Duragesic Pain Patch Lawsuit Settled

Posted by
Rae
on March 13, 2011

Have your doc prescribe suboxone, it will help wean you off & is not as addictive, there is no high off it if your opiate tolerant. a lawsuit like that will just hurt people like me, making doctors even more scared to prescribe. Doctors don't go around trying to make junkies out of us that is ridiculous, you obviously were very convincing in your pain description, what pain level did you give them. You could have researched the meds, like most of us chronic pain patients do, & had a plan in mind to get off them... sounds like your taking all responsibility off your self & putting them on your doc. anyone who takes pain meds know's they take away pain, but then you have to deal with the side effects.... your doctor SHOULD have however informed you more of the side effects & worked on a pain plan with you.... but to me what you wrote sounds ignorant, feel free to correct me if I'm not seeing it, or if there is more to the story, but don't go trying to sue your doctor when s/he was just trying to get you relief, different pain meds work for different people, I have used the fentanyl patches for several weeks & never had issues getting off of them, just felt a little poopy, but that never goes away without pain meds.
but to give you a straight informative answer Sounds like you have receptor damage from too much pain meds, & there is no way to fix that BUT you can re-train them by:

A) you HAVE to wean yourself down, use methadone or suboxone, give yourself around 3 months, or more cutting the dose slightly every week, VERY SLIGHTLY so your body acclimates easily, make sure when your ready to do the jump off give yourself at least a month, yep a month! have things arranged so you are taken care of, tv dinners, friends to help clean, LOTS & LOTS OF water.
B) the only way to repair your damaged receptors is to have a regular exercise & proper nutrition, it's a must if you really want your brain to start making the right chemical again.... again lots & lots of water.
& C) invest in a hot tub or jacuzzi, get regular massages, acupuncture, make sure your getting enough supplements, in fact I overdosed myself on Vitamin , B, C & D, fish oil, supplements for joint pain? & make your environment peaceful, lots of light for your head (it makes a difference especially if you suffer from depression like me, making pain worse) & make sure your iPod is stocked with feel good tunes. believe or not at night when I'm suffering from my restless leg syndrome my tunes really help distract me....
So good luck, I hope this doesn't sound condescending, but I think you should of takin more responsibility of your own pain management, sounds to me like the doctor really sympathized with your pain, & was kind enough to not just cut you off cold turkey, cuz that's what most of them do. I do understand, I never STOP withdrawing :(

Posted by
ernest lane
on November 11, 2010

my dr put me on fentanly patches and and bi am now a legal junky. i am highly addicted.
shev prescribed the wrong pain medicine for my injury. i wont to hold her resposible for her misuse of prescriptions so i can afford to get bhelp at rehab and get off these things. ive been on them for 3 years, and didnt know what they where, until i got a second opinion and thatv dr flipped out. im 38 yrs old, and i cant do anything without them,
ive been sick from them, went through withdrawls, ect. the dr needs to be held accountable for just writing this prescription and messing up my life. please help me.