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How debilitating is your pain? If your doctor refused to renew your prescription tomorrow, what would you use to deal with your pain in its place? If you lost

How debilitating is your pain? If your doctor refused to renew your prescription tomorrow, what would you use to deal with your pain in its place? If you lost your job/insurance and thus were unable to afford anything other than over the counter medications, how would you cope with not having this pain medication available to you? Does fentanyl have a procedure for when you want to stop taking the medication? (like how you should lower your dose over time before stopping with SSRIs and the like) i appreciate you giving a first hand account from someone who uses this medication!

velox_io 10y ago
On a bad day I cannot move, I lay in a darkened room as everything seems to annoy me (light, noise, even my own music). A few months ago, this meant that I couldn't get out of the house to pick my prescription (on a Friday), and it wasn't until the following Tuesday that I was able to pick them up. That wasn't a fun time, I should of got some help but I like my independence. I was running my own business at the time, and found it very hard to work. I turned down new projects, only trying to support my existing clients. Luckily I was able to work from home, but the injury still meant I lost a lot of income and have had to use a significant amount of my savings. It has been very important to me to help working and not rely on benefits as a friend of mine from college injured his back, he lost touch with his friends, spent all day playing computer games and he will be 40 soon and is still living in his parents attic. It's not been easy, but I am glad I stock with it. I did become isolated (Facebook & the web became my window to the world), work was actually the main thing that got me through this time. I moved to London a couple of years ago, where because of the fantastic public transport (baring the occasional strike) I'm able to get around and not be isolated. I strongly believe if I didn't move that I wouldn't be here now. You're meant to taper off the medication as there's a large risk of withdrawals. I stopped taking Tramadol dead two weeks after the operation (day I had my stitches out, and started swimming the next). The only noticeable side effect/ withdrawal was a running nose. So believe I can do it again. I made the mistake of wearing a patch in the sauna (I thought holding a bag of iced water over it would keep it stable). The high dose made me disorientated and may heart beat did go noticeably shallow for a couple of hours afterwards. Not a mistake I will repeat, I'll remove the patch before taking a bath or sauna again. That's quite alright, I find it annoying that the only time Fentanyl is discussed (Opiates in general) is death and addiction.

velox_io 10y ago

On a bad day I cannot move, I lay in a darkened room as everything seems to annoy me (light, noise, even my own music). A few months ago, this meant that I couldn't get out of the house to pick my prescription (on a Friday), and it wasn't until the following Tuesday that I was able to pick them up. That wasn't a fun time, I should of got some help but I like my independence. I was running my own business at the time, and found it very hard to work. I turned down new projects, only trying to support my existing clients. Luckily I was able to work from home, but the injury still meant I lost a lot of income and have had to use a significant amount of my savings. It has been very important to me to help working and not rely on benefits as a friend of mine from college injured his back, he lost touch with his friends, spent all day playing computer games and he will be 40 soon and is still living in his parents attic. It's not been easy, but I am glad I stock with it. I did become isolated (Facebook & the web became my window to the world), work was actually the main thing that got me through this time. I moved to London a couple of years ago, where because of the fantastic public transport (baring the occasional strike) I'm able to get around and not be isolated. I strongly believe if I didn't move that I wouldn't be here now. You're meant to taper off the medication as there's a large risk of withdrawals. I stopped taking Tramadol dead two weeks after the operation (day I had my stitches out, and started swimming the next). The only noticeable side effect/ withdrawal was a running nose. So believe I can do it again. I made the mistake of wearing a patch in the sauna (I thought holding a bag of iced water over it would keep it stable). The high dose made me disorientated and may heart beat did go noticeably shallow for a couple of hours afterwards. Not a mistake I will repeat, I'll remove the patch before taking a bath or sauna again. That's quite alright, I find it annoying that the only time Fentanyl is discussed (Opiates in general) is death and addiction.