Subsys

Fentanyl

Fentanyl, also spelled fentanil, is a powerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.[3] It is also used as a recreational drug, sometimes mixed with heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. Its potentially deadly overdose effects can be neutralized by naloxone.[5] Fentanyl is commonly used to create counterfeit drugs marketed as OxyContin, Xanax, Adderall, and other pills. It has a rapid onset and its effects general...

How long does it take to get off subsys, I have been on this for over 15 years for chronic nerve damage. What are the withdrawals and what other pain relief is instead of this. ## Hello, Jean! How are you? The FDA lists Subsys as containing Fentanyl, which is the most potent opiate available, thus after that long of a time period, you'll need to do a very slow taper. Your doctor should be able to help you set up a proper tapering schedule. However, since there is nothing else close to it available, I am not sure what else you may be able to use for pain relief. What dosage of it have you been on? The possible withdrawals may include nausea, dizziness, fever, chills, diarrhea, depression and rebound pain.

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I was on Actiq for 15yrs then my Dr. retired and the new replacement Dr. switched me to subsys. Every month I would ask to go back on lozenges (sucker type/lollipop). Then jan 5th of this yr 2016. he stopped treating me cold turkey.....I should say abruptly stopped. The quality of my life has gone down hill. I have to broken hips (femoral head off). I can not have surgery because I am a paraplegic, but have sensation in my hips but am not weight baring and have a big history of MRSA...I went through horrible withdraw, was a crazy person, now I don't do anything anymore. I use to be active and swam and worked out and did Doberman rescue, now I never leave the house, and am miserable with pain...I think about killing myself all the time. I finally found a Dr. in June who wrote formora...

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Can someone offer advice on a tapering schedule for getting off of morphine 15 mg ER 3x, and subsys 400 mcg 3x, thanks.

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Subsys .1 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-001-10, 20482-001-30 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .2 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-002-10, 20482-002-30 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .4 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-004-10, 20482-004-30 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .6 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-006-10, 20482-006-30 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .8 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-008-10, 20482-008-30 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .6 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-012-15 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl

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Subsys .8 mg/1 Sublingual Spray by Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ## Package Codes: 20482-016-15 ## Active Ingredients: Fentanyl