Originally Posted by GalenaFaolan

I was put on the patches by a neuro while I was still a wc case. OMG! It made me soooo sick. It's been over 5 years now, but I think it started for me around hour 12. I couldn't eat, drink, nothing. I have never in my life felt that bad. It went on for 2 days or so and I called the doctor. I was given instructions to fold the patch over so only a small bit was on my skin. About 12-24 hours later.....like night and day. I was back to my old self with no more sick feeling! That was nice. Ever 3 days when I put on a new patch, I would inch it up a little so that a bit more was in contact with my skin. It took close to a month to work up to just putting the patch on with no folding.

Everyone's body is different in how it rids itself of medication in the body. It sounds like with you still feeling so horrible, yours is slow to rid itself. You should start feeling a lot better really soon.

He took me off them 2 months later to, in his words "See if your pain is better now." ROFL Yeah, sure it is! *shakes head* Whatever, I began folding them again going backwards until I was "off" them. Just like weaning off pills. I felt slightly sick the whole time I was on the patch anyway and didn't like that. It was a good thing work comp was paying for them because they are wayyyy to expensive to get on my own.

I didn't know until after I settled my case that you should not be put on the Duragesic patches for pain relief until you have taken other pain meds for some time. For example, having taken vicodin, perc, oxy, etc and you find they are not working any longer and you need a stronger pain medication. Fentynal is 80-150 times stronger than morphine! This is not something a doctor should give to someone who has taken next to nothing for pain meds. That was my case. The only meds I had been given to that point were 7.5 lortab for 2 months and 5mg vicodin for a couple of months. He should never have put me on the patches.

Hugs,

Karen

Originally Posted by wildberry2277

I went into a 3 and half week coma and one of the reasons the they think is off of these patches... i would immeditaly call your doctor and tell him what is going on... These things are not a joking matter after my coma my doctor explained that most ppl go into a coma like state and die... if they have to much of the fentanly in there system or if their body simply is reacting to it badly... REALLY I STRESS CALLING YOUR DOCTOR!

Originally Posted by GalenaFaolan

I was put on the patches by a neuro while I was still a wc case. OMG! It made me soooo sick. It's been over 5 years now, but I think it started for me around hour 12. I couldn't eat, drink, nothing. I have never in my life felt that bad. It went on for 2 days or so and I called the doctor. I was given instructions to fold the patch over so only a small bit was on my skin. About 12-24 hours later.....like night and day. I was back to my old self with no more sick feeling! That was nice. Ever 3 days when I put on a new patch, I would inch it up a little so that a bit more was in contact with my skin. It took close to a month to work up to just putting the patch on with no folding.

Everyone's body is different in how it rids itself of medication in the body. It sounds like with you still feeling so horrible, yours is slow to rid itself. You should start feeling a lot better really soon.

He took me off them 2 months later to, in his words "See if your pain is better now." ROFL Yeah, sure it is! *shakes head* Whatever, I began folding them again going backwards until I was "off" them. Just like weaning off pills. I felt slightly sick the whole time I was on the patch anyway and didn't like that. It was a good thing work comp was paying for them because they are wayyyy to expensive to get on my own.

I didn't know until after I settled my case that you should not be put on the Duragesic patches for pain relief until you have taken other pain meds for some time. For example, having taken vicodin, perc, oxy, etc and you find they are not working any longer and you need a stronger pain medication. Fentynal is 80-150 times stronger than morphine! This is not something a doctor should give to someone who has taken next to nothing for pain meds. That was my case. The only meds I had been given to that point were 7.5 lortab for 2 months and 5mg vicodin for a couple of months. He should never have put me on the patches.

Hugs,

Karen

Originally Posted by angelrsd

i have been on fentanyl for years i havent had any of the problems except reactions to the actual patches with the sticky stuff on them. i have fentanyl in my pump and it does take a while to adjust to it

about the dreams i do have these with it. and they do eventually they do go away.. i hope that the med to stop the vomiting will help it. im sorry that you have had a bad reaction

hang in there

carrie

Originally Posted by loretta

Hi dshue,
and CARRIE
I've seen several times on tv to anyone on fentynyl patch to contact an attorney here in Phoenix. There are some very dangerous toxie reactions to the patches.. I may have the name and phone number writtin down somewhere. But definetly, sounds urgent to call your Dr. and follow his directions. If anyone wants me to look for information, just pm and I'll try.
Take care, loretta