Reviewer: sick puppy, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on this medication for about 5 yrs. my pain doctor quit his business suddenly and left his patients high and dry. I have had horable withdraws have been sick for the past week, ended up in the ER. Trying to get thru this and get myself off this medication, it worked great i thought but is not worth it if you ever lose your meds. This is a wicked drug, i have never been addicted to anyt ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on this medication for about 5 yrs. my pain doctor quit his business suddenly and left his patients high and dry. I have had horable withdraws have been sick for the past week, ended up in the ER. Trying to get thru this and get myself off this medication, it worked great i thought but is not worth it if you ever lose your meds. This is a wicked drug, i have never been addicted to anything before, and don't want to be again. I was sick in bed in pain throwing my guts up and pooping everywhere got so weak i couldn't walk my family doc will have to taper me off of this awful drug. I will certainy research my meds from here on out.
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Reviewer: lolly808, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was taking 4 Norcos per day and not getting very good pain relief. Switched to Kadian and its a Godsend. Had to adjust dosage to find the right one. Started at 30, went to 60, went to 100, then down finally to 80mg. I take one pill at night. I do get vivid dreams though. Wow! I usually take maybe one Norco per day for BT pain. I take magnesium to deal with the constipation. All in ... Show Full Comment

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I was taking 4 Norcos per day and not getting very good pain relief. Switched to Kadian and its a Godsend. Had to adjust dosage to find the right one. Started at 30, went to 60, went to 100, then down finally to 80mg. I take one pill at night. I do get vivid dreams though. Wow! I usually take maybe one Norco per day for BT pain. I take magnesium to deal with the constipation. All in all, I am sooo happy with the Kadian.
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Reviewer: LadyJayne, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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Its been a God send and works wonderful. They say there is a generic but I am told it doesnt work as well. I can buy the name brand but pay 200.00 crazy. I am pain free with Kadian and MSIR for break through pain. Being allergic to everything else all codones this is all that works for me.

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Its been a God send and works wonderful. They say there is a generic but I am told it doesnt work as well. I can buy the name brand but pay 200.00 crazy. I am pain free with Kadian and MSIR for break through pain. Being allergic to everything else all codones this is all that works for me.
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Reviewer: gibby, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: Lana, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I've used Kadian for fibromyalgia for several years, with good results. I have also used other extended relief morphine meds(Avinza, Embeda,). It seems about the same as the other brands. However, when I was briefly changed to Opana(a different opioid),It was so awful, I only made it a few days and had to go back on the morphine. It seems that the body goes through a wash-out phase(the Dr explai ... Show Full Comment

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I've used Kadian for fibromyalgia for several years, with good results. I have also used other extended relief morphine meds(Avinza, Embeda,). It seems about the same as the other brands. However, when I was briefly changed to Opana(a different opioid),It was so awful, I only made it a few days and had to go back on the morphine. It seems that the body goes through a wash-out phase(the Dr explained)when the old medicine is getting out of your system and the new one isn't really working yet. I have never felt so awful! I'm sure that going off this med would be terrible (the withdrawal)but it is a life saver for me. I'm able to work,run my business, volunteer with animal rescues,garden,etc. I DO get very tired from being so active,and I never sleep well or enough, it seems. I don't think the sleep issue is related because I've had insomnia for so long. I would recommend this med if you need something every day for chronic pain and want to live a fairly normal life. Side effects,like sleepiness,constipation usually go away for the most part. I do sometimes take another med for break-through pain(Nucynta)which is also an opioid. It is also helpful for pain. If other meds haven't helped severe or chronic pain, I would recommend Kadian. I use 100mg twice a day.
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