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(05-10-2012 10:40 PM)bronco54501 Wrote:  That may be an issue with me, he did write me a script for generic miralax because he did warn me... He has offered the fentanyl patch but I watched my sister way of life get flushed down the drain when she was on them... It took her forever to get off of them...

Now I believe fentanyl is a stronger med than morphine, correct..?

How did the morphine take care of your pain...?

Morphine did not work as well for me as the Fentanyl patch. The Morphine ER did not last 12 hours.

The Fentanyl Patch took me a week to get "use too". I have been using the Fentanyl Patch for 6 years without issue. I change my patch every 2 days.

There are several differnt strengths of Fentanyl Patch's. 12.5 all the way to 100. I was told years ago that anything above 50 was generally for chronic hurting cancer patients. Mine is 25 and I use Hydrocodone 10/500 for break through pain.

I stopped Lyrica,Celebrex and Ambien in the last 8 months. Lyrica has MANY side effects that for me were not worth the minimal relief it gave me and it is very expensive and considered a non formulary drug with Medicare meaning it is not covered by my WCMSA.

I have no issues pooping with the Fentanyl patch as long as I also eat a proper diet rich in Fiber. I eat 2 Fiber Bars a day that contain 9 gram of fiber each and eat salads and no fried food. Losing 90 lbs helped me also.