Subsys for Breakthrough Pain User Reviews

• Alm...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 12, 2014

"I was prescribed Subsys after being on the fentanyl patch for 6 months, 100 every 48 hours, and as my cancer progressed and treatments happened, which caused more pain, I needed something for breakthrough pain really bad. I would be put down to my knees from the pain and just lay in my bed moaning like a child, but Subsys works within minutes, eases the pain where I can feel it just literally fade away. I'd be in a wheelchair without it, or bedridden."

• Kos...
• May 9, 2016

"I was given Subsys as a replacement for 30 mg instant release OxyContin. 800 mcg 4x per day instead of 4x 30 mg OxyContin. My usual opiate regimen is 3x 80 mg OxyContin, which has been at this level for 16 years now. Combined with the 4x 800 mcg Subsys, my pain is controlled more than ever has been (since 1990 when it began), but the dosage is so strict that there are times when I have to live with unbearable breakthrough pain for up to 8 hours. Is my pain under control? Yes, but I live with a pain level of 7-7.5 24/7/365. Without Subsys, my pain would be unbearable."

• Dav...
• September 4, 2014

"My PCP doc had increased the amount of OxyContin I take from 2 to 3 a day when they changed the formula in order to get the same amount of relief. The downside was he said I was maxed out on my pain meds now and took away my meds for breakthrough pain. He suggested seeing a pain management doctor after a car accident that was making breakthrough pain unbearable. The pain doc started me on a P-STIM and wanted me to try the Subsys. With such severe pain, I agreed to it. I will never look back at my decision to try it as it has been a lifesaver for me and will take my pain from a 10 to a 2 very quickly. The only setback I can see is you have to wait a 1/2 hour before you can do another spray."

• Dia...
• September 8, 2016

"I had pelvic surgery from the best uro/gyn surgeon in the Houston area. He royally messed up my surgery, leaving me with pelvic aneurysm. My pain is at 10+/24-7 without meds. I have not found any meds that would bring the pain below a 7 before I found Subsys. My only issue with Subsys is it only lasts 3 hours... never more. My Dr. has me on 800 mcg. He is very careful and will not increase it. Subsys is great... it's just not a free-for-all."

• Dee...
• October 15, 2014

"Works for the flares better than the rest of the medicines I've tried."

• Kin...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 15, 2015

"Works in just a few minutes. I like the spray in place of the fentanyl sublingual tabs. I like Subsys made by Insys Pharm. I know I have been on these types of meds for 20 years."