1st March 2008
Hello, and welcome! There are many people here with a wide array of experiences, so hang in there and you'll find several to help on a variety of issues that pop up.
As a general rule, any immediate release pill will take 45-60 minutes to work. It has to disolve and then be absorbed by your blood stream and/or your intestine. When pills come in a long acting version, manufacturers will label the regular pill "IR" for immediate release to distinguish it from the controlled release, or long acting. For example, Oxycodone comes in an "IR" and then Oxycontin, which is extended release. Technically speaking, a regular Tylenol or Motrin pill is "IR", but the just don't label it that way.
If you need something faster, there are generally two options:
(1) A liquid form such as Roxicodone or Oxyfast, which are both liquid Oxycodone. They usually work in about 10 minutes. Both come in a small bottle with a dropper that resembles baby Tylenol....The dropper has marks on it indicating 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, and 20 mg of Oxycodone. Each 5mg represents one Percocet. Often used for patients who are opiod tolerant.
(2) A lollipop such as Actiq which is fentanyl. A new drug recently hit the market called Fentora which is also fentanyl based, but a lozenge. Since both are absorbed in the cheek area, they begin to work immediately, and effectively help with pain in less than 5 minutes. I've read where Fentora is less than 2 minutes. Now, that's fast! Both are used frequently with cancer patients, but are also approved for off label uses and many people use them for non-cancer pain.
The only other option would be some type of shot, but that really isn't an option unless you're in a hospital.
Hope this helps.
Ex
As a general rule, any immediate release pill will take 45-60 minutes to work. It has to disolve and then be absorbed by your blood stream and/or your intestine. When pills come in a long acting version, manufacturers will label the regular pill "IR" for immediate release to distinguish it from the controlled release, or long acting. For example, Oxycodone comes in an "IR" and then Oxycontin, which is extended release. Technically speaking, a regular Tylenol or Motrin pill is "IR", but the just don't label it that way.
If you need something faster, there are generally two options:
(1) A liquid form such as Roxicodone or Oxyfast, which are both liquid Oxycodone. They usually work in about 10 minutes. Both come in a small bottle with a dropper that resembles baby Tylenol....The dropper has marks on it indicating 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, and 20 mg of Oxycodone. Each 5mg represents one Percocet. Often used for patients who are opiod tolerant.
(2) A lollipop such as Actiq which is fentanyl. A new drug recently hit the market called Fentora which is also fentanyl based, but a lozenge. Since both are absorbed in the cheek area, they begin to work immediately, and effectively help with pain in less than 5 minutes. I've read where Fentora is less than 2 minutes. Now, that's fast! Both are used frequently with cancer patients, but are also approved for off label uses and many people use them for non-cancer pain.
The only other option would be some type of shot, but that really isn't an option unless you're in a hospital.
Hope this helps.
Ex