- still in pain but wife is better 19th July 2006
... more frequent schedule, much will depend on how much Oxycontin you are currently taking and how your system as a...
- If you were on Avinza, and changed to another med.,what is it? 17th July 2006
... have been me that you read switched from Avinza to Oxycontin . I was on Avinza on a 12 hr sched - 120mg twice a...
- 2nd pm appt. tomorrow.. 16th July 2006
... from there.maybe he will offer you a trial run with oxycontin or something.this really works well for me.if he does...
- How long does Meth suppose to last? 16th July 2006
... working but I agree about 5hours.I went thru same with Oxycontin only lasting 8 hours.So I'll update later how this...
- Worried about addiction 13th July 2006
... crack down on pain clinics and the Rxing of thigs like oxycontin just gives most docs the heeby geebies.do you know...
- Delaudid??? 11th July 2006
... short half life. OxyCodone the opiate in Percocet or OxyContin isn't as stong as dilauid when you compare it mg to...
- Doc changed my med from Oxy to Meth??question's 11th July 2006
... aren't working as well,anyway I have been on 80mg Oxycontin an allowed up to 3 10mg Percocet's a day now for over...
... here who can help you with the numbers as far as the oxycontin to methadone conversion. Please keep us posted on...
... m not positive. I too, was on other meds, such as Oxycontin , Duragesic Patches (Fentenyl), plus several SA meds ... because of not having any BT meds. When I was on Oxycontin , I was at 480 (160 TID) with Roxicodone, 30 mg q 4h...
- Avinza - Is it a 24 hour or 12 hour pain relief? 11th July 2006
... was on it for several months, and then switched to Oxycontin .
I started out at 120mg every 24 hours, but found ... the side effects I was experiencing. I switched to Oxycontin and am now taking 60mg 3xday and getting the same...
... her breathe during the final stages of cancer with Oxycontin as her primary painkiller).
I'm right about to...
- Muscle spasms after nerve blocks...Skelaxin anyone? 10th July 2006
... am starting 800 mg. 2 x day.
(I also take 20 mg. Oxycontin 2 x day and 10 mg. Percocet for BT pain.)
Any advice...
- Having Problems with Avinza 9th July 2006
... I sit up in bed...or my lazy-boy.
I have tried oxycontin , vicodin, avinza, demerol, and fentanyl. The
fentanyl...
... they did not work for me. Vicodin is like candy.
Oxycontin did not "relieve" the pain. Fentanyl made me sick...
- Difference between nerve pain and other types of pain? 8th July 2006
... that was just my personal experience. I am now on oxycontin , at a lower dose, and getting as good relief with...
... speak with my pm doctor as soon as I can about the oxycontin . My cousin was in pain management and got very good...
- Use of two LA pain meds? 6th July 2006
... long acting pain med? I just switched from Avinza to oxycontin a few weeks ago. I'm now on 40mg oxycontin 3x/day ... adding a dose of MS Contin rather than increasing my Oxycontin ...I feel I may still get the benefits of hitting different...
... heard work well?
This is my second trial with oxycontin . The first time I became tolerant quickly - was at ... ended up at 120mg twice a day. I've gone back to Oxycontin in the hopes of taking a lower dose (after hearing...
- Nervous about Dr appt 5th July 2006
... earth, if Oxycodone helps me, won't my pain doc rx OxyContin ? Same med after all. FEAR...in fact, he lied to my...
... would not drift off at all. This implies to me that oxycontin (spelling) would probably not work for me since it...
- Husband's in constant pain 4th July 2006
... chronic pain right up untill 1996 and the invention of OxyContin .
Docs that pass out meds like candy , that don...
- Oxycontin & Having Children, Need Feedback Please. 4th July 2006
...
I am a 30 year old male, currently taking..
oxycontin 20mg 3 X daily
soma 350mg 3 X daily.
I also have ... planning now to try and have another child. Does the oxycontin or soma effect my sperm count, or can it create any...
... taking a bunch of meds including Amitriptyline 50mg, Oxycontin 40mg, Topamax 300mg, Lyrica 300mg twice a week, Tramadol...
... issue is that they can come out addicted to the meds. Oxycontin is also more hardcore than norco so the possibility...
- texascritter 30th June 2006
... different types of medication used to control pain. Oxycontin is one of the ones you hear more about that others ... in prescribing.
Many doctors will not prescribe Oxycontin because it has such a bad "rap" in the media due the...
- Introduction & Question 28th June 2006
... briefly discussed. I think I'd almost rather try oxycontin than the morphine because it scares me less.
Any...
- oxicontin vrs. oxycodone hcl 26th June 2006
... What is the difference between " oxycontin hcl cr" and "oxycodone hcl"? I was prescribed 'oxycodone ... hcl "and then the Doc changed it to " oxycontin hcl cr" within a few days and my insurance said it...
... Oxycodone and OxyContin both contain the same medicine: Oxycodone.
OxyContin ... released version of Oxycodone. For example, a 40 mg OxyContin pill releases 20 mg of oxycodone at about .6 hours ... it for bid, some are coming to the relaization that OxyContin is effectove for only 8 hours, not the 12 hours that ... mfg, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, says it is good for.
OxyContin is used as a long acting med for CP'ers.
Oxycodone ... because they are used for 2 different types of pain. OxyContin is a long acting med used as a base med, while oxycodone ... would be used for pain spikes.
Do not chew or break OxyContin because that would defeat the time mechanism and could ... into your system all at once. This is theh reason why OxyContin has received such bad press. Addicts are chewing the ... me the oxycodone for bt (30mg), he will not rx me OxyContin for my base med even though the oxycodone works the...
- Switching to long lasting pain medicine 25th June 2006
... getting a job to keep the family bills paid.
I was on oxycontin for a while but was trying to do the best i could ... need medicine. Its been a long time since i was on oxycontin , I have been taking 3-4 percocet 7.5/500 a day, but ... very minimum I could take to get by.
What mg of oxycontin should I be looking for and also Is percocet good...
... and 200 mg a day of MS Contin also did not help.
OxyContin is supposed to be a very good l/a med. My Pain Doc ... make a diabetic a "druggy"?
As far as how much OxyContin you will need, let's leave that up to the Doc.
...
... contain tylenol and have ups and downs. He feels that oxycontin got a bad reputation that it does not deserve and...
... percocets or hydrocodone pretty much for 5 years. Took oxycontin for a while and also tryed a duragesic patch for a...
- Opana ER/IR approved! [oxymorphone] 24th June 2006
... sure it will be at least as expensive as brand-name Oxycontin . But hopefully it really will be 12 hour dosing as...
- switching 'codien contin' to 'Oxycontin' i need help 24th June 2006
... Oxycodone for a short-acting (break-through), and OXYCONTIN for your LONG ACTING medicine. Oxycontin is an extended ... They have the same active ingredient (oxycodone), the oxycontin is just the extended release formula.
So if you ... oxycodone, like someone else said.
You could take Oxycontin 3x a day (best dosing schedule) at 40mg per day (120mg...
... So right now you're on 60mg of Oxycontin , and 10mg for breakthrough?
Hopefully he keeps...
... and told him then we started oxycodone and BT meds oxycontin 10mgs and 5 mgs,did not work ,then we upped it3x 20 ... mgs oxycodone and every 4 hrs 10mgs oxycontin .
I need help because this aint working neither :...
... upped it3x 20 mgs oxycodone and every 4 hrs 10mgs oxycontin .
I think you've got to have that backwards. I ... would think your Oxycontin would be the 20mg 3x a day and the oxycodone short ... I think you're getting your meds confused.
The Oxycontin you have is probably the generic and says something ... like Oxycontin ER.
If your doctor is prescribing that way, color...
... Hey Len,
The reasonyou need such a high dose of Oxycontin is because your dose of codeine is - at least in my...
... indeed find some better relief at a higher dose of the oxycontin that you are on that was higher than the doc Rxed ... that you are having the types of problems with the oxycontin .since the oxy actually worked for you at a higher ... a bit more?
i know when I was first started on oxycontin ,it took many many weeks of adjustments til we finally ... manage to find that relief,once you know that the oxycontin actually works at some point,taking more time just...
... was willing to write. So on to the ms-contin and oxycontin , etc., the Duragesic patch, Actiq lolipops, you name...
- PM for Migraine and Muscle Pain??/Advice Please 22nd June 2006
... methadone, the morphine preps., Fent. patches and Oxycontin . Not something to be taken lightly but if you are...
- Question on Oxycodone? 19th June 2006
... for over 2 years @ 3 aday for breakthru along with 3 Oxycontin .I can see his point just wondering if I'm the only ... helps them the best.Thanks :) babycakes I take 80mg Oxycontin 3day an he is allowing me up to 8 of the 5mg oxycodone...
... fact I'm not getting enough pain relief from my LT Oxycontin dose an so he may increase the LT.I think he would...
- Too soon for refill-can I cut the oxy tab? 19th June 2006
... for pain control and now
I am left with one 20 mg Oxycontin . I am trying to decide if I should
cut it in half...
... Do NOT cut your oxycontin in half for two good reasons. One, you will get the ... cutting the tablet. Also, if you read the info on oxycontin , you will see it tells you NOT to do this.
It's ... abused on the street. I have heard the manufacturer of oxycontin is trying to develop a new patent to stop this from ... the lower level of pain that may break through the oxycontin .
Or, you may just need to have your dose increased...
... would have to agree with everyone else. Cutting an OxyContin tablet is bad news. It is not a med that can be cut ... increments, etc as directed by your Dr. However, OxyContin or ANY of the time-released meds should not b messed ... with.
As Alan pointed out, when you cut an OxyContin tablet, the time-released matrix system is destroyed ... release immediately instead of at intervals.
OxyContin is an effective drug, however, it has gotten a bad ... product? It would not be possible to take 30mg of OxyContin when prescribed 20mg tablets.
I would speak with...
... that are
displaced in the back. I am not new to oxycontin , however my
question was based on so many differing...
... I told her that I could not do that because it was oxycontin .
I love my Dr. and he was highly recommended by another...
... post earlier, you had mentioned that you take 20mg OxyContin . I figured you had another form of Oxy IR to come ... I can't believe your docs nurse told you to cut an OxyContin :)
There goes some of that misinformation I was ... much pain you are in. Like someone else mentioned, OxyContin usually works best dosed every 8 hours. It starts ... will have to do. You are on a relatively low dose of OxyContin . You may find that if he allows you to dose every8...
- How hard is it to wean from Oxycontin... 19th June 2006
... theweaver2:
From my own experience, I quit Oxycontin totally cold, twice. To be totally honest about it...
- More questions,Please forgive me 19th June 2006
... doc may prescribe an LA med like Methadone, Kadian, OxyContin , etc. These meds are either time-released by the...
- coming of meds...scared.... 18th June 2006
... oxycodone a day. i stopped la meds. i was on 400mg of oxycontin and 350mg of oxycodone a day for 6 months during my ... medicines now, then insurance changed and i couldnt take oxycontin anmore, only oxyodone, i've tried all otehr LA meds ... horrible side effects and can only take oxycodone/ oxycontin families of meds. i went through horrible w/d mself ... , stopping the 400mg of oxycontin , literally tore a chunck of my own hair out, i loved...
- Extended release Ultram? 15th June 2006
... ineffective, you may want to ask about percoct or Oxycontin ?
Good luck...
- What do the numbers mean on pills? 15th June 2006
... numbers for years when there was no such thing as OxyContin or using opiates for chronic pain that wasn't malignant...
- Ever had pharmacy short you? 15th June 2006
... claim plain aspirin was put in your bottle instead of OxyContin , things will likely go smoother. They are a little...
- I can't find anything to stop the pain! 14th June 2006
... Ultram, Darvocet, Vicodin, Percocet and sometimes Oxycontin , the usual meds. Since you have an issue with Percocet ... are you'll have the same or bigger issues with the Oxycontin so I wouldn't advise it. I also wouldn't advise it...
... dromorphone (Dilaudid) and I took it back and Oxycodone AND Oxycontin and took them back. Nothing seems to help or agree...
- New to board - looking for any suggestions please - Thanks!! 12th June 2006
... So in 2004 I went back to rheum. He put me on 20mg oxycontin twice a day. At first this seemed to work, but after ... about the pump. I've thought about going back to Oxycontin as it was much better on my mood. I guess the upshot...
... Anyway, I'm going to talk to my doc about switching to Oxycontin (or other options), and look into the stimulator and...
... read on the internet about a 17 year old who mixed oxycontin with cocaine and heroin, took xanax, slashed theor ... heroin and now she finds out you're taking...what? OxyContin ! OMG! It's a death sentence.
The uninformed doc...
- New to Avinza, what should I expect? 12th June 2006
... morphine LA med depresses my mood more than others e.g. oxycontin , but that may be just personal
- dose I needed -...
- Question on KADIAN 11th June 2006
... Kadian as it has not really had much abuse, unlike OxyContin which is easier to abuse.
Sorry to take the long...
- Oxy & BT Pain 8th June 2006
... I recently started taking 10mg Oxycontin twice a day for my cancer pain. I also have 5/325...
... Hey Antoinette,
OxyContin however marketed as a 12 hour release drug, only really ... really how it works. However Purdue Pharma (Maker of OxyContin ) still markets it as a 12hr drug. But due to so many ... would be to see if your doc will prescribe TID for the OxyContin and see how that covers your pain. If it is still...
... patch with 30 mg Roxicodone for breakthrough pain.
OxyContin is a long acting med. Your husband might need a short...
... I was given the choice of trying Oxycontin after my Fentanyl patch experiment didn't do so well ... the people that are all over the news in reports of Oxycontin addiction are not chronic pain patients or legitimate...
... the public fail to notice is that those who od on OxyContin or other opiates have mixed it will an illegal drug ... . The headline will read "Another OxyContin death" when it should read "Man killed by mixing cocaine ... , alcohol, and OxyContin "
Alan...
- Pain meds and pituatary problems? Help! 6th June 2006
... background, I have been on long-acting pain meds ( Oxycontin , currently Avinza) for almost 3 years now. I have...
- Pain med question 3rd June 2006
... term would be a narcotic without tylenol added like OxyContin , Oxy IR, Morphine, Fentanyl. Once you get passed...
- Pharmacy Question 3rd June 2006
... type ones quit carrying them when there was a rash of Oxycontin murders several years ago....
- "new"looking oxy IR Mallin?? 3rd June 2006
... saw something regarding crating some version of
OxyContin NX was when a the hot spots in kentucky and in western ... 160 tablet, and did try to formulate a version of OxyContin with naltrexone, simillar to what They did with Takwyn ... also effectively blocking the anelgesic action of Oxycontin . At the time it seemed to be just a math problem as ... find a way to reduce the number of people injecting oxyContin with an antagoinist, people would simply abuse another ... relieving effects, they apeased the DEA by creating a OxyContin data base and tracking system . It was given to VA...
- Need some help deciding 2nd June 2006
... changing meds. I want to go to a long lasting med like oxycontin or something else that lasts. My doctors have never...
... accident first and foremost.
You said you were on Oxycontin ...which doctor prescribed this for you? If it was...
... someone that specializes in that field.
You mentioned OxyContin , which is a long acting form of Oxycodone. You also...
... pain.did they work at all when you at least tried the oxycontin in the past?
arranger is very right about the running...
- Confused and at my wit's end.... 1st June 2006
... continue those but they didn't help. Well, I take Oxycontin and Percoset daily for the FMS so I read that perhaps ... percoset, one each taken 3 times daily and 40 mg of oxycontin taken I think twice daily. So I figured I would wean ... only taking one half of one percoset each day and no oxycontin . How long after that before the drug is out of my...
... many other members mention that certain brands of Oxycontin do in fact cause headaches so there's a small chance...
... been popping up with the newer ENDO version of the oxycontin ,unless you were actually Rxed it at around the same ... such a good idea". They wince when I say Percoset or Oxycontin outloud and liken me to one of those whacks on Dr...
... vicodin for break through but on a schedule and the oxycontin . What's weird about all of this is that I recall being...
- methadone vs. oxycontin 1st June 2006
... comfortable prescribing the same dose. Although 40 mg of OxyContin is not that high. Especially if they are going to...
... Doctor at my appointment tomorrow if I can switch to Oxycontin from methadone. I currently take 45mg a day (15mg...
... Doctor at my appointment tomorrow if I can switch to Oxycontin from methadone. I currently take 45mg a day (15mg...
... From the way it sounds oxycontin is not much weaker than methadone, so I would HOPE...
... [SIZE=4][FONT=Palatino Linotype]I was on Oxycontin before but it made me dizzy. I've actually tried a ... lot of different ones, let's see: Morphine, Oxycontin , Oxycodone, Methadone, and seems like there is something...
... If your Gyno could prescribe something else like Oxycontin , it would probably be a lot easier and you seem like ... getting treatment.
And not everyone reacts badly to OxyContin or gets that "euphoric feeling". In fact, I'd think...
... you might want to consider before jumping over to Oxycontin . I may be totally wrong on this, but I thought the ... was about 4 to 1, Meth to Oxy. I know when I was on Oxycontin I was taking 3X160 or 480 mg per day. Also, my tolerance...
... Okay, Now I SWITCHED from 45 mg METHADONE to 20mgx2 OXYCONTIN as of yesterday. Today I feel like total ****.My hands ... and sober health nut.
Now I take, well 40 grams of Oxycontin a day, 2 Norco for breakthrough (using those now)...
... from Methadone (100mg chronic use of over 2 years) to oxycontin ...I am used to taking the methadone broken into several ... doses over the day...he put me on 120 mg oxycontin ...3 x 40 mg...but it doesn't seem to be covering the...
... where you lower the methadone as you increase the oxycontin . The other way to deal with differential withdrawal ... oxycodone. That would mean 45 mg methadone = 180 mg Oxycontin .
Something else to keep in mind is that that conversion...
... but had too many side effects, so then I switched to Oxycontin .
I was on 80 mg methadone at one point. Now I am ... prescribed 240 mg Oxycontin with 15 mg roxicodone (3x per day) for breakthru pain ... about about conversion from methadone to morphine or oxycontin . There is often a differential withdrawal phenomenon ... post, and I hate to say, but that transfer dose of Oxycontin is awfully low. If it were me, I would not be able...
- PM dr telling me to cut back 31st May 2006
... forms of pain meds, I was thinking about asking for OxyContin because it is long-acting plus doesn't have Tylenol...
... oxycodone + tylenol. Oxycodone is a "stand alone". Oxycontin is the extended release formula. Oxycontin is very ... very strong pain meds; like Fentanyl, Oxycodone, or Oxycontin ; I was pretty useless, no energy, often slightly intoxicate...
... There are other alternative long acting medications to Oxycontin such as MSContin, Fentanyl and Methadone. Some doctors ... are not real comfortable in prescribing Oxycontin due to the stigma that is attached. Because you've...
- Can you fire your pain man. doc?? 29th May 2006
... Contin bid and 100 mcg Duragesic, but to no avail. OxyContin is out because the Doc will not write for it. Without...
- Is prescribing 3 different pain meds common practice? 29th May 2006
... been on several meds in the past but I'm currently on oxycontin 20mg twice daily, percocet 7.5mg 3-4 daily for breakthrough...
... Most of us CP'ers have a long acting med (Kadian, OxyContin , MS Contin, etc.) with a short acting med (Oxy IR...
... Pain Management Board are on one or two. Being on Oxycontin with another med (usually SA) is normal. I'm on Methadone...
... med. Meth is usually considered a LA med along with OxyContin . So it does seem a bit strange that you are getting ... to LA meds. Probably OxyContin and Percocet would be just fine as 5mg of Methadone ... is a very small dose.
Also, the OxyContin should really be dosed TID ( three times daily) for...
- New to board but not Chronic pain 27th May 2006
... meds but I haven't been painfree for year's.I take Oxycontin 80mg 3X daily an Percocet for breakthru an have been...
- First time on the board 27th May 2006
... function in life.
You doc wanted to put you on OxyContin is common when you have been taking short acting meds ... ups and downs as you do with short acting meds.
OxyContin is basically time released percocet without the Tylenol...
- Hydromorophone and OxyCotin question 26th May 2006
... been Rxed any.it was then that i found out that when oxycontin is metabolized one of the things it breaks down to...
... John, What's strange is you keep saying they found OxyContin first via immunoessay and now the PA is saying they ... ran a GC/MS and found OxyContin . They would have first run the presumpive pee test ... right answer than the truth. Of all the reported oxycontin OD's when it was in the news, there was no way to ... tell if they took oxyContin , Percocet , Roxicodone, Liquid oxy,or any other form ... product that contained it. How do they know it was OxyContin . GC/MS doesn't show the delivery method whether it ... might have tipped the doc you were taking or selling oxyContin and this is why they are attempting to be so specific...
- just started Lyrica 23rd May 2006
... will help me to avoid it... I am taking 40 mgs of oxycontin 2 times a day and 4-6 percocet a day, 5 mgs.., my...
- different manufacturers of oxycodone 22nd May 2006
... . They are also the selected marketer of generic OxyContin for Purdue Pharma (Makers of OxyContin). Purdue selected ... People have reprted problems with Endo's generic OxyContin , but as far as percocet/endocet, I haven't heard of...
- Advice on traveling with meds! 22nd May 2006
... just traveled across the country with percocet and oxycontin in my purse the security people dumped out my purse...
- Daytime Sleepiness/Pain Control/Getting off meds (to do or not to do). . . 20th May 2006
... to go if you are taking these meds for pain. Maybe Oxycontin with Oxy IR for BT pain. You should notice a little...
... would like to hear. Oh, and if you know about what the OxyContin and/or the Provigil costs? I do have insurance, so...
...
I'm not sure about the cost of the Provigil, but OxyContin can be expensive. For the brand name. I pay about ... really good insurance. They of course now have generic OxyContin . Just be careful on which generic you get as there ... problems.
If possible go wtih Watson generic OxyContin because Purdue Pharma (Makers of OxyContin), make ... So you are getting the same drug. I use generic OxyContin from Dava Pharma and have had no problems with it...
... to go if you are taking these meds for pain. Maybe Oxycontin with Oxy IR for BT pain. You should notice a little...
... problems with them. If you can get generic Watson OxyContin then you are getting the same stuff from Purdue.
... through some changes (drowsy, tired).
I take OxyContin and am fine throughout the day. I generally have...
- Pain Journal 19th May 2006
... Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin have a website called partners against pain. If you...
- Help w/what is considered high/low dose of pain meds 19th May 2006
... really should be on some sort of a long acting med like oxycontin or ms contin to give you the best overall relief from...
... which is plain old oxycodone, the short-acting form of OxyContin . As Director said, it comes in 5, 15, and 30 mg doses...
... nasty pain.
if you could actually get onto either oxycontin or the ms contin,you would get much better,longer...
- advanced degenerative disc disease 18th May 2006
... two seperate long acting meds(the methadone and the oxycontin ?)if your pain is not actually neuropathic in nature ... possibly dropping the meth and upping the actual narcotic oxycontin would really be a much better way of really treating ... mess and also heavy DDD.whenever I take my dose of oxycontin ,i always feel the relief first in my c spine.always ... too and she finally was able to get her PM to try oxycontin and she said it was really the best move she made...
- need help with my maximum d. dose [what is it?] 16th May 2006
... get the part about the MDD, but you said your 80mg OxyContin has 40mg of Oxycodone? Thats where I'm confused. ... will be what you take daily at a maximum. So if its OxyContin 80mg TID = 240 mg and then 15 mg Oxycodone BID =...
... If you have an 80mg Oxycontin tablet, there's 80mg of Oxycontin in it.
All...
... Hey MH,
OxyContin of course now has generics which some have gotten ... somewhere close to that)
But at any rate 80 mg of OxyContin is 80 mg of time-released Oxycodone (Give or take ... hear of too many people abusing that drug. But with OxyContin abusers just have break or crush it and it will release ... question, LOL. But basically if you are taking the 80 mg OxyContin then I would be putting down what the Mg's are for ... the tablet. In your case TID which is 240 mg of OxyContin .
Hope that answers you question. Take Care...
... reverses the effects of the drug.
By putting it in OxyContin , if you were to crush the pill, it would not allow...
... able to do to MS Contin what you are able to do to Oxycontin ? I've never heard about people OD'ing on MS Contin...
... did a couple trials that killed the efectiveness of OxyContin which meant a lot more equations to try along with ... it rather than the manfacturer making the drug.
OxyContin NX is on the back burner and will likely stay there...
... never really seemed to have the same abuse problems as OxyContin . Oxy is more stimulating and causes more euphoria ... Actually MSContin has been around a lot longer than OxyContin ....
... stuff!
So Dave, do you think that Purdue and the Oxycontin saga advanced the proper use of opioids for non=mal...
... Hey Chas, I do Think Purdue's release of oxycontin is what started a complete 180 turn in the way opiates...
- Had facet injections, what's next? 15th May 2006
... regularly and those helped tremendously (Lyrica and oxycontin ) However, two days before I go into the visit I stop...
- Effectiveness of Oxycontin? 14th May 2006
... Hi Ash: First of all Oxycontin is a great pain med, but your doc has you on a nothing ... still too low.
The only bad experience I had on Oxycontin was my tolerance shot up pretty fast. I took it a...
... Hello, I am wondering whether Oxycontin would be better for me. I am getting quite an education ... stay on any of them.
From what I've read here, Oxycontin is a long-acting med while oxycodone is not? When ... Tylenol in the Perc. For my situation, do you think the Oxycontin would be better? Is the addiction any worse with ... Oxycontin than Percocet? From all the negative things I've ... heard about Oxycontin (addiction and abuse), I'm afraid to even ask the...
... potential for abuse because of the "highs and lows". The Oxycontin is a long acting form of Oxycodone w/out the Tylenol ... decide to put you on the Long Acting form of oxycodone, Oxycontin , or might prescribe another short acting form of oxycodone...
- phantom limb pain 11th May 2006
... helps me, but only when mixed with something like Oxycontin or Codeine etc.
I wish you well and hope things...
- Bad news 10th May 2006
... various other medications including methadone and oxycontin but have severe reactions to them so I'm pretty limited...
- i need help with meds question!! 10th May 2006
... just going onto some sort of a long acting med like oxycontin .This would get rid of those ups and downs of having ... wonderful thing once I was totally switched over to the oxycontin i am currently taking.
If your PM truely wants...
... will be a lot easier to discontinue percocet than OxyContin if you can find a way to manage your pain that doesn...
- what to do? 9th May 2006
... pretty good dose of Tylenol a day, and if you were on OxyContin , or an LA Morphine, or Duragesic, you could reduce...
... doctor is willing to prescribe that many percocets when Oxycontin would most likely be more effective and safer for...
... similar pain med that you can take minus the APAP. Oxycontin should jump right into their minds you woudl think...
... is concerned, and please correct me if I'm wrong, Oxycontin is the only long acting medication that, when chewed...
- Requesting a med?? 9th May 2006
... Like Shoreline said, I would not go in requesting OxyContin or a laundry list of narcotics.
Take Care...
- Difficulty Urinating? 8th May 2006
... I know it's on the side-effects from dilaudid, and oxycontin , does this happen to any of you? What have you done ... about it? I JUST started oxycontin e and I know this urination problem happened before...
- Medication Questions 5th May 2006
... doctors.
I also wanted to mention the choice of Oxycontin . It's a wonderful LA drug, but the biggest drawback...
... because for me it works just fine. I was also on Oxycontin and the Duragesic patch (Fentanyl) before I switched...
- Constipation and Blood in Stool!!! 4th May 2006
... Hi, I take a mix of 40mg Oxycontin , 400mg LA Ultram, 400mg Topomax and 1.5mg Klonopin...
... a day as needed for breakthrough pain, 10-20mg of oxycontin 2-3 times a day, flexeril 10mg three times a day,...
- Another Try At Esi Leaves Me In More Pain 2nd May 2006
... what a LA oxycodone was just invented it's called Oxycontin ! You should rush to your doctor and tell him right...
- Have med question 1st May 2006
... attended a seminar by Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin . They were talking about brand vs generics. The ... Purdue recently awarded Watson the generic for their OxyContin . Basically Purdue is making OxyContin and Watson...
... why many are getting ill when switching to generic OxyContin .
In my opinion, if you started a specific med with...
- Starting new med...Oxycontin 30th April 2006
... Hey Ash,
OxyContin is just time released Oxycodone. This is the same ... Roxicodone, etc. Other than the Tylenol or Asprin used. OxyContin only contains Oxycodone and is built in a pretty simple ... time released matrix.
Side effects from OxyContin are similar to many of the other semi-synthetics narcotics ... energized on oxycodone meds more than others.
OxyContin although marketed as a 12 hour meds, really only works...
- How does AVINZA release? 28th April 2006
... itself, many individuals are. I am very sensitive to Oxycontin and can't even take it as it makes me violently ill...
- horrible oxycontin experience, what can I do? 26th April 2006
... says. Also, you may need a dose increase as well.
Oxycontin is a good painkiller, but it is true, you build up...
... effects and we agreed that it was best to get off the oxycontin . I have depression, which makes me really worried ... do you think this will be effective after 30 mg of oxycontin ? I kind of wish he had put me on 30mg two or three ... to stop feeling the withdrawal type symptoms from oxycontin , and is there any way to get through them easier?...
... posted on a previous post from you about MsContin and OxyContin . On that post a couple of us mentioned that TID dosing ... Morphine. You said you were taking 30 mg a day of OxyContin ? So if you are now taking a total of 45 mg daily...
- weaing down? 24th April 2006
... Are you talkin about Oxycontin ? At 400mg per day how were you taking this? What are...
... would be similar to Guitar Lover's.
The 400mg of Oxycontin may seem high to me, but I know there is no ceiling ... anyway you could just get the Oxycodone ER (generic Oxycontin ), and make a self-pay since your insurance doesn't...
... pain. But if thats the case, how come you are taking OxyContin at such a large dose? You don't just start at that...
- chronic pain-stop making us suffer! 22nd April 2006
... single visit i had with him,once he started Rxing oxycontin for me,i would take one of the copys of this dude...
- should i lower my dose of oxycotin? 22nd April 2006
... tolerance set in and up again. You know how it is. Oxycontin is designed to have no max as long as you slowly work...
- pain pump 22nd April 2006
... work 10 hrs per day? Right now I am on high dose on Oxycontin and sometimes I still cannot get relief, especially...
... but go down hill ever since. I am on a lge dose of Oxycontin with bt meds and muscle relaxers. Sometimes these...
