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Nucynta and Headaches: What Users Say (Page 2)

Reviews for Nucynta

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  • inv...
  • May 29, 2011

For Pain "I have had many back surgeries for degenerated disc disease and was put on Nucynta three days ago. My dose is 50 mg three times a day. It makes me feel high, gives me a severe headache, diarrhea, agitation, insomnia, dizzy, confused, and it only helps for an hour. I was taking methadone 5 mg two times a day, three on bad days, and that worked great, but this doesn't."

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  • loo...
  • January 28, 2012

For Pain "20 years in the evening for lupus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, and now AVN (avascular necrosis, from steroid use and the SLE). I have been on Exalgo 16 mg, Nucynta 100 mg every 12 hours for breakthrough pain. The Exalgo was sufficient. Nucynta takes pain away for a short time and does make me sleepy, combined with the fatigue from lupus. Once in a while, I get headaches and jittery, don't know if it's from the Nucynta. (Better described like a painful spot in my head instead of a headache)."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 29, 2010

For Pain "Tried this medication and it did not work. Side effects were bad. Headache, upset stomach, could not sleep. This medication for 1 month cost over $300.00 and there is no generic."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 21, 2015

For Pain "Gave me a severe headache, insomnia, dizzy, confused, this medication is very dangerous. I have learned that the hard way. Stay away!!!"

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  • nic...
  • January 8, 2012

For Pain "I tried Nucynta, it did not help the pain. I had a headache from it, and it made my right leg numb. I had a stroke 20 years ago."

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