Fentanyl Transdermal System and Dry Mouth: What Users Say

• GEA...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 25, 2012

For Chronic Pain "Hands-down THE most effective pain relief I've ever had!! I've been wearing 25mcg for 2 months now. 1st month, I wore Actavis clear gel-filled. This month I'm wearing Apotex band-aid type patch. I'm not certain which I prefer. Gel-filled was great, but I was always paranoid with it buckling. On the downside, my lips are raw due to my mouth being so dry. I also itch like crazy!! The fact that the pain relief is so phenomenal, I don't see me changing meds. I take no breakthrough meds except occasional Advil. Pills were a problem for me as I would always take too much. Another reason that the Fentanyl patch is a Godsend!"

• adr...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 7, 2014

For Chronic Pain "I've had a spinal fusion on L3 L4 almost two years ago. I'm now on the wait for a discography because of my severe back pain, which is getting worse over time. I've been on fentanyl 100 mcg for almost 4 years, the patches are having very little effect, and I am waiting to see my doctor to increase the dose. It has helped me reading about what other people are going through and that I'm not on my own with symptoms like profuse sweating and a dry mouth. I have no quality of life at the minute and hope that by increasing my dosage, I will be able to move around a bit more. I'm 44 years old, also, has anybody else suffered from frequent bruising on the scar area of the operation? I'm topping my fentanyl up with tramadol."

• mno...
• August 22, 2013

For Chronic Pain "Made me itch to no end, itch all night, itch all day. Lots of dry mouth. It did relieve pain, and I liked the pain relief. As we all know, they do not stay on for 3 days, after about 50-some hours, it stopped relieving pain."

• Cat...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 28, 2019

For Chronic Pain "My life changed in 11/2007 from a bariatric surgery. I have been in severe pain in my back at the bra line. I just wanted to walk, and it was the only relief to a tolerable level. I take more meds than ever, been dropped by my HMO insurance due to employment sponsor insurance plan changed with acquisition, given 7 days' notice, no idea of new insurer's information, wouldn't treat non-HMO members, even with cash payment or offer a transition plan to new PPO PCP from KP HMO for new referral or transition to pmgnt program. Now I have been on a patch (Costco) for 11 months. I am hopeless, my life isn't living, just maintenance of pain by yoga, diet, no dairy, no sugar, no life. I lost my teeth because of dry mouth, and HMO gave me Dolophine, found out generic was simply methadone. What!!!"