Chrissy Says:
Pain Medication Stronger Than Fentanyl (Page 2)
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beaver Says:
At the hospital with heart and chest pain. Already on a Fentanyl patch and its not working. Is there anything stronger than the Fentanyl patch?
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Levorphenol is a great pain medicine although it is extremely hard to get a dr to write for it! It was prescribed to me several years ago when I had terrible cancer pain and was having surgery after surgery. Nothing was working for me. That medication finally did. But I only found one pharmacy that had it in stock, an hour from where I lived and my insurance company wouldn't even pay for it! And trust me, it's not cheap! But in my opinion, is way stronger than fentanyl and takes care of pain better and faster.
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Ruoy Eman Says:
Fetanyl really isn't the strongest thing on the market. First of all the bloke at the top has just pulled that information from a web page (probably Wiki) because I've read it before. Secondly Lofentanil is the strongest opiod known to man.
Others are Carfentanil, Ohmfentanyl, Sufentanyl. Good luck trying to get the first 3 unless you work in a big zoo or a medical research facility.
Maybe opioids or fentanyl analogues aren't for you? Why not discuss it with your doctor?
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cucupuffs Says:
This is the strongest - even stronger than the last one and only should be used on large elephants and rhinos, another fentanyl derivative...
from Wikipedia:
" Lofentanil is one of the most potent opioid analgesics known and is an analogue of fentanyl, which was developed in 1960. It is most similar to the highly potent opioid carfentanil (4-carbomethoxyfentanyl), only slightly more potent. Lofentanil can be described as 3-methylcarfentanil, or 3-methyl-4-carbomethoxyfentanyl. While 3-methylfentanyl is considerably more potent than fentanyl itself, lofentanil is only slightly stronger than carfentanil.[1][2] This suggests that substitution at both the 3 and 4 positions of the piperidine ring introduces steric hindrance which prevents µ-opioid affinity from increasing much further. As with other 3-substituted fentanyl derivatives such as ohmefentanyl, the stereoisomerism of lofentanil is very important, with some stereoisomers being much more potent than others.
Lofentanil is very similar to carfentanil in effects, but has a longer duration of action.[3] This makes it unsuitable for most practical applications, with carfentanil being the preferred agent for tranquilizing large animals, and short-acting derivatives such as sufentanil or remifentanil being preferred for medical use in human surgical procedures. The long duration and high lipophilicity of lofentanil has been suggested as an advantage for certain types of analgesia,[4] but the main application for lofentanil at the present time is research into opioid receptors.[5][6]
Side effects of fentanyl analogs are similar to those of fentanyl itself, which include itching, nausea, and potentially serious respiratory depression, which can be life-threatening. Fentanyl analogs have killed hundreds of people throughout Europe and the former Soviet republics since the most recent resurgence in use began in Estonia in the early 2000s, and novel derivatives continue to appear.[7] Side effects from lofentanil might be particularly problematic given its reportedly long duration of action. Another side effect which is characteristic of fentanyl and its derivatives is their tendency to rapidly induce tolerance, due to their high binding affinity triggering rapid internalization of chronically activated opiate receptors.[8] This might be expected to be a particular problem with lofentanil as it is not only one of the most potent drugs in the series, but also is longer acting than most other fentanyl analogues, meaning that development of tolerance triggered by receptor over-activation is likely to be especially rapid, occurring with as little as a single active dose.
In addition to acting on the µ-opioid receptor, lofentanil has also been found to act as a full agonist of the ?-opioid receptor (Ki = 8.2 nM; EC50 = 153 nM; Emax = 100%).[9] "
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cucupuffs Says:
Here's another... "Alfentanil (R-39209, trade name Alfenta, Rapifen in Australia) is a potent but short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug, used for anaesthesia in surgery. It is an analogue of fentanyl with around 1/4 to 1/10 the potency of fentanyl and around 1/3 of the duration of action, but with an onset of effects 4x faster than fentanyl. Alfentanil has a pKa of approximately 6.5, which leads to a very high proportion of the drug being uncharged at physiologic pH. This unique characteristic is responsible for its rapid onset. It is an agonist at mu opioid receptors.
While alfentanil tends to cause fewer cardiovascular complications than other similar drugs such as fentanyl and remifentanil, it tends to give stronger respiratory depression and so requires careful monitoring of breathing and vital signs. Almost exclusively used by anesthesia providers during portions of a case where quick, fast acting (though not long lasting) pain control is needed (i.e. during a nerve block, head pinning etc..) Alfentanil is administered by the parenteral (injected) route for fast onset of effects and precise control of dosage.
Alfentanil is a restricted drug which is classified as Schedule II in the USA, according to the U.S. DEA website.
Alfentanil was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1976.
Side effects of fentanyl analogs are similar to those of fentanyl itself, which include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression, which can be life-threatening. Fentanyl analogs have killed hundreds of people throughout Europe and the former Soviet republics since the most recent resurgence in use began in Estonia in the early 2000s, and novel derivatives continue to appear."
Source: Alfentanil Details
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cucupuffs Says:
Yes there are about 8 stronger opioid/opiate pain meds then fentanyl and they are all derived from fentanyl which is actually an old med from the 60's made by jansen pharm. Most of these sin offs from fentanyl are currently illegal but their are a few that are on the market like Sufentanil that is 5-10 times stronger then fentanyl and is already in patch form in the UK because it lasts 7 days instead of just 3 days.
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lmciver Says:
I have full blown ms. I am on percts 10/325 and oxycontin 30 mgs and the pain is getting worse what else would work better the pain in my legs N back wake me every night any suggestions. I see my pain Dr. Next week
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Suze54 Says:
Ask at your hospital for the name of a Pain Specialist, or Rheumatologist. General Practitioners only know what the drug reps tell them. Attending a set of pain self-management sessions at your hospital's clinic will really help. I go every other year. I have been on Fentanyl for eight years. I started on 25mcg. The body builds up a tolerance to it over time. I am on 400mcg now. Half that amount taken by someone who had never used it before would kill a man. I am looking at Methadone next; since your body will not build up a tolerance to it! I hear that very weak laser treatments can eradicate soft tissue pain. You really need a specialist with all the new pain management protocols available now. Keep believing you are going to heal, never give up hope. We are wonderfully made!
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John Says:
I need a dr in Binghamton area for my medications fentanol and Percocet my dr went out with cancer and the other dr is not weighting he scripts for anyone any more new York Binghamton vestal plead help
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Verwon Says:
No, Fentanyl is really the strongest narcotic on the market, since it's over 80 times stronger than Morphine.
https://rxchat.com/wiki/Fentanyl/
However, there are medications they can give you that would work faster, but on that the relevant question is, what is causing the pain?
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