Duragesic and Withdrawal: What Users Say

• Enu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 25, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I have found that at least one out of each box of 5 has little or no medication on it. This has put me back in horrible pain and dangerous withdrawal symptoms. I was given the 25 mcg change every 72 hrs to take the place of my deactivated morphine pump that malfunctioned (overdosed & under dosed). Diagnosis: severe scoliosis, degenerative disk, etc."

• Anonymous
• October 24, 2009

For Pain "I could not live without my patches, but I took the bus to Kansas to see family, and my suitcase managed to disappear. I had the worst withdrawal I have ever been through. I ended up in the hospital and had to fly home."

• can...
• July 14, 2010

For Pain "My quality of living without constant pain has been great... now the downside... attempting to go off the medicine... withdrawal, etc. I was up to 100 mcg... I am now down to 37 mcg... will attempt to continue to decrease the dose... wish me luck!"

• bil...
• June 2, 2009

For Pain "If this medicine works, it's great, however, a good amount of the time, the patch was as full when it was time to change it as it was when I put it on. Then the side effects they list don't even come close to everything you go through. However, ER staff have stated that most patients taking this drug usually go back on it as the withdrawals are hard to handle."

• Anonymous
• January 10, 2010

For Pain "I have partial seizures and take medication for that. The first 24 hours were frightening. I almost went to the emergency room. After 3 days of tremors and high anxiety, the pain was back. A week later, I began having seizures day and night, every day. My hormones went crazy with hard, swollen breasts and facial breakouts. My entire chin was covered in blisters and painful acne. After a month, I couldn't function with the seizures and my veins were bulging and bright blue on my chest, neck, and face. It has been so scary, and the withdrawals are just as bad. I've taken Soma and Lortab for chronic fibromyalgia for 8 years. I am disabled by the pain and very disappointed by all the medications I have tried."