- down and dirty about the pain 26th December 2004
... but was ready to come home. I came home with 20 mg oxycontin every 12 hrs and 2 vicodin every 4-6 and home aide ... / PT 2x week. I am now down to 20 mg oxycontin evry 12 hrs and 1 vicodin + 2 tylonol every 6 hrs...
- L3/L4 fusion - ? on pelvis bone harvest/graft and return to work 23rd December 2004
... I still am not permitted to drive yet.
I used oxycontin , 10 mg twice a day and morphine sulfate, 15 mg (one...
- Back spasms after lumbar fusion surgery 20th December 2004
... could do well on another pain med, Duragesic Patch or Oxycontin , etc. you would only have to be on one pain med. ...
- Morphine Haze 16th December 2004
... only needed to take one every 24 hours versus the two Oxycontin . This worked well for me, but like we keep on saying...
... just like oxy IR or something?Have you ever tried the oxycontin ?it has been a real lifesaver for me.i too had deep ... scarey feeling.if you are givin the option of the oxycontin please give it a try.for me, it has really no side...
... confused so I looked up mscontin, and it came up, oxycontin , slow release, but again, morphine. I can't do morphine ... that they were slow release. Is morphine sulfate and oxycontin the same thing?
I have not tried even one. I am...
... Hi Bette, No, the ms contin and the oxycontin are NOT the same thing at all.They are two totally...
... little confused as to if you are talking about getting oxycontin when you said oxy if the ms contin doesnt work. Be ... careful if you are taking oxycontin . When it first came out they said it was non addicting ... this before. The other other side affect he had from oxycontin is that made him REALLY mean. He hit me one day ...
My husband is now involved in a lawsuit against oxycontin . I am sorry I got off on a tirade. I just want people ... to be aware of what oxycontin can do to a person. I have also talked to people...
... but atleast the are nothing like when he was on the oxycontin ....
... no way that pharma could have possibly stated that oxycontin does not run the risk of addiction,or they would not...
... Anyway there are quite a few people suing against the oxycontin in this lawsuit. Each case is being handled individually...
... this on.could you ask your husband this for me?i take oxycontin daily for my pain and have had no problems whatsoever...
- Too Much Pain!! 11th December 2004
... Leg Pain) since August 2003. Her doctor has her on Oxycontin 40 mg 3 times a day and as much neurontin as she can ... out there she could take that would help her? This oxycontin sure isn't working for her at all! And it costs ...
- could I already be "hooked" on Vicodin 10th December 2004
... detox due to her use of Vicodin, Staydol (sp?) and Oxycontin . She was never out of pain because she had built up...
- No clue what's next 9th December 2004
... steadily heading towards me stuck in bed sucking down oxycontin (I was nearly there already) so when my doctor mentiond...
- To Those With Spondylosis... 8th December 2004
... I take percocet 10/650 every 4 hours and oxycontin 20mg 2 times a day. still have pain....
- Getting off hydrocodone 4th December 2004
... regular physician.
Anyway, I was still taking Oxycontin at the three-month mark, on that third month they...
- update on fusion feeling down :( 3rd December 2004
... with some extra strength acetaminophen?
I know the oxycontin is a narcotic so you won't want to stop it cold turkey ... acetaminophen instead. Then gradually decrease your oxycontin .
The patient information said to notify your doctor...
- Question about epidural injection? 1st December 2004
... pain relief I can take. I'm on percocet 10/650 and 20 oxycontin . do you know what i can take that won't react with...
- Diskogram & Pain Meds, HELP! grrrrrrrrr 29th November 2004
... from anyone & she loved to dish it out. He was on oxycontin & it made him sick. He did not like the feeling it ... there was nothing else he could take it HAD to be oxycontin . Well we were dumb about all the diff meds at that...
- back problems 24th November 2004
... thing, see if you can find *one* such as the patch or oxycontin , that works. If you have one that works, your body...
- Pain Patch, does it work or not? 21st November 2004
... tired, and sometimes I wonder if they work as well as oxycontin might. I do take the break thrus. He did work me...
- grapefruit juice and hydrocodone 15th November 2004
... oxycontin , oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphein-all opiates. AKA...
- How much Ultracet is o.k. 13th November 2004
... opiates, I believe that it is a synthetic opiate, like Oxycontin . I took them for awhile believing my doctor. Then...
- L4 L5 fusion and concerns! HELP needed!! 8th November 2004
... a day religiously and on top of that I was taking Oxycontin every twelve hours, I have also been taking Neurontin ... surgery, and then they started me on Vicodin. I took the Oxycontin for almost three months post-op, after that I took...
- MRI - English translation please 27th October 2004
... level i am completely stuffed now cannot walk and need oxycontin to get through day take my advice if you can stop...
- where now 24th October 2004
... not help the main drug i use for the pain is 80mg of oxycontin twice daily and liquid morphine inbetween plus a few...
- Can anyone interpret what this means? 17th October 2004
... the pain meds Percoset,Novo Nortriptyline,M-Eslon, Oxycontin , Gabapentin, Ratio Oxycocet, an Ibuprophen nothing...
... when the meds are upped in dosage? I am on 100mgs of Oxycontin an 1500mgs of Gabapentin a day now, an I go back to...
- out of meds!!!! 15th October 2004
... them did have to be walked in. Percocet, oxycodone, oxycontin , ms contin. The Rx had to be picked up by me from...
- one of those days 12th October 2004
... my meds cold turkey in the last few days ( 10mg of oxycontin twice a day) and i think that has me a bit irretable...
- Almost 2 weeks post fusion update 19th September 2004
... that bad ( maybe b/c they have me on tons of drugs, oxycontin twice a day and percoset throughout the day) ..its...
- At wits end, and fighting it. 13th September 2004
... appologize for it up front.
I am going to be out of Oxycontin on Saturday of this week. Now, I had a Primary care ... let's call him One. He wrote me a prescription for Oxycontin 40mg to take twice a day. He then left the practice ... came in. Let's call her Two. When I told her the 40mg Oxycontin wasn't really working for me anymore, She decided ... I shoudln't be on Oxycontin and puts me on the drug called Avinza at 160mg. I ... me off it and wrotes me a new prescription for.... Oxycontin 40mg. Now I'm right back where I started from! When ... I ask her to increase the Oxycontin dose because the 40mg wasn't working for me anymore...
- discogram and EMG 9th September 2004
... trouble. The doctor allowed me to double the dose of the oxycontin I was taking for those three days. On the fourth day...
- Disc-o-gram @ 3 levels What to expect? 1st September 2004
... to 48 hours. My doctor allowed me to double dose my Oxycontin for three days while the pressure that had been injected...
- What are us back problem people taking for meds? 26th August 2004
... because it was just making me sick, and went back to the Oxycontin . I take 160mg a day, in two doses. Is that extreme...
... lastest MRI report. And here she is denying me more Oxycontin even though I am now bedridden again with what I am...
... cocktail of the following:
Sermontil & Epillum & oxycontin , Clofen, Tramadol SR & Capsules, Pan forte,
Seem...
... different effects. I've taken Darvocet, Percocet, Oxycontin , and Fentanyl patches. After having a Neurostimulator...
- Please help: Back pain... 26th August 2004
... completely normally. I was still driving on 160mg of Oxycontin a day, but had to give it up now that they've moved...
- very angry, last one I promise 25th August 2004
... new medication (Avinza) is working better over the Oxycontin . That shocked me.
But mel, at least I'm not as...
- I'm a total mess! 25th August 2004
... you need to ask the dr for a slow release med, like oxycontin or something!!
I take both oxy and perc, but the...
... you need to ask the dr for a slow release med, like oxycontin or something!!
I take both oxy and perc, but the...
... the pain meds Percoset,Novo Nortriptyline,M-Eslon, Oxycontin , Gabapentin, Ratio Oxycocet, an Ibuprophen nothing...
... my skin and I had to take it off. They put me on Oxycontin which is safer, (in my mind) to take. Less chance...
- I must be doing something right. 24th August 2004
... m feeling weird. I just started my med change from Oxycontin to Avinza, and while it seems to be working I'm also...
- I could use some advice 23rd August 2004
... I'm on mobic,skelaxin,percocet during the day and oxycontin at night. plus ice and heat most of the time. everyone...
- What do you think? 20th August 2004
... wont get it until Tuesday.) I take 60mg 2x a day of Oxycontin . It's not working anymore. Any suggestions would...
... ever get better. What is MS Contin in relation to Oxycontin ? I take 80mg a day of Oxy. What's the difference?...
... discussing my trepidation at changing medicines from Oxycontin to this new Avinza stuff tonight. It worries me and...
- Will this ever heal? (kinda long) 20th August 2004
... of me throughout all of this has prescribed 20 mgs OxyContin twice a day with Lorcet 10 for BT pain. When he first...
- ALIF questions (kinda long) 19th August 2004
... have had several series of epidural injections, take oxycontin , and celebrex. I have recently had an MRI which showed...
- Now what??? (long) 18th August 2004
... management dr won't even help me??
I'm suppose to take oxycontin twice/day and percocets for
breakthrough!! Well,...
... amount of pain I'd been in for 3yrs prior to finding oxycontin !!
I finally get in to see a dr, and he was a complete...
- Pain Question-am I grasping for straws? 17th August 2004
... higher dose will help.
I see all these people on Oxycontin , Lortab, etc., and it really scares me, because prescriptio...
... thing that does upset me though, is those that think oxycontin etc. are so addictive!! You really should put "addiction ... and he saw how much pain I was in!! If it wasn't for oxycontin and percocet, I'd still be bedridden, and my kids...
... OK-I am NOT preaching here, because drugs like Oxycontin have been absolute lifesavers for people like you ... a very useful place. BUT, there is no denying that Oxycontin , Lortab, etc. can be highly addictive (see Rush Limbaugh...
- Morning pain bad, is this normal??? 15th August 2004
... others. I've re-arranged my pain pill schedule (I take Oxycontin every 12 hours, but anyone will tell you it really...
- Carl are you out there? 14th August 2004
... better). I have been on those long acting narcos ( Oxycontin 80 40 & 20mg, Avinza 60 & 30mg, Percocet, and Vicodin...
- Discography and tear in disc(help!!) 12th August 2004
... relief. Heck, when they did my discogram they put me on Oxycontin . You may not be as adapted to the medication though...
- Neurosurgeon 10th August 2004
... is wonderful. :) :)
She's taking me off the oxycontin and putting me on some drug that you only take once...
... was quite a few. I know that when I take it while on Oxycontin it knocks my socks off. It's like a great sleeping...
- Hi..Looking for people that have had L4/5 fused.. 7th August 2004
... days for pain control last year and I want off this Oxycontin !
I have been given a prediction for about 80% of...
- Pain Management 4th August 2004
... medications they use are very strong such as morphine or oxycontin . They do start you out on lesser medications and titrate...
- Good Back Books?? 4th August 2004
... I go to Pain Management Clinic once a month am on Oxycontin 80mgs a day, an Gabapentin 1500mgsa day, till the...
- Post-op fusion pain med question 3rd August 2004
... breakthrough pain meds (Vicodin) on top of the10mg of Oxycontin I was taking twice a day, I am also taking 2400mg ... I returned from the hospital I was taking 30mg of Oxycontin twice a day, 2 Percocets every four hours, Klonopin...
- Anyone have experiences with Rhizotomies that they would like to share? 2nd August 2004
... meds that he wants, but has actually decreased his OxyContin dose because it wasn't helping the pain and makes...
- Anyone who has had a reherniation, Please Respond. 30th July 2004
... enough to cause alot of pain--why did he up me to Oxycontin 80 mg/day then? I do know that walking with a cane...
... enough to cause alot of pain--why did he up me to Oxycontin 80 mg/day then? I do know that walking with a cane...
- Lcmiller,gracie Girl,shiz,bounce,oliver-dove,i Need You! 25th July 2004
... and laughing are not fun either.
Right now Im on OxyContin 20 mgs twice a day and Lorcet 10 for BT pain. I think...
... through the night. What pain meds are you on? I take my OxyContin every 12 hours and I have it spaced to where I take...
... think when I see my Dr. next week he may have to up my OxyContin to 40 mgs. Tomorrow I have to go to school to "officially...
- pain patch???? 25th July 2004
... ended up on Duragesic because I told them the 80mg. of oxycontin I was taking each day wasn't getting rid of the pain...
- TAZMN, Jettsmom, Carl....(the gang)....how is everyone??? 24th July 2004
... new med. My PM doc decided to take me off of the ole OxyContin and put me on Avinza. Still have some pain going on...
... new med. My PM doc decided to take me off of the ole OxyContin and put me on Avinza. Still have some pain going on...
- New Here...Thoracic Disc Herniation 24th July 2004
... while my entire mid back burns. The doc put me on Oxycontin 20 mg twice a day and Lorcet for the breakthrough...
- Question about mediaction assistant programs 23rd July 2004
... intrest in putting me on a different pain med probably oxycontin for longer relief but these are spendy as it is I...
- Neurontin use after discectomy of L5-S1 22nd July 2004
... started taking Avinza yesterday, my doc replaced the Oxycontin that I was taking (allegedly trying to taper off the ... Narcotics…good choice huh, from Oxycontin to Morphine) but I like it better than the Oxy, I...
- Please help!!!!!!!! 20th July 2004
... started the Duragesic 25 ug/h last Friday as 80mg. Oxycontin wasn't getting rid of the pain and causing physical...
- What to do now? 17th July 2004
... to cause pain. He then gave me a prescription for OxyContin 20mg, 2 every 12hours. The Physical Therapist discharged...
- Doctors suck!!! 14th July 2004
... this pain for 4 years. My doctor finally put me on oxycontin about 1 year ago. I started off with 10mg every 12...
- Hi I am looking for anyone with 360 degree fusion L4-5 14th July 2004
... suppose it is fear.
I have chosen to taper off my oxycontin before surgery, so i got my taper program from my...
- Coming off of Medication... Please Help.. I feel Like I am going crazy... 13th July 2004
... through the day without my Vicodin. This is on top of my Oxycontin and Neurontin. I know…it sucks, I don’t know what...
- I am desperate! Pain Meds - Is it just me??? 6th July 2004
... let you suffer...he could give you duragesic patch, oxycontin , mscontin, kadian, any number of medications out there...
... Contin 10 mg twice a day), I believe it is a form of Oxycontin - maybe time released and he says he does not want...
- IN A STICKY SITUATION: PLEASE READ, I WISH I WZ "FREEDA" SHIP ME OFF WITH THIS PAIN 3rd July 2004
... surgeon about switching you to a long acting med such as oxycontin , mscontin, kadian, and there are a couple of others...
- Neurontin driving anyone else CRAZY??? 1st July 2004
... one to blame it on though, because I am also taking Oxycontin and Vicodin, both of which can cause the same problems...
... one to blame it on though, because I am also taking Oxycontin and Vicodin, both of which can cause the same problems...
- New to Board and in loads of pain! 1st July 2004
... ..maybe something like mscontin, duragesic patch, oxycontin ...those might help. IF however, for any reason, he...
- No nore PAIN MEDS! Question ??? 27th June 2004
... taking my Percocet at day 9 post op. I was also taking Oxycontin , Neurontin, and Klonopin at the time, so, in short...
- Does anyone get better? 20th June 2004
... I am on 240 mgs of Oxycontin a day. I have DDD in neck and lower back. I have...
... try :) :) :)
Just kidding!
That is alot of oxycontin I only take 40mg and it kicks my butt.
I wish I...
- Counting Down! One week until my fusion... 15th June 2004
... guess I could just live with the pain??? Meds work ( Oxycontin ). Maybe its just the meds talking? Need some support...
- Will I be drugged up through the stay at hospital after my Fusion? 11th June 2004
... and I was fine with pills .. they were giving me oxycontin 1 every 12 hours and Norcos 1-2 every 4 hours. I found...
... mistake, huge mistake. After that I was also put on Oxycontin and Percocets; they also gave me something for the...
- weigt gain problems 4th June 2004
... am not taking amitriptyline, but I am still taking Oxycontin , Neurontin, Klonopin and, when I over do it at PT...
- Does Accupuncture help? How long to work? 1st June 2004
... but have yet to find anything that works better then oxycontin and percocets (BT)!! They've never made me feel like...
- Burning foot 30th May 2004
... ve been taking plenty of percocet. Also got back on oxycontin and zanaflex. The Dr gave me elavil, 10 mg, but I...
... ve been taking plenty of percocet. Also got back on oxycontin and zanaflex. The Dr gave me elavil, 10 mg, but I...
- update 28th May 2004
... better to be on one of the long-acting meds, such as oxycontin or mscontin with the Norco for breakthrough pain....
- Need Info: Major right Leg Pain - Cause pinched Nerve L5-S1 28th May 2004
... with you, I also hate the meds, I am still taking Oxycontin , Neurontin, Klonopin and occasionally Vicodin. I can...
- success story 20th May 2004
... all the same junk you all did with the epidurals, oxycontin , morphine, steroids, celebrex, prednisone and who...
- sciatica-does it show up on xray? 13th May 2004
... The only meds that have helped me, were percocet and oxycontin , which I still take!! They're pain meds, not anti...
- Advice on spinal fusion. Have already had two surgeries with no success. 10th May 2004
... another post. Right now, I am only taking 10mg of Oxycontin , I am down to 1600mg of Neurontin a day, and 0.5mg...
- Choosing the right PT 9th May 2004
... taking, but I will now. I am currently still taking Oxycontin (10mg’s twice daily), Neurontin (800mg’s twice daily ... about 2 and ½ weeks :) , and, on top of that, the Oxycontin dosage was 20mg’s twice daily, along with the Neurontin...
