Need help coming off of 800mcg Fentanyl Pops, 5-8 a day. Now at 0 a day...HELP PLEASE

[Yarra]

Hello,

I am a 37 year old femal, been on opioids for a year and a half now. Dilauded is the main one, until Fentanyl pops were added this fall.

I am given #180 800mcg Fentanyl pops a month. Along with 16 mg exalgo twice daily and 8 mg dilauded every 3 hours. Klonopin as needed too. I only take it at night though or when I have a panic attack coming on.

I need your help because I mis-counted my fentanyl pops this month and I have only one left, but my perscription will not be fill for another 3 or 4 days. So I have gone from 5-8 pops a day to 1 2 pops today to 1 pop tomorrow. I am SUPER worried about coming off the fentanyl and all the detox problems. But pain management says to take more dilauded to make up for the missed fentanyl and I won't have any trouble.

Do you all have any opinion on this? I am SOOOO worried. I am in more pain than I usually am and right now am sitting here with 16 mg of dilauded wanting to take it to relieve the pain but worried it's too much.

Thanks so much you guys. I can't stand anymore pain right now. I really appreciate the help.

 

[Yarra]

31 views and not one response?

Please, any suggestions are welcome. Don't just read and go away. I need advice. I am a stage 4 breast canSer patient with bone metastasis. The bone mets are EXTENSIVE, in my spine, hip, pelvis, skull, jaw, every rib, shoulders etc. I have huge holes in my hip, a fracture in my pelvis, every rib has been broken or fractured. Don't something simple like putting on a bra has fractured one of my ribs before.

This is why they have me on so much pain med. I thought I should explain more about me and why all the meds. I thought maybe no one is responding because they don't believe that someone could be on that much medically. I don't know. I am just desperate. I am going to make a plea to pain management to send my script in today. they have done it early before. We are dealing with 8 days early as of right now. So please keep your fingers crossed.

Thanks!

 

[nAON]

800ug fent is gonna be equal to about 15mg dilaudid, though this is approximate and can vary a lot from person to person.

Since it's only for 2 days, I think working out an exact dose conversion isn't that important. Just take extra dilaudid as needed to stave off withdrawal symptoms.

 

[psilocybinsane]

Agreed, extra dilaudid will definitely control any withdrawal symptom from the decrease of opioids in your system, and I hope your pain will still be controlled well. You will be in my thoughts, please let us know how you're feeling

 

[Zarathustra1313]

As far as your brain is concerned an opiate is an opiate. Finding the dose of dilauded to equal 800mcg fentanyl will be the tricky part. You may have an idea roughly what that ratio is, hopefully you do and have enough D to pass the time.

I'm very sorry to hear the situation you are in, I couldn't imagine. I truely do wish you the best outcome that has been presented to you and least pain to that outcome.