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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
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| 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
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Demerol Reviews
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I take as the last resort, sometimes it works and other times no.
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it worked only under iv circumstances.
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used it a lot as a kid and it was my drug of choice until they quit using it on children at the hospital i went to.
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Bounce back headaches
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When it gets too bad I go get a shot in the hip
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I got the meds in the hospital and yes it does help for about 2 hrs. But its to soon to get more so I suffer till the time comes for more
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This is what my doc had me on for about 4 years. Yes it worked, but you have to be so careful, because it's easy to get addicted. I only took it when the pain was intense
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Works, but knocks me out.
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Works, but knocks me out.
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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] -
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i have only ever had demerol in the hospital or er. I think it can only be taken by IV. [More] -
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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] -
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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] -
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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]
