If you have read the draft NICE Chronic Pain guidelines or my article about them and are affected or against this upcoming policy regarding removal of painkillers for chronic pain, you need to take action now and send your comments to NICE before the policy goes live!Anyone can leave comments and you only have until … Read more
I recently spoke to my doctor for my 3 weekly review. I told him that the withdrawal is starting up again even at changing the patches every 48 hours (I was getting withdrawal previously around 50-52 hours). I sometimes feel it starting before I change my patch or most usually it starts about 30 mins … Read more
As you know I went back to trying every 48 hours for my Fentanyl patch due to even at 60 hours, still having withdrawal between patches. I had tried 48 hour intervals last year but I had side effects such as feeling too hot all the time plus the “drunk” feeling I had even at … Read more
I initially wondered why I wasn’t diagnosed with Fibromyalgia seeing as I have chronic pain plus chronic fatigue, but there are some differences as to why it isn’t Fibromyalgia. I have suffered from severe pain for decades and only got a diagnosis in the last few years which was diagnosed as just “chronic pain” as … Read more
Going back to changing my Fentanyl patch every 48 hours.I was still getting withdrawal between patches at 60 hours, not anywhere near as bad as at 72 hours but still was there. I tried 48 hour intervals last year and had some issues. I am trying 48 hours yet again due to the fact that … Read more
Had my telephone appointment with my doctor this morning to see how I was getting on with the patches at 60 hours. I thought I would update here at the same time Basically the chills and sweats the night before I placed my patch at 72 hours has pretty much gone, although when I change … Read more