Anyone who's done opiates is familiar with the dreaded itch that leaves some people scratching until they bleed.
I've searched the forums but not found an answer to my question: does the itch decrease with tolerance?
I was initially taking MSContinus and oramorph (both morphine sulphate) and what started off as a minor-itch eventually disappeared.
Four or five weeks ago, my medication was changed to OxyContin and oxycodone. They made me quite itchy but again that has subsided quite a bit.
I've now managed to get my hands on a fentanyl nasal spray (0.05mg fentanyl per pray) and just one spray has made me itchy and sweaty.
Will the side-effects from the fentanyl lessen like they did with morphine and oxy?
Anybody else find the itch becomes less and less noticeable as your body adjusts to the drug?
I've searched the forums but not found an answer to my question: does the itch decrease with tolerance?
I was initially taking MSContinus and oramorph (both morphine sulphate) and what started off as a minor-itch eventually disappeared.
Four or five weeks ago, my medication was changed to OxyContin and oxycodone. They made me quite itchy but again that has subsided quite a bit.
I've now managed to get my hands on a fentanyl nasal spray (0.05mg fentanyl per pray) and just one spray has made me itchy and sweaty.
Will the side-effects from the fentanyl lessen like they did with morphine and oxy?
Anybody else find the itch becomes less and less noticeable as your body adjusts to the drug?
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