Those who used Celebrex ?

[Mellow Chaos]

Man...you gotta be careful of those Fentanyl patches!! There was a story on the news about a guy who put one on and waited an hour thinking it wasn't working. Then put on another...and hour goes by, he think it's not working, then puts on another. 90 minutes later he OD's and is gone. Guess the physician didn't make it clear that Fentanyl takes time to build up in the system!

 

[Ron Andersen]

Man...you gotta be careful of those Fentanyl patches!! There was a story on the news about a guy who put one on and waited an hour thinking it wasn't working. Then put on another...and hour goes by, he think it's not working, then puts on another. 90 minutes later he OD's and is gone. Guess the physician didn't make it clear that Fentanyl takes time to build up in the system!

I wouldn't put the blame on the doctor (though me may not have explained everything and/or done it well). When using any drug (even Tylenol), everyone has heard the phrase: "Use only as directed!" That would be found on the Rx packaging and is the responsibility of the user to read and understand before using. If it says, "apply one patch every three days" (or whatever it says), that is how it is to be used. If it's not working, call the doctor/pharmasist...don't take more!!! The fentanyl patch does begin relatively quickly (I can feel it kicking in after about 30 minutes), but putting on two (or even three) is just asking for MAJOR problems.

The patch is designed to be a sustained release medication...meaning that the patch places the correct amount of medication into one's body that the doctor feels necessary to control the pain. Basically the same as a time-release pill. If more is needed, the doctor should be advised and he may up the dose.

These Schedule II medications are very dangerous and not meant to be toyed with. Years ago, I once came close to over-dosing due to a mistake. While having a massive migraine, the doctor called in an Rx for Stadol NS (a strong narcotic applied through a nasal spray device). The pharmacist misinterpreted what the doctor meant and it wound up that I took twice the intended dose. I remember lying on the couch not being able to move. I felt my breathing become very, very shallow. I felt that my body was shutting down. And the scary thing was that I really didn't care.

BTW, on the topic of my migraines, when I have one that Imitrex doesn't touch (Imitrex is a non-narcotic Rx specifically for migraines that is outstandingly effective at aborting them...it has been like a "savior" to me over the years), prescription narcotic medications no longer assist/abort the migraine. At that point it gets that bad (like it did a couple weeks ago), my only hope is via needles in my butt or an IV giving me Demerol and toradol in an emergency room...then I sleep for hours. It usually takes 2-3 days to recuperate from one of those extreme, completely out-of-control migraines.

Pain SUCKS!!!

 

[pcnorton]

Man...you gotta be careful of those Fentanyl patches!! There was a story on the news about a guy who put one on and waited an hour thinking it wasn't working. Then put on another...and hour goes by, he think it's not working, then puts on another. 90 minutes later he OD's and is gone. Guess the physician didn't make it clear that Fentanyl takes time to build up in the system!

Poor guess. My Guess the patient didn't listen, didn't read(could be just as wrong as yours but, instructions ar usually given by Doc and Pharmacist and in the package). They have instructions and package inserts. It doesn't take fentanyl long to get built up in the system, it takes a while for any drug to get through the skin in patch form.

From the package insert:

Do not wear more than [font=Arial,Bold]one

DURAGESIC® patch at a time, unless your health

care provider tells you to do so.

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If you use more DURAGESIC® than your health care provider has prescribed

or overdose, get emergency medical help right away.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/fentanyl/DuragesicPPI.pdf


Interesting fact about the patch. They tell patients to flush them as addicts take the used ones that have been stuck to someone for 3 days put them in a freezer and then chew them to get high. :barf:




Paul​

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[Mellow Chaos]

Interesting fact about the patch. They tell patients to flush them as addicts take the used ones that have been stuck to someone for 3 days put them in a freezer and then chew them to get high. :barf:




Paul

Gad-zooks!!

BTW, I don't know what happened with the OD guy. For all I know, he bought them online from Pakistan and didn't have a clue about how to use them.

 

[Vampire Gerbil]

I Was On Celebrex For A While, Vioxx Too. I Had My Stroke On 11/2/04
I Ain't Bothering With The Lawsuit Since Even If I Won, The Lawyer'd Get Trillions Of Dollars And I'd Wind Up With A Buck And Change.
Now I Stick With Morphine And Feel Ok.... I'm Still Hoping To Find An Opium Den In Vegas... They Bring Ya All Kinds Of Stuff So Ya Don't Have To Move.

Ain't Ya Glad Ya Asked???

 

[Gollnick]

They Bring Ya All Kinds Of Stuff So Ya Don't Have To Move.

'Vegas is full of such places. They're called casinos.

Hey, VG, it's very good to see your by-line back on the forum. Seriously, it's good to see you.

 

[Ron Andersen]

Hey VG,

It's so good to see you back! It's been a long time and you've been sorely missed!

Sorry to hear Celebrex/Vioxx might have been the culprit of your stroke.

My best on your road back.

Take care.

 

[howiesatwork]

VG is back again! Good to see you posting again, Dave.
I've got a pinched nerve in my neck that pisses me off more than anything. A part of my shoulder is permanently numb, but I've got a massage therapist wife that takes care of me.
Percodan would be nice... Guess I'll live with it. I take too many other drugs for hypertension, etc, as it is...

 

[Mellow Chaos]

I Was On Celebrex For A While, Vioxx Too. I Had My Stroke On 11/2/04
I Ain't Bothering With The Lawsuit Since Even If I Won, The Lawyer'd Get Trillions Of Dollars And I'd Wind Up With A Buck And Change.
Now I Stick With Morphine And Feel Ok.... I'm Still Hoping To Find An Opium Den In Vegas... They Bring Ya All Kinds Of Stuff So Ya Don't Have To Move.

Ain't Ya Glad Ya Asked???

Welcome back, VG!

Yes...many of the world's problems would be solved if morphine were just sold OTC and given in lieu of all other pain meds! They should come out with Flinstone's chewable.