All the websites I've found say the same thing about Duragesic withdrawal length: it depends on how long you were on it. That...doesn't really answer anything.
If someone wore a 25 for a month, then a 50 for a month, then titrated down to the 25 again for 6 days before wearing nothing, withdrawal starts about two-three days in. Any actual estimates or stories of experience?
Or sites that have, perhaps, a table to match length of time on patch with length of withdrawal? (Now, that'd be novel for the sites on withdrawal to have!)
Thanks in advance for any answers!
2006-08-31 07:45:38 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Withdrawl depends on the person. It can be a mess. I had one Pt. who had diarrhea, vomiting for a week, and was moody-exasperated preexisting bi-polar d/o. He was not using patch, it was MS pill form. I weaned him from 50mg bid to 25mg bid-one week then 25mg bid to 25mg qd, then qod a week later. He was as I said bi-polar, and a recovering addict/alcoholic, and was hit by a car(that's why MS, he had a complex pelvic fracture) but he took it terrible. On the other hand, I had a Pt. same idea, but she had no history of drug use, and began refusing pain patch, and basically went cold turkey- no problems. It depends on Pt history, and of course the longer you are on it, the harder it is to stop use.
2006-09-04 03:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Dyma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
up to 6-8 Weeks
2006-08-31 07:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband was on this for several months and never had a problem with withdrawls from it. It most likely depends on the person.
2006-08-31 07:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋