Roy Says:
Is It Okay To Chew A Fentanyl 50mg Pain Patch?
Updated
Comments Submitted Says:
I've been prescribed fentanyl 50mg pain patches and i was just wondering if it's okay to cut one in half an chew on it?
724 Replies (37 Pages)
Page:
1
I would say definitely NOT - The Fentanyl transdermal patch is supposed to be absorbed by the body gradually. If you were to chew on it you would be taking a very dangerous risk - this is a very strong medication! Chewing on it would essentially release 3 days worth of of a narcotic into your body which is more powerful than morphine! Please post back with any other thoughts you have about this and please be safe!
Was this helpful?
52
2
comments Says:
Work with your doctor to ensure you're being safe. {edited for policy reasons}
Was this helpful?
38
3
comments Says:
Keep in mind that fentanyl patches are close to 80 TIMES more potent than morphine patches. And when you chew the patch it can take anywhere between 10-40 mins so there is a big risk of overdose.
Was this helpful?
25
4
doc-of-med Says:
Top Answer
Was this helpful?
95
5
A Says:
Do not chew the patch. It's not worth the risk think what it will do to your family if you od and die. I have a cousin this past weekend that was chewing a patch and died. People are always looking for a high, get high on life. Do not chew even a little bit because you will not know if it's too much.
Was this helpful?
38
6
Makayla10 Says:
Hi there. I just started seeing a PM dr about 3 weeks ago. I was strated on the Fentanyl patch 25 mcg. The problem is I already feel a lot less relief than I did the first week. Is it possible to have already built up a tolerance to it? I also wanted to say that I just read a post here where someone actually asked if its SAFE to chew a Fentanyl patch. 2 people answered and gave better ideas on how to go about this! I'm brand new here and to these kind of meds. What kind of message r u sending here to new people like me????? I even know that's just wrong! Plz keep your sick deadly ODing ideas to yourself and then u probably won't have to be responsible for someone else possibly ODing. That would be so horrible! And thank u for the serious people that r here for support and to help each other only. Makayla10
Was this helpful?
76
7
Grieving Uncle Says:
DON'T do it ever PLEASE
my precious nephew died doing this very thing. Life will NEVER be the same without him! Plese, if not for yourself....please think of those you could leave behind.
Was this helpful?
67
8
meh125 Says:
my daughter took an op stronger than an oxy and did not wake up.She paid 30 dollars for it. This medicine is given by pain clinics but people sell it for 30.00 a pill and something needs to be done about it. i don't mind a perocet or loratab but these things are deadly and lethal and people should be punished for this. She was beautiful and so full of life and now she is dead and leaves me a sister, three children and grandchildren and i am getting more bitter by the day at the people who sold her this, and they are still doing it, they make a good living at it, but i have lost all respect for them, does anyone ever thing that one day they will get what is comming to them?
Was this helpful?
43
9
josieaka Says:
Makayla10, I have been on the patches for 4 years. My Pdoc, starts with 25, goes to 50 quite soon. He said the 25 is mainly to get you used to the drug. I stayed on the 50 for over a year and a half. I use a 75 now, always with other meds for break through pain. I have been very happy with the patches, no highs but good pain relief. This drug does need to be handled carefully especially around young children or pets.
Was this helpful?
31
10
Cheryl Says:
My brother-in-law just passed away in November of 09 from chewing those damn patches that he got from a friend. The friend told him that if he chewed them then the medicine will get into his system faster. Oh and it did. The coroners report said that 2.0 is considered and overdose, his was 18.0. So please please use then with extreme caution. And only if they are prescibed to YOU! Chewing them should never be a option. I just wish he would have realized that before he died.
Was this helpful?
54
11
Thaboys 21 Says:
I am now using Fentanyl 75mg as of this monday. I know that I have a high tolorence for opiates. I have read so many articles on the Fentanyl patch that I have become dizzy. I know that it must be very tempting to use them the wrong way. But I would rather have some marijuana than to O.D. I live in California and I have a medical cannabis card and have now started growing in my basement due to the expense. I know that in the long run it will be a great deal cheaper to grow it, Plus I can control what goes in my plants thus what come out in the end product. a $1000.00 investment for the equipment will reap me unbelievable results. They cannabis strains just for pain. I also have a license to grow for medical MMJ usage.
I am already a little over a month in my grow and in another month and two weeks I should have enough until summer if I were not to grow any more for awhile.
Was this helpful?
21
12
MethaContin85 Says:
Re: meh125 (# 8) 
im sorry for ur loss and everything u said but , i am a recovering opoid addict, im on 150mg of methadone , anyway my mother wud always go nuts after ppl who supply the s***...but guess what ur girl, or me or u or any1 has a brain a will and the ability to take something themselves, unless some1 shoves something down ur throat or up ur nose or in ur arm then im sorry u have nothing to be bitter about towards the person who sold it to her because u know how many ppl probly bought sh*t the same hour and it was all there own faults just like i can admit that it is no1 else's fault but mine that i became addited to opioids and all that, but guess what i myself sought it out plotted how and where to get it and administered it to myself . so think about that for a minute, because like a lot of ppl who think that way its very ignorant way to think, people take responsibility for what they do the outcome is always because of their own actions not from some1 making a transaction . think about it for a minute . yea ur mad but one day ur going to have to get over the fact that a drug addict is the one who makes the move, not the dealer. i know i am totally responsible for my overdose i almost died i was blue and gray and unconscious on the floor right away my mother is screaming at me "i'm gunna kill the a-hole who gave this to u", and I'm like wait a minute ok, like i wanted this so i went out and got it and shot it in me so ur looking to b mad at the wrong person b mad at me for doing it. like we all know dealers don't care much about their clients but i dont think they want them dead then they loose ......i dunno thats my feel of it and many others ive talked to agree.
Was this helpful?
89
13
Golden Says:
Im a chronic pain sufferer and have been on many different types of opiods in the past. Fentanyl 50 has been great, and true any drug can be abused. But due to people abusing them it makes it hard for people like me to get the drugs that I need to live a more normal life. Geeked on Coke and Its Me don't seem to need opiods except to get high - S**t I like to get high, but I like to control my pain more and I know that if I chewed them (even slowly) they wouldn't last for the 72 hrs there supposed to last for and I'd be in deep s**t also could be dead with an overdose. Also I agree with what Meh 125 said - people do have to take responsibility for their own actions. I wouldnt sell my meds at any price but that wont stop people who really want these drugs to get high - they will either go elsewhere or steal them from somewhere. It is not the person who supplies the drugs that forces the buyer to use them. The user just needs to admit they have a problem and get help for it before they do damage to themselves and hurt others. Including genuine pain sufferers that do rely on these drugs.
Was this helpful?
40
14
Non Nobis Solum Says:
I for one took a 50mcg/h patch orally and I ended up in the hospital, my wife had to take me. I almost died. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT! DO NOT CHEW OR YOU WILL DIE!
Was this helpful?
34
15
josephwisdom Says:
I have been on Fentanyl 100 mgs for nine years. Some times I forget when I'm in the hot tub that my arm with the patch is in the water and I stop breathing. If you chew a patch, it WILL kill you. Even if you just wear one without building a tolerance it may KILL you. My son overdosed on Fenatnyl twice and was in a coma both times. DON'T EVER CHEW FENTANYL PATCHES!!!!
Was this helpful?
32
16
momupana Says:
{removed for safety reasons}
Was this helpful?
69
17
elle Says:
what if your in pain but your doctor wont prescribe you anything that helps right now so you've been getting meds off the streets to help the pain and make it day by day until the day he does prescribe? Can you cut it into 8ths and chew to make the pain go away? not a high but just be pain free for a couple hours?
Was this helpful?
21
18
josephwisdom Says:
People have died just touching the patch to place it on someone who needs it. You CANNOT chew ANY PART of this patch! It can kill you!!
Was this helpful?
15
19
ftynal chewer Says:
people are so dumb they blame the people who sold it when the one who died made thare own dicision to buy the drug you are your own person and when you do drugs you know the consequences
Was this helpful?
28
20
Barry Anoia Says:
Ignorant people should not voice their opinion... No one has ever died from touching a patch and applying it to someone (unless they had the most ridiculous allergy ever). I am a nurse and a pain patient. Take them as prescribed please and blame noone but the ppl who ODed for their actions. It took me a long time to get proper hlep for my pain, and yes, after some time i took matters into my own hands to handle my pain until my DR's began to help. Chewing it is likely a waste neway especially if you have any type of opiate tolerance. You take any opiate you automatically have a tolerance to fentanyl (its called cross-tolerance). People need to do research before they give terrible, stupid, advice or make outrageous, ignorant, stupid comments like Josephwisdom just gave. Sir, you are an idiot, stop trying to give advice/scare ppl because you just showed us all that you know perfectly-zero about this topic. Thanks, Bye
Was this helpful?
70
Page:
Most Recent Replies:
724
Bugg Says:
Re: elle (# 17)
That's exactly how I use mine because it helps with the pain right away AND stops my EXTREMELY painful leg spasms! Also stops me from needing to buy illegal fentanyl pills that you don't know what is in or how many mgs it is!
Was this helpful?
0
723
George Riolo Says:
What did u do with the Brain God gave you? It's clear you're not using it to think...
Was this helpful?
0
722
PCAS Says:
Re: elle (# 17)
No You should NEVER CHEW ON A PATCH .THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS .PEOPLE PLEASE LISTEN OUT THERE DO NOT NEVER EVER EVER CHEW ON A PATCH NOT EVEN A SMALL PIECE OF A PATCH .ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Was this helpful?
0
721
PCAS Says:
Please DO NOT CHEW ON THE PATCH THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.IF THE PATCHES ARE NOT HELPING PLEASE SEEK HELP FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN WHO COULD POSSIBLY GIVE YOU THE MEDICATION ORALLY OR CHANGE YOUR MEDS YO SOMETHING ELSE WHICH MIGHT HELP YOU .BUT PLEASE NEVER EVER CHEW ON A PATCH.
Was this helpful?
0
720
Cee Says:
Re: Golden (# 13)
Ditto & Well said!
Was this helpful?
0
719
Cee Says:
Re: MethaContin85 (# 12)
Wow. I have so much respect for you for taking responsibility for YOUR actions. I hope many people read this and realize, yea, your upset at the “people” who sold/gave the drug, but it is the person/“addict” who CHOSE to take medication and use it irresponsibly. So many of us - me included - NEED these medications for legitimate pain and use; however, those that use neglect to use properly-or receive a legal prescription from their doctor are making it harder for those of us that actually need and benefit from them.
I’m sorry for any one’s loss but please, don’t be mad at/shoot the messenger
Was this helpful?
1
718
Fentanyl Maniac Truther Says:
Re: Mrswaynesimmonds (# 36)
That’s the way I chew mine, I cut them up with a razor blade into tiny squares. The problem is that if left to do it by myself I’d just go through all my patches in 7 days, then have to survive off poppy pod tea to stave withdrawals. I’m an addict, I don’t want this.
Was this helpful?
0
717
Fentanyl Maniac Truther Says:
Re: recovaddict712 (# 31)
It made me relapse, I did other pain kiilllers doc gave me (all opiates), then the Oxys got me, tho I refused to go get heroin and used poppy pod tea to stave those withdrawals. Now I’m on 100mgs for years and I started chewing bits of them over 2-3 years ago. I have terrible pain, I’ve had rear back pain surgery twice, and all the epidurals they could muster. Now I have the worst knee pain and it messes my life up, but I want off this as I think the patches don’t deal with the pain. I’ve made reservations to go and talk to someone for my addictive behaviour, then get methadone to reduce my withdrawals.
Plus, please don’t keep dissing on drug users who abuse the medicine too much, then please desist. Nobody wakes up one day and says they wanna be an opiate abuser, it’s a living hell. Why don’t we lay the blame at Perdue big pharma, they pushed pills and created a generation of misery through addiction.
Was this helpful?
0
716
Fentanyl Maniac Truther Says:
Re: crymealulliby28 (# 30)
Nah, you wouldn’t usually get a rash on your tongue unless you were allergic to the adhesive maybe. But you would also have a rash on your arm if that was the case, so I don’t know. I started abusing them like this like 3 years ago. All I can say is please don’t do it, it ain’t worth it at all, besides which, it’s a rubbish high, different from heroin quite a lot I’d say. Keep on breathing.
Was this helpful?
1
715
Fentanyl Maniac Truther Says:
Re: josephwisdom (# 21)
I have to disagree with you, if you put a patch on someone you can’t overdose unless you touch the sticky side of the patch, and then you’d have to have itt on your skin for a minute.
Also your lungs don’t freeze from eating them as that’s not how it works, you nod out, you overdose, the lungs don’t “freeze”, you forget to breathe, your heart forgets to beat. I’ve had loads of back surgeries, and now the cartilage is torn off my knee and I’m often in the. Worse pain imaginable BUT I’m also an addict, I did heroin many years ago, then I stopped for 32 years until I started having pain. I’ve been on everything, and I now use Fent patches for past 10 years or so, I’m on 100 mg and I’ve been abusing them for years. I’ve never OD’d, I cut them up when they’re fresh out of the packet, just like a loaf of bread. Ummm then I chew the pieces, I now am sick of it, I honestly don’t think they give me any relief from pain as my tolerance is ridiculously high. In a week or so I’m gonna see my doctor stand tell him I no longer want to do them, and I’d rather take methadone daily and wean off, I’m an addict, I’ll abuse them and I no longer want to. Anyway, good luck to everyone taking them, trying to treat pain, living with pain, I hope you find a way to beat it. For all the people who’ve lost loved ones, I’m so sorry for your loss, it’s the worst thing; the loss of life, losss of a promise of a beautiful person.
As for the geezer above, please don’t rant and rave to the lovely lady nurse who replied to your earlier comment, this isn’t the place to attack someone’s character whether you believe someone or not. So you don’t die automatically off chewing the patches or I’d be a ghost. Furthermore why mention the fact someone can OD when they put the patch on, as you as an opiate tolerant patient should be doing it yourself. Plus you sound a wee bit of an addict yourself talking about how those hot baths make the medicine come out quicker, leading on to a hit.
Was this helpful?
1
More Discussions:
started fentanyl 50mg 2 days ago with 15mg breakthru and pain is intolerable it safe to take 30mg roxicodone patch 7 REPLIES
I have had severe chronic nerve pain in my lower back from a botch-up surgery for 7 yrs. I was taking roxicodone 30mg wi...
7 REPLIESIs There Anyway To Calm The Feeling Of Anxiety From Withdrawl Fentanyl Patch 15 REPLIES
I WAS ON THE FENTANYL 50 MG PATCH FOR A LONG WHILE THEN WAS PUT ON A LOWER DOSE OF 25 MG AND THEN 12 MG TO SLOWLY TAKE M...
15 REPLIESFentanyl patch does it work for pain 3 REPLIES
I have been on it for several months but I can't say it is very helpful. Also I seem to have a lot of trouble with a...
3 REPLIESfentanyl pain patch acetaminophen and kidney issues 1 REPLY
Is there a danger to kidneys if I have the patch? I only have one kidney....lost because of a kidney stone. ## Hello, Li...
1 REPLYfentanyl pach. pain at patch site 1 REPLY
Hello I have been on fentanyl since December. I started having pain at the patch site the last three months. I called my...
1 REPLYIN NEED OF DOCTOR Fentanyl Pain Patch 11 REPLIES
In need of finding a doctor in Dallas to prescribe my fentynl patches I have been on 150mcg for 9 years and just moved h...
11 REPLIESFentanyl patches & Hydrocodone Needed ASAP Pain is Returning 2 REPLIES
Can someone please tell me where I can find a doctor who is not afraid to prescribe fentanyl patches and 10/325 hydrocod...
2 REPLIESButrans 20mg to Duragesic 50mg Fentanyl Patch 8 REPLIES
After my doc saw the severity of my herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spondylothesis, deg.disc disease (severe), I was g...
8 REPLIESfind doctor to prescribe fentanyl 25 pain patch 1 REPLY
I am recovering from necrotizing pancreatitis with a large pseudo-cyst. The cyst is rather large and is putting consider...
1 REPLYneed doctor to prescribe fentanyl patch for severe pain management 2 REPLIES
I have steel rods in my back for scoliosis. They have caused severe nerve damage and I am in constant pain.Fentanyl patc...
2 REPLIES