Thank you for starting a new thread where others can hopefully add their thoughts and experiences. It does sound like you're well on your way with fine tuning the stimulator - and helping your father...
My wife had DBS implanted on November 6th. Headaches are expected but should be subsiding by now. Is that the case? Have you discussed with the surgeon or his regular neurologist ? Has he had the...
Agreed, that's a very low dose. I tried it at 3x those levels for about four weeks. I became a long list of side effects with no pain control whatsoever. Expensive and ineffective are not good...
A little more than one year ago, my then new at time PM doc put me on Lyrica and I had the worst nightmares... And they did not stop during awake hours. Horrible, horrible thoughts and I was very...
Sorry to see that Cotton never returned. If she had the surgery, I wish her well. My wife's surgery was moved up to the 6th (yesterday) and it went off without a single complication. Things went so...
I'm not prone to headaches but the only thing I've ever noticed has been a nasty metallic taste in my mouth. Clears in about eight hours for me....
Bella - It's difficult to post when you don't have much to add to a conversation, for example no experience the the drugs being mentioned. That said, having lived with my wife's PD for the last...
We just finalized DBS planning yesterday for my wife that will be done nov 18th so things are fresh in my mind... There are limits and reasons why the chest area is the usual place, primarily due to...
Welcome TinaGeeee. I have had several transforaminal epidurals and they become my go to fix for leg and sciatic pain. It is a specific type of injection and for me, it provides better pain relief...
Just curious... Have you taken OxyContin since it was reformulated a few years ago to be more abuse resistant? I ask because most everyone I know on it (including myself) is on an eight hour dosing...
I have heard of people with a 20 and a 10 patch used together. But, this would be considered off label use and certainly puts the doc at risk should anything happen to the patient. What the Purdue...
Yes, I meant the back of the shoulder and yes, you can reach it to scratch it if you dare. I spoke with the help line at Purdue several times and I was told that the patch should never be applied...
What dose patch are using? I was on the 20 ug/hr patch and that's pretty much the way it worked for me. Without the Tegaderm, it was a disaster with the edges of the Butrans lifting after the first...
And now for the unintended conscience: Tramadol is used often in veterinary medicine for canine pain relief. Now my vet will no longer be dispensing this medication as it was unscheduled in our...
Welcome and as other have said, I'm sorry you have to join our club... The one thing I'd like to add to the conversation is that you you deserve to be treated with respect, not to be made to feel...
You asked: The only thing that worked for me was the 3M product called Tegaderm. It is a thin, breathable transparent sticky film. You cover the Butrans patch with a piece of Tegaderm that is at...
I answered your question over in your original introduction thread as not to bring this dead thread back to life. The original poster hasn't returned since last October....
Umm, daily 45 mg oxy vrs 10ug/hr Butrans IMO is no contest.... I don't think it would provide much, if any help with the w/d. Then there is the issue of the day or two it would take before the serum...
Azilect is an mao-b inhibitor. Nupro (rotigotine) is a dopamine agonist. It can cause hallucinations as well as a rather lengthy list of of behavior disorders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotigotine...
While it can be used prn, it does tend to be sedating for most. FWIW, Baclofen has become my day-time prn muscle relaxant because I'd be asleep in 30 minutes with the flexeril....
I was on it for a month and could not continue. Zero libedo, actually, zero interest in anything at all other than sleeping and if those side effects weren't bad enough, the pain control was simply...
This was on the national CBS evening news last night. Just another sensationalized news piece interviewing a heroin user that was lucky not dying due to the fentanyl. They go out of their way to find...
Edit afterthought: Did you apply the patch in one of the allowable eight sites? If not and you put it below your heart, especially on the insides of your legs, this will cause an early, fast release...
My topical cream works within 30-60 minutes, I never had a buildup time, it worked upon first application. The compound is for pain and muscle spasms. It is a blend of: Ketoprofen Baclofen...
It is really sad the way some PM doc/offices treat their patients. I found my way here to HW after switching doctors - due to similar reasons the OP has mentioned. One of the more outrageous things...
FWIW, I do not have a Medscape account and I was able to read the article. The way I found it was to use Google: "Long acting opioids site:medscape.com" Which provided the link I posted....
This link works for me: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/817378 ...
I would like second Tirzah's comment about the Neurontin... I know everyone is different in how they react to drugs but I just went through about ten days of hell by doing exactly what she said - by...
I started with the 10 mcg and had little to no relief. After being switched to the 20 mcg, it was the best pain relief I had for the three months that I was on it. Ultimately, I was taken off of it...
You might find it does get better for a short time, due to the local. Then the pain returns and then much more slowly, have the pain fade over several days. Everyone is different and it is impossible...
There is a bit of a roller coaster ride with an injection. Any non- nerve based pain is usually much better right after the injection. This is due to the lidocaine or other local anesthetic which...
The first time you apply Butrans, it can take as long as 72 hours (3 days) to reach a therapeutic level. After that, changing the patch every seven days should maintain that same level without...
My plan for the week is to enjoy the next two weeks off from work. Staying home for the holiday this year. Daughter comes home tonight after five days in LA seeing friends and doing what college...
+1 for me, I all too often have the same issue, especially at night after taking my daily dose of senna. Usually passes (yes, both ways :eyes:) in thirty minutes or so....
IMO that is bad information from the pharmacist. It is understandable based on the chemistry of the drug but in application it is just not the way the drug behaves. Buprenorphine is an opioid agonist...
Sorry to hear of your situation. You may never know what happened, it could be as simple as a pharmacy tech having a bad day and wanting to spread the misery around. One phone call is all that it...
Be aware that some gain weight while on gabapentin as well as lyrica. Gaba works well for my leg nerve pain, 300 mg as needed. Some days one or two capsules, good days none. Other than the increased...
Yes, I did the conversion with the help of the equivalent strengths over at pharmer.org and I see that it was lower than I expected. Much lower. The doc's explanation, almost sensing that I was going...
Straydog, Thank you the info, sorry to hear that it doesn't appear to meet what the expected performance verses cost should be. I agree we're all different but I usually do better on generics and...
Vickie, Thank you for the explanation, it makes perfect sense. With the understanding of the change in drug levels, it would make the most sense for me to take it before bed so that the highest...
I've been struggling with the 20 mcg Butrans patches for three months. Too many bad days with the patches running out at day six every week, some weeks at day five. When he finally agreed "this isn't...
Sorry for the long post, but here goes: After three months on 20 mcg of Butrans, I have found that I never make it seven days on a patch. The last one or two days of the seven day cycle, I find my...
Have had six to date, lumbar region. One provided a miracle of total pain relief for several months. The other five, zilch, zip, nada. I will no longer agree to any more due to having developed a...
I'm new here and have only been dealing with chronic pain for about a year. So, I would expect others here will have some better experiences to share but here's my simplistic take on your situation:...
I'm in my second week on the BuTrans 10 mcg patch. I had some problems with the first one which brought me to this forum. With the help of others here, I've found the 3M Tegaderm 1626W film will keep...
Thank you all for the feedback. I did get the ok to swap out the patch a day early. I also found my local independent pharmacy had a good selection of tegraderm covers so the second patch is stuck...
Cogito, thank you! I'm very happy to have found this forum. I've found similar places for my other interests in life but it never occurred to me that there might be one for my physical situation!...
Just started this for my chronic back and leg pain. I started on the 10 mcg patch as I had been on 200mg of Tramadol and 5 mg Oxycodone for bt pain. First patch went on Tuesday afternoon (7/30) and...