Demerol is under-prescribed and its benefits are underestimated. This is THE best pain medicine medicine available today with regards to effectiveness and minimal side effects. My husband has been on 100mg 4x day for 8 years for his degenerative disks in his lower back, and I use as much as 500mg in a day for neuropathic pain flares and a daily dose of 50 to 100mg for the past 5 years. Neither of us have had ANY of these "horrible toxic effects" that doctors freak out about since the metabolite of Demerol (normeperidine) supposedly causes seizures and all sorts of toxic poisoning effects. Well, not a single Seizure from either of us daily users and are productive citizens thanks to this med. No one we have contact with can even tell we take narcotic pain pills because we have no drowsiness or mental fog that all of the other narcotics cause. Our moods have drastically improved as well since Demerol also has an effect on serotonin levels and we have more energy and motivation to do things. We have tried ALL of the other short and long acting narcotics and while some may reduce pain, the pain seems to be so much worse when the pill is wearing off and waiting for the next dose is horrible! Demerol slowly wears off but always seems to leave you feeling ok enough to make it until the next dose. I love this stuff and have NOT become an addict like so many drs fear. I wish the negative stigma of Demerol would go away and drs would feel ok prescribing this for chronic pain instead of those oxys that everyone gets hooked on. My only complaint is that I wish pharmaceutical companies would finally make an Extended Release formula for those of us who otherwise have to constantly keep track of taking several short-acting ones throughout the day.

ive taken demerol for 8 or 9 yrs now for chronic low back pain from 2 surgeries. It has worked well for me and its clean, no side effects other than dry mouth.Ive taken every pain killer out there and demerol is the best.

I was prescribed this RX about a year ago, after being diagnosed with acute intermittent porphyria which causes a great deal of pain in my limbs and back. This has worked wonders for me and has allowed me to have a better quality of life than before with just OTC meds. Works for me.

I was given this drug when admitted to the hospital for ovarian cysts. I am allergic to most narcotic pain meds (such as codeine and morphine and their derivatives) and was thrilled when this med was tolerated quite well. I have had surgery to remove the ovaries and am now on Demoral orally at home. The relief is somewhat less than the IV, however all around I love this medication. A little dry mouth and flushing are my only side effects.

I was in the hospital for severe headache and neck/backache. The pain was caused by a fall, and it turned out I had a concussion. I liked Demerol better than Morphine. Even though after taking it my blood pressure dropped to 102/50, it didn't make me feel as restless, jittery, etc., as morphine and other hydrocodone/codine drugs do. This allowed me to finally get some well-needed rest and relieved my pain quickly. Normally I have to take phenergen with my pain medication to prevent nausea and vomiting, but I didn't have to use any this time. I was on 75mg (1mL) injections of this medication. It still gave me the fishbowl for a head feeling, but I'll live with that over severe pain!

i have tried every pain med and would get demerol inj every doc appt. now get oral demerol for migraines cronic pain and fibomyalgia. It is the best i have tried way better than lorecet or morphine. docs should perscribe this more often and its hard to get it at a pharmacy, but is very cheap

I have an arachnoid cyst in my brain, my neurologist gave me 150-200 mg of demerol every 4-6 hours. this takes away the pain, does not make me sleepy, but gives me jitters, and i seem hyper, restless. i also get alot of itching with it. but this is the only thing that takes away my pain and not make me sick to my stomach like the other pain meds do like hydrocodone, ect.