pain

[Sjoggie]

As a worst case scenario, how long would you have to be off of narcotics to determine whether your pain was from the drug or from actual pain?  I realize there isn't an exact date but I'm looking for a general time.

Thanks

[Sjoggie]

Hi,

Wow, that is impressive that you were able to quit fentanyl patches cold turkey.  

I'm sorry to hear about your heart attack, but glad you are ok.

I will have to taper.  I think my system is pretty sensitive because I get sick just trying to knock one tablet off so I'm going to have to try for 1/2 or 1/4th at first.  I'm not too happy that they have pulled immodium off the market but still have some left.  I just hope I can become stable at a lower dose and that the pain will go down after I am stable and that it does not take me 2 months for the pain to level off.

Thanks for sharing.

[Oxy480Jim]

Everyone is different, but tylenol 4's aren't too hard to kick. I took them for many years before I switched to celebrex, then oxy. (well first to celebrex, a heart attack, then morphine then fentynol then oxy)   Taper off them  to avoid those horrible tylenol headaches and you shouldn't have too much trouble.  Good Luck!

I was on fentynol for three years 150mcg/day, and quit those cold turkey. I was grumpy and tired for three days and that was about it. A month later I was put on oxy and have been on it ever since- (480g/day now) ten years now.

[Sjoggie]

I apologize for the question and it would take forever to explain everything.  I realized after I posted I shouldn't have.  

However, if it took you, dominosarah a month or 2 before you noticed a decrease in pain then I am going to have to do this by a slow taper as I don't have a cold turkey in me.

I am on tylenol 4's and have been for a couple of years.

I have arthritis in my back as well as a back surgery that didn't do what it was supposed to do as the surgeon should have done 2 levels as opposed to one.

I appreciate all of you taking the time to write.

[dominosarah]

Nice to see you pharma!!

It took me about a month or 2 before i noticed a real difference.  

[pharma9]

I would say a good amount of your pain is from the opiates because they cause a rebound pain and depends. on how much and how long you have been taking them.
It took me about 3 to 4 weeks to recover from rebound pain and now I have less pain than when I took the narcs.

[dominosarah]

More info please!

[Slim_Shady]

To many variables. Which drug? How long were u on it? How much were u taking? And what is the pain that you're suffering from?