Re: Anyone have trouble coming off the patch?
From: Robin M (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Wed Jan 1 08:55:05 2003
Dear April
I came off the Duragesic patch 75 in Nov 2000 after surgery there. I
went down to the 50's for a month, then down to the 25's. I wasn't on
the 25's long enough before I took them off and had sever leg spasms. As
long as I was up, I was ok, but when I sat down or laid down, the spasms
came. I didn't sleep for 2 weeks because of that. I didn't talk to my
DR about it or take any other med to ease the withdrawl symptoms. That
was my mistake. I should have gone down to something else to help. But
that was my ONLY withdrawl symptom. I hope this information helps you &
good luck with it.
robin M
At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, AprilDe402@aol.com wrote:
>
>Hi everyone,
>To keep the questions on the patch going.......
>I am curious to talk with anyone who has come off the patch. What their
>experience was good or bad? I will be coming off of it soon, and am a little
>apprehensive about it. But I had a bad ecperience 4or 5 years ago with it.
>It was given to me to go home from the hospital with bleeding ulcers and I
>didn't do it the right way, I did'nt know any better, they didn't tell me
>much. Now I have a paindoc and expect it to go a little smoother.
>Would appreciate any help or advice?
>April