User Reviews for Prialt intrathecal

I have a pump with prialt at a very low dose,the side effects out way the help. I can relate to the woman and her husband, about no one believeing them. They try and tell me it is everything but the prialt,that I have depression, Well I do now! I think?

RSD for 8 yrs, best at relieving pain BUT, it's not worth the side effects I get. I've been on Prialt for over a year and I have gone through several bad experiences and I always stuck it out since the relief was so good. It's no longer worth it. I have no life, hardly leave the house and spend most of the time talking to myself.

i have been on all the drugs injections been on all of the pain pills oxys all of the strong meds i have had a pain pump fer ten years now and was in constant pain until the doctor put me on prialt anddiluad i guess i spelled that right but since i have been on these meds things have turned around for the good i also take kadian by mouth three times a day for breakthru pain but i thank god every day that i have my life back thank you for listening.

My husband was on Prialt and what a nightmare he is living in-literally!I don't know who he is anymore-nor does he.He has been off it for a year but suffers from memory loss,hallucinations-while on it,swelling of joints,tremors,paranoia,pain,bad mood swings and other medical problems due to this drug.No one believes what he says about these problems and it hurts me to see him suffer (awake or asleep)Has problems sleeping.He was a active man and now doesn't like to leave the house.I hope to hear from ppl who can relate to him so he doesn't feel alone.Are you out there??Read More Read Less

I week ago, I started an IT pump trial with Prialt. On the second, fourth, and fifth days after trial initiation, I returned to the pain center and the med was increased slowly (started out with about 4 mcg/day, increased eventually to about 7 mcg/day). With the first increase, my pain improved (decreased). With each successive increase of Prialt, my pain increased and so did side effects. I became extremely dizzy, nauseated (with vomiting), confused, lethargic, my vision blurred, and I was unable to do anything but lie in bed and wonder what Prialt was doing to my brain. I had to use a wheelchair for mobility, and it became difficult to understand what others were saying. I was unable to read as the appearance of words confused me, and I could not write legibly because my hands shook violently. I developed a headache that was unbearable, and my blood pressure skyrocketed (systolic >160, diastolic >110). On the sixth day, I could no longer stand the side effects and the increased pain and I turned the pump off. At this point in time, I have been off Prialt for 21 hours and I am slowly returning to normal. Earlier today, the catheter and external pump were removed and my doctor did not hesitate to say that Prialt was not for me. I am a very methodical and analytical person, but after all I had been through, my response was, "Ya think?????" I entered into this Prialt trial because like most long-term chronic pain sufferers, I have tried just about everything else (epidurals, physical therapy, massage, chiropractic, TENS, SCS, narcotic pain meds (HATE THEM), pump trials with morphine and dilaudid, exercising on my own, etc. Obviously, to voluntarily submit to a Prialt trial I felt a sense of desperation and that I was running out of options to live a life relatively free of pain. I pray that something effective and serious side effect-free will be developed and come on the market soon. For me, Prialt does not fit that description. Read More Read Less

black outs, confusion

this drug did not work for me in my pain pump. my personnality changed, I lost short term memory, and was immediately taken off this medication by my doctor. oh as far as pain control I couldn't tell if it was working. I couldn't tell where i was , if it was day or night or what i did the week i stayed by myself when my husband was out of town.

I had 2 spinal operations and was using morphine, roxicet and even harsher drugs which didn't help to ease the pain. I had a Medtronic pump inserted and even though there was some relief it was minimal. When my doctor told me about Prialt I jumped at the prospect of not having pain running down my legs and interferring with my ability to walk. Since I've had the pump (Prialt as the primary & fentanyl piggy backing)the pain is no longer in my legs. I will be ever thankful to that little snail and it's ooze. God bless researchers.Read More Read Less

i developed a BAD reaction to this med,even though it worked great for my pain.now i have all kinds of allergies and having trouble finding a med that is as effective without side effects

With having RSD for 12 years (diagnosed for 10)I about every procedure and medication available from guided imagery to a SCS implant to Fentanyl, Dilaudid and others. This has been the most effective by far for easing the pain. Still took Morphine for breakthrough pain. Had to stop due to severe mental impairment. No history of any mental illness and now I'd get lost in a store, not recognize my husband, and became paranoid. Pain came back in a fury after I stopped the medication. Is was not worth the ease in pain. I lost a year of my life and have no idea where it went.Read More Read Less

Multiple issues with "break through" pain that is treated with Oxycodine and Dilaudid.

over fifty patients with pain pumps were put on prialt six months later I was one of the last to go to something else their was everything from severe swelling to bad mental side effects. I had miner swelling inmy hands and feet than I started slurring my words and started having severe anxiety attacks just leaving the house no one from the hospital I go to made it to the recommended dose before having to be took off it

i did not realize how much this new drug helped me until i had to come off of it for a short period of time i would reccomend this drug to anyone who has a lot of pain and has a pain pump mine is for my low back pain.