Just thought I would jump in the conversation...

I was put on so many different pain medications and I either got sick, broke out with hives or it knocked me out. My PM put me on Kadian and after adjusting the dosage over the past few months it has helps to take the edge off without whacking me out too much. I am currently on 60mg twice a day. I make it about 10 hours before break through pain puts me on edge and I just ride it out until I can take my next dose.

It does make me really sick to my stomach so I take Promethazine twice a day to help with that and I also battle constipation (have meds for that too). It is a push pull situation with my stomach and bowels because the Lyrica and Savella I am on gives me waves of nausea and a runaway tummy so in the end i guess it's a wash.

This form of morphine is been said to be not as habit forming as other types of drugs. I personally think all of these drugs are very bad and dangerous. It does give you a really dry mouth and my teeth do hurt.

If I had a choice, I would NOT be on any prescription medication but RSD has taken away most of my choices in life.