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Pethidine or meperidine is a fast-acting opioid analgesic drug. In the United States, it is more commonly known as meperidine or by its brand name Demerol. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Pancreatitis
47
85%
Migraine Headaches
17
82%
Chronic Pain
8
100%
Crohn's Disease & Ulcer...
3
100%
Reflex Sympathetic Dyst...
3
100%
Overall, 89% (90 Members) find Demerol helpful
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Demerol Reviews

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IT'S OK BUT WHY CAN'T I PICK MY OWN DRUG?
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The pain was unbearable but subsided with the intrenenous demerol. it's the most amazing pain medication for pancreatitis i know of.
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Demoral only dulled the pain, did not take it away. I was still unable to go to work
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The doctor stopped using this drug saying that it helped to rebound symptoms on my migraines.
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This is another one that I used to be on which worked really well but I cant find a Dr. wholl write them for me.
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There are times it may not work depending on the severity of my migraine but it does help.
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have to take more than what im suppose to for it to work. then it helps me funtion. if anything it makes me hyper which comes in handy when i want to clean my house
I would like to take this drug every day! Have it given to me when Im getting operations and colonoscopys.
4 migrains, as needed
stopped working.
This is the best med that works for me as this is the only med I havent reacted to.
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Discussions

  1. Advice: Demerol
    Actually Demerol is available in pill form, 50's and 100's. It's also available in a capsule mix with phenergan(for nausea) and I think it's called M... [More]
  2. Advice: Demerol
    i have only ever had demerol in the hospital or er. I think it can only be taken by IV. [More]
  3. Advice: Demerol
    Definitley try asking you doctor to up the strentgh of the oxy, I would recommend oxycontin, this is a long acting form of oxycodone, it lasts for tel... [More]
  4. Advice: Demerol
    What strength oxycodone are you taking? There are different strengths 10, 20, evem 30. As for the demerol, they general give this IV as a post operati... [More]
  5. Advice: Demerol
    Oxycodone is not really taking the edge off my pain as it use too and was wondering if Demerol would be better at numbing the pain. Any thoughts on t... [More]

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