User Reviews for fentanyl transdermal

I do like it and it does assist with pain, it works well. Also what is a good wake up suggestion as it does make me drowsy.......help and thanks!

effective for the three days at first. after 2 yrs.i find wanting to change patch before 3 days.

I am a parplesic from mid chest down and recently has surgery for a stage 4 decubitus ulcer in my right hip. With staying in bed the majority of the time the pain patch has helped a lot. My doctor has to increase the dose to two patches because of my inability to take other pain medication

sleepy al the time and the patch will not stay on long sometimes. the 3rd day is not helpful most of the time need before 72 hours are up and add'l meds r ndd 4 pain sometimes

The problem I have most is keeping them on even with bandaids.

I have been diagnosed with over five chronic disabling, non-curable diseases (only in the past two years) and to have a pain reliever simply to apply to your skin every 2 or 3 days is wonderful!!! The concept that is. I have used Durgesic, Sandoz and Mylan and all of them were extremely hard to keep on during the summer months or in any humid setting. With all of my aliments, I generally have to be in comfortable setting so I do not suffer from spasticity. The patch RARELY stays for the duration it should! Coming from someone whose insurance company capped their prescription plan extremely early in the year and having to pay out-of-pocket prices, which FYI are ridulicous to say the least considering it only costs them roughly 14 cents per patch, I did everything I could to keep them on. I tried band aids(and the waterproof kind), every kind of medical tape, and then sometimes had to resort to using self adhering elastic wrap. I looked ridiculous all the time b/c my arm was the ONLY place it would possibly stick to in the beginning and everyone would stare at it before even looking at me which was impossible for my students to ignore :( Obviously, if its not sticking... it is not working!! I truly wish it would b/c it's not a drug that can be replaced and leaves you empty handed in EVERY aspect! I have encountered countless people in the same position, as soon as they see it they ask if it sticks! I do not want the option of popping pills but if it takes the pain away... at this point it is worth switching back to taking pills every 6 hours. It is amazing with all the technology in the world and they can't get a pain patch to stick to your skin- even with a price tag of $400!!!!!Read More Read Less

It works very good for my pain. but it is causing such sleepiness during driving,&reading periods &just sitting for any length of time! it's just playing havoc with everything in my life. I've tried different drug's they just are not effective enough even different dose's don't help like my presen't 50mg. i've alway's had sleep problems, A very light sleeper takes a very long time going to sleep at nite,sleeping pills work for mayme 3hr's app! I need help! I am seeing a pain spec,but I can't seem to convey how serious this problem is. do you have any suggestion's Thank You Read More Read Less

Works on my level of pain somewhat only with some other medicines to go with it-like Opana and Roxycodone. y pain never leaves me-ever

provided little to no effect in pain relief. Had extreme trouble maintaining the patch as the adhesiveness was aweful. Came off during sleep the first night and could only keep it adhered by using medical tape as a supplement. This is not effec tive for somone who is activily mobile, it maybe different if you are sedintary. Overall I not cetain if I was recieving the correct doseage due to the fact the application system constantly became unstuck (Loose).

The only medication that allows me to sleep and does not make me feel sick to my stomach.

I take fentanyl patches for chronic pain. They are effective at managing pain so that I can work, but even at the highest dose it does not control all of my pain. I have to use other medications in addition to this one. Side effects minimal. Biggest complaint is finding the correct brand so that the patch does not fall off by losing its adhesiveness.

I found out after having surgery that I don't respond to narcotics like Morphine. They administered the Fentanyl patch. It worked in terms of pain relief, but it was a crazy experience. I had hallucinating, was extremely sleepy, slurred speech at times, and had very shallow breathing. I couldn't have made it though the pain without Fentanyl, but the side effects were outrageous & made my family extremely nervous and upset to see me essentially become a different person while on it. You doctor MUST keep a close on you while taking this drug.Read More Read Less