duragesic - Pain Management Message Board

asanniy · 01-07-2006, 02:44 PM

Pian doc put me on duragesic 50 for pain.this is the best thing i have gotten for my ddd and herniated disc. How do they take you off to lessen withdrawl. I cant see them just stopping it. thanks Tony

catnap · 01-07-2006, 03:17 PM

They wean you down gradually to 25 mcq then 12.5 mcq over a few weeks. I'm sure the time it takes has a lot to do with how long you have taken it.

Just curious, why would you be concerned about going off the medication if it works? Pain Management is not usually a "temporary" thing. You will probably be on the medication for the rest of your life unless they come up with something better.

Glad to hear it is working for you. It worked for me as well. I wish I could still be using it.

Carol

conductor · 01-07-2006, 03:30 PM

Dear catnap,

Is there a reason you can no longer use the Duragesic? It works well for me, too, and I would be very upset if something came along that did not allow me to continue with this medication!

Thanks,
Conductor (Jon)

catnap · 01-07-2006, 04:09 PM

Hey Jon,

No reason I can think of. The new pcp I went to see changed me to Avinza because he thought I was at a very high dose (100 mcq q48 hrs.) and if it didn't control my pain any better than level 5, then he would be uncomfortable prescribing that high of a dose or going any higher.

I was also using 6/7.5 lortabs per day which put me at 449 mgs daily. That is not a "high" dose as far as I am concerned. I have been in pm for 8 years which doesn't included the 2 years prior of having the 3 spine surgeries and all of the vicodin, lortabs, norco, etc. I took. I am now at a dose of 360 mgs. morphine. He put me into withdrawal the first week when he only prescribed 120 mgs.

I was pretty upset as you can imagine. I hope you never have to change your doc. I am glad to see it is working for you. Do you ever have feelings of withdrawal when you get cold or cool, or at during the night wake up feeling like that?

Carol

asanniy · 01-07-2006, 09:00 PM

I never said that i cant use it any longer.I will be on it as long as I need to be. My personal goal is to get better whatever it takes, so when the time comes I was just wondering what they do.