User Reviews for Tapentadol

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: This medicine is a lifesaver! I have Lupus and have been having extreme hip and back pain lately. I have been on numerous medicines and am allergic to codeine, Vicodin, and Percocet so its difficult to find adequate pain relief without other side effects like nausea, vomiting, light-headedness. Nucynta does not give me a "high" feeling and I have not experienced nausea with this medicine. The only downside to this medicine is its expensive! I encourage people to call the company and apply for the savings card. I'm awaiting mine, and if it goes through you will pay no more than $25 a refill. Hope some others get relief with this medicine like me. Right now I could kiss my orthopedic surgeon for prescribing me Nucynta!

tapentadol for Pain: I've found that Nucynta (Palexia in Europe) has been a great for me. I've had lumbar pain on and off for 35 years. For the last seven years it's been chronic, sometimes incapacitating. I was on the hydrocodone ladder (5, 7.5, 10), (x4, x6, x8, per day) until a doctor where I work said "Whoa! That's way too much Acetaminophen. It's dangerous." He prescribed Tramadol. It helped somewhat - and had an upper limit (for me) of about 300mg/day before nausea set in. A year and a half ago he suggested I try Palexia (the trade name in Europe). What a difference it made! Some tolerance (not much) and no dependence I can discern, nothing like the "codones". Easy to lay off it whenever. For me it's great!

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: I have nevre damage due to spinal cord surgery. I have tried several long term and short term pain medications and everything made me tired that I could not work while taking the medication. The pain doctor then put me on Nucynta which I take at night and it works wonderful. I still take pain medication during the day for break thorough pain as I cannot take the Nucynta while I am working.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I've been on Nucynta for just over a year. I started with the typical meds for back pain Vicodin, Percocet, morphine, etc. Unfortunately I seem to either have massive bad reactions or they don't work, no in between. Because of this my pain wasn't controlled and it was having a toll on me physically and emotionally. Nucynta has allowed me to rebuild my life and body. I had some side effects at first but my doctor started on low doses and slowly built up the dose to where it got my pain to a tolerable level. I found that the regular Nucynta caused to much of an up and down in pain levels but the ER took care of that. Like everything it is an individual reaction.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I tried this medicine at 50mg up to 4x per day and is very helpful for chronic neck, shoulder pain I have suffered for years. There are no highs and lows like other pain medicines, also had a nerve block injection to area and that removed the pain 100%. I highly recommend it, and a nerve block. It scared me too, but worked.

tapentadol for Pain: When I first went to PM he took me off my 6 x 10mg hydrocodone/day. I have had triple fusion in my neck, multiple knee surgeries, arthritis, migraines chronic kidney stones so I stay in chronic pain. I was terrified to go off hydros, that has been my only source of pain relief. Well. The 100mg ER. Didn't work so I had withdrawal from hydrocodone and then the pain was horrible. I went back to the PM And he upped my dose to 150mg ER. Twice a day, and 75mg. Once a day for breakthrough pain. It was like magic. It was wonderful. As long as I don't over exert myself I rarely need the breakthrough medicine. It is great pain medicine once you get the right dose.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: Was prescribed after suffering nerve damage after surgery from a complicated plueral effusion. The stabbing. Pain is gone after OxyContin made me feel like my head was in a cloud. Was also prescribed Lyrica. I feel a sharp pain when I try to take a deep breath or yawn but other than that I have been pain free. My PM is talking about a nerve block and I am not to keen on that idea. This medicine is fantastic no side effects.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: Made me feel hot, diarrhea, fatigue, bloated.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: 1st 4 days were great, no pain and no lethargy. Day 5 began with stomach upset and hot flashes. Day 6 brought anxiety ending in severe depression and psychotic break. All resolved after cessation in 24 hours.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I am 35yrs. Old and have had severe fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, migraines and chronic fatigue. I had been suffering since my early 20's. Tried everything and backed it up with research. Nothing made the pain tolerable enough. Nucynta 100mg. E. R. 2x. A day gives me 24hr. Pain control when taken with 100mg. Of tramadol. Found the doctor who prescribed it just a year ago. I was a ball of pain on my couch, could not work, actually....I had no life. My doctor is conducting trials in using this for fibromyalgia. 97% success. I had forgotten what a body not riddled with chronic pain felt like. He is a pioneer and trying to get this medication to those who need it to function. It was difficult to get approved. I have a life!

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: I am 30 years old and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when I was 25. Over the years, it kept getting worse and worse. It was beginning to interfere with my life. I had a very poor quality of life. I finally after suffering for over a year, I decided I needed real help. I had been on many other pain medications, but Nucynta ER was different. The day I got my prescription filled, and took it that night, I woke up a changed person. I'm not sure exactly how long I'd suffered but, Nucynta ER has given me my life back. My depression and anxiety are non-existent. I feel awesome!

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I have non-repairable Ulnar nerve damage caused by a surgeon. Have struggled with a 7 to 9 pain level for the last 18 month's. At one point I was taking 4 x 10MG Oxycodones a day with very little relief. Two days after switching to Nucynta ER, my pain level has been around 0-2. Absolutely gave me my life back. No side effects and no withdrawals. My insurance does not cover, but my doctor gave a card that insures I never pay more than $25.00 per month.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: Great for nerve damage and back pain. Actually the ER pills didn't do the job, I took the Nucynta 100mg every 4 hours and that works really good.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: I was prescribed this after finding out I have congenital spinal stenosis and scoliosis. After being on all the usual codeines and others this seems to work the best. The injections do help for a year, but I still need to take this daily.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: Nucynta,- started off with 50mg 2-3 x daily, had pretty weird side effects, talked with doctor who encouraged me to stick with it for a week, also was on 5mg oxycodone's 4x daily, after about the 5th day all of the nausea, and side effects all dissipated with the exception of increased anxiety (which runs in my family to the point of debilitating) so I simply increased my 0.5mg Xanax to 1.0mg as needed worked out fine, next visit I was increased to Nucynta 100 mg 3~4x daily, wow felt like I was 19 again, 2 months later changed out my dosing to 100mg Nucynta extended release 2x daily, decreased my anxiety problems, ahh also increased my oxycodone to 10mg's 4x daily,-end stage osteoarthritis back, neck, knees, shoulders, etc.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: My pain level was10 most of the pain from severe back problems down my left leg into my foot. After many medicines which made me groggy sick to my stomach and not able to really function. My doctor prescribed Nucynta ER. I can function without most side affects. The only side effect seemed to be like a light recall problem. When carrying on a conversation. Example names and places times. I could go all around what I wanted to say then finally. It would come to me.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I Was Only Taking Nucynta For 3 Months, And Had To Switch To Another Narcotic Pain Med Because Of The Serious Side Effects. I Had Terrible Anxiety Attacks Which Required Me To Take Xanax. The Absolute WORST Side Effect That I Had Were The Hallucinations...I Thought I Was Going Totally Insane! I Have A Friend Who Takes This, And It Works Well For Her, But I Must Have Been Allergic To It!

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I have been on Nucynta for 1 1/2 yrs. I've had major problems with pain meds. Vomiting, not sleeping to very high liver counts. I've had 4 surgeries on my wrist in 3 yrs. 1 being a internal amputation of the ulna hump & approx 3" of bone. Picture that hump in your wrist & 3" of the bone that is attached to it gone. Bone hitting bone, pain I wouldn't wish on anyone. My PM put me on 50mg x 2-4 times a day. For the 1st time in 14 yrs I'm almost pain free. I'm going this week to have the dosage increased. I had to stop working and I never thought that I would have a normal life or be able to hold my grand kids. Now I have 6 grand kids and I spend everyday with them. I can even pick them up and hold them. My newest is 8wks old. Nucynta saved me.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Nucynta ER has worked wonderful for pain relief for me. It does keep me up if taken at bedtime though. You can find a coupon on line to keep your monthly costs down.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I have been on Nucynta for 2 years following a ten - twelve foot fall. Nucynta is without a doubt the best pain medication I have ever been prescribed. It works well on my severe shoulder, back, and neck pain. Without the nasty side effects of other opiates I was taking such as Hydrocodone. I am able to stay alert and I have not built up a tolerance to it. Nucynta has been a game changer for me. . .

tapentadol for Pain: Best relief from neuropathy and LLL3 that I have experienced. Need to stop because you've run out? No problem as far as I can tell. You just stop. Of course, then the pain comes back.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and had a knee replacement recently. I was having a lot of pain and the short term medicines were not helping. I switched to this on the advice of my physician and it is the difference between night and day. One pill in the morning and one at night keep me from derailing. I am able to do my Physical Therapy, go to work, and have energy for the first time in a month.

Nucynta ER (tapentadol) for Pain: After 2 years on Percocet for back pain, my surgeon recommended I see a pain specialist. The doctor prescribed Nucynta ER and completely took me of the Percocet. The first 5 days were awful. I was taking 50 mg twice a day to get it in my system, then taking 150mg twice daily as my regular routine. I didn't think it worked at all and felt terrible because of the withdrawal from Percocet. I stuck with it and am glad I did. My mornings are much better because I'm in almost no pain whereas before, mornings were the worst. It has much less adverse effects on my short term memory, ability to focus, and ability to function more at the workplace (I'm a math teacher) than when I was taking Percocet. The negatives are that I still have evening pain.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: Was prescibed Nucynta 100mg initially. It took effect within approx. 1hr. I, too, felt loopy & out of it. I felt I was hallucinating and had strange off the wall kind of "dreams". So I called Dr back & exchanged the prescription. I had asked to try the 75mg but guess I scared Dr with my symptoms. So I was prescribed 50mg. I have been on this dosage for 4 days. Doesn't last long enough and does NOTHING to manage my pain. I have spinal stenosis as well as scoliosis and degeneration of discs (virtually no discs) between L1-L5. Osteoarthritis in knees as well as in lower back. This medication works well on some, not so with others.

Nucynta (tapentadol) for Pain: I was having pretty severe post surgical pain. Oxycontin gave me a pounding headache and caused depression and insomnia. Tramadol did not help. I started taking Nucynta 50mg yesterday. I must say it on a scale of 1 to 10 my pain is now a negative 10! When it wears off its pretty sharp and uncomfortable. Taking 1 50mg tab every 4-6 hours. Dr said I can take 2 pills but haven't needed to. I recommend this for anyone who has issues with the usual pain medicines. I have also been drinking prune juice because it does have constipation effect.