- BT Pain..long term usage..Demerol has some bad "side effects". What would you do? 29th July 2006
... Bottom line is still....what should I get to replace demerol ? I have some fentanyl Lollipops that act real fast...
... answers.
HEY..I nearly forgot this. I took my demerol (150mg) last night...one of the nights I did take...
... people said they understand about my problems with the demerol , but I see the surgeon in only 8 days, they would...
- Avinza: should I or shouldn't I 27th July 2006
... depakote,all the migraine meds,fioricet,duragesic patch, demerol , etc....
- Morphine pump or Electronic pain relief? 25th July 2006
... myself better.
My meds are Avinza, 180mg a day. Demerol 150mg a day. I take 90mg at 8am
and 90mg at 8pm...
... Avinza should cut most of the pain out. Then use the Demerol for BT pain. Based on that analogy, it seems to me...
... supervision...)
Then again, I AM on morphine and demerol .
Another question of him today...if we put in the...
... much damage. What is the equivalent of 150 mg of demerol ?...
... change. Saw the dr. yesterday. I asked to get off the demerol again and he said no. I am puzzled about that. I ... about it, but I have asked twice and been told the demerol is ok for now. Yeah, I guess it is, I pretty much...
- How Do I Go About Finding A New PM 25th July 2006
... did a bunch more tests and was set up on Avinza and demerol . That was about 8 months ago....
- "Dumbing down" for docs? 24th July 2006
... much know that morphine doesn't do squat for me & Demerol doesn't take the pain away at all, but it does make...
- MS Contin / Oxycontin 24th July 2006
... which worked but I became allergic to the tape!! Demerol shots...OUCH.........demerol pills which didn't help...
- avinza doesn't help 18th July 2006
... prior to my blood test and it showed no avinza or demerol . Based on my pain levels, I think Avinza is gone ... days and am mostly pain free. I have not used the demerol at all.
By the way, he teases me about being anal...
- avinza headaches??? 16th July 2006
... day was 180mg. Still didn't cut it.
Used 100mg of demerol and still had pain. Oh well......best wishes...hope...
- Driving on Medication 12th July 2006
... and they found NO trace of morphine in my blood. No demerol either, but I took them the night before and this...
- Avinza - Is it a 24 hour or 12 hour pain relief? 11th July 2006
... My PM&R dr. had my blood tested for morphine and demerol . He was surprised to find it was negative for both...
... have vicodin, maybe some percocet....I took 100mg of demerol and still had pain.
I don't know...demerol used to...
- Pain relief thru implants? Any of you tried this? 9th July 2006
... wrong.
I am on 120mg of Avinza and up to 150 mg of demerol (for break thru pain).
I am maxed out on avinza due...
... the other things that is worrysome is your use of demerol for BT pain. Long term use of demi is flat out dangerous ... due to risk of toxic metabolites that build up. Demerol is the only opiate that has this risk and it makes...
... Psyche treatment? Never heard a word about it.
Demerol has toxic metabolites that build up? Never mentioned ... that to me. I think I asked for the demerol because it worked real well for me. I have been taking...
- Having Problems with Avinza 9th July 2006
... lazy-boy.
I have tried oxycontin, vicodin, avinza, demerol , and fentanyl. The
fentanyl makes me throw up. REALLY...
- Still problems w/Avinz 6th July 2006
... found out I'm allergic to Phenergan, Ultram, Darvocet, Demerol , and now, possibly Avinza.
I did leave a message...
... A friend of my mom's is allergic to Demerol , Darvocet, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Morphine and almost...
- Surgery & Pain Managment 4th July 2006
... home with a scrip for 10 vicodin after I had been on demerol for 8 days in the hospital.
Thanks again...
- Any Required tests when on Pain Meds??? 26th June 2006
... blood test he said I was negative for morphine or demerol . I think he believed Ligand when they said Avinza...
- Fentanyl making me sick? 24th June 2006
... ever using Fentanyl. I currently take Dilaudid and Demerol for my pain and I've experienced no side effects other...
- Methadone and Phantom Pain 23rd June 2006
... Methadone for me to take for Phantom Pain instead of Demerol . I only take the Demerol in the very worst attacks...
... the time as i hate taking any drugs at all.
The demerol works well for me during the worst attacks and i really ... it seems that all Doctors don't like to write for Demerol . I had one Doctor talk me into taking Delaudid one ... if the Methadone didn't work that i could take the Demerol on top of the Methadone. I think this would kill me...
- PM for Migraine and Muscle Pain??/Advice Please 22nd June 2006
... of us, like myself, that have been Rx morphine or demerol injections IM, for use at home. Obviously not on ... of the ER. It seems morphine is RX in Canada and Demerol in the U.S. for the most part.
I've been taking...
- How hard is it to wean from Oxycontin... 19th June 2006
... corrected! I have never come off of oxy, but I have off of demerol and some other opiates, and as a long term pain patient...
- Bad experience at the ER the other night 5th June 2006
... few in the U.S. that have IM pain meds. (seems to be demerol more in the U.S. though) for home use.
I'm not...
- phantom limb pain 11th May 2006
... 26 years now. It was terrable in the beginning with Demerol shots every 6 hours for two months. i had to retire ... this year is starting off badly. i hate taking the demerol /ativan but i just can't stand the pain. every night...
... on without warning.
My doctor is no fan of the Demerol but gives it to me at my request. that;s what they ... Doctor. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
IF I STOPP TAKING THE DEMEROL HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THE TOXINS OUT OF MY...
- COST of filling Codman Intrecal Morphine Pump 21st April 2006
... customer would have paid 20 bucks for that 50ml vial of demerol the insurance comapny pays 82 cents for.
I understand...
... where they were charging 19 dollars for a shot of demerol and it was negotiated down to .93 cents and the hosital...
- Stolen Meds 13th April 2006
... hospital. Not meds that I brought, but, meds (I.V. Demerol ) that were to be given to me but substituted with...
... her last operation she was told she would be given Demerol or Morphine (even though she gets sick from them)...
- No solid answers about pain! Need encouragement 12th April 2006
... them and have found them to be painful. They gave me demerol during my first one, for some reason they gave me...
- Called PM can they do this? 31st March 2006
... an anti hystamine. It's used in conjunction with demerol injections for nausea and to boost the the meds a...
- I have truly seen a "10" on the pain scale 28th March 2006
... answer his page and he ordered "one" injection of Demerol . Oh the surgeon was very kind when I left the hospital...
... horrendous pain, the surgeon had written for 25mg Demerol IV (which was a joke) and then 50mg IM (another joke...
- Fentanyl questions 25th February 2006
... would be worthless for me to go to ER. The amount of Demerol or Dilaudid they would have to give me, they won't...
- Pancreatitis is a pain 15th February 2006
... is because when I was first admitted, I was given Demerol through a PCA (patient controlled analgesia) pump ... time I was in the hospital). I was switched back to Demerol , and started to improve pain wise and the pancreatic...
- feelbad....I meet with surgeon Tuesday....scared!! 11th February 2006
... Supposedly, the hospital I will be in has d/c the use of Demerol , which helps me quite a bit. So, I either have Morphine...
- does anyone feel this way with pain? 8th January 2006
... would get would be when I was in the hospital, either demerol or morphine. Only then I would get maybe a good 1...
- Tylenol 4 question 6th January 2006
... tolewrance into the picture. Other than codeine and demerol , there is no real ceilng on morpihine, Oxycodone,...
- more hospital stays- dave help 5th January 2006
... ceiling n orphine, oxycodone, fentanyl ror emthadone. Demerol does have a ceiling due to it's possible seizures...
- What to do when Breakthru's not enough? 27th December 2005
... the day supply calculated on the previous script. Demerol or even percocet in a different strength would be...
- Enhancement Drug Question? 8th December 2005
... it's really not a great potentiator other than with demerol . However any drug that calms and relaxes when you...
- 20 years old and dependant on painkillers. 3rd December 2005
... a hard time with the doctors giving me pain meds. Demerol is the only thing that works when it gets so bad i...
- Shore, Question about something you said... 29th November 2005
... him. When my mom was treated in the 70's they used demerol and other pain killers, now it's abortives, is there...
... having weekly migraines at the time. I went in for a demerol / phenegrin shot and the miracle drug was there waiting ... chief resident said 'its not working, give her the demerol '. Then they said maybe I hadnt gotten there quick...
- My mom just had to take my dad to the ER 28th November 2005
... would eventually take her to the er for a shot of demerol . I have many memories of going out to eat cause my...
- Chronic daily migraines-SOS! 28th November 2005
... Codeine or as advanced as chronic use of morphine, Demerol , or fentanyl.
Relief is relief. No person deserves...
... worked. Otherwise I would go to the ER for a shot of demerol or something like that with nausea meds.
Lucky...
- Post-surgery pain management question, injectables?? 22nd November 2005
... Rx that.
In Canada it seems mostly morphine and Demerol in the U.S.. If they do it for h/a they should do...
... I just read recently on her that someone was RX'd Demerol at home. I also heard before of someone being RX...
- Injections for pain at home? 15th November 2005
... One of my relatives gave herself injections of demerol for many years. This was under a doctor's care and ... was quite a long time ago that she was injecting the demerol . She now has huge seeping lesions at almost every...
... anything pertaining to this. I have had a lot of demerol and morphine injections during hospital stays and...
... The lesions were caused by injecting demerol , not insulin....
... Codeine and other opiate-derived medications (i.e. demerol ) can cause degranulation of mast cells by stimulation...
... also a chronic pain patient, concerning the use of demerol injections:
Quote:
"I have an awful lot to say ... because I had my own nightmare with this medication.
Demerol has been the traditional analgesic drug for many years ... . Several misconceptions have lead demerol to the established place as the standard agent for ... pain control. In truth, Demerol is distinctly inferior for pain control, an irritant ... questions must be raised about the continued use of Demerol view of its poor effectiveness and high incidence ... side effects.
The erroneous reasons for the use of Demerol have been repeated so often that they have been accepted ... analgesics, are the standard dogma for the use of demerol , All of those old teachings have been proven groundless ... studies by experts and pharmacologists on pain control. Demerol has been in use so long that it has less stigma than ... and lay people alike.
The first disadvantage of Demerol is a short duration of action of only 2 to 3 hours ... length of hospital stay. Most hospitals don't even use Demerol any longer due to the associated risks.
Demerol ... depression, sedation, and constipation. Additionally, Demerol is metabolized to normeperidine. This toxic metabolite ... eventually generalized seizures. This syndrome is called " Demerol -induced CNS Excitatory Toxicity." Other studies have ... incidence of post operative delirium in patients receiving Demerol . Toxicity may occur in normal individuals at standard ... Normeperidine toxicity can be treated by stopping demerol immediately. Standard anti-seizures measures should ... be avoided as it reverses the analgesic effect of Demerol but not the effects of normeperidine. Pain control ... constant pain control while staying below toxic levels, Demerol is an old, lumbering dinosaur which must be taken ... of this medication for pain control. I have been on demerol and suffered thru these side effects myself and it...
... Hey Guys, The info about Demerol and the risks of prolonged use has been available...
- Tramadol 15th November 2005
... Duragesic), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine ( Demerol ), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lorcet, Lortab, others), morphine...
- Opiates denied to young CP patients. IRK! 11th November 2005
... 5mg of Oxycodone at the time), occasional shots of Demerol , and Stadol Nasal Spray (which helped the most since...
- Shocked about prices!! 8th November 2005
... doctor decided that she should get an injection of Demerol 75mg and Phenergan 25mg. The doctor didn't have those ... minute conversation ultimately resulting in the same Demerol 75/Phenergan 25 shot, we pay approximately $220 (including...
- Which pain meds do what??? 4th November 2005
... questions to ask!
A little background:
I can't take Demerol (it makes me hallucinate, though it does help with...
- Need opinions on b.t med. please 4th November 2005
... all! Do you think diludid would help,or what about demerol ? I never tried neither of the two....
- Dave, response to the medication vacation ? 2nd November 2005
... hydrogen or oxygen molucule atached. . The fentanyls and demerol are a completely different class and then you have...
- Having a few bad days here with migraines 24th October 2005
... always have to go to my doc for a shot of 100ml of demerol with gravol. I've tried a couple migraine pills,...
- Any difference between the two hydrocodones? 20th October 2005
... to improve quality of life. Pure opiates aside from demerol don't damage any internal organs. You can have side...
- Lyrica-- New Nerve Pain Pill 10th October 2005
... painfull...
I suppose I could always go the ER for demerol but that takes so long and it doesn't work that much...
... Oh I haven't had morphine, only demerol . I just want the morphine sometimes. I will ask...
... Oh I haven't had morphine, only demerol . I just want the morphine sometimes. I will ask...
- Any problem taking Ibuprofen and Celebrex on the same day? 3rd August 2005
... People don't have seizures from opiates, other than Demerol . But the risk of siezure, the dependnece issue, really...
- Mixing Perc. with other pain meds. 1st August 2005
... Percocet (Oxycodone w/ Acetaminophen) with either Demerol or Codeine tabs. or T3's. I am having major crisis...
... If I were to take either codeine piulls, or T3's or demerol with the Percocet just once, would it be likely okay ... kicked in, and wondered if it was safe to mix with Demerol or Codeine.
Would this be really scary, or likely...
- how many ppl work while on pain controal meds? 27th July 2005
... Hey PP, Demerol is never recomenddeforlong term use as it bilds up...
- Weird Reaction With Duragesic 21st July 2005
... class of opiates is unique in one way or another. Demerol is the only other med In that class people would have...
- Methadone??? 17th July 2005
... severely nausea's & Insomnia. Sometimes I take 50mg Demerol on really bad days 4-5 times a day. Then a normal...
- Help? Where do I go now?!! 5th July 2005
... want it to be lessened alittle.
Anyone ever go on Demerol ? And if so...did it help? And if anyone knows the ... ratio of Hydro to demerol or where to find that info, I would be very grateful...
... so many spikes throughout the day.
As far as Demerol , I have never had it in pill form, just injection ... have heard. I don't know the exact conversion of Demerol as my chart does not have an oral dose to compare...
... getting by on S.S. right now.
I, too, did not think Demerol came in pill form till I was doing some research today...
... I believe that Demerol can lead to seizures if used for a long time.
I...
... arsenal" of pain relief drugs, I do have pill-form Demerol . I asked to try it because dem. shots work somewhat...
... make me stop taking it and be in pain!
I've tried demerol , oxy., T3's, and codeine. Pretty well everything,...
... much better and your body will love you for it.
Demerol is a medication that is NOT something you should take...
... As Chaswick and Wolftrades have already stated demerol can be very dangerous if used for a prolonged period...
... Hi SA, Like others said, Demerol /meperdine isn't a drug used to treat chronic pain ... 3-4 hours would need to be replaced with 300mgs of Demerol every 2-3 hours. Not a good choice.
Here is 1 equianelge...
- Questions on Duragesic patch 24th June 2005
... combine it with Morphine, Dilaudid, and Meperdine ( Demerol ). You may want to ask you Dr about that before you...
- Post surgery meds?? 9th June 2005
... for a very sore everything afterwards.
I found demerol worked for previous surgeries. I had the gallbladder ... years ago (woke up) and I'm pretty sure that it was demerol they gave me every couple of hours. I thought that...
- Difference in other(not methadone) generics??? 31st May 2005
... Methadone
-Morphine IR
-Tylox
-Dilaudid
-Codeine
- Demerol
And some of them come in pill form and oral liquids...
... ingredient, not just meth, but morphine, hydro, oxy, demerol , and ampetamines. So when their is a shortage of meds...
- Why need triplikit for kolonopin[not controlled. 27th May 2005
... states for class 11 drugs like morphine, oxy, meth, demerol and the amphetamines. But klonopin is the same class...
- Questions about BT meds with Duragesic 26th May 2005
... my dr on Tues and she said we could try morphine or demerol and a few others. She did bring up Duiladid but she...
... Obviously not everyone can get by on a 50ugh patch. Demerol orally is very weak and shouldn't be used long term...
- Changing from Duragesic 75mcg to WHAT?? 21st May 2005
... dirt cheap but has it's own unique properties.
Demerol isn't an option, due to metabolte build up.
Oxtcontin...
- I see spine specialist 5/26 ? 15th May 2005
... this I had my accident in Nov and was started out on Demerol 50 mg tablets. I really did not care for them. they ... she had a fit and said no way would she prescribe Demerol and put me on Lortab 7.5. The worked for a while but...
- PLEASE ANSWER ASAP - Dr's Appt tomorrow 12th May 2005
... HI MKM, Merpegan forte is merperdine "Demerol" and demerol builds up a metabolite that causes seizures and Kidney...
- Really need help, long post but urgent, need info 13th April 2005
... sedation was involving Versed as well as probably Demerol or something similar. My point in bringing this up...
... sedation was involving Versed as well as probably Demerol or something similar. My point in bringing this up...
... tend to use Fentanyl (some others use Morphine or Demerol ). The combination will provide the patient with decreased...
... tend to use Fentanyl (some others use Morphine or Demerol ). The combination will provide the patient with decreased...
- High drug tolerance, help! 19th February 2005
... another class of synthetic are the febnatnyls and demerol and then you have methadone and darvon.
There are...
- Tired of the pain 23rd January 2005
... to the ER to have it put back into place. Then its demerol and versed for conscious sedation. The nurse in me...
- Local doc arrested 21st January 2005
... and in fact wrote dozens off scripts for prolonged Demerol use which resulted in the death of one patient, Who...
- What are everyone's thoughts re: dosages 20th January 2005
...
He is accused in the indictment of prescribing Demerol , Dilaudid, Methadone, Oxycontin and other highly addictive ... was charged with two counts of illegally possessing Demerol . She pleaded guilty last year and received a three...
- What is Hydromorphone? 14th January 2005
... have continous dosing for the fents to be effective, Demerol is also in the same class as fentanyl but not used...
- Talwin?? 11th January 2005
... is very good suprisingly!! In the past I have tried demerol , dilaudid, percocet, etc with no relief for bt pain...
- Trying to work full time with chronic pain!! 8th January 2005
... medications and would be off work due to the pleasures of demerol and phenergen hangovers. :)
To be approved for...
- Shoreline - question to your response please 7th January 2005
... The only opiate that shouldn't be used long term is Demerol , because your kidneys are not able to excrete all ... seizure once a large enough amount has built up, but Demerol is the only problem opiate and rarely used by PM docs...
- I'm Back From Hip Surgery! 5th January 2005
... very weak. Once my pain medication was changed to Demerol i improved drastically and now need it only at night...
- Shore....can I bend your ear again..... 18th December 2004
... combinations.
The only opiate that has a ceiling is demerol , too much demerol can build up a metabolite that is...
- ketamine and lowering tolerance 11th December 2004
... case I would ever need them. He at first offered demerol with phenagren, but I said that I didnt like demerol...
... very safe drugs. There are a few synthetics like Demerol , and Darvon which have some toxic metabolites you ... in prolonged use, and no sensible doctor would use Demerol long term for that reason. Drugs like Oxycodone, Hydrocodon...
