I've always had sleeping issues.and the pain patch I'm on makes no difference in pain or sleep.So it's back to the Dr for me thursday.
Most of my pain issue now is back muscle extremely tight,won't loosen upat all,and nerve pain/neuropathy of my feet and ging up my left leg,no reflexes in knees and 1=in my ankles.failed spinal syndrome.I've been on vicodin for quite a while now and flexertl for a few years at bedtime,I've been on the butrans patch sense the 27th of may the first week went well then there came along personality changes and no relief from the patch,so I started taking vicodin for break through that works so far together.Gentle hugs.

I was just prescribed the Fentanyl 25mcg. and vicodin 10-660 3 times a day for breakthrough pain. I had to take a 4th vicodin last night because the pain was not letting up. I hesitate to call the doc when I just saw her Monday, but this is NOT working.

Barely able to give a hug,

Cherry

I started the fentanyl 25 patch about 3 weeks ago and all I do is sleep. And sleep and sleep. It makes me soo tired and really it does help me with the pain. It took about 24 hrs to kick in. I place it under my bra strap and that helps keep it in place. They switched me to percocet for breakthrough and so far so good...but then again all I do is sleep. I usually go to sleep at 10 and get up with the kids at 6:30, then I go back to bed after they leave usually around 9 and sleep until 1:00 in the afternoon. It is crazy. I am amazed it doesn't make you tired. I would definately call if it doesn't get better soon. Good luck!
Autumn

my mophine and vicoden give me insomnia instead of makeing me drowsey. I think its because of my ADD. Stimulants and depressants have the oposite efect on me.

I have a suggestion for a different sleep med. I used to take trazadone for sleep untill it stopped working after a year i think. Then my GP put me on amatriptaline and i was getting the best nights sleep ever. Maybe you can talk to your doc about a trycyclic antidepressant. It also helps the pain and my mood. Its an amazing med it just gives you really bad daytime drowseyness when you first start takeing it.

Sometimes my pain meds don't touch my pain. If this continues to be a problem i would talk to your pain doc about a different long acting. But for now it could just be switching meds is causeing a bit of withdrawl (insomnia and increased pain) or it could just be a bad pain day.

I hope you get some sleep and lower pain levels soon

hugs

Cherry - If it is not working please call your doc. Why wait 3 more weeks in pain? That's not fair to you. This is their job I am sure they will understand as they deal with this all the time.

Hugs
Kallie

I did call the doc first thing this morning. It will most likely be the end of the day before I get a response...or not. My rotator cuff tear is becoming more and more painful. It is causing more pain on that whole side of my body. My neck feels like it's broken.

I haven't cancelled my clients for tomorrow morning, yet. I don't think I can even talk on the phone right now. Takes forever just to type.

I'm a little scared and don't know what else to do.