NUCYNTA Reviews (TAPENTADOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.7 (148 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NUCYNTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NUCYNTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Back pain , knee pain | 1 days | 7/29/2013 | 5 | Knee surgery | Helped with pain after ACL surgery. Constipated and burning feeling when urinating. Only other side effect was trouble sleeping. Much better than hydrocodine - that made me itch and had hives. | F | 34 | 9 days 50mg | 11/24/2011 | 5 | IC | This pain med has helped more than any other pain medicine I've taken the past 5 years. The only side effect I've had is loss of appetite/weight loss, which to me isn't such a bad thing! | I am clear headed and no memory loss. I love this medicine. It has changed my life! | F | 42 | 3 weeks 4X day | 11/25/2011 | 5 | degenerative neck and back disorder | I get pain relief without feeling fuzzy. Very happy with Nucynta because I did not like the way I felt on other pain meds. The only issue is the cost I do not have med coverage | F | 59 | 6 months 50mg 2X day | 12/4/2011 | 5 | neck and back injury, bursitis | Dizzy/floaty "high" feeling first day (very much like the nitrous at the dentist). Some sweating/feeling warm. | First day, dizzy and felt a bit spacey, but not in a bad way. It was kind of like, "Weeeeee!" if that makes sense. That part has gradually lessened each day; today just felt slightly euphoric but no dizziness. Doesn't keep me awake at night like oxycodone does (WOOT!), no itching, no nausea when taken with food, no headaches. Hips/bursitis feeling great, almost zero pain when sitting for extended periods. Overall, very happy with this med so far!. | F | 40 | 5 days 100 2X day | 5/7/2010 | 5 | RSD/CRPS; DDD;Spinal Stenosis | Only constipation like all pain meds cause, easily solved with Miralax. | Definitely try it for yourself, people either love it or hate it. For me, I'd take it over Dilaudid, Fentanyl or similar class meds in a heartbeat. I get no drugged feeling from this. I can stay alert and active but without the pain. I love it! | F | 39 | 3 months 100 MG 6X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | progressive pain | Euphoric feeling.I started at 50mgs3xevery day.felt better but needed more relief moved up to 100mgs3xd wonderfuly painfree for about 2 hours out of every dose and took about 1hour and1/2for it to kick in.trying to get around the clock relief doc has me on 200mgER 2xd.first day taking it and absolutly feel no pain relief what so ever as if i didnt take anything at all.I did deal with a few headaches in the begining and with strengh increases.But as far as pain relief A+ able to be phsicaly active again first time in years.extended relief no help at all. | F | 35 | 6 months 100mg3xd | 8/15/2012 | 5 | Chronic Pain (Tietze Syndrome) | Headaches about the first 2 weeks, slightly sleepy, calm (not really euphoria, but this is not "bad") | F | 26 | 1 months 75 mg | 8/12/2012 | 5 | Migraine & neck, shoulder pain | 2 days of stomach upset but better now... Wonderful drug last longer than norco | F | 40 | 7 days 50mg | 3/29/2013 | 5 | buldging disc, arthritis,scoliosis | Mild hallucinations, drowsiness, .. Very satisfied with this medication. Although pain medication works for some and not others I would ask anyone to at least try it once as prescribed..... | F | 39 | 4 months 100 mg | 12/13/2012 | 5 | hand pain, bone contusion | Only slight euphoric feeling when it first takes effect. Slight dry mouth. But the benefits definitely outweigh these few side effects. Finally gound a medicine that actually helped my pain without making me groggy and itchy. Very thankful my dr prescribed this for me. Not exactly sure why it's a C-II though...? | F | 33 | 1 weeks 50 mg | 11/11/2013 | 5 | Back pain | May experience itching if doses are not spaced properly. Very good for pain treatment. | F | 34 | 2 years 100mg | 1/9/2014 | 5 | left shoulder and severe nerve pain | At first had the usual side effects. Weird dreams,dizziness, etc. But all side effects went away in a couple days. | Without my nucynta 100mg ER and my 50 mg IR. I am unable to move. I didn't have any for a couple days and my family could tell how much pain I was experiencing without them. I didn't go through any withdrawal symptoms. And with the immediate release my pain subsided within minutes of taking one. I am glad my doctor prescribed them. I am not 100% pain free but I can function daily now | F | 36 | 7 months 50 mg/100m | 11/11/2014 | 5 | chronic pancreatitis | Sedation | Non constipating | F | 55 | 4 months 100mg | 3/2/2015 | 5 | Degenerative disk and chronic gout | Thirsty, but easily dealt with by drinking water. A bit euphoric. I thought it wasn't working well at all until my dose was accidently bumped down to 50mg. It was originally at 75mg. So I had to take two at a time. 100mg doses were perfect! Gout is a horrible thing and super painful, it took the edge off. Much better than more addicting medication. I just take one a night, do not feel the need for more.. I wake up pain free (from ny back pain). Love this stuff! It's been two years, not really seeing negative side effects. | F | 34 | 2 years 100 mg | 3/20/2015 | 5 | Surgery pain and Fibromyalgia | No side effects | My wife cannot take nsaids and gets very sick and dizzy on narcotics. We decided to try Nucynta because it is supposed to cause less nausea. The doctor prescribed 50mg which I believe is a low dosage. Because my wife gets sick on narcotics we decided to cut the 50 mg into four pieces and therefore try a very tiny dose. To our surprise it worked. It gave good pain relief and absolutely no nausea! We plan to slowly up the dosage, but we were so happy with the results so-far we decided to post here to perhaps help others. | F | 70 | 1 weeks 12.5 mg 1X AN | 4/8/2015 | 5 | Severe focal neuropathy | Almost none but totally worth it. My short term memory is pretty much destroyed. Night sweats and an inability to control my own body temperature. I am certain this has to do with my low estrogen levels. My doctor and I worked it out by increasing another medication before bed, | This was my miracle drug. Within an hour of the first dose, I could get up. I am still only partially up a few hours a day and have a lot of other medications as well but this was the one that saved me. Prior to this ketamine and morohine and dilaudid did not ease the pain enough for me to sit up even. Now I can have limited functionality for a few hours a day where things almost seem normal. | F | 43 | 6 months 200 3X day | 2/3/2015 | 5 | Severe back issues. Quad fusion. | Very few side effects. Euphoria after about an hour and doesn't always cause drowsiness. | F | 45 | 1 years 50mg | 6/3/2015 | 5 | tried something new | Use to taking hydrocodone nucynta made me dizzzy dats it i have lyrica for that!!! | F | 38 | 1 days 50 | 11/27/2015 | 5 | Chronic back pain, fibromyalgia | Shaking, heart palpitations | I've been on narcotic pain meds since 2002 whIle going through chemo for breast cancer, I've had chronic pain since then. Percocet quit working, my Dr put me on Nucynta and I immediately felt a difference. I'm not groggy, there are no side affects like opioid meds I'd been on in the past. I am, however, experiencing shaking and heart palpitations. I, too, take zoloft and will need to adjust per my Dr. Worth the change! I still have pain but not near what I had on oxycodine. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 150 mg ER | 12/31/2015 |
NUCYNTA (TAPENTADOL HYDROCHLORIDE): Tapentadol is used to help relieve moderate to severe short-term pain (such as pain from an injury or after surgery). It 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. FDA Approval Date: 2008-11-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)