Tapentadol for Pain User Reviews (Page 5)

• Mta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2018

"I was taking 15 mg oxycodone and 15 mg OxyContin ER. My doctor just switched my meds to Belbuca film and 75 mcg Nucynta ER, which is outrageous! My insurance company doesn’t pay for it! $100 for 14 days of it! Neither of the meds work, they make me very tired, dizzy, and have headaches. The doctor said I wouldn’t have withdrawals, but that’s a lie. I have zero pain relief! Complete waste of money! It has more bad side effects than good things about it! Especially when you read on it, and that’s what it first says. Please be careful."

• Anonymous
• October 15, 2012

"I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and had a knee replacement recently. I was having a lot of pain, and the short-term medicines were not helping. I switched to this on the advice of my physician, and it is the difference between night and day. One pill in the morning and one at night keep me from derailing. I am able to do my physical therapy, go to work, and have energy for the first time in a month."

• Xen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2016

"I've been on Fentanyl patches (100 mcg) for a decade with Methadose for breakthrough. The Methadose was discontinued when our state legislature decided they'd place a cap on the daily dose for opioids. Fentanyl was nothing short of miraculous for spinal pain, but it didn't touch the pain in my bones. My physician added Nucynta recently. I had serious doubts, but I discovered the Nucynta worked. Something nothing else had done. I had to fight for MONTHS to get it approved (covered). Eventually, it was approved. But only for a year. We'll be forced to fight it out once more next Spring. :( No side effects at all!"

• axi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2013

"The first 4 days were great, no pain and no lethargy. Day 5 began with stomach upset and hot flashes. Day 6 brought anxiety ending in severe depression and a psychotic break. All resolved after cessation in 24 hours."

• KLH...
• September 17, 2010

"I was given this medication after a series of painful surgeries. I took 100 mg every 4-6 hours for pain. This medicine did relieve all of my pain. It made me a bit itchy. The problem came when I tried to get off of it 3 days ago. I'm having severe anxiety, which I've never had before. My doctor said it's withdrawal symptoms. I pray I get over this feeling soon."

• Dev...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 27, 2018

"Been on Nucynta 100 mg every 4 hours (max 5/day) with moderate effect. I have a synthetic disc in my back (injury from catching a seizing patient - I’m an RN) and an autoimmune disease that is affecting my nervous system, so I have neuropathy everywhere. Nucynta helps with muscle pain as well as nerve pain. I take gabapentin 800 mg four times a day along with baclofen for spasm and have had no problems. I’m also on 2 antidepressants (this disease process has also affected my mood and cognitive function) and an anxiolytic. Nucynta helps as much as any other med I’ve been on (hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl)."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2012

"Was prescribed Nucynta 100 mg initially. It took effect within approx. 1 hr. I, too, felt loopy and out of it. I felt I was hallucinating and had strange off-the-wall kind of 'dreams.' So I called the doctor back and exchanged the prescription. I had asked to try the 75 mg but guess I scared the doctor with my symptoms. So I was prescribed 50 mg. I have been on this dosage for 4 days. Doesn't last long enough and does nothing to manage my pain. I have spinal stenosis as well as scoliosis and degeneration of discs (virtually no discs) between L1-L5. Osteoarthritis in knees as well as in the lower back. This medication works well on some, not so with others."

• Kgb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2019

"Prescribed for neuropathic pain and psoriatic arthritis, although I also have phantom pain related to an accident and subsequent amputation. It has only been a week, but it seems there's no helping everything but the phantom pain. I'm not really sure that anything is going to take that away. When that comes, it is extremely sudden, and it also passes just as suddenly. On the whole, I'd give it an 8/10. BTW, I'm on 200 mg a day."

• Kyl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2017

"I've been taking Nucynta 100 mgs twice a day and 50 mgs of the IR three times a day. Before that, I was taking Percocet 10/325 4/day and OxyContin 20 mgs just at night. The first day of taking Nucynta, I had a headache, probably from the norepinephrine. However, today it has been nothing but great. I have a bad back, which it helps tremendously (as did the Percocet), but I also have severe neuropathy in my calf and right foot. For those, Percocet didn't help too much. As far as pain relief goes, it has been excellent. In fact, for the first time in literally 5 years, I only had to take 2 of the instant release instead of 3 that I'm prescribed. It definitely is a unique opioid, though. I think it's great, though!"

• Mat...
• May 24, 2017

"I was on Percocet 10 mg 3 times a day, and my doctor switched me to Nucynta 75 mg 3 times a day. The pain is much worse, and I have been begging my doctor to switch me back or to something else. The only response I got was, 'give it a month.' I'm having surgery in a week for one of the 5 issues I have. Not sure what people like about this medicine, I'm in tears and can't sleep. Monetarily, I have to pay 5 times more for this medicine that doesn't work."

• deb...
• January 31, 2014

"I just started Nucynta ER. I took the first dose at bedtime, could not sleep the entire night, had some upset stomach, that's the bad side. I have 3 damaged discs in my neck and 3 damaged discs in my lower back, so I have a great amount of pain. But from the first dose, pain didn't stop completely but was greatly improved. I don't know if this medication helps with anxiety, but it gave me a sense of calm. Didn't sleep but felt very relaxed. My cost after insurance and a coupon was only $25.00."

• Kei...
• August 25, 2016

"Works well to control my pain. I have been on fentanyl for 8 years. Converting to this drug has many good results. There are, however, many side effects, but I hope to control some by tolerance until the drug is completely in the system."

• Unc...
• December 20, 2013

"I tried Nucynta but had too many side effects on it. First of all, I had terrible nightmares on it, and secondly, it made me terribly constipated. I could not poop at all on Nucynta and didn't poop until 3 days after stopping taking the medication."

• Him...
• March 2, 2014

"I was given a single dose of Nucynta for pain after hip replacement surgery. The side effects were just weird, a feeling of being disconnected from my body and mental confusion. I was also nauseous with vomiting. I never had this effect with Demerol, Percocet, or Valium. Maybe I was allergic to it."

• Vic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2019

"I was given this drug to replace Tramadol for my CRPS (chronic regional pain syndrome). I also take Norco 10 mg 5 x a day. The Nucynta was scary. I was told by the doctor to watch for serotonin syndrome because I take Cymbalta. When I picked up the prescription, the pharmacist was very concerned and went through all of the possible side effects. I took an extended-release 50 mg dose with no problems, and then 12 hours later, I took the second dose. About 6 hours later, my heart started racing and did not stop for 12 hours. I called the doctor, and he said do not take another dose. I went to bed with my heart rate still elevated and woke up completely drenched in sweat. It was the scariest side effects I have ever had with a drug. To this day, I still wake up with sweats, although not nearly as bad as when I first took this drug. I think this drug has caused me to have some long-term effects. It was awful and very dangerous. I should have been hospitalized. Beware if you are prescribed this medication. It did not help with the pain."

• Spa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 27, 2016

"Broke every bone in left foot, crushed! Knee injuries, left knee replaced last year, shoulder this year. It sucks getting old, but Nucynta is a godsend miracle. I wish insurance would cover the regular, not the time release. I slept much better on the regular for two years. Oh well, rules."

• Cla...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 18, 2019

"Have been taking for about 6 weeks now, and it has been effective for pain relief with only minor side effects. The only problem is the expense. With insurance, it is $200.00 for a 30-day supply of 4 per day."

• Luk...
• September 1, 2018

"I wanted to take this medication to replace a stronger narcotic I was on. I have a list of problems, but I was taking this for CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) specifically. I was very excited to try this drug, I thought I was choosing the lesser of evils by going with this. The pharmacist was very concerned when I picked it up and insisted that I get a Narcan shot for accidental overdose. I eagerly got up early the next morning to see if this stuff worked. I didn't take another medication that day because the pharmacist scared the hell out of me. I started to feel it and was immediately disappointed by its analgesic properties. It helped with the nerve pain a little. About a half hour went by, and I started to shake uncontrollably. I got a horrible headache. My vision was so blurred I couldn't see the letters on my keyboard. I thought I would try it a couple more times, thinking these side effects would improve, but they just got worse. My heart started to palpitate, so I threw in the towel."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 24, 2012

"After 2 years on Percocet for back pain, my surgeon recommended I see a pain specialist. The doctor prescribed Nucynta ER and completely took me off the Percocet. The first 5 days were awful. I was taking 50 mg twice a day to get it in my system, then taking 150 mg twice daily as my regular routine. I didn't think it worked at all and felt terrible because of the withdrawal from Percocet. I stuck with it and am glad I did. My mornings are much better because I'm in almost no pain, whereas before, mornings were the worst. It has much less adverse effects on my short-term memory, ability to focus, and ability to function more at the workplace (I'm a math teacher) than when I was taking Percocet. The negatives are that I still have evening pain."

• Mar...
• February 23, 2019

"I have been on Nucynta ER since around 2013. Had a bad car accident in 2011, and the opiates alone were not enough. My lower back discs L2-S1 are bad along with my facet joints, spine, and nerve damage in my left leg and other issues. My doctor started me on 250 mg, which helped. The pain was better, and I still stayed on my hydrocodone 10 mg 2-3 times a day. After a couple of years, I felt I wanted to go off this drug. I did not like the foggy feeling. I went down to 150 mg. It took my body one year to adjust to 200 mg a day! The first two weeks were horrible! This medicine will not make you 'high' like Percocets or oxycodone. It just made my body crawl, and I could not sleep. It gives me hot flashes, makes me tired, and affects my memory. I am still on the 150 mg and searching for another opioid to replace it with. I just do not want to go on something that will give me the same side effects."

• jay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 7, 2016

"This medication was terrible! It did nothing for my nerve pain or the pain in my lower back. My doctor wanted to try it, and I agreed, and it was a month's worth of mistake. I was in pain even when I took 2 50 mg at a time. I would say it's a medication that should be used in cases where you don't have a very high pain level. I wouldn't recommend it."

• PES...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 7, 2018

"I have had multiple different surgeries and live with chronic pain. I've been taking three Percocet 5-325 mg per day. The pain control would only last for around 3-5 hours. The constipation that comes along with the above med was unreal. I then ended up forming stage three hemorrhoids and had to have a hemorrhoidectomy, which was the worst! The pain medicine also made my depression worse, which I did not need! My pain clinic doctor recommended Nucynta ER 50 mg every twelve hours. There were two benefits in taking Nucynta ER 50 mg: first, it was around-the-clock pain control; and secondly, it eliminated my hard stool and constipation. It was increased to 100 mg because of my pain levels. I was still dealing with breakthrough pain and was given oxycodone 5 mg, but once again, it caused more depression and constipation immediately! I’m going to have to stop taking the oxycodone and talk to my pain clinic doctor about increasing my dosage of Nucynta to 150 mg twice per day."

• Lee...
• June 9, 2017

"I have been on Nucynta and Nucynta ER for 1 year, and finally, after 30 years of chronic pain from 3 different chronic illnesses, I have almost complete relief. I do not suffer any side effects that I am aware of. In the first couple of months, I did have some fatigue, but my body adjusted, and I am able to use this medicine during the day without drowsiness."

• Cok...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2017

"Taking for herniated discs in my neck, which cause migraines. Cannot take codeine because it makes me want to itch my skin right off. This one made me vomit and gave me the worst migraine I've ever had in my life the first 2 times I took it. After that, I made sure I took it with food. No negative side effects since, and now I don't even have to take it with food. Definitely works better than anything else I've taken, especially since I can't take codeine."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 6, 2012

"First off, I want to say that if you take this medication and it's expensive, even with the insurance, go directly to Nucynta's official site. They have a coupon you can print and use up to 14 times a calendar year that you will only pay less for the prescription. I actually very much like this medication. I have been on and off narcotics like Vicodin and Percocet for years, and this worked just as well for me. I had a couple headaches the first week, but not as many now. Right now, I only take 50 mg, but I think that the 75 mg may be more efficient, so I'm going to ask my PM doctor about it next time I go. But overall, this has been a lifesaver for me."