If fentanyl is so dangerous, why is it used in hospitals?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fentanyl is killing 100,000 Americans a year.
Think about that. Many people get addicted to their prescribed fentanyl. This is outrageous.

Yes, all those people self-titrating their home spinal analgesias. Sad.

They've made fentanyl "lollipops" (actiq) for decades now for pain-management, so maybe don't be a clownass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was about to have a minor medical procedure and discovered that they were going to use Fentanyl to "put me under." By coincidence, the newspaper that morning had a front page article (above the fold) about overdoses in the DMV. When I raised this issue with the anesthesiologist, I got a nasty earful about how I was not to question the doctor's expertise. Thanks, Doc.

You should reconsider your response. While the anesthesiologist could have been more patient, it’s pretty obvious that a trained professional using a controlled medication in the manner it was designed is substantially different from a random person buying it from a drug dealing using it at home and overdosing and dying. These are not remotely comparable.

This. It's always ok to ask questions about your treatment, and the doctor should not have been rude. But if you really thought the doctor would allow you to overdose on the operating table, why were you even there? At some point you have to let people do the jobs they are trained to do.

Which doctor is trained to help make us healthy again?

[Anonymous]

I had it adminstered for a colonoscopy (not in the US)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fentanyl is killing 100,000 Americans a year.
Think about that. Many people get addicted to their prescribed fentanyl. This is outrageous.

Yes, all those people self-titrating their home spinal analgesias. Sad.

They've made fentanyl "lollipops" (actiq) for decades now for pain-management, so maybe don't be a clownass?

Does your spinal analgesia magically turn into a popsicle, or what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are so many other meds that can relieve pain and aren’t as dangerous.

Wait till you learn what they do during brain surgery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was about to have a minor medical procedure and discovered that they were going to use Fentanyl to "put me under." By coincidence, the newspaper that morning had a front page article (above the fold) about overdoses in the DMV. When I raised this issue with the anesthesiologist, I got a nasty earful about how I was not to question the doctor's expertise. Thanks, Doc.

You should reconsider your response. While the anesthesiologist could have been more patient, it’s pretty obvious that a trained professional using a controlled medication in the manner it was designed is substantially different from a random person buying it from a drug dealing using it at home and overdosing and dying. These are not remotely comparable.

This. It's always ok to ask questions about your treatment, and the doctor should not have been rude. But if you really thought the doctor would allow you to overdose on the operating table, why were you even there? At some point you have to let people do the jobs they are trained to do.

Which doctor is trained to help make us healthy again?

Pretty much all of them you dipshït

[Anonymous]

This forum is for stupid angry people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This forum is for stupid angry people.

And pharma reps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was about to have a minor medical procedure and discovered that they were going to use Fentanyl to "put me under." By coincidence, the newspaper that morning had a front page article (above the fold) about overdoses in the DMV. When I raised this issue with the anesthesiologist, I got a nasty earful about how I was not to question the doctor's expertise. Thanks, Doc.

You should reconsider your response. While the anesthesiologist could have been more patient, it’s pretty obvious that a trained professional using a controlled medication in the manner it was designed is substantially different from a random person buying it from a drug dealing using it at home and overdosing and dying. These are not remotely comparable.

This. It's always ok to ask questions about your treatment, and the doctor should not have been rude. But if you really thought the doctor would allow you to overdose on the operating table, why were you even there? At some point you have to let people do the jobs they are trained to do.

Which doctor is trained to help make us healthy again?

If you believe that, then don't go to the doctor. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This forum is for stupid angry people.

If you aren't angry at what is happening to the current state of American public health and the healthcare system overall, then you are not paying attention.

[Anonymous]

It’s not street Fentanyl and it’s very controlled in a hospital setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since we give it IV, fentanyl provides rapid pain relief. We also give patients IV morphine or dilaudid sometimes. Giving any pain medication IV is not super common on my unit. ICU patients get IV pain medication much more frequently.

And there’s a reason becoming an anesthesiologists requires significant training! The wrong dose easily can kill a patient.

[Anonymous]

If you ever go to rehab, you'll find that the doctors there tend to be anesthesiologists who did a little exploring and developed a major problem with fentanyl.

It's a dangerous drug, even for those who know better. It's also a very efficient drug and absolutely serves its purpose. But some brains are absolutely wired for it - and you don't know who you are until your neurotransmitters get a taste of it. Which is why it's strictly controlled in the clinical world.