Aww, Karma!

I've never used them, so I've no idea, but 24 hours sounds ridiculous, to me.

What do you have them for?

Not the patches     tablets yes but not patches.

I have to say that 24 hours without any effect doesn't sound right  although I suppose it could take longer to absorb through the skin.  Why has the doc given you patches as opposed to tablets? 

Blizzie and her ninjas Yeah it is pretty shit but I'm being told (like the NHS always say) to sit and wait. I just remember a couple of people either on here or C4 who knew about these things and had experiences with them. I was on oral morphine-based painkillers before and have had to come off them for this patch thing (although I've had to still take a couple today to stop me killing someone). But if I keep sitting and waiting for much longer my arse is gonna get so big it'll need it's own postcode

Long term spinal pain caused by op and scar tissue (and an op that hasn't blimmin worked. Grrr)

I was on 8-10 tramadol daily before this (have been for about a year), but they were starting to prove ineffective and was told the patches were much stronger so thought I'd give it a go. It must be absorbing into my skin cos of the nausea and other stuff but at 5am I was doing my nut with the pain and swearing profusely at the patch and at life in general. So I took a Tramadol which helped take the edge off but I'm not supposed to be taking both the oral painkillers and the patch together.

Are they the weekly ones? Fentanyl? Cos they come in different strengths and you may need get the doc to up it....

And if its making you sick a lot of people have antisickness stuff with them....Cyclizine or something?

Mrs Joe says that the main issue with morphine was not being able to go. (she's obsessed) Although she had  morphine direct and then orally. I don't think they did patches then.
I was on codeine (not as  strong)  for a back injury, and was convinced that it had no effect but Mrs Joe said that I was away with the faries.
I hope it works for you Karma

Hi Karma

Most morphine patches are slow release which means they release measured amounts over a period of time. So sadly it is quite normal that the first 24 hours may well be painful but this should improve and you were right to take tramadol for this initial period.
Nausea and vomiting is quite normal and as Croc says, you probably need an anti sickness tablet.

Tramadol is a good painkiller, Morphine patches dont go to pain for a while, its a very complex medicine, the fact you are feeling dizzy is a good sign, daft as it sounds! Morphine goes to the brain first and seeks out its own pain level, it depends on the level you are on, be patient it will sort out your pain level, you may feel sick and spaced out for a bit, but once your body finds its pain level and the morphine kicks in at the level your body and pain threshold will take it, you should feel the benefits/ Do not take too much Tramadol as they too, are slow release

By the way re Codeine...this works thru your kidneys and liver. It is from the opium , it works very fast but i wouldnt recommend taking that plus morphine and tramadol together,We may never see you again

Sorry I didn't mean codiene for Karma, lazy English on my part.
I hope Karma's medication works!

Have you tried rolling it up and smoking it?





(Hope it starts to kick in soon mate, too much pain for too long now for you xxx )

Sorry was away sorting the lads tea. I'll read the rest of the thread in a min but the patches are called Butrans 10 micogram/hour (Buprenorpine) they are the weekly/day ones x

Cool honey they will work, as i have said they go thru the brain first, thats to say if you have one

Kidding

I really don't want to take any more meds if I can help it tbh. I forgot to mention I'm also on diclofenac along with the patch but that's only occasional and only if I really need it.
If this blimmin patch don't kick in soon I'll be posting from Holloway prison cos I would have brained someone


Thanks for the replies, it's put my mind at rest cos I'll sit with it if it's the norm that it takes a while to kick in. Its just the way the doc talked these things up as if its something sent straight from the Lord (gloooreeh much not) I thought I'd be walking on water by now

xxx

Debatable at the best of times   x

Hi honey,take care x  diclophenic is part of the anti inflamatory family, i dont know your history anyway......i have never once said about medics etc i have to be careful giving out wrong advice, i wish you well tho, but any probs phone NHS 24  xxxx

I have had the injections ,the amount given to me was based on my weight,I also had to have anti sickness injections.
I waited some time for the injections to work ,not as long as you mind ,but the pain relief wasnt instant.Never had the patches.

I winced my way reading through all the above.  I hope you get sorted soon, Karma; it doesn't sound right that you're getting such little pain relief but experiencing other side effects.  Surely that means that the meds are working but not effectively enough for your needs...?

Back to the Dr's tomorrow if it's no better after 36 hrs...? .

my friend was on them , made her really ill, vomiting everywhere.... think they gave ger the wrong strength tho... sorry you feeling crap