You hear a lot about an “opioid crisis” going on, but this has a lot of misinformation and it is hurting chronic pain patients.People are lead to believe that opioids in general are killing people and cutting back on prescribing them is the way forward. This is simply NOT true.The fact is that nearly all … Read more
This is an insight into my daily life which I find very depressing and monotonous.A typical day for me is I wake up around 10-11am but I lay there until I can get the energy to get out of bed which is 10.45-11am or a little after but I try to get up by 11am … Read more
I have now been put on Amitriptyline as well as the Fentanyl and Morphine as the pain is getting worse due to tolerance I guess and I can’t go higher on the Fentanyl as I already get a lot of side effects and it is worse on a higher dose. This won’t work as I … Read more
Well after decreasing back to 50mcg on the 18th July, I get chills every patch change day, then a few weeks later it was happening on the evening of the day before too, now I get a hangover feeling the day after changing my patch… I really thought I would be all settled but now … Read more
Thankfully the jaw clicking seems to be getting a bit better. Hope I haven’t spoken too soon! For the chronic pain I am sticking at 50mcg Fentanyl (Matrifen) patches. Least I can think on them more than a higher dose which works better but I can’t concentrate. I am still very tired but least I … Read more
Well 62mcg of Fentanyl had less side effects than the 75mcg, less pain killing too but still adequate BUT the fatigue was still extreme. 11 hours sleep and wanting to go straight back to sleep is a killer. I spoke to the doctor and am now going back down to 50mcg which I was on … Read more