Fentanyl citrate (fentanyl citrate) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Fentanyl citrate (fentanyl citrate)
Itching, unusual dreams/nightmares, out of it twilight sleep/nod feeling, extreme numbness waist down, urinary retention, hypnagogic hallucinations
Worked pretty well for pain in an epidural, but man, it was WEIRD. It seemed to cast me in that Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd video, but then again, I just had surgery and the pain was TERRIBLE. I would reccomend it, but after surgery, you dont have much choice in what they put in your IV. Probably about interchangeable with other strong opioids.
FENTANYL CITRATE (FENTANYL CITRATE): This medication is used to help relieve sudden (breakthrough) cancer pain in people who are regularly taking moderate to large amounts of opioid pain medication. Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. This medication should not be used to relieve mild or short-term pain (such as due to headache/migraine, dental procedures, surgery). (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)
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