Meperidine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Brand names: Demerol, Meperitab

Meperidine has an average rating of 9.4 out of 10 from a total of 99 reviews on Drugs.com. 96% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 2% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Meperidine

UtahRed
Taken for less than 1 month
August 5, 2021

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Wonder drug. Every once in a while I have to go to the ER for migraine. It works and breaks the pain cycle so I can sleep. But hospitals have stopped using it. It's cruel. They gave me Dilaudid and it worked. Now too they have taken away. Why?"

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ladyl...
June 26, 2009

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I was given Demerol and Vistaril after a tubal ligation, my pain was under control while using these medicines. I only was given these medicines once, but as I remember they did what I was told they would, which was grant me pain relieve for the short term."

10 / 10

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J bro...
March 30, 2010

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I was prescribed Demerol by my dentist this morning. I have to have oral surgery tomorrow. I took a 50mg tablet and waited for the pain to subside. It didn't so I took another one. Still no luck. I called my dentist back and she told me to take 2 which I did. Still not much relief."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
January 26, 2022

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I'm allergic to all opiates except demerol. I have a screw attached to my spinal nerve at L3 from faulty titanium. Screw could not be removed. Living in CA I was on Demerol pain management & signed the form for my PCP. I moved back home to FL & pain management doctors refuse to Rx demerol/meperitab. My copay is $1000 @ all pharmacies per month which I can't afford on SSA. 50mg every 6 hours, PO. It helps 100% of spinal & pancreatic pain. I only took it when I had pain. Sometimes every 12 hours. Motorcycle accident ruptured C6-7, L3 to sacrum and pelvis."

10 / 10

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Sockl...
July 13, 2021

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Have had back pain since in my early 20s. Chairi malformation arthritis scoliosis 2 herniated disc's just to name a few issues but could look after my kids a house and live with the help of two 50mg demerol every 4 hours. I have a special needs son that depends on me. Since demerol has been removed I have had no quality of life."

10 / 10

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Kiko
Taken for 10 years or more
March 23, 2020

For Pain "I'm sick over the discontinuation of meperidine. It was the only pain RX that helped and didn't make me feel sick, or light headed. I took it for years and all of a sudden, it's gone. A pharmacist from Pfizer said they would resume production sometime in January - due to a missing ingredient. Now I'm taking Tramadol and it's meh...and clogs me us something fierce."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
July 15, 2009

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I don't know if it's me or what but I was given Demerol (along with Vistaril and Vicodin) after my ankle surgery and it hasn't helped at all. I was admitted to the hospital twice where I received Dilaudid. That did the trick. I had a screw removed from my ankle, which had shattered and the doctor drilled through my fibula bone. After I was released, I was given Vicodin to be taken one hour after my Demerol and Vistaril. That seemed to work. I was surprised that the Demerol needed a "kick" so to speak. I would definitely ask my doctor for something more again if I ever had to go back on it."

8 / 10

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jmk
February 4, 2009

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Demerol is the only medicine that works for quick relief of pain. I suffer fron chronic pain syndrome. I take 30mg of methadone 4 times a day and then a fentanyl 50 mg patch every 48 hours to control the pain."

10 / 10

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Pain...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 28, 2021

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I was driving to the airport morning when intense pain creeped up on my blank stomach area. Kept getting worse to the point I had to pull over next thing I know I was in fetal position next to a phone booth. Somehow I was able to gather strength and drive a couple blocks to the nearest hospital. I checked in trying to remain calm but I remember having to go to the bathroom and then there I collapsed at once again in a fetal position because of indescribable pain. They finally called my name and I sat in the back room waiting and waiting moaning and moaning the people to my cot were pleading with doctors to help me. I think the doctors thought I was faking for drugs. I remember throwing up the pain was so intense. It felt like I was in another realm the pain was so relentless. I never made sounds like that before. After what I thought was an eternity a doctor assistant shot me 75 mg of Demerol. The Bliss was unbelievable I'll never forget how it took the pain away miraculously I thought."

10 / 10

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Gidget
Taken for 5 to 10 years
August 26, 2021

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I have a handful of issues migraines, pancreatic issues, broke my back and neck and have a torn radiator cuff etc.. in the past they used demerol and it helped the pain immensely. Now they use dilauded in the hospital which last maybe an hour. I'm allergic to morphine and they give oxycodone for outpatient but once again the pain relief doesn't last long. Demeral keeps pain away for much longer and more relief. Please bring it back"

10 / 10

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skyeb...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
February 3, 2020

For Pain "I need pain medication about 3 times a week. The only pain medication that has worked for me (and I have tried many others) is meperidine, 50 mg tablet. Now it has been taken it off the market. Does anyone know if this is a permanent situation or will it be available in the future?"

8 / 10

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Sha
May 3, 2013

For Pain "I took meperidine after surgery, it helped greatly for the pain for about 6 hrs. It also helps you sleep and get rest from pain. The only down side was throwing up when I first started taking it, so I had to take nausea pills with it at first."

9 / 10

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Kidne...
September 14, 2011

For Pain "I just had a 14mm kidney stone removed surgically and now have a kidney stent. 2 days after the indwelling stent was placed I began having severe back and abdominal pain. In short intervals the pain was equivalent to a small kidney stone itself. I have been taking Lortab off and on for years for different reasons. I know that they wake me up. Needless to say I had 24 hour pain levels that didn't allow for sleep if I took the Lortab every 4 hours. I told my Doctor that but he wouldn't prescribe any 'sedative' pain relieving medicines. I called in the 3rd day after no sleep and said something MUST be done. He finally prescribed me Demerol 50mg. One didn't do that much however I upped my dose to 2 tablets and I'm currently almost pain free. Good night."

9 / 10

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mizzd...
Taken for 10 years or more
June 11, 2021

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I've had migraines as a small child with no results until 11 years old a doctor gave me demerol. Now I went to ER at 50 years and no more demerol available. I now have severe hypertension, had 2 anuresym, and back surgery. I want demerol for pain, my life sucks."

10 / 10

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Miss...
Taken for 10 years or more
November 19, 2022

For Pain "It’s infuriating to read reviews from doctors w/o pain who get paid to write articles on behalf of pharma that dismiss Meperidine so RX manufacturers can make more money? I took it for years - didn’t make me sick or high, it got rid the pain, period. Now I take Tramadol and Ibuprofen because the others make me sick, it’s mediocre and I have take more. Meperidine is no longer a moneymaking RX is the real reason it’s gone. Why would any pain patient want Fentanyl with people dropping dead at an alarming rate? Bring back Meperidine"

10 / 10

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Hey
Taken for 5 to 10 years
June 23, 2020

For Pain "After 2 neck surgeries, more bulging discs and having fibromyalgia the only thing that has helped me with pain that didn't cause a reaction was Meperidine. I can't take anything else, regular tylenol does nothing & I am allergic to ibuprofen. I would take it sometimes 4 days in a row or if a severe storm system was coming in. After that I wouldn't need it for 3-4 weeks. I am very upset that they would discontinue something that has helped so many people. These companies need to get this prescription back on the market."

10 / 10

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Biggi...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
June 30, 2020

For Pain "I took Demerol for over five years for chronic back and shoulder pain. I have had seven shoulder surgeries and two back surgeries. I tried all pain meds and had terrible reactions. When this was suddenly unavailable I had no withdrawal symptoms at all. Had to start over finding new BT med. Found that Percocet didn’t make me sick and works ok. Also have Fentenyl patch for years. They need to bring this back. It works for so many."

10 / 10

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migra...
August 10, 2009

For Pain "I have hurt with migraines since I was 3years old. I am now 46 and have been diagnosed with familial hemeplegic migraines! Most people suffer with this condition and don't even know it! DEMEROL seems to be the only thing that actually helps to ease my pain and allows me to function even though it does make me drowsy. But the migraine goes, no pain."

8 / 10

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Grate...
July 31, 2016

For Pain "After a bad stint operation I have been left with serious nerve damage that causes me severe pain daily. I already had enough pain due to bulging discs and curvature of the spine causing sciatic nerve pain. After four operations in a one month period involving instruments being inserted into my ephemeral artery, there is a lot of nerve damage in my right leg now as well. Needless to say, it's difficult to get up each day with intense pain in my back and leg as soon as my mind registers consciousness.Beside"regular" daily pain, I also have the occasional "sciatic lock" pain. Anyone who suffers sciatic nerve pain knows what I mean. Only experience can convey the pain. After trying every drug on the market, only Meperedine works for me!"

10 / 10

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Dr G
July 7, 2021

For Pain "I have systemic lupus and I’ve tried every form of pain reliever and treatment the only thing that has helped with minimal side effects is Demerol. I don’t understand why it was taken off the market. The statement that it had too many side effects. Well for many of us it had less side effects than many of the other drugs that are still out there. They’re all the same in terms of things they can cause but they are not all the same and whether they are affective for certain people there is not another pain reliever that helps me."

9 / 10

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Jake
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 6, 2021

For Pain "I had a doctor accidentally hit a nerve with a needle, so I can't be too hard on the proceeder, since Medicare requires it prior to "radio-frequency therapy". I had used it before, and no drug came even close to since I was a tennis professional, and tended to be a "roadrunner" on the tennis courts; now I pay dearly. The onset of meperidine is about 15 minutes vs 1 hour with Percocet, and it lasts far longer with no real side effects. *Now it is gone off the market!*"

10 / 10

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ISY
November 10, 2009

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "I have been taking Demerol for several years for pain and it is the only medication that has worked for me. It is amazing how well it works without side effects. "

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
September 19, 2012

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Excellent fast acing and long acting pain medicine without nausea and vomiting associated with most all other pain medications."

10 / 10

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DougPal
February 18, 2013

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Used for kidney stones and tooth operations. Made me sing like a Beatle."

10 / 10

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clust...
January 10, 2010

Demerol (meperidine) for Pain "Not even morphine takes away the pain of the cluster headaches like demerol"

10 / 10

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