Nucynta ER for Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Mig...
• November 16, 2017

"I have been taking Nucynta ER 200 mg for about two months. I still get breakthrough pain, but it sure helps me to get some sleep at night. I felt that I got more pain relief when I first started taking it, so now I take Endocet 10/325 mg 3 times a day and 1 Nucynta ER 200 mg at bedtime. I am still experiencing pain, I get relief from my Endocet. I find it lasts longer than the Nucynta ER 200 mg. I think my doctor might have to increase the Nucynta when I see him again next, as I am not getting the same relief from the Nucynta ER as I was in the beginning. I am tired of being in pain, I have been in pain for at least 10 years. No one knew I have two herniated discs in my upper back. I also have free-floating fragments in my spine, and I have two pinched nerves."

• blu...
• February 21, 2013

"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."

• Edd...
• October 30, 2022

"I was recently switched to Nucynta ER 100 mg three times daily after 14 years on a fentanyl patch 25 mcg every other day. I have very painful neuropathy in my feet, as well as 3 protruding discs and spinal stenosis. This drug is definitely NOT 'extended release.' After swallowing the pill, it takes about 2 hours to take effect. It provides decent pain relief but only for about 2 hours, then it quickly tapers off over the next hour so that the pain is back full force about 5 hours after swallowing the pill. I have to wait 3 long hours more before I can take another pill and then wait 2 additional hours for it to take effect. So, of the 8 hours that this so-called 'extended release' drug is supposed to work, I get 2 hours of relief and 6 hours of suffering, and this drug is marketed as a 'once every 12 hours' drug. But then again, I guess they don't actually say you get 12 hours of pain relief, they just say you take one pill every 12 hours, so that's not false advertising. Right???"

• Jam...
• November 30, 2016

"I took it for three and a half weeks, it gives some pain relief. 200 mg per day. I prefer the hydrocodone. It made me very tired after 6 to 8 hours and affected my vision some when reading closely. Probably good for some if you don't travel much and can just stay home."

• Wil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 24, 2017

"The first dose made me somewhat woozy. However, the next 3-4 were like taking aspirin. USELESS! I am sure that this drug causes diarrhea! Also, yesterday morning I had body aches, which felt like I had the flu! It is common for most opioid users to suffer from constipation; however, I take Miralax every other day to avoid this problem."

• coa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 10, 2017

"I have synovitis/tenosynovitis, which is a severe, rare bacterial infection in my hand. I had three operations, almost lost my hand, and it was gutted like a perch. Because of the types of antibiotics I had and still have to take, no opioids worked at all. Oxy, Norco, Percocet, nothing. Finally, my pain doc came upon Nucynta. I started out taking four 100 mg fast-acting and 400 mg of the ER. I'm now, after almost a year, down to 200 mg ER and 225 mg of fast-acting. I can't say the ER does anything at all, but the regular was a home run. It's a weird high, can be hard to walk and talk, but stay in one place and be quiet. It really helps with the pain."

• Jul...
• November 7, 2013

"Well, today I got prescribed Nucynta. I just need to know how good it is, and plus my Dr. gave me Percocets for breakthrough. I just need to know if the Nucynta really works. I'm tired of waking up and having to take a Percocet and 2 in the morn. Please help to let me know. Thank you! :)"

• cvd...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 17, 2022

"I've been taking Nucynta ER for approximately 3 years now, and it's been great. It's controlled my chronic pain fairly well. I was on long-acting morphine before switching to Nucynta ER. The reason for the switch was the morphine had lost its effectiveness. I highly recommend this medication, give it a chance to work!"

• MS ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 8, 2016

"I have a herniated disc and arachnoiditis, degenerative arthritis in the upper spine and left hip. I have had three meniscus repairs and the replacement of my left knee. I need the right knee replaced when possible. I have also had a disc fused in my neck. I am on Nucynta ER 50 mg twice a day, Percocet 7.5 mg 5 times daily, plus Soma. I am still suffering a lot of pain in the 8-9 range most of the time. I get very little sleep because of the pain and burning. The Nucynta ER helps but I need something better than the Percocet... I hate the feeling it causes. I am waiting (jumping through hoops) for the insurance to approve a nerve stimulator implant and praying it will give me at least 50% relief. I have not tried the Nucynta IR, will ask the doctor."

• Emm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 11, 2022

"I've had fibromyalgia for 16 years, degenerative disc disease, 2 failed back surgeries, and osteoarthritis. I was on Belbucca but was having a lot of pain still. I was put on Nucynta ER 150 mg. The first couple of days were okay. But after a week, my blood pressure was really high. Then I started getting hot flashes, chest tightness, coughing, and insomnia. I called my pain management, and they told me to stop taking it, but I have to wait 2 weeks for my next appointment. That's sadistic! I went to the ER, and they said I had bronchitis. The next day, I thought the bronchitis was causing my symptoms, and I was in pain, so I took a Nucynta. Nope, it's the medicine! About 30 minutes after, maybe my chest got tight and started coughing, and later got hot flashes. Not a good medicine!"

• Doc...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 16, 2022

"I have a lower back injury with nerve damage that causes neuropathy and radiculopathy. I was on hydrocodone four times a day and morphine once per night, and didn't like it, so the doc put me on 150 mg of Nucynta twice a day, five years ago, and I have been able to reduce the dosage to 50 mg twice a day. I've had none of the side effects listed, which I did have with hydrocodone. For me, this is a wonder drug."

• Gre...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 9, 2021

"In 31 years of chronic pain and several spine surgeries this, (100 mg 4x/day, later backed down to 75 mg, with 30 mg of morphine ER 2x/day). A couple of months ago, they took it away. Now it’s me and the small amount of diazepam and weed. I had to bring it with me when I went in for surgeries. The hospitals didn’t have it. I was lucky to get it when I did. I gather they raised the price. Great pain reliever!!! But damn expensive."

• Lym...
• March 21, 2016

"I have chronic Lyme disease. I was on every pill too! My pain doc put me on 150 mg of Nucynta ER 2x daily and 50 mg of Nucynta IR. First time in a long time that I am pain-free!!"

• Jsc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 3, 2016

"There has never been a medication that helped to alleviate my pain like Nucynta ER."

• Dus...
• December 26, 2011

"Great pain reliever. This gets rid of my pain and makes me feel optimistic. I feel like I can finally live my life. Everyone should switch to this and enjoy pain relief with very few side effects."

• Ses...
• February 26, 2013

"Great for nerve damage and back pain. Actually, the ER pills didn't do the job, I took the Nucynta 100 mg every 4 hours, and that works really well."

• Anonymous
• March 15, 2012

"I have been living in pain for 7 years. Four back surgeries and still very little relief. I am new to this medication, but so far it has worked great. It is really wonderful to have hope again!"

• lar...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 26, 2018

"After several ER drugs for pain that I have been prescribed, this has been the most effective with no side effects."

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 19, 2016

"Mood swings 8-10x a day, very bad to the point checking out, hit me 4-5x a day. NO THANKS, keep it, Nucynta, definitely not for me."

• fib...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2018

"No side effects. Helps control the fibro pain."

• HJ9...
• December 26, 2017

"Works very well once you get off of all other opioids."

• Anonymous
• October 15, 2017

"Just doesn't seem to help."

• Saf...
• February 8, 2018

"Best prescription for my pain."