Fentanyl Withdrawal Symtoms

i was stone cold hooked on those evil phentanyl patches...i found a miracle cure though that completely stopped ALL withdrawl symptoms...ATIVAN!!!!
I took 4, .5 milligram ativans in desperation and it was a miracle!!!! all my withdrawl symptoms are gone....try it for yourself!!! i thought there was no hope for me but, found out that i was wrong. I'll never touch those pure evil patches again!!!!! ativan worked like a miracle for me and i wanted to share it with you all that are suffering.....good luck!!!

i am friends with several heroin addicts and the withdrawal from that is very similar to what you people here are experiencing. if there is ANY way possible for you to acquire the drug known as "suboxone", do so immediately. this somewhat tricks your brain into thinking you have the opiate in your system and for most people, it completely gets rid of the withdrawal symptoms for you. it also makes it so that you do not want any opiates for a good day with just one dose. i've been through rehabs and this is the "miracle drug" they give to everyone coming off opiates because of how effective it is.

and to the guest that suggested ATIVAN-
yes, ativan is a benzodiazapine (along with drugs like xanax, klonopin, etc..), they help immensely with the psychological addiction and will help you sleep through a lot of the pain.

i wish all of you luck and ask that you try to stay away from opiates of any kind, they are a continuous cycle of pain and torment, they make even the most well-put together man crave sedation like the stereotypical drug addict. i would advise ANYONE not to use these drugs unless it is absolutely necessary, i've seen too many lives destroyed because of them.

my best goes out to all of you
-alex [knyvezz]

Try this it is a detox clinic choose your city then you may have to call aroound to see which has the best price.. Most ate cash only but they are supposed to be state run to help out with detox from meds. I do know you must be in withdraw first but make you appointment first. Talk to them they can help you . Do it quick I wouldn't wait.

I was prescribed Fentanyl 50mcg after having pancreatitis (very painful condition; couldn't hardly breath). In the hospital I was on dilaudid. They gave me the fentanyl patch (gel) while I was getting off dilaudid. I was on fentanyl for 6 weeks total. I believe my doctor intended to wean me off of it after a couple months, but didn't actually explain any of that to me. Last Saturday morning I took an old patch off, took my morning shower, and forgot to put a new patch on. Seven hours later I realized I didn't have any pain and decided to stop using it. I didn't know I was headed for withdrawal. Sunday was horrible. I had sweats/chills, restless leg syndrome, and I felt like crying (emotionally). Really, everything I tried to do to occupy myself just made me feel sad/upset/remorseful. I couldn't watch my favorite TV shows without feeling angry or disappointment at any little thing. I've never felt like that before in my life and recognized there was something going on. I searched the internet and found this website and topic (thank god!). Knowing that my withdrawal was typical helped me make it through the worst parts. I took a lot of showers (I had to cycle through 4 towels and launder them twice). On Monday morning at 48 hours after I stopped using it I got a prescription from my doctor for Clonidine .1mg twice a day. Don't overdose on this stuff. It really will lower blood pressure and only effected my emotional state. It didn't help with restless leg syndrome. Tuesday, at 82 hours, was still lots of showers, but at least I could occupy myself without feeling sad, etc.. Wednesday, at 96 hours, was the first time in 2 months I felt like my old self. As long as I was busy, I was okay, but if I tried to sit still, my legs would bother me. It's now 6 days since stopping (144 hours) and I think I'm pretty much in the clear. I still feel better taking showers periodically. I also had hydrocodone and I think it helped a little with my legs, but the showers were the best. So, I was on it for a short time, 6 weeks, stopped cold turkey, had two really bad days because I didn't know what I was facing, got my doctor in on it at 48 hours, and have had an easier time. It still takes 6-7 days, but with Clonidine, I felt emotionally balanced after 4 days from stopping.

Thanks to everyone before me who took the time to share their experiences and advice.

The reason i checked out this site is i have had this real bad broblem with (RLS) Restless Leg Sydrome. I was wondeering if anyone has exsperienced (RLS) do to withdrauls from the dreaded Fentynal patch. I have been on (75mcg) since Nov/2006, sometimes my patch runs low or just falls off and i thought that perhaps that this might be a side affect do to withdrauls from the Fentynal paych. By the sounds of things, it's not going to be much fun. I had to ween off of Morphine back in Nov/06 when i started Fentynal, if it's half as bad as that it'll be a nightmare.

RLS has many possible reasons. You can find out more than you can imagine with simple searching. I don't have it bad, but it does keep me from getting to sleep many nights; and this after being completely off Fentanyl the last six weeks (after having been on it for six weeks). The two things that help me the most is hot showers/bath (3-7 a day if necessary), and stretching my legs. Trying to touch my toes (can't come close, but that's not the point. Bend over and put strain on the backs of your legs for 1-3 minutes, repeat as necessary. If I get 10 minutes of relief it's enough to get to sleep most days. Also, not eating sweets and caffeine during the evening helps me too. In any case, try the simple things first that don't cost anything and are easy to do because going to 'get someone else to figure it out' may get you a medical solution, or runaround/disbelief/misdiagnoses, etc.

you're kind of my hero right now. i only got up to a 25mcg patch, and in total was only on the patch about three weeks because it had no effect on my pain, but have been on percocet (10/324)4-6 pills a day along with it. my doctor tried to switch me to a new pill on friday called nucynta, and it's a completely different type of medication, so the withdrawals have been awful. i have been on different opiod narcotics since april, and while nucynta is classified as one, i sure don't think it is one. needless to say im in a lot of pain and i am definitely glad to hear the first 72 are the worst-- i am already at 24. thanks :-)

Hi ... The Doctor has me on 100 MCG Fentanyl ...i've been on the patches for 3 months ..Right now i have 3 of them on me and i still feel like i'm going through WD .. I got the restless Legs and the bone crusher.. i have some Ocycodone 7.5-325 and a few 7.5 vicodones but none of these pills help ..the doctor expects 10 patrches to last a month .. i figure i will be out of patches next week ..Any suggestions? i have a broken back and a couple of herniated discs in my back .. i can survive the pain , its these patches i don't think i can survive ..i'm just to old to go through all the miseries ... i'm 60 and have been taking opiates since i was 14 years old ..i'm tired of all this .. i'm just not sure how to get off these patches .. The Doctor is no help , i know more about pain meds then he does .. My last script doctor died and i have been going to doctor to doctor for the last couple of years ..i am kicked out of many doctors offices and some pharmacys too..i am open to any suggestions ...

I am in day 7 of Cold Turkey Withdrawal from the 25mcg Fentanyl Patch. I am going through the night sweats and the upset stomach. I am on Tylenol #4 to help me come off of this stuff. I had to quit due to my husband losing his job because of the economy, and they took his insurance with them. I am 36 yrs old and an ex drug user. I have been clean and off street drugs for 15 years and then found out that I have two bulging discs in my L3 and L4 Spine. I have been in so much pain that the doctor put me on the patch and that helped but now I am having to quit it suddenly. I have just now felt well enough to get online and look the withdrawal symtoms up. To anyone that has a doctor and says they want you to wear this patch I say DON'T!!!!! You will have a very hard time coming off of it. I have only been on this medicine for about 4 months. The only thing I am able to stomach right now is Orange Juice. I have eaten very little since I became sick and I do not wish this on anyone.

Hi ... i finaly got off the patches .. i was on 100 mcg patches ...i ended up putting 3 patches on at a time ..The Doctor said the patches would last 3 days , that wasn't true for me .. The patches only lasted 2 Days .. So i would end up with 3 old patches on me and 3 new patches on me every 2 days..it took eight ( 8 ) weeks to get off the patches ..it was terrible .. i had perocet 7.5 325's and morphine sulfate 15mg's and a lot of vicodon's 7.5's to help .. i Also had some Gabapentin's 300 to help too ..With all these drugs it was still a awfull withdrawl , just terrible ..i am just now starting to feel human ..i have 5 patches left .. i will not put them on , but i can't throw them out ..this may be a problem ..No Doctor would help me .. The pharmacy sent letters to all my Doctors telling them i was getting patches from more then one Doctor ..The Doctors just kept giving me more patches .. i asked for something else to help get off the patches but the Doctors would not help me .. i had to find more Doctors to perscribe medications by myself ..This experience has taken a lot out of me ..There is no help, you must do it all alone ..Now i have got to get off all these perocets, morphine sulfate and vicodons .. geez ...The patches were a horrible experience with the worse withdrawl i have ever experienced .. i'm to old to be doing this anymore .. i am very disappointed my primary Doctor would not help me ..i ain't paying his bill , thats for sure ..i was left totally alone .. i had to find more Doctors to perscribe different drugs to get off the patches ..There is no cure for pain and no help .. You have to do this alone .. Trust no one ...

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Guest wrote:

I was wearing three 100 mike Duragesic patches and changed them every 48 hours. I also took 8 mg of Dilaudid for breakthrough pain. I have done this for 10 years non stop

My Pain Doc died suddenly of a heart attack and now no one will write me scripts. I run out in a week from today and wonder if there is any chance I may die from Withdrawl.

I have only one lung, the other was damaged beyond repair from a gunshot wound, my heart also was damaged. Should I be allowed or forced to quit cold turkey?

I am scared!! :( :(

Holy cr*p! I would be scared to death. I would go to the hospital to detox for sure if you can't get an rx.

:(

Im on Fentanyl Transdermal patch 75 (MCG/H) which is 7.5 (MG) & I have been on this dose for 4 months I have never heard
of a doc handing out a dose that massive even for chronic cancer patients. I have my hip replacement coming up in 1 week & then I
have to stop taking my 75 (MCG/H) dose, that worries the heck out of me. I realy feel for ya I would go to a good detox center, good luck & GOD be with you.

I I like many others on this site. I was in a bad accident, fractured my skull, broke my neck (orthopedic and minimal spinal cord damage), crushed my spine, compound fx my leg. I've had many surgeries and go to pain management. I am on 75 microgram patches with 48 hour changes.

I was in such bad pain that I abuse my Duragesic. I don't have to tell you how I did it- I think we all know how, right.

I was up to 200 micrograms per day. I'm on Day 3 of wearing my prescribed 75 micro patch. There is no plan for me to discontinue them and I require ATC pain management. In my "natural" state, I am in suicidal pain.

The w/d of titrating down is a nightmare. I have NEVER been so ill in my life!

HOT-COLD-SWEATING-FREEZING!! HEADACHE FROM HELL.

How long will this last? I am being punished for my abuse, but all I wanted was to be out of pain.

Thankfully, my family thinks I have the flu.

The sweating is disgusting. I can tolerate the cold, but the heat is unbearable.

PLEASE HELP!!!

What did they give you int he rehab? My MD would probably prescribe something to help, but I'm uncomfortable telling him. He would have every right to not treat me anymore, so I'm going to try to get through it myself.

Guest wrote:

I was taking 800 mcg more often than I should for chronic pain, fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia means, in Latin "muscle weakness". It is NOT the same level of pain as neurogenic /spinal cord injury pain.

I have NEVER heard of anyone requiring Fentanyl for Fibro.

Homeopathic care is good, but some of us have serious pain-management issues that will require narcotic management for the rest of our lives; I also have an implanted spinal cord stimulator.

Of what were you taking 800 micrograms?

Dear all who've shared fears about Fentanyl withdrawal,

I was on the 50 mcg patch for about 11 months and about 13 months before that, I was on 25 mcg. There was an oral narcotic prior to that which landed me at roughly 3 1/2 years on some form of pain medication for chronic pain.

I was told by the pain mgmt physician in my new city (after the 11 months in his care) that he was removing the patch cold turkey and I should have been off of it long before that. He really didn't have a good grasp on my whole health care, the fact that I'd had kidney issues, kidney failure, and pain associated to IC (interstitial cystitis - second only to the pain associated with cancer in recent medical journal). To him, it was just 'time'.

I too was frightened. Withdrawal can be a nasty thing and I'd learned as I grew up from health classes etc. that drugs were 'evil' and addiction was so common; it was better never to start. That's easy to say until you have pain that completely restricts your ability to move, to live, to do normal day to day stuff.

I hated the essence of attitude from primary physicians, pain management and ER - all seemed united in this unjust world of assumption that patients on pain medication are drug addicts. I felt often like just going to the clinic I was sent ty BY physicians was critically analyzing me. It's so unbalanced. I know it must be for the other honestly ill, honestly in pain, and obviously not criminal.

I did not do the cold turkey plan. I went back to my primary care doc and talked a long long time about the situation and the kidney failure, heart issues related to withdrawal and on and on, so many questions. He agreed that the only healthy way to do it was stepping down from the meds at a speed that would not create more issues like cardiac arrest or other fun things like that.

That was late in November. I am now 17 days free of Fentanyl. I'm still dealing with erratic heart rate, but I have a medication that's there for me. I only got completely dehydrated once and spent a day in ER getting a massively quick dose of salinated electrolyte filled IV fluid, and an IV dose of Finnergan (for nausea).

I do know that when you're in a situation like the girl on 300 mcg and you're about to have your script expire, you definitely need one physician on your team. It doesn't really matter their specialty, trust me. If you have one doctor who will listen, you will be fine. If you need it, they can admit you to a hospital for observation the first 72 hours. If your heart or kidney or lungs (or whatever is your primary source of pain) begins to react to the withdrawal with dangerous side effects, you're there and they can help.

There is also a process that combines a drug induced coma that pushes a body through the withdrawal segment in 72 hours, but it is usually not covered by insurance. It exists, however, and if your family thinks that would be best, I think anyone who needed it could find the money to make it happen.

How do I feel now? I'm in a non-narcotic world. I'm using a TENS unit, hot water, heating pads, and all sorts of hypnosis type aural literature and music. The combination has helped me learn to sleep again, helped me feel balanced, and dealt with the side effects. I don't know if any of that will help any of you, but there are clinics that will work with you. They won't prescribe new patches/narcs. They will help you.

I wish you each the best. Don't try to be a superhero. TALK to your doctor, whatever doctor you have that respects you and truly LISTENS.

My best and blessed holidays,
Karyn