Stadol and Sleepy: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• March 15, 2011

For Pain "Stadol, along with Vistaril, are the best combination on the planet for my migraines. When I get one that will not respond to the other medicines I am supposed to try first, and if I can convince the ever-suspicious doctors and my local emergency room that not everyone is a drug seeker and some of us REALLY DO have REAL pain issues, this is usually what they give me. When I have one that bad, all I want to do is sleep through it anyway, and the Stadol alone kind of makes me drowsy but ambitious. But the Vistaril makes me relaxed and sleepy, so I don't wake up to some kind of half-done project that I neither recognize nor remember. Plus, I almost NEVER wake up with a migraine again."

• Sca...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2016

For Pain "I went to the ER with aneurysm symptoms and was administered Stadol via IV. The nurse explained that it would make me sleepy and help with the pain in my head. Immediately, I felt a little sleepy, followed by nauseous and very warm all over. Within a few minutes, I started to feel very uncomfortable in my own skin. I felt as if I had a horrible hangover or something. As I fell asleep, I began having horrible nightmares. This experience was the first time I've been given the drug to my knowledge. Overall, it made me feel kind of panicked and frightened. I hopefully will never be given this medication again."

• han...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2023

For Labor Pain "I was given Stadol for labor pains with my second child. I had had an epidural with my first, but didn't want to be bedridden during labor, so I wanted to try something else. This medication did not take away pain at all for me. It did, however, make me very high (which I was not expecting as it was not explained to me that there would be effects like this, and I didn't know it was a narcotic). I would fall asleep, or half asleep, in between contractions and then wake up in pain, scream, then go back out of it when the contraction ended. When it came to pushing, I was not really present in the moment, I stopped pushing when his head was halfway out, and I bruised his precious little face (he was fine, but it was scary). I felt every part of birth and was in a weird state of mind that I didn't even look at my child when he came out because I was so out of it. :( I definitely don't recommend this, I would have rather had a completely natural birth."

• Atr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2022

For Labor Pain "I was in labor with my 2nd child. My nurse told me it was too late for an epidural. I was given Stadol by the hospital nurse taking care of me. I was falling asleep between contractions while giving birth. The nurse was holding my leg up and yelling at me to push when I did not feel contractions and didn't let me just push with my contractions. I tore inside and tore outside from pushing my baby out while being yelled at and struggling to stay awake. This medication did not help my pain. My nurse used it to make me sleepy, so her job was easier. My child's father shows sadness in his eyes talking about how pitiful I was during childbirth after being given Stadol. I've never had a good birth experience. Mother of 3. Maybe there's no such thing in the U.S.A?"