Is It Okay To Chew A Fentanyl 50mg Pain Patch? (Page 5)

I've been prescribed fentanyl 50mg pain patches and i was just wondering if it's okay to cut one in half an chew on it?

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I am so sorry. Can you tell me what happened? Were you with him when this happened? I suspect my son may have done the same thing as I found him dead on 1/4/2012. I talked to him on the phone at 10:45 a.m. and came home at 1:55 p.m. and he was gone. I am devastated and keep searching for answers. We will have to wait 4-6 months for an autopsy and it is killing me.

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So sorry, I hated to hear about another
senseless death!! I know who gave the
patch to my son and the police don't
care!. No, I wasn't there.... he was at
his fathers house and came home from
a party at midnight and his dad found him
the next morning. Fentanyl is so deadly,
available, easy to get. I am so angry
and live this nightmare everyday
with so many unanswered questions.
Hearing about the alarming number of desths
I have to do SOMETHING! This drug should
be completely taken off the market, at least
in the patch form. Cutting it and eating the
gel inside puts 3 days worth of opiates in your
system!! My son was looking forward to LIFE.
When I got to his dads house, the police
wouldn't let me go in his room and see him.
I am his mother and they threatened to
arrest me because I wanted to hold my
dead son. I'm really sorry and I hope you
get some answers for your loss. This is
the worst pain.

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Reading all your posts is so damn annoying. Okay look all you inexperienced and arrogant people. These kind of sites are used for education, not to bash on other people over and over. The person wants to know if he can chew a fent patch, YES you can, just please be careful, this medication is made for people (like me) who have a high tolerence. By high tolerence I mean high. I laughed so hard at the person named like singmealulliby er something cuz they said they have a very high tolerence cuz they take 10mg oxys.. Aha I am not proud but I have pain problems as well and I've gotten to the point I am given 120 mg of oxy a day and 160 mg of OPANA a day and opana is soo much stonger. Go to real sites if you want help and education like bluelight site. They didn't bash on people about this topic, they had many replies and even provided a chart that says hey if you take this much of oxy, opana, morph and so on then you should take this much fent, they educated people without 1 single person bashing on other people. If you want education of pain meds either search better sites and get real information or post after me asking for my email and I can answer so many questions for you and if I can't I'll get you the answer for you and show you real information. I am here to help anyone who needs help reguarding pain medication cuz I've been thru it all! Thx and Hey if you just wanna get high, to each is own, just be careful.

I am here to help, post after me asking my email and we can talk and I will educate anyone who needs/wants it.

And remember, people post questions like this and others about drugs because they want INFORMATION. So they dont kill themselves or others, not to be bashed. I will not bash anyone I will just answer your questions. Be easy people and I hope to help people here like I do other Places.

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Blah blah blah... it's a yes or no question.

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Yes, yes you can. Be careful tho and know your tolerence. Fent is a very powerful drug

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Edward thank you for your post. I also have felt w serious pain and unfortunately have an incredibly high tolerance. I was recently in a horrible accident and hve a crack in my spine. I would like to talk more with you. Thank you

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Megan please email then we can exchange phone numbers and texting will make things much easier.

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..."They should take Fentanyl off the market"...???-What? I can't believe that people are soooo narrow minded they actually believe that garbage.

Really hurts people like me in chronic pain that need strong pain meds to function.

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People need to be responsiable when taking any medication. I am a nurse and the years of lifting has hurt my neck,back,arms knees. I have been on the patch for 15 years and I take myself off alittle at a time ,not all of it, but just so I do not build up a tolerance.With the doctors help of cours, this has worked for me. It is called being a responsiable with meication. Doctors and patients need more education on pain meds so people don't get themselves in a mess.People have been misusing pain meds which in turn will hurt the peopl who really need it. People need to talk and educate themselves and others and children. It is not for the high it is for pain. I would not be able to get out of bed if I did not have this medication. I hope this has been helpful.

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Right on bro!!

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Sounds like you are in denial, at least have the balls to admit the situation for what it really is. You keep saying you are in "chronic pain that need strong pain meds to function" yet you talk about chewing it when in fact that is misuse of the medication and a method prefered by junkies.

If you really wanted to use it for chonic pain why would you even consider using a method such as chewing it which we all know causes an exteremely RAPID increase in tolerance thus rendering the medication useless in the long term. Fentanyl is already a drug that increases tolerance much quicker then all the other opiates especially when you abuse it. Chewing also makes the fentanyl effects last a lot shorter and if you were in severe chronic pain all day you would need to be chewing like a goat patch after patch. Chewing is fine for junkies because they get the hit they are after without being too concerned with the duration of the drug but for someone with chonic pain "duration" is a priority as you want to be as pain free as long as possible.
If you really want to manage pain then the 24/7 pain relief effects from using a patch on your skin as prescribed is ideal. Sure its not going give you a buzz when used that ay but if releiveing chronic pain is your priority then it shouldn't even matter. If fentanyl is ineffective for pain then there are plenty of other opiates avaliable such as Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, Morphine, Hydrocodone, Codene and most of them are also avaliable in an "extended release" to allow pain relief around the clock. I don't see why you would consider chewing as an option when you have many other much safer and effective alternatives avaliable.

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Ok, you are simply crazy. One good way to overdose. People wear 25 mcq patches for 3 days. In no way should you "chew a patch". It will kill your stomach, no less you! If your dr. knew you were considering this...bye bye fentanyl patches! Hello drug treatment! If your patches aren't strong enough discuss with the Dr. but something tells me that you aren't prescribed the medication. Otherwise you would have read the nice pamphlet that comes in the box! I am in horrific pain... and I am on the patch. They work just fine for 72 hours, till it's time to change it!~

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Only a doctor can answer that question. I have the stimulator and I've had it for 3 years. It's a miracle. I still have to wear the patches though. Just relax the patch will kick in. Why did you take it off?

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Why? Why? STOP you are important! If God isn't ready for you....jeesh, this may not go as good as you thought. You are not supposed to take your life.

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I too used Fentanyl patches for 2 years and just wanted to also mention that getting into a hot-tub with a patch on was one of the worst mistakes of my life. I did it, not remembering to take my patch off prior to entering the tub, and in about two minutes,all I could do was just stand still--completely stunned and shocky. I felt my breath being suckedright outif me! Then I felt chest pain coming on and the next thing I know, I was waking up, lying on the concrete, with my husband frantically trying to cool me down. I could only mouth to him to pull the patch off! Then passed out again. Luckily he understood me and did so. I woke up the next day in the hospital, on a ventilator! It was breathing for me! Talk about scared! I'll never do that again as I almost died! It would be suicide to even TRY to chew on a patch. Please never try that.

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This is such a tired old topic. I'm so sick of hearing the same things over and over again.
Yes. Fentanyl is a VERY good, important drug. The transdermal delivery system is great since fent's 1/2-life is so short.
Yes. You can chew 'em, you can remove the gel...dry it out and smoke it. You can dissovle the patches and inject them.
People that have these "horror" strories seem to all have one thing in common. A universally naieve behavior when it comes to using these types of drugs which have an abuse potential.
Those people which have used drugs recreationally all seem to be wise about their use AND even their ABuse and don't seem to have these stories about how they almost died etc...
Personally, I have used just about every illicit drug on the planet. No, I'm not proud of it. I'm merely saying that some people are naive about using drugs in recreational manners and some are not.
I could of told you for example, that wearing a fentanyl patch in a hot tub would drastically increase the absorption of fentanyl into your system...without even trying it 1st. It's simply common sense. The moisture puts the drug into aqueous solution and it soaks into the skin along with the drug. The copious amounts of water in a bath are far greater than the water normally found in your skin. The heat also increases the amount and speed with which the drug dissolves.
Anyone who has taken a intro chemistry class knows that every 10 degree increase of heat in reaction approximately doubles its speed.
Not even thinking of that rule of thumb....it's just common sense.
Putting a piece of a patch in your WET, WARM mouth?....gee, what do you think will happen?
All you naieve people without common sense regarding human physiology, chemistry, pharmacology etc...stay away from drugs all together.
Actually, stay away from your stating your silly stories here as well. They are of no use to anyone.

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Wow, that is really sad.

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Please give some detail about your ritual. You can't just be chewing away at them. How long do you chew first pass? How long do you wait for second pass? Do you sliver the gel ones with a razor or scissors to make the drug more accessible? Y/N answers are worthless...good detail including weight/height/frequency etc. help one be more scientific. We are playing the odds but shouldn't "play" the science! RESPECT IT Use details from dependable others!

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It would be interesting to hear back from the original chewer(s) to hear what the outcome was. I worry about whether or not they are even alive to report their experience? Perhaps they err'd on the side of caution and decided not to try such a bold method of delivery? I can't help wondering what dissolving concentrated Fentanyl gel so close to the blood/brain barrier does to a human body? Maybe we don't want to know?

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I am sorry for your loss, my 32 year old aby brother died 3 months ago. It was terrible tohave to wait for the autopsy report but it was a fentanyl overdose, we found him face down in the bathroom at his house 2 days later. God I miss him.

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