- First-time poster / long-time reader 3rd November 2007
... Norco up to currently about 500 mg of Oxy per day - OxyContin 40 and Roxicodone 30. Uses less, so I borrow when ... his doc, and eventually worked up to my own Rx for OxyContin 40 @ 3 per day, and Roxicodone 15 @ 3 per day, so...
... opana and you get absolutly no high from it as you do oxycontin , or roxycodone. Thats what I ultimatly ended up on...
- Need advice on taper - does anyone have suggestions or comments? 1st November 2007
... down.
My doctor switched me today from 60 mgs of Oxycontin to the equivalent dose of Morphine (in the form of...
... to notice a big difference in the morphine vs. the oxycontin .if it is real time release oxycontin that you have...
- Jules 3!!! 28th October 2007
... which is a benzo just like xanax. He was also getting oxycontin through a doctor who couldn't diagnose his stomach ... had ulcers. Anyway the psychiatrist took over the oxycontin so could wean him off it. As she weaned him off he ... bed at the time watching me. I grabbed them and the oxycontin and stuffed them in my pocket. He should stood there...
- Detox or Subutox???? HELP 25th October 2007
... Frankly, if you are taking percocet and not, say, oxycontin , your doses are simply not that high. Percocet has...
- Addicted to xanax. Want to get off. Will klonopin help? 15th October 2007
... now off all benzos, thank god, just struggling with oxycontin now!...
- ever stop cold turkey and succeed? 12th October 2007
... My son went cold turkey at home from heroin and Oxycontin . He was a heavy user. His father and I took turns...
- Almost finished with taper - really scared to take the next step... 10th October 2007
... its been two months since I admitted my addiction to Oxycontin . I'm almost done tapering - from about 700mgs per...
...
I tapered off Oxycodone ( like immediate release oxycontin ). Personally, I would follow your doctors direction...
...
I tapered off Oxycodone ( like immediate release oxycontin ).
reach
Reach, I was wondering, with the slow...
- going cold turkey off heroin 6th October 2007
... sober for 5 1/2 years., then i screwed up in may on oxycontin for 10 days. i am currently on sub and tapering from...
- What relieves headaches/leg symptoms due to oxycontin withdrawal? 5th October 2007
... little over a week ago from taking upto 100mg a day of oxycontin and 40mg's a day of percosets my energy level fell...
- What are the standard Suboxone conditions? 4th October 2007
... is get on the Suboxone for a month to get off the OxyContin but continue to see my pain doc also.
What other...
... known they were even there.
I started back on the OxyContin 4 days after I quit the Suboxone and it worked just ... perfectly. I know now that if/when I decide to quit the OxyContin for good some day, that I can do it easily with the...
- is ultram aka tramadol addictive? 4th October 2007
... helping me out alot to since i quit taking percosets and oxycontin . It helps with the aches and pains and my withdrawls ... withdrawls just as bad as withdrawing from percosets or oxycontin ?
which narcotic is worse to withdrawl from?...
... pharmacist why it changed. She said that since the oxycontin scare, the pharma companies have over reacted and...
- opiate addiction please help me with this question 27th September 2007
... good salary. However, he spent all of his money on Oxycontin ; up to 2500 a week. Needless to say he also lost...
- Help, I LOVE Lortab! 26th September 2007
... everything possible not to continue. Lortab, hydrocodone, oxycontin , etc are all opiods. This is a synthetic opiate. Yes...
- Totally off oxycontin - how long does headaches/leg cramps last? 25th September 2007
... Hi - today begins my 4th day totally off oxycontin . How long do the withdrawal symptoms usually last...
... and the withdrawals were shortlived. Of course with Oxycontin , it's a whole new ball game. If you were only taking ... hoping for good results. I HATE being dependant on oxycontin !...
... what to take for the headaches? I'm on day 9 off oxycontin now, but the headaches are continuing. Extra-strength...
- seeking info in ontario canada!!!! 21st September 2007
... Lilacs:I have been on Oxycontin since 2001.I have spinal cord problems and have had ... the problems returned and i am forced back to using oxycontin (40 mg 3 times daily).The surgeon wanted to put me ... refused.I inquired about going on Subutex to get off Oxycontin then try a non narcotic pain killer,I was told that ... another 4 or 5 hour surgery but I want to get off Oxycontin .I am still looking to see if Subutex/Suboxone is available...
- My Story 14th September 2007
... Percoset and eventually put me on 20 mg. 3xs per day of oxycontin , it has been about 3 years since I took my first oxy...
... here and do admire your determination to get off the oxycontin . As Ozzybug wrote, it is not an easy road, but it ... I tapered from oxycodone, which is very similar to oxycontin , but is a short acting med. The short acting med ... the end I was tapering by eighths of a table). The oxycontin can not be broken. It is very, very dangerous to ... ever even think about this! I was on oxycontin at one point to manage pain and this was made very...
- Why do doctors do it ?? 13th September 2007
... I know of several people that are strung out on Oxycontin . Hydrocodone (including patches) and Methodone all...
... 3206926]I know of several people that are strung out on Oxycontin . Hydrocodone (including patches) and Methodone all...
... 3206926]I know of several people that are strung out on Oxycontin . Hydrocodone (including patches) and Methodone all...
- Just When I think I have it under control.... 13th September 2007
... Almost a month ago, I was taking around 500 - 700mgs of Oxycontin (= 100 - 140 percocets) per day!!! I am now down...
- Ok, I'm going for it!!!! 10th September 2007
... NOT going to be easy. I was taking 500-700 mgs of Oxycontin a day - three weeks ago. Thats equivalent to over...
- is this a problem?? 8th September 2007
... ADDICT... my addiction is narcotics.. painkillers, oxycontin .. heroin... i would abuse drugs to change the way...
- I am so scared!! 7th September 2007
... relapsed... but ive moved on from the perocets to OXYCONTIN and HEROIN (SHOOTING)... yeah this is where my addiction...
- Trying to get off OC's 7th September 2007
... rough days, since I had a set-back and took 160 mgs of Oxycontin at once. I feel as tho I've learned my lesson, and...
... been doing a taper (kinda slow - started at 100mgs of Oxycontin three weeks ago, I'm now at 50 mgs, equivalent to...
- Feels Like A Dead End 7th September 2007
... anidepressants. Two years ago my doctor put me on oxycontin for large cysts and I hated the stuff. I started...
- Help! 31st August 2007
... I recently learned that my husband is addicted to Oxycontin , he didn't get it for pain, simply for the high.....
... with tapering) please go with him. I was addicted to oxycontin as well (got some from my doctor, eventually bought...
- Percocet Withdrawl, Help Please 30th August 2007
... once. its usually around 9PM. I was
prescriped 60 oxycontin 10mg last week. I went through those in three
days...
... I'm Kate and I am an addict. I took percocets and oxycontin for back pain as well. It got out of hand when I...
- YES!!! there is hope! 29th August 2007
... and by that point, it was nothing to take 100 mg of oxycontin along with 10 percocets at one sitting.
My breaking...
- suboxone or methadone? 26th August 2007
... been on pain medication for three years now, vicodan, oxycontin , norco and now duragesic. I had a work injury and...
... .Before I got help I was using massive amounts of oxycontin daily along with large amounts of hydrocodone,fentanyl ... and morphine..I was consuming approx 360mg of oxycontin (snorting it)approx 200-250mg of hydrocodone(20-25...
- I am Merely me...My story ( A long one) 26th August 2007
... be put on what I referred to as "the strong stuff" Oxycontin ( the ex's DOC) or morphine, in fact morphine had always...
... be put on what I referred to as "the strong stuff" Oxycontin ( the ex's DOC) or morphine, in fact morphine had always...
- Not sure what my script says..... Please Help!! 25th August 2007
... pain killers. The DR tried to up and up my doses of oxycontin but I refused. They are highly addictive and then...
- I am in oxycodone hell again! 18th August 2007
... perspective. To me, 630 mgs of oxycodone a day plus oxycontin now is a tremndous intake of drugs to a body. I think...
... perspective. To me, 630 mgs of oxycodone a day plus oxycontin now is a tremndous intake of drugs to a body. I think...
... taper[/CENTER]
Your words... if you are not on oxycontin , then why are you taking it? I am not sure how else...
... taper[/CENTER]
Your words... if you are not on oxycontin , then why are you taking it? I am not sure how else...
... very first post fourth sentence.I WAS JUST PRESCRIBED OXYCONTIN TO HELP WITH THE TAPER instead of takin the short...
- Need to quit methadone, anyone been here? 10th August 2007
... doctor could start you on no methadone but taking oxycontin 20-30mg twice a day for say 10days..That should be...
- I don't know what to do!!!! 9th August 2007
... oxymorfphone.this stuff is way more powerfull than oxycontin ever thought about bein.with 5 pills left all you...
- Husband is post surgery and having problems with pain medication 9th August 2007
... Percocet. We have had many other things (including Oxycontin , Diazepam and Dilaudid) at his disposal and he has...
- Has anyone ever been physically sick from this? 6th August 2007
... things on its own. I too used to get ill from too much oxycontin . My advise if simple. your body is obviously telling...
- Can I come off oxycontin cold-turkey in a hospital? 1st August 2007
... [QUOTE=lisaingeorgia;3130866]I have been on oxycontin 20mg every 8 hours for almost a year to help with ... my abdominal pain, I do not feel I really need the oxycontin anymore. I also take 90 mg Cymbalta/day to offset ... the depression caused by the oxycontin .
I have tried twice to taper off, but both times ...
Is it possible to be hospitalized and come off oxycontin all at once, being cared for in the hospital for the...
... cold turkey with nothing to ease my suffering 2 times oxycontin at higher doses then you for longer. it is hard but...
... also. Yes, I am thankful that I feel coming off the oxycontin is an option for me, now if I can find the simplest...
- Maggie Are U There? 31st July 2007
... why did i ever think it would be ok to take those oxycontin for my back? ) i was just online searching for motivationa...
- Good Morning!! I'm a new member and need some HELP! 29th July 2007
... due to the severe headaches. So he started him on oxycontin , 40 mg, three times a day. He came home on these...
- Im new--struggling with subutex 27th July 2007
... in May after a 7 day in-patient stay in detox for Oxycontin (40's & 80's) mostly, but I would take whatever I...
- Spouse of Tramadol Addicted Wife At Wits End - Need Advice! 27th July 2007
... 'treat' her depression. She had been addicted to oxycontin and we got her off of that a couple of years ago....
... read that together you had worked to get her off the oxycontin . What I didn't read is what kind of aftercare took...
... her family are aware of the previous problems with oxycontin ?
Keep those bottles, keep those shipping labels...
- Sunday Morning Sing-a-long.... 22nd July 2007
... started with vicodin and went on to swallow percocet, oxycontin , xanax, oxycodone, etc. Unlike the famous old lady...
- Suboxone Worries 14th July 2007
... deep end in may, for only ten days, chewing up 80mg oxycontin . the suboxone and this taper are the result of that...
- Tramadol addiction 2nd July 2007
... Tramadol (Ultram) for over 2 weeks now everyday (used OxyContin but overdose scared me so never again will i use that...
... alot like you. This person also had a problem with oxycontin and almost died from it as well. Although they refused...
... your question - you're correct, i did overdose on OxyContin a few days ago
and Reachout, i do wanna check out...
... your question - you're correct, i did overdose on OxyContin a few days ago
and Reachout, i do wanna check out...
- Is it the Endone/Oxycontin? 1st July 2007
... times a day now for 2 years- before this I was on Oxycontin but this somehow got changed when I was in hospital ... things worse).
Anyway MY GP decided I should change to oxycontin after he saw me last Wednesday- he told me to take ... twice a day. On Thursday morning I took one 10mg Oxycontin and was totally wiped out for the rest on the day ... .
The next day I tried to take 5mg oxycontin Three times a day as discussed with doctor-and 2.5 ... bit of "fever"
I have now been told to take 5mg oxycontin twice a day-still feeling drained. - this is just ... unplanned W/D's... I am starting to wonder if the oxycontin is causing more problems than the Endone. Whether...
... research on it. Endone is oxycodone. Oxycodone and oxycontin are the same things which verified my suspisions. ... OxyCONTIN is a slow release form of oxyCODONE. So basically ... same med. You stated that your doc has you taking oxycontin 3x's a day and it's supposed to have a 12 hour release...
... morning I had been taking Endone 5mg 4x daily, 5mg Oxycontin once daily at bedtime and 2 panadeine (which is codiene ... more recently studies have shown that slow re-lease oxycontin does not last in your body for 12 hours- it's something ... GP told me to stop the Endone and start taking the Oxycontin 10mg twice daily- so in theory this would add up to ... 20mg daily. On the THursday morning I took one 10mg Oxycontin and was wiped out for the day that evening I took ... 5mg Oxycontin instead of the 10mg as directed, I did take 2.5 mg ... the edge of things...reducing
On Friday I took 5mg oxycontin 3x daily about every 8-9 hours and the extra
2.5 ... THis is when he told me to reduce yet again to 5mg Oxycontin twice daily and cover break through pain with pandiene ... So the current plan is that I should be taking 5mg oxycontin twice daily and cover break through pain with panadeine ... - I took the last dose of oxycontin about 7 hours ago I have been in pain for the last ... opiates than 3-4 days ago but/and I am not sure if oxycontin is metabolized differently than Endone-because it...
... by making the switch to a longer acting opiate like oxycontin . I would assume with the hope that the longer acting...
... one,i 'think' you are inadvertantly interspersing oxycontin for oxycodone since i know they do not actually make ... a 5 mg oxycontin .why the codiene?you can by tylenol for fevers without ... i do think the codiene may be your biggest problem. oxycontin shouldn't be giving you that much added drowsiness ... the idea of actually taking a long acting med like oxycontin is to get rid of the need to have to be taking pills ... base med.in order to best manage pain with the use of oxycontin (or any other long acting pain med),your doc should ... keep regularly taking added pills.that is how the oxycontin was ment to be used in pain management really.and ... make me very sleepy but i do fine with oxycodone.the oxycontin just should not be the drug that is giving you the...
... about 5 years ago- at that stage he put me on 80mg oxycontin twice a day...I seemed to tolerate it then but I ... supposedly simple procedure and I was somehow put on both Oxycontin and Endone 4 x daily- at that stage I finally got ... off the oxycontin (probably looking back wrong choice).
In Australia ... they do make 5mg Oxycontin SR (must admit I get a little confused by all the ... half the codeine and panadol (tyenol)
I took 5mg Oxycontin @ 6-30am, I will probably take another 5 mg around...
... what your saying Feelbad, if I was taking 10mg oxycontin SR twice a day I would be getting the same as if...
... last Wednesday I was taking 5mg Endone 4x daily, 1 oxycontin 5mg night and panadeine (tyenol and condeine when ... I dropped the Endone altogether and the extra 5mg oxycontin at night _sorry not trying to confuse anyone.. let ... alone myself:) :(
what I am taking now is 5mg oxycontin 3x daily and supposedly panadiene as needed... this...
... idea- like on Saturday when he told me to drop to 5mg Oxycontin twice a Day what from the previous dose that was around ... Daily plus added condeine etc.... I am now taking 5mg Oxycontin SR three times a day plus more codeine than I should ... for some guidance whether maybe I should be taking Oxycontin 10mg Twice a day- surely dropping to this dose should...
... so.
I don't have a true handle on tapering off Oxycontin and its extended release properties because I had...
... remember them warning not to withdraw/taper from a Oxycontin g SR. I had thought myself if I was still on the ... doses over several months....you can't do this with Oxycontin SR- certaintly something to think about.
Generally ... hurting so much, anyway he has suggested to take 5mg Oxycontin twice daily then the night dose- around 10pm- take ... 10mg oxycontin SR instead of 5mg so basically he has brought the ... and 500mg Tyenol at same time I took the
afternoon Oxycontin dose-wiped out for 5 hours- really making me think...
... have been to see the GP this morning-I took the 10mg Oxycontin SR last night at about 10-30pm as told ( at that stage ... I had said to myself OK `10mg Oxycontin SR twice daily)- I awoke about 5-00am deciding it ... thought darn this I ended up taking 5mg Endone (NO Oxycontin ) and panadeine. I had to go and do some food shopping ... So its now nearly 3-30pm I have had no Endone/ oxycontin since breakfast-I am trying to get to an Oxycontin...
- Does It Ever Change? 29th June 2007
... higher dose and escalated to the point of snorting oxycontin while wearing 2-3 fentanyl patches just to keep the...
- Almost overdose of OxyContin today...please help 28th June 2007
... taking it everyday yesterday, when i took 80mg of oxycontin (yesterday i also though i was gonna overdose but ... i survived). Today i did the same thing (80mg of oxycontin ) and felt as if i was gonna overdose, but none of ... the symptoms i read online of " oxycontin overdose" applied to me. All it said online was everything ... him i can get out of this addiction. I have 2 80mg oxycontin 's left. I'm now debating on throwing them away and...
... so that i wouldn't slip into a coma induced by the OxyContin s. Anyways, got through that night! (By the way, just ... up til 2 days ago, where i took a total of 80mg of OxyContin , and another 80mg yesterday. Now here i am today feeling...
- Pill popping frenzy 26th June 2007
... pills i speak of are Opiates and Benzo's. Percocet, OxyContin , Xanax, Valium. anything in that type of catagory...
- Fentenyl Blues... 24th June 2007
... able to maintain full and total compliance with the oxycontin i now have to be on since may of 04 when i was stabilized...
... take you off the Lortab and offer you methadone or oxycontin so don't excpect them to keep you on the lortabs for...
- Maggie 21st June 2007
... back in the beginning of may and self medicated with oxycontin . 80mg. chewed them no less !! i was surprised at ... version of my story. to continue: after doing the oxycontin in may i put myself on sub to ween cuz i didnt want...
- Pharmacy Questions 21st June 2007
... They are really cracking down on things like Vicodin, Oxycontin , and the like! I now have a pain management doctor...
- Seductive Little Drug 18th June 2007
... from heroin when i hurt my back and self med with oxycontin 80mg (chewed, no less !!!) for 10 days. am weening...
- Say no to long term suboxone 17th June 2007
... had hurt my back very badly and self medicated with oxycontin 80mg for 10 days. thats why i went on sub. i had heard...
- recovered addict husband on lots of meds 12th June 2007
... hi my husband was addicted to xanax and i think oxycontin a few years ago. he did not go into rehab but went...
- switching from methadone to suboxone.... 3rd June 2007
... month when i hurt my back and self medicated with oxycontin 80's (i chewed them) so now im on suboxone and weaning...
- Who out there has quit on their own ct ? 1st June 2007
... for reference, at the end of my usage, I was taking oxycontin , morphine, fentynal patches and suckers, methadone ... get a hold of. mostly it was either methadone or oxycontin tho in high doses. It took me about 3-4 weeks for...
- How much acetaminophen? 1st June 2007
... from wanting to put me on multiple pain killers like Oxycontin and others combined, to telling me that I am too young...
... opiate like oxycodone; or move on up to longer acting oxycontin , morphine, fentynal patches. So one must eventually...
- 1st post 29th May 2007
... percocet. Then that stopped working so i moved up to oxycontin . And by the end of my journey i was snorting up to...
- This is how I ended up on Methadone and why I am now Detoxing 27th May 2007
... was working and there was no way I was going to take oxycontin !! I really did not even like the idea of taking Methadone...
- Fifth day detoxing of Methadone and yesturday was the worst! 26th May 2007
... function. His answer?.....Let's ramp up to daily taking oxycontin for a month then we can try methadone.
I heard those...
- Why do I feel like I need to take it all??? 24th May 2007
... Restless legg they pain got worse and a friend had some Oxycontin 40mg and started giving me his script for 120 of them...
- Hi! Newbie here. Anyone have any experience with methadone? 24th May 2007
... already know what I was risking (I had been addicted to oxycontin before I started seeing him) and he was glad that ... my doctor, the first thing I told him was about the oxycontin . I had taken up to 240mg crushed or 560mg whole pills...
- need suboxone taper info 20th May 2007
... first of all a little background:
i relapsed on oxycontin after being 5 1/2 yrs clean from heroin... the relapse...
- This is sad and a reminder 17th May 2007
... responsible!
I was glad to hear that the makers of oxycontin are finally being examined for their decpetive practices...
- Marijuana 9th May 2007
... like E (Which I have never done and never will do), Oxycontin , and marijuana but I just say no no no. It's hard...
- So bittersweet... 8th May 2007
... starts all over again. I really was looking into trying Oxycontin for my pain, since it's more of a long-lasting painkiller...
... Stay away from the Oxycontin ; it will rip your life apart. No feeling bummed and...
... 4's. I don't want to get hooked on something like Oxycontin ... It's just frustrating, because I'm 21 and having...
- VERY LUCKY -- my doctor really cares 7th May 2007
... seeing him I told him that I had been addicted to Oxycontin before. He ended up switching me from Methadone to...
- finally posting 6th May 2007
... a few weeks, MS contin for a few months, and then oxycontin for a year. I was taken off oxycontin and put on...
- Anyone ever heard of a detox buddy? 3rd May 2007
... vics and darvocet (prescribed at the same time!) to oxycontin . That's when I knew I was on a seriously downward...
- Getting off!!!......multiple meds 2nd May 2007
... at any given time I was on Pregnisone, percocet, oxycontin , skelaxin, lexapro, xanax, clonidine, seroquil, depakote...
- clonazepam[kolonapin] is very addictive! 1st May 2007
... for example,in my case,I started out taking 20 mg of oxycontin 4 yrs ago,today,I take 80mg,to get the same effect...
- chronic pain....starting to get addicted to meds 28th April 2007
... deal of pain. MY pain Dr. won't increase my dose of oxycontin . In order to get faster and stronger help I have been...
- I need help and support too PLEASE! 25th April 2007
... taper (I did one coming of about the same amount of oxycontin during my back surgery) its not bad, the trick is...
- Please help -Daughter addicted?? 17th April 2007
...
is the methadone being used to remove her from oxycontin ? Oxycontin is bad news. It serves a purpose but it ... he would steal from the pharmacies he robbed. Only oxycontin . It was a huge street drug so I would suppose it is...
- New here with some questions 17th April 2007
... various narcotics for about 4 years. He used to be on oxycontin and percocet (with increasing doses for about 3 years...
- Can ANYONE offer ANY advice? 13th April 2007
... used Morphine and sent her home with a script for Oxycontin , her PM Dr, told her, he would only give her the oxy ... could possibly help her?
She is prescribed:
Oxycontin 80 mg 2 x a day
Roxycodone 10mg as needed for break...
- drug dreams part of detox process....anyone else? 12th April 2007
... as well...I was trying to stop people from taking oxycontin ! Not sure what it means but it was weird. My dreams...
