Fentanyl Withdrawal Symptoms (Page 30)
(Newest replies first)

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.

REPLY

REPORT

Hope everyone is doing well haven't heard from anyone for a couple of days.

I saw my Doc on Tues...he started me on Flexeril for my leg. He said we would try that first, before the meds for restless leg syndrome...less side effects. I told him I wanted to try to start exercising and get back into shape...he wants me to start eating more protein to build myself up some first. He also gave me some meds for this crappy cold I have so I'm finally starting to feel a little better. Go back in 3 weeks to see how I'm doing.

Angel do you get to get some rest now that the campaign is over? I sure hope so.

Nanny you still fighting the crude? Musinex 1200 mg twice a day...works wonders, you can get it over the counter, can probably get generic even depending where you go.

Wishing everyone well.

Hugs,
'chelle

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Angel, yes....I did. I have been sick with this ole crud that is going around. But I have some help getting to sleep now and I do get good sleep now. The doctor finally got of his throne and did something. It's just I have to have an epidural Tuesday afternoon and don't think I can go through this untill they give me my breakthrough meds. Has anyone gone through one of these and not had anything to take??? for pain that is??? Hugs and kisses...Angel, please get some rest. I am praying that you don't hurt yourself any futher and that rest will come upon you easy....love ya'll

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

It is 3 am, I hurt everywhere. What a day !!!

The campaign numbers are looking good but close.
Chelle, I am emailing you you today.
ou tonight?

Nanna, I think about you night and day. I wish I could do something magical and make your pain disappear.
But a
I say an individual prayer for each of you daily

I wish I knew if got to u?
I fell asleep 3 x writing

Time 4 bed

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Nanny, i have a sore throat today too. The baby i take care of has been sick....guess i finally caught it. Today was miserable. My son had a Marching Band competition...it was 3hrs away, 43 degree weather, then it started raining. So we have been out in the wet, cold weather since 7am...just got home ...it's almost 10pm. Those poor kids out there performing in the rain, freezing to death...and us of course watching all 23 bands. My whole body hurts from being sick and from shivering all day. Then our Band Director announced to the kids she has to take a leave of absence....just got diagnoised with Breast CA. She has surgery on Tues. What a crappy Day.

I hope others have had a better day.

Nanny i am glad you got some sleep.

Hugs,
'chelle

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Chelle, I wish I could say I was shocked but if the pain gets to the point I can no longer take it I know for a fact, overdose will not be my way out either. Nuff said about that. NANNY? I hope you feel better! I really really do t want to be sick too right now. Again... Didnt you say you recently got injections??? It comes on slow, is mild for a while then gradually gets that Erie calm and you just stay in that almost peacful place for longer than I can remember. I'll tell you one benefit is you will be rocking your favorite bikini before all is said and done. Whoever said we would stand behind Angel is 1000% correct. ALL personal views aside, I back you in your persuit. I am impressed at how you keep yourself busy and keeping actuve in your beliefs when your body is kicking your tail every step if the way. Your stronger than I. I hope everyone and those I've missed are having a good weekend.
Shannon

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

chelle,I know that my tolerance is high. I just can't grasp it mentally. My daughter is a multi-task tech on the 7th floor of the hospital that I use and has told me the same thing, time and time again. I just won't listen to her. I guess I will now. I have slept since yesterday afternoon and got some well deserved rest. But, I'm running a 101% temp also. So this has something to do with me sleeping so much....It started with a bad sore throat, probably strep, I use to have it all the time when I was a child. I started taking Kelflex, 1000mg, every 4 hours. Now it has turned into congestion and sweating. I'm thinking about the ER right about now and don't really want to go over there, but may have to just go....Angel, you are a very strong women and can do this. If it's what you believe in, then you will be ok. Just drink plenty of fluids and rest when you can. Have a good time while you work....How is everyone else doing??? Is everyone ok after Sandy?? Did everyone make it through the storm ok?? Well, my daughter is gone to get me a milk shake, very small, and hope it cools me off...hugs and kisses to all......have a good night everyone....

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

You can do it Angel. I am behind you. I will pray for you, you are a strong lady. I'm sure just about everyone here in the group will support YOU, despite their political view.

Love you....stay strong!

Hugs,
'chelle

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Shannon and Ladies of the Club,
Darling, I am campaigning day and night for the next 4 days. I am so afraid. I get lots of political calls because I was Hillary Rodham Clinton's Wisconsin manager in her bid for the Democratic Presidential seat in 2008. Yes, I did meet the President

I will be gone for days now.

I love you all and will be thinking about you.

I am not sure how I am going to drag my body around this much pain and damn fatigue.
But I have to do it.
God help me please.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Oh Nanny, Hunny if you saw the combo of drugs that I was taking while I was on the patches you would be laughing right now. I know those all say may cause shallow breathing but I can just about guarantee that your tolerance is higher is than the average persons. I take 3 Bi-polar meds, a high dose of Topamax, a sleeping pill, and was on 75mcg....all of which can lower respirations. I never had any problems. I am a nurse, have been since '94. I worked Oncology/med/surg for 3yrs, Labor/del for 9yrs, and Home health pediatric for the last almost 7 yrs. I have given loads of pain meds, etc in my lifetime. If people are truely in pain their body can use higher doses of pain meds. I remember when my best friend was in Labor. She couldn't get an epidual for pain because she had a blood clotting problem. We were actually afraid she might bleed heavily even after delivery...had blood and platelets on hold for her. Anyway she was in labor for almost 24 hrs....i gave her so much Morphine during my shift (i swear it would have put down a horse), and she was still wide awake and in pain. She walked to her post-partem room after delivery, not drowsy at all. It's amazing what our bodies will do. Had pretty much the same thing happen with my very first Cancer patient, she had a tumor on her spine. She was in horrible pain. I was a new nurse, fresh out of school had never seen anyone in that kind of pain. I was so afraid I was gonna overdose her. My Fam Doc was one of her docs...they just kept upping the dose on her pain meds and sleeping pills....nothing seemed to help. I sat and talked with her and her daughters trying to distract her. Still have the prayer hand pin and Angel book her daughters gave me after her passing.

On happier terms I just don't want you to worry. I want you to be able to rest in peace without bad dreams.

Hugs,
'chelle

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Angel, No I have no breathing problems, just the fear. I take a nerve pill, a muscle relaxer and an Ambien when I go to bed and they all have in the package "may cause shallow breathing" or something like that. I guess that I have never took all that before and at the same time that I just have that fear of my breathing being shallow enough to go to sleep and not wake up. My daughter, that works at the hospital said I was being silly and that they give the combo to nearly all the pain patients on the floor and it did not hurt to take it like that, if it is perscribed to take together. I just use to wait an hour between taking each of them. I guess I just have the fear of getting old....lol....which I am....hugs and kisses to all. Sorry Shannon that you are having so many problems. We need to all move in together to take care of each other...wouldn't that be a hoot....love to all of ya'll. Been out paying bills and going to lay down for a few.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Angel, I only went to the doctor he referred me to, to give him the benefit of the doubt, plus I didn't want my primary to think that I wasn't following through. He still doesn't know. I got the notes sent to him and it doesn't say squat! I'm going to go in and show him what I forwarded to you. Any luck finding me an atty? That can refer me out to a neuro? Oh and btw, I was at the post office the other day and saw a man and his dog needing $$ and in soooo much pain. I could see it not only in his posture or lack of but in his eyes. It took everything in my power to not give him something for his pain. I felt horrible for him. I do not take what I am givin for pain for granted. i know how lucky i am to gave a dr with empathy. Also i know how difficult life is with the pain we all have in here. I feel like im in a jar on display and everyone just keeps poking me with a stick to see what i will do. i would not wish this life on anyone. Well, ok there one that is the cruelest person I know and yes, I really am ashamed to say but she needs to spend at least a year in my shoes. She wouldn't make it a week! That bullet would be in the chamber so fast as her pride and vanity is everything. If ppl treated her the way 90% of the population treats me she would not be so happy. I am such a more sincere and kinder person. If you all only knew. It's not about not having money, its what you do to others when in dire need. When she was younger and homeless i was told she killed ppl for the pretty shirt off another's back and for drugs. Everyone thinks she is just soooo cool now, because she's pretty, rich and has WAY to much respect from ppl because all they know is what they see. Money talks and bs walks. No one knows all she cares about is herself, her impure thoughts and selfishness is unknown. But we must keep her happy because when that finger of hers when not poking me it is also ready to push that nuke button if she doesn't get her way. Her favorite quote was your either the food or the hunter. Sad but very true! When I saw that movie Monster, I couldn't believe how much that portrayal WAS exactly how she USED to be. What an amazing actress. I think she is gorgeous. Expecially in the devil advocate. Oh and on a lighter note, if you want a great scary movie, I watched Orphan on lifetime the other night. Normally i don't like scary movies but this one was so good that as much as I wanted to find out the ending I didn't want it to be over. It was like the omen? That one from the 80's? with the 2 little boys that one killed the other. Ok, wow, did I ramble. I hope you all don't get mad at me. Take care and enjoy your Sunday. I feel kinda ok today, I should go to church, its been so long.
Shannon

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Chelle,
Just call me. Or text your info

Sorry that took so long to hit my working brain!
Hugs
Angel

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Shannon and Nanna,
Shannon why would you think a doc in the same practice would help? Have you thought of going to either one of these: an ENT (ear,nose and throat) doctor for your dizziness OR a opthamologist for your blurred vision?
Nanna, listen. Do you have problems breathing on the Fentanyl patch when you are not asleep? Have you passed over when you finally slept?

I too worried. But BY NOW OUR BODIES ARE USED TO THIS DRUG. This is normal and what would kill A NEW PERSON ON DAY ONE is who the warning is for.

Now, I am not saying if you drink, do illegal drugs or other very NEW heavy narcotics, all warning bells will not go off. You are smart enough to not do that.

I have even had the doctors put 2 75s on me for 3 weeks after my hip replacement AND I was taking strong pills too. It helped the pain but

I AM STILL HERE, NANNA.

CHELLE , look behind. Try small i.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hey all,
Just ck'd in. How did Lil weather the storm? Angle I waited almost 2 months to be quickly dismissed by a pain doc in the same office as the surgen that messed me up. I guess it might be blood in my spine and brain. She swore it wasn't csf. Said I need a neuro surgen made me feel stupid. She's just covering for the doc. And no atty will take the case. I can't find one. Probably cuz I collected from every corrupt one in Los Angeles when I represented a major medical foundation. 100's kept the settlement money and never paid the medical bills. It was an easy job because none if them wanted dislipanary actions with the bar or loose their licence. I don't know what to do. I wasn't referred to a brain surgen so I guess I will have to wait till I am forced to go to the emergency room. I had One day that I wasn't all dizzy and blurry. Oh well. I pray Gid will be kind and take me in my sleep, but it appears with the way everything has been going I will probably end up paralyzed and in a coma but still screaming on the inside and not look like I'm awake.
LIl, let me know how you weathered the storm. Nanny I hope you feel better :( Call me angle. Weeler!!!! Nice to see you stopped in. Your missed.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hey all, and my Angel, chelle, Shannon, lilred, and everyone. I just wanted to ramble like old ladies do at 3:26am in the morn. I can't sleep and can't get comfortable. I am hurting so bad right now. It feels like I am having a baby. Not cramping but like my hip bones are separating apart and a knife is stuck, twisting, at the beginning of my butt crack. Sorry, did't know how to discribe it but just as it feels. I guess this does not help a man, they don't know the pains of labor. Enough about my pain, how is everyone tonight? Sleeping I guess. Thank God we are not all living together, I would be a very aggravating person that is up all hours of the night. That would suck. Has anyone gone through not being able to sleep because of the fear of dying in there sleep? This is part of what I am going through now. Where does this come from? I have never had this fear before. I don't know if it started when I started reading the side effects of my different kinds of medicine and all of them saying "may slow heart and breathing down" and me thinking I have took too much medicine together and the combo will make me stop breathing in my sleep. I think I need to go talk to someone about this fear. I will be nearly out of it and make my eyes open and take deep breaths. I just got out of the hospital where they checked out my heart and told me that I was good to go for another five years at least. I get so mad at myself for doing this. It has made my life a living terror. I will do this for days and then be so tired that I will sleep six to seven hours, but then the next night it will start all over again. Maybe it's time to make some changes in my life and with all the medicine I take. It is wearing thin. And I have always been a firm believer that you will go when it is your time and not before. But I guess there is such a thing as pushing it along....lol....Well, I am going to watch a movie and leave ya'll alone for the rest of the night. Hugs and kisses to all.....

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Dear Chelle,
No email as of 2 am Friday.
Here is email again:
xxxx@xxxxx {edited for privacy}
Cell phone for texting: xxxxxxxxx {edited for privacy}

Would love to talk! Tomorrow is my only open day. Then Obama campaigning night and day til the end.

Hugs,
Angel

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

All of the people in Sandy's wake include:
Shannon. CA
Lilred4. Long or Rhode Island
Gil. Florida
Weeler. ?

Please, check in ASAP so we know you are okay !

Today I worked on my nieces baby's bed set. The quilt is called "Sails". The base is 4 squares by 6. Each square is made of two triangles: the top light, bottom dark. When arranged it does look light open sails on the lake. Get this! Holly's brother, my nephew, Fred was in Guinea in the Peace Corps. He has convinced her that
YELLOW DRIVES BABIES CRAZY. Have you ever!!

Then I am making both flannel and cotton sheet for the mattress. Blankets and one curtain, also. The bumper pad around the mattress will have clear plastic pockets. Every day you put new pictures in it to stimulate the baby's mind. Baby's don't use pillows do they?

By Saturday , I will be working 16 hours per day for Obama. So you might not hear from me.

You know pain shared is half the burden.

I so rely on you all.

Chelle, I will check.

Hugs and a Very Good Tomorrow to You All,
Angel

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hey everyone, just checking in. I'm doing ok. My oldest son had a band concert tonight at school. They did such a good job. Makes me miss playing the violin. Maybe I should pick mine up again....LOL.

Only slept maybe an hour today....sucks, because I know I will be getting Manic by tomorrow which will make it even harder to sleep. Thankfully I'm off work tomorrow night, but only because we have to be at my son's school by 6am on Sat morning ready to leave for OH. It's a 3hr drive, going to his last Marching Band compitition. There are 23 bands playing so we will be there all day...gonna be cold too....Yuck!

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm.

Angel i sent you an email, did you get it? If not let me know and I'll text you I would like us to have a way to contact each other.

Hugs everyone,
'chelle

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Dear Nurse Audrea,
You can visit is anytime!

But if I don't hear from everyone else fairly soon, I will go away.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Well, I have had a very trying day, today. My daughter that just had her gall-bladder taken out, strained herself and tore some of her cuts loose, and had to take her to the ER. She was suppose to be at the dr. today for her follow-up visit, and he told her not to pick up anything for 6 weeks that weighed more than 5lbs. But, she is stubborn as her mom and thought she could do some things. She knows better now though....How was everyone else doing today?? @Nurseaudrea, please don't be hard on yourself. I lived with the guilt of everyone labeling me without walking in my shoes. Now that some have been where I have been, they understand. My mom just went through breast cancer, but did not have to have a radical mastectomy like I did, or the nine surgeries that I had to go through the five years that I was fighting this. She now has a new respect for my feelings and said at one time that she thought God allowed her to experiance just a little of what I went through to make her understand. I don't know about that, but she is my rock. She is 85 and still can run rings around me. She is a great lady. It is good that you can now talk about the issues that you were having when you were in so much pain. I hope you are not in so much pain now. If there is anything I can help you with, you just ask. I will help you in any way I can. Hugs and kisses to all and to all a good night...this old lady is hitting the sack....

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

i have post surgical lower back pain. was in 50 mcg patch and had side effects and so decided to wean off. i finished wi...

311 REPLIES

I have been on the 100 mg patch and Percocet for my Crohns and Colitis for years. Last week I went cold turkey on my own...

36 REPLIES

Aloha from Hawaii- this is my 6th week off fentanyl patch 100mg and breakthrough oxy 40mg day for several years. Also wa...

27 REPLIES

My husband, age 77, developed severe acute pancreatitis and has been in the hospital for the past 8 months. He has been ...

18 REPLIES

Hi, About three years ago during treatment for rectal cancer, I was given Dilaudid and Fentanyl as part of a pain manage...

5 REPLIES

I was on 25mcg Fentanyl patches for about 2 months. I went down to 12mcgs to wean myself. After the 12s ran out, I was e...

9 REPLIES

Hi all. I have seen a lot of posts in the drugs forum about Fentanyl withdrawal. I too have been struggling with the wit...

17 REPLIES

i have post sirgical lower back pain. was in 50 mcg pat. ch and had side effects ans so decided to wean off. i finished ...

16 REPLIES

My question is that I have titrated down from 75mcg to 50 and had some times that were NOT fun, I must say, but I figure...

13 REPLIES

I have been on Fentanyl 100mcg/hr, In vivo delivery of 100mcg/hr for 72 hours and I change them every 2 days instead of ...

9 REPLIES