and then there are the extra stuff that's thrown at us. All each of us can do is the best we can with what we have to work with, listen to what the doctor tells us, make our own decisions and pray that the Lord helps us to understand why we are chosen to carry so much on us.
I was very bitter at the beginning, probably more
frustrated than bitter but as time goes on you get stronger. This site has helped me so much. Reading others comments, laughing, talking about our symptoms and our withdrawals symptoms gave me hope and encouragement. Pray for you? Yes I will. Let's pray for each other that's on this site. We can never get enough support. :)

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Hi everyone well i cant believe that i' ve been detoxing the 'demen drug' for seven whole weeks on nothing. My doctor just took the patch away and told me too get on with it. Luckily another gp did give me some oramorph after two days of agony. But that just made me sleep and i needed to take insulin other wise i go hyper not good. I wont lie too you all its been hell i' d rather give birth to a cow. I'm not a strong person And there have been time when i cried for the drug but i would sit and look at the patch and think i want my life back. So anyone out there please just give it a go you'll know if its not for you after the first few days. The pain is worse than before i started the patch - why does anyone know? I know I will make it now thank god and everyone on this site without you all I may have faultered. Hazel xxxe

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Hazel, I am so glad that you are doing good and you are truly a strong person. The reason that you hurt more when you come off this drug is because the nerves are very touchy when they have been deadened by the patch (or that was what was explained to me by my doctor) and when you come off the patch they wake back up worse than what they were before you started wearing the patch. I can vouch for that because I hurt way worse after I come off the evil drug. It took at least 6 weeks, no I'm still hurting and its been 6 weeks for me, so I don't really know how long it takes to get back to a full normal person that you were. I am also very proud that when you were hurting so bad and crying that you didn't pick up the patch again. That shows that you are a strong person so don't ever say you are not a strong person. Any one that quits that kind of drug and stays away from it, esp. if you were hurting, is strong. I think I would rather have a cow then to go back on the patch and have to go through this again. NO WAY!!!!!! I will never ever wear a patch of this kind again. I don't ever want to go through this again. JASON: You are so right.....Goodbye everyone, hope you have a great day. I sure miss those brownies...:))))))

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I was on Neurontin but was changed to Lyrica, which I found better. Personally am scared to death about my Fentanyl dose. I take 2 x 100mcg changed every 72 hours. I was on super high doses of Morphine before, thus my dosage (I weigh just 96lbs). I am also on Cesamet and Sativex, but now depressed because of all this pain. They put me on a what I was told was a mild antidepressant, that would also help with one of my types of Pain...it was Cymbalta, and I almost died with a seratonin effect, and I spent weeks in hospital to recover from that in the Fall/11. By the way I am in Canada, so I know there might be different drug names used here.

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Hi iwantmylifeback
All I have to say is "don't we all".
Some of u think your not strong but like nuttynanny said to be off thr patch is and enduring the withdrawals shows you have mental and physical strength.
I wish I could get my life back but I have to play with the deck of cards I've been dealth and make the best of it and talk to others to be strong. I've been off the patch since december 22nd and I can say my head is clear, I'm not as depressed but I still have pain and yes I did give birth to a cow. I would show u a picture but it's not for the faint of heart. :)
Keep smiling and keep eating a brownie a day
Love you guys.

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