The withdrawal I get between patches is getting MUCH worse the last week or so. I get chills and sweats at night, but it has been getting so I wake up in a wet bed from the sweat but too cold to uncover myself as I then shiver. I have also been getting restless or … Read more
Follow up from this post. Went to my GP about the lies in the letter from the doctor at the pain clinic and my own doctor agreed that the side effects and conditions he stated were wrong and told me to complain via PALS which I will be doing. He won’t be reducing my painkillers … Read more
I went to the pain clinic the other week after years of waiting due to a previous person failing to do the referral.As I get chills between patches he gave me Clonidine for the “mild withdrawal” which he gave me at the start of the conversation. He said there isn’t much else to try as … Read more
Went to the new pain clinic today. As I expected he said he didn’t want me on this dose of Fentanyl but he said the wouldn’t just take me off which relieved me. He said I could try Lidocaine (local anaesthetic) IV infusions. One per week for 2 weeks then if it works every 6-8 … Read more
I changed to putting my patch on every 48 hours after confirming with my doctor, and it seemed all good to start with but now I am sweating buckets and hot all the time BUT still getting chills too… I am normally a cold person, I am cold below around 25c which as a brit … Read more