Anyone been on fentanyl patches, mu dr daid thry dnt work for fibro?

[crissy]

[Hidden]

hi iam on 20mg of butrans morphine patches amongst other stuff but i am never freee from pain and what ever anyone else is on none of them seem as though yhey are completely free from pain so i dont know what to think love to you diddle x

[Lucyw in reply to Hidden]

They never worked for me

I take zapain

[Ballerina]

Hi crissy, Ive had FMS for neally 18 years and tried lots of different meds. Ive also got problems with my bones and spine which are hyper-exaggerated by the condition and opiates like fentanyl, MST and tramadol have all helped in the past. But they dont really help with, what I call my 'fibro pains'. For the joint and muscle aches, anxiety and sleeplessness and fatigue, you really need to take something that can block your over active nerve signals and let your body and mind relax a little. Any pain killer can help to reduce the pain caused by your muscle tension, but you really need to target the source of that tension, either by a nerve sedative like Gabapentin and/or (if you can) by relaxation or alternative thereies - massage, flotation etc. Hope that helps x

[diane63]

i am on 75mg of fentynl patches for fibro... and to me it works... i have tried lots of different meds and there the best i am not free of pain.. but although i get all the other fibro problems... i dont get the flu like symptoms that often being on the patches.. and if i do i use oral morphine.. and it helps alot.. saying all this.... my doc that i see now is wanting me off them..as i have been on them for 2 years now... i am not happy to... know they might be doing some damage to me but .. i would rather suffer less now.. and worry about the rest later xxx.

[Brujah81]

I have been on these patches and they didnt help at, i am morphine; Oramorph and find it helps but i also have Hypermobility Syndrome and get alot of pain in my joints.

Kelly xx

[Lucyw in reply to Brujah81]

What is hyper mobility syndrome ?

[Goodienuff]

I am same as ballerina (above) I have other problems which are causing pain, so I have to have Fentanyl (37 mcgs every 3 days) and tramadol for the pain of an old back injury, and also for my shoulder which I fracture/dislocated many years ago, and often gives me pain again.

[Brujah81]

Hypermobility is a condition which effections joints, muscles etc it can be in varying degrees some which cause alot of pain and common dislocations and other people hardly suffer at all.. a bit like fibromyalgia. It is a condition from birth. Some people suffer from hypermobility as well as fibromyalgia its a bit like some people suffer from fibro and arthritis. Hypermobility can cause fibromyalgia i believe.

I suffer from hypermobility in most of my joints which causes alot of pain and i cant use my hands and cant walk without crutches indoors and outside i use a wheelchair. I cant wash, dress myself i have to have carers to help me with most things.

Sometimes its hard to tell the difference between the fibro and hypermobility because i seem to be in pain everywhere : (

Here is a link that might be able to describe it alot better than i can sorry i am not good at describing things.. :

hypermobility.org/whatishms...

I hope this helps

Love Kelly xx