Demerol for Pain User Reviews (Page 2)

• Res...
• September 9, 2016

"I had a tubal pregnancy in 1984. Never even had stitches in my life before that. There was a lot of pain. I was so thankful for Demerol, believe me! The nurse gave an injection around the hip, butt area, and it made me so relaxed and out of pain that I could sleep. Thankful for that drug."

• Maz...
• June 11, 2022

"I am allergic to most pain meds. I’ve been on methadone for so long it no longer works. Demerol worked great after surgery in the past. I have EDS, so I have pain in most joints and have had over 35 surgeries and need more. Methadone now makes me sick, yet pain management claims they no longer make Demerol. Why is it everything that pain management (PM) patients need they keep taking away! So now I’m left in pain without a medication. These morons who make all these decisions are never the ones who are PM patients! Leave it up to the doctors to treat patients, not some board of people who have no clue what it’s like to live 24/7 in pain 365!"

• Joh...
• July 30, 2016

"My lifelong doctor retired a year ago, he prescribed me Meperidine 100 mg tabs QID and MS Contin 60 mg TID. Best relief and combo for pain EVER! No side effects, NO pain! He also gave me IM shots of Meperidine 100 ng-150 mg, mixed with Valium 10 mg in the office, as needed for breakthrough Crohn's symptoms. My new doctor kept me on the MS Contin but refuses to provide Meperidine. He switched me to Oxymorphone IR 10 mg, 1-2 tabs QID as needed. It doesn't come close to providing the pain relief the Meperidine did for my back, shoulder, and Crohn's related pain! I don't know what the big deal is with the Opana, it sure doesn't help me at all! Show me all the charts you want to, Opana does not work as good as Demerol, nor anything else I've been put on!"

• Anonymous
• May 24, 2009

"I was given Demerol for pain after my c-section. Awesome. Instant relief, and it made me super sleepy, so I was able to get some good sleep while in the hospital. I normally can't sleep in the hospital. Great medicine."

• KCM...
• September 15, 2009

"I was given Demerol for pain in the ER about (3) days ago for terrible menstrual cramps, and I can say it is definitely a 10 for pain, but the side effects are not the best. I have been drowsy, thirsty, and still a little dizzy, but I guess it depends on the individual."

• Anonymous
• August 17, 2009

"I was recently in a bad car accident, and while I wasn't severely injured, I was left with terrible pain in my back and shoulders. Demerol has been the main thing that's helped me cope with my injuries and allow me to sleep at night. I am so grateful that my doctor suggested I take it."

• Bar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 13, 2017

"Fractured my 61-year-old hip in January 2017. I have been using fentanyl patches for 2 years, 100 mcg, and Percocet for breakthrough. These are meds for some painful back, neck, and nerve conditions. Also get acupuncture treatments. I knew about Demerol after breaking multiple bones in a car accident in 1982. In the hospital, the nurse came regularly with an injection. Upon release, I received long and short-acting meds, one being Demerol. Since that time, I've required pain medication, the most recent the fractured hip, which required surgery. The hospital gave me a Demerol injection only one time, after surgery, to get me to my room. It's the only 40 minutes I wasn't in strong pain. It's beyond my understanding why Demerol is withheld."

• Anonymous
• April 18, 2010

"I had a ruptured cyst on my ovaries and had just come out of surgery, the pain was so intense I had Demerol and Gravol in an injection. It was very good but extremely strong. The only side effect I found was a dry mouth, but it helped me. Best medicine I have had in a long time."

• Jim...
• September 17, 2009

"I was having nerve pain after having dental work done. The nerve was compressed and it felt like I was getting shocked every couple of seconds. Demerol is, first off, 50% less effective as a per oral medication (tablet) than it is when it's given IM or IV. So I would have to take 100 mg 4x/day. It did mute the pain, but it never went away and it wasn't a medication I was able to continue really functioning on because of the sedation."

• Pur...
• February 13, 2020

"I also find Demerol to be the most effective pain medicine. I have only been given it in the hospital. When I had my surgery in 2009, I asked for Demerol, and the nurse was excited because there was one vial remaining after the phase-out. Why can’t doctors and the medical community understand that people are different? “They have found it is not as effective” well, it is for me! Also, if someone has used it for 10 years, as some have stated, they are not going to develop toxicity. Having said that, when I was reading about the dangers, I recalled visiting my dad in the hospital right after they had prepped him for surgery (with Demerol), and him being on all fours on his hospital bed, catheter, hospital gown, IVs and all, talking about the dogs in the trees and looking crazed! (But delighted) So he may have been in trouble with prolonged use. No matter, I am happy right now because it sounds like it might be back around! The only upside to any potential hospitalization..."

• Anonymous
• November 8, 2008

"I have had Demerol twice via injection during ER visits, and it worked very well. The first time, it took 2 x 100 mg shots to knock out the severe pain caused by the neurotoxin in an Atlantic box jellyfish sting - worst pain I've ever felt! The second time, it was a 75 mg shot that pretty much dulled a uterus spasm I was having - felt like someone was ripping my insides out. I was given a shot of Vistaril shortly after the Demerol, and it greatly enhanced the Demerol's effectiveness."

• kch...
• September 17, 2019

"Was given to control pain from a laparoscopy gallbladder surgery in the mid-90s. Let the pain stop and let me sleep 4 hours at a time, easy to step down off of to non-prescription pain meds and no addiction. Used for 2 weeks. Recently was hospitalized for cellulitis pain that had me unable to put foot to ground, and with a lot of drug allergies the hospitalist asked me what I could take, they weren't impressed and said 'I don't even think we have Advil here,' not that that was working for me anyways, and I said I'd once had Demerol and it seemed to work well. The hospitalist actually laughed and said 'that old school drug, where the heck do you think we'll find that nowadays?' They gave me morphine instead, which, while it did take away the pain, left me feeling really weird. I was given another dose 4 hours later, and while it did help with the pain, it wasn't as good at it as Demerol had been. It really worked well on abdominal pain from laparoscopy surgery, shame it's not used anymore."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2019

"I do not know why you hardly see this drug anymore. It has to be the standard for ERs, and now most places use morphine or hydromorphone. Actually, in this day and age, you are lucky to get an aspirin today in most ERs. They no longer treat flare-ups for chronic pain issues, instead, they tell you to call the doctor on the day your doctor's office is closed or on vacation."

• Anonymous
• June 26, 2009

"I remember being given this in the ER to abort a migraine I had going for 5 days straight. It made me loopy, and within no time at all, I fell asleep. I remember waking up groggy, still in some pain, but overall this is good."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 8, 2024

"Had VICIOUS kidney stone attacks, went into the ER and (after an abnormally-long wait) they hooked me up to a Dilaudid IV. Went from an '8' down to a '0' in 45 seconds flat (with a few oddball side effects thrown in). Got home two (2) hours later, and proceeded to throw up onto everything but the toilet (and that was WITH anti-nausea meds!). When I had the stones surgically removed, they used the same Dilaudid with the same results. Complications arose, and I had to go back under, this time, I insisted on something else. They used Demerol, and it was like night and day. NO side effects, and I almost skipped out of the hospital an hour after surgery. Very. Much. Recommended."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 14, 2020

"Since the forklift accident amputated my thumb back in 2003, I was with excruciating pain. I saw my own bone sticking up from my hand, and I don't want to remember that trauma. I was rushed to the ER, they gave me Demerol in the vein. The pain went away, and I felt like it was just a dream. Then I woke up in the hospital. It took me 6 months to regain my hand back with Demerol's help. Now I can use my hand again thanks to rehabilitation and the Demerol."

• lad...
• June 26, 2009

"I was given Demerol and Vistaril after a tubal ligation, my pain was under control while using these medicines. I was only given these medicines once, but as I remember, they did what I was told they would, which was grant me pain relief for the short term."

• Uta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2021

"Wonder drug. Every once in a while, I have to go to the ER for a migraine. It works and breaks the pain cycle so I can sleep. But hospitals have stopped using it. It's cruel. They gave me Dilaudid, and it worked. Now too they have taken it away. Why?"

• SoF...
• January 21, 2009

"I was given this drug after my tubal ligation surgery. I had never taken it before or since then. It worked very well. I was able to function on it as well. It didn't knock me out or make me hazy like some pain medicines. Aside from some itching, I didn't have any side effects."

• Gid...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 26, 2021

"I have a handful of issues: migraines, pancreatic issues, broke my back and neck, and have a torn rotator cuff, etc. In the past, they used Demerol and it helped the pain immensely. Now they use Dilaudid in the hospital, which lasts maybe an hour. I'm allergic to morphine, and they give oxycodone for outpatient, but once again the pain relief doesn't last long. Demerol keeps pain away for much longer and offers more relief. Please bring it back."

• Soc...
• July 13, 2021

"Have had back pain since my early 20s. Chiari malformation, arthritis, scoliosis, 2 herniated discs, just to name a few issues, but could look after my kids, a house, and live with the help of two 50 mg Demerol every 4 hours. I have a special needs son that depends on me. Since Demerol has been removed, I have had no quality of life."

• J b...
• March 30, 2010

"I was prescribed Demerol by my dentist this morning. I have to have oral surgery tomorrow. I took a 50 mg tablet and waited for the pain to subside. It didn't, so I took another one. Still no luck. I called my dentist back, and she told me to take 2, which I did. Still not much relief."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 26, 2022

"I'm allergic to all opiates except Demerol. I have a screw attached to my spinal nerve at L3 from faulty titanium. The screw could not be removed. Living in CA, I was on Demerol pain management and signed the form for my PCP. I moved back home to FL and pain management doctors refuse to prescribe Demerol/Meperitab. My copay is $1000 at all pharmacies per month, which I can't afford on SSA. 50 mg every 6 hours, PO. It helps 100% of spinal and pancreatic pain. I only took it when I had pain, sometimes every 12 hours. A motorcycle accident ruptured C6-7, L3 to sacrum and pelvis."

• Pai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 28, 2021

"I was driving to the airport this morning when intense pain creeped up on my blank stomach area. It kept getting worse to the point I had to pull over, the next thing I knew, I was in a fetal position next to a phone booth. Somehow, I was able to gather strength and drive a couple blocks to the nearest hospital. I checked in, trying to remain calm, but I remember having to go to the bathroom, and then there I collapsed at once again in a fetal position because of indescribable pain. They finally called my name, and I sat in the back room waiting and waiting, moaning and moaning, the people at my cot were pleading with doctors to help me. I think the doctors thought I was faking for drugs. I remember throwing up, the pain was so intense. It felt like I was in another realm, the pain was so relentless. I had never made sounds like that before. After what I thought was an eternity, a doctor’s assistant shot me 75 mg of Demerol. The bliss was unbelievable, I'll never forget how it took the pain away miraculously, I thought."

• miz...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 11, 2021

"I've had migraines since I was a small child with no results until 11 years old when a doctor gave me Demerol. Now I went to the ER at 50 years, and no more Demerol is available. I now have severe hypertension, had 2 aneurysms, and back surgery. I want Demerol for pain, my life sucks."