Hi all does anyone take Tapentadol and if so do you find they help. Thanks

[grandmakim]

[Cookie72]

Hi grandmakim ,how r u, sorry but I have never heard of them before, but I expect someone will have I'm sure, are they or pain?? Take care ...hugs...Dee x

[grandmakim in reply to Cookie72]

Thanks for your reply. Yes they are for pain. I have been taking them about 2 weeks now and while I think they do help with pain relief I hadnt heard of them so was just wondering if anyone else was prescribed them. They are a controlled drug. I have a new GP and he is young and seems to be more on the ball with regards to fibro than my previous GP. Hope you have a pain free day xx

[releasethemagic]

I looked this drug up on Wikipedia and it is a relatively new one, licensed in the USA in 2008. It says

Tapentadol was originally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2008, for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain, and in 2011, the extended-release formulation (Nucynta ER) was approved by the US FDA for the treatment of select types of moderate to severe chronic pain. Due to the dual mechanism of action as an opioid agonist and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, there is also potential for off-label use in chronic pain and certain mood disorders (similar to off-label use of tramadol). Physicians use SNRIs in chronic pain management to increase the effectiveness of opioids and other analgesics such as NSAIDs against neuropathic pain and from certain specific contributing causes such as fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy. One SNRI often used as an adjunct, atypical & potentiator is duloxetine (Cymbalta).

[grandmakim in reply to releasethemagic]

Thanks for that. I was just wondering if anyone else took it as I hadnt seen anyone mention it. It seems to suit so hopefully others will be prescribed it and find some relief. Hope u have a pain free day xx

[dollydoodle in reply to grandmakim]

i have been taking tapentadol for three years along with duloxetine and amitryptaline both for longer than three years this has been the best combonation for me i have been better since the tapentadol was added in still have bad days but life is easyier

[grandmakim in reply to dollydoodle]

Thanks for reply I am hopeful that this is thd correct combination for me also. Hope you enjoy plenty of pain free days xx