How Long Does It Take For Fentanyl 25 Mcg Withdrawals To Start And Stop (Top voted first)

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i have been on fentanyl 25mcg for about a yr. i am decreasing to 12.5 mcg for a week and then no more patches after. how long will it take to considering the info. will it take for the withdrawal to start and stop. i understand everyone is different. i will be taking valium 5mg for a couple days to ease the effects. any info would be great.

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i was on fentanyl 25 mcg for about 3 weeks i went cold turkey and now im getting withdrawl symptoms How long will that take?

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Been on Fentanyl patch 25 for about a year and two days ago started Fentanyl patch 12. Since yesterday I have pretty much been coming out of my skin. No sleep last night and can't go to sleep tonight. This afternoon I started getting very dizzy like I have gotten up to fast. The only thing is.......that's not what's happening. I have to sit a few before I get up and when I lay down, I feel so dizzy like I'm going to pass out. Has anyone had anything similar happen?

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i was on 25 mcg fen patches for chronic pain for about 15 months, after surgery doc was dragging his feet getting me off - probably because he was filling the RX and getting the payments. Next appt is 30 days away. So, i decreased my 7.5 oxy 3x day, to just 1/2 pill 2x a day over a four week period. Was also taking soma 3x a day with the oxy. Then stopped taking the fen patch entirely, and upped the oxy back to 7.5 3x a day, plus the soma. it has been a week and no major wd. in another 3 or 4 days, i am going to start cutting the oxy to 1/2 pill 3x day,then twice a day, then 1x a day then off. In the meantime, i am making sure my diet includes all the proper food groups (not just meat), vitamins, 8 hours of sleep and walking 2 miles a day.

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Go to your pcp or emergency room you could have a heart attack if your body is wesk.Your pcp should be able to help till you find another p.m.dr.Don' t suffer or like I said go to the e.r. no one should havexto be in pain when there are drs out there.They say an oath do no harm but some do and others do not.

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up to a week it will last and it will start a day or two once it is out of your system or almost out of your system. the withdraw is worse the first four days

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I'm on 25mg fentanyl for 5 years and am stopping today with the help of 10mg of Oxyneo 2x per day. I'm planning on leaving my 3 day old patch on during the start of the Oxyneo in hopes of not having too much discomfort. Has anyone had any luck doing this?

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I was on 150mgs of the fentanyl patch and it took just over a month to get off of it, I do not advise going cold turkey as the withdrawal symptoms are horrible. I went down in 12mcg and stated hydromorphein , but if it's any help there is light at the end of all the withdrawal I feel so much better and have so much more energy it's a long road but is worth getting off of..... I'd never recommend the fentynal patch to anyone, it is the worst thing to get off of and the pain management is not worth it

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my pain Dr had me on25mg fethanl patch n moved me dwn to 12mg n she told me to cut it sum evry 3 days 5times till i was off of it n so far no major wdrw symptoms,it rlly works thnk gdness!!! good luck to u!!!

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Gomartha, maybe you should think about weaning down 12mcgs at a time! Also LYRICA, "commodium", and zothran while weaning down would be most helpful. Don't suffer needlessly.

If you need to..get yourself to the emergency room and simply tell them what's happening. They will help you!

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I'm sorry, that should be Zofran.

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Yes I've had that happen. It's awful. I'm assuming you are feeling better now, since you posted this a few weeks ago. I hope you have felt relief. Withdrawals can be a horrific experience. If you still need help, let me know. I can give you a few things to ask your dr that will help you get through this difficult & uncomfortable time.

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Thanks for all the advice. I wasn't aware I could cut my patches down so I went cold turkey off the 50mcg patches. I used norco 10/325's and skelaxin 800 mg at night to help, but the anxiety and body twitches drove me crazy and I barely slept. I also suffered sever headaches and some dizziness and blurred vision along with cold sweats. It took 1 month and 6 days to finally be able to go to sleep at night with out the twitches and spasms. It felt like a spring was being tightened up inside me and then it'd just let loose and my body would go crazy twitching and spasming. When I was finally able to get back to my doctor he wanted to refill my script. I refused because I never want to go thru that again.
Good luck to you all. And, thanks again!

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Maybe methadone isn't the best meds for your daughters pain beings that she has every reason to be hesistant to go on it cause normally methadone is a long term used for chronic relaspsers you should look into a pain Med called tramadol however you do need to prescription for it but its inexpensive and does work very well for mild to moderate pain

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I have been on 25 mg Fentanyl for 3 weeks due to radiation in my throat. It's healed and I need to get off the patch. I'd rather not go to 12.5 since I really don't need it. Can I manage w Xanax since I wasn't on it too long. These posts are a little frightening.

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If you have a ridiculously high dosage of Xanax yes it will help as anything that puts you out your mind will help. If your on one of the more regular dosages... No not if it is only enough to stop a small panic attack. You'd also be taking it rather often as withdrawal is all day period!

As long as your patch is not the type that is filled with a liquid gel (very easy to tell this) then you can cut your patch to reduce the amount. They also last 4.5-7 days not 3 this is easily identifiably by the fact that most brands tell you the total amount of mg or mcg in the patch and it is far more than 3 days worth. Problem is less and less goes into your system as it wears off which is why they have you pull it before that becomes an issue.

So cut them and use them till you notice the withdrawal. Eventually it will be an entire week and at that point your probably good. Imodium AD is an opiate that does not pass the blood brain barrier. It does however attach to your G.I. tract. It can aid in easing the withdrawal effects. Google Imodium AD withdrawal read several pages of info so you can separate fact from fiction. Bottom line you don't feel high it prob doesn't help a lot or any with anything but diarrhea which is one of the most disabling effects of withdrawal.

If you need help making patches stick 3M makes tachaderm patches that go over IV sites to keep them clean. They are sold at drug stores as bandage waterproofing patches. Expensive from the drug store... Affordable if ordered from a medical supply. Free if your Dr will give you some every visit. Need 10 a month.

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Someone please help me, I've ran out of my fentanyl patches due to the Hosp running me short when they did EKG with those stickers they put on you. Its been 4 days an now I'm told my new RX needs presurgical on them an can take up to 72 hrs. I'm losing it! I've been puking,sweating, twitching an not sleeping. Last time this happened I had grand mall seizures. I'm so miserable an the pain I'm giving them for has intencified. What more am I to expect I can't take much more.

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I am at the almost 1 month mark and still experiencing insomnia, leg and back pain and on rare occasion, creepy crawlies and sweats. My Dr said it could be 3-6 months before my body completely readjusts.

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Never use Lyrica unless you plan on never stopping. I took it for 3 months for ulnar nerve pain until I was able to get an operation and it took me four months of weaning off of it 25mg at a time in two week successions. Lyrica can cause permanent brain damage. I quit completely six months ago and I can count on one hand how many days I have not felt like I had a mild case of the flu. Lyrica is poison - google Lyrica withdrawal before ever putting it in your mouth. I too suffer with chronic pain (occipital neuralgia) and am looking for an answer for pain relief, but I assure you, Lyrica is not it.

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I have been on oxycontin for twelve years n fentanyl for about a year after my insurance refused to pay for oxy. Lost my Dr n trying to go off. Spent a week in rehab hospital now home with gabapentin n bentyl. How long will all of this be working in my body?

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They also had me on Lyrica & when I told them it wasn't working, they stopped me cold turkey! I missed 2 weeks of work from the withdrawal symptoms! Unless you intend to stay on this medication, do not start taking it & if you are taking it & plan on getting off it, please wean off it!

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