Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Massachusetts

njlib

(891 posts)

5. I work the other end of the spectrum

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 06:15 AM

Oct 2015

Geriatrics...long term care...and have the same experience with the fentanyl patches. These sickly, old, frail people can fully function on the patch, in addition to a host of other pain/psych meds on top of it. I can sleep for a week after taking two Tylenol PM's. The amount of heavy duty drugs these people can handle never ceases to amaze me.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

CDC issues warning on fentanyl abuse [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2015 OP

Forty to fifty times stronger than heroin... Human101948 Oct 2015 #1

Meanwhile pots illegal most places. newfie11 Oct 2015 #2

Seriously. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #4

Really newfie11 Oct 2015 #10

It's hard to believe how much fentanyl some of my patients require mucifer Oct 2015 #3

I work the other end of the spectrum njlib Oct 2015 #5

That's why I really don't like articles like this. mucifer Oct 2015 #7

Occasionally, we have to deal with the same kind of family njlib Oct 2015 #8

i wonder if that explains why they didn't give me any for my colonoscopy yesterday. unblock Oct 2015 #6

propofol Fluothane Oct 2015 #9