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Reviewer: dsn, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I did not have music playing in my head but did have issues headaches, sinus teeth issues, concentration, and irritability. It took me a week to get pain relief and it was minimal. I would not have considered going back to work while on it. My flow was low at 1.2 and I recommend no higher than that to begin with. I have switched to morphine and am slowly making progress on pain levels.
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Reviewer: AC, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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My intrathecal pain pump was filled w/prialt 2006-2016. It was the only time I've been almost pain free after 2 bouts of cancer. I only stopped due to new Dr unable(unwilling)to find a way to fill it for me saying it was cost prehibitive. I was able to tolerate side effects by reducing PRIALT and increasing rider. I would love to go back on it as nothing else gives me the pain relief as PRIALT
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Reviewer: John, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Prialt is very effective for pain relief. I was pain free for the first time in 10 years. The only problem was it destroyed my ability to form memories, made me constantly irritable and over emotional. If they could reduce the side effects it would be great. Unfortunately it left me a crying, screaming near psychotic.
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Reviewer: Too risky, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Hallucinations, depression, thoughts of suicide, loss of memory and Lost all desire for intimacy. My pain doctor charged 5 times what same dosage of dilaudid cost. Possible secondary gain? If you like to gamble, try prialt.
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Reviewer: scared, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been still having lot of pain in the last 11/2 months I been having a lot of changes with my body.my tummy feels like a burning of a knife cutting inside in the last month I have been having my hands and legs shake last very shortly.now in 3 wewks I have my body shakes don't last long but seems too happen more often.when things first started I thought heck its my nerves but now I have d
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