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Board: Pain Management 11-26-2012, 06:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,030
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Nucynta questions

The Serotonin Syndrome is not a side effect to be worked through. It's a dangerous excess of Serotonin in the system cause by taking too many medications with similar mechanisms of action. One or...
Board: Pain Management 11-13-2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 247
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Subutex

I was on the buprenorphine patch (Butrans patch) for about two months and just loved it. I would go with this over the tablets. It does hijack the opiate receptors so no other narcotic will bind to...
Board: Pain Management 05-28-2012, 10:39 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,597
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Anyone have experience with Butrans or Nucynta?

I have been on both. I loved the Butrans Patch and the pain relief it gave me. I had to go off of it due to impaired urination and I was devastated. I also tried Nucynta. No great pain relief...
Board: Pain Management 01-13-2012, 02:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,882
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Vicodin to butran ?

Alex, if you were only taking a couple of Vicodin daily, the 10 mcg may be too high. The 5 mcg is equal to about 6 Percocet (5 mg tablets) over a 24-hour period. But, the narcotic in Butrans is...
Board: Pain Management 09-27-2011, 04:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,508
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: When is enough .... enough...

I recently switched from Percocet to the Butrans Patch. As I have SI joint pain, I cannot sit all day either. And I am a psychologist. LOL. I noticed that you are a counselor. I realized at some...
Board: Diabetes 05-08-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,188
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Just been dx with type one, getting weird symptoms?

The pins and needles, numbness and pain in your feet sounds like classic diabetic neuropathy. However, this could resolve with the much improved blood sugars you have been running since having been...
Board: Pain Management 03-27-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,437
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Had to Ditch my Short-acting Pain Meds...

Thanks for the replies Isotope and Jonnstar. My husband suggested the pillow idea today and I am definitely going to try and purchase something like this. I have only been back from vacation 24...
Board: Pain Management 01-09-2010, 05:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 64,738
Posted By CaliGirl
Re: Just changed from Percocet to Nucynta.

Just a brief update. Still on the Nucynta (versus Percocet). I agree. It does not work as well. I have to take up to 100 mg to get decent pain relief sometimes. That being said, I also realized...
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