- hospital hell- dave 23rd November 2005
... I sure hope he has some then. He has taken me off oxycontin as he says it doesnt do much for my pain. But in hospital...
... what stopped the titration process. You were using oxyContin or gerneric versions and you stopped because it didn...
... what stopped the titration process. You were using oxyContin or gerneric versions and you stopped because it didn ... way to live what do I do do I demand to go back on oxycontin to thr shrink or pain doc? They decided they wouldnt ... explain? I have no engery and I had mor eon morphine and oxycontin I could function.
Dave you said
I wouldn't take...
- help, oxy is wierd? 23rd November 2005
... med and more so they switched me from the patch to oxycontin . they started at 40mg every 12 hours a week ago, i ... then it went away, i noticed i had more energy on oxycontin and wasn't on the couch all the time which was a big ... take none and then have w/d? anybody else hate this oxycontin stuff?????? oh, it's just awful, i'm going to go to ... think i't s ok to take one tonight with my reaction to oxycontin this way? can it mix ok together while I"m silently ... mylower back was still throbbing even on all of that oxycontin , my breakthrough oxy's at lower doses/short acting ... than these strong things....anybody know how these oxycontin s work? pharmasist says oxycontin is so so strong she ... said stronger than breakthrough, so if i'm on an 80 oxycontin how could that be stronger than takeing 45mg of breakthroug ... acting oxycodone, how is that weaker than an 80mg oxycontin ????? i'm totally confused here. why did i freak out ... or have been anyway, I'd just like to not take this oxycontin anymore. I hated feeling like that it was scary. ... one hour later..ok it's now been 4.5 hours and the oxycontin is pretty much gone and I'm on b/t meds, b/t meds ... medications not last long on me?? it's not tolerance with oxycontin I just started them, I've always been like that I ... by next month. It's horrible pain. if I quit the oxycontin or just take it once a day like i'll set alarm to ... breaking my contract or do I have to keep taking this oxycontin 2 times a day and feel like this until office opens ... but since i've been off the patch for a week and on oxycontin instead of the patch should it be all out of me and ... i haven't been on oxycontin long enough for a tolerance but am I wrong????? I...
... 6th hour. The big difference between duragesic and oxycontin is that it it's more likely to effect your stomache...
... a 45 dose? so, my b/t meds are stronger than an 80 oxycontin , right? I wonder why oxycontin feels stronger...if...
... advice was invaluable. I am feeling better now on the oxycontin . You are right I missed my dose by 6 hours and didn ... then i always took max dose of b/t, that was before oxycontin , so thank you all for teaching me how to take this...
- Post-surgery pain management question, injectables?? 22nd November 2005
... before and it didn't work for me. I have also had oxycontin , Dilaudid (pill), Lortab, etc.
The only thing...
- Expensive drug tests!!! WOW!!! 22nd November 2005
... started last fall. They stopped giving all new patients Oxycontin and reduced the amount the current patients could...
- I think I goofed mixing meds- help? 18th November 2005
... drug dealer and then tell them that I just had my Oxycontin ......LOL!!! :p
Gabe :D...
- leg and foot pain from lumbar problems? 17th November 2005
... life in short bursts of activity.
i was offered oxycontin or LA morphine and i chose the morphine.
im very...
- Male pelvic pain/ methadone?? 17th November 2005
... looking for and NEED + DESERVE!!
I am still on oxycontin 50mg tid, and elavil 25mg hs which has given me alot ... next dose. That is the one complaint I do have with oxycontin even at 3 times daily doseing, it only seems to give ... is not many docs that would prescribe 4 times daily oxycontin . The whole time I have had a bt med but this month...
- Long Term Cronic Pain, Help? 16th November 2005
... Seeing Things And My Body Is Getting Weaker, Tryed Oxycontin Before And It Worked Great, But The Dose Keeps Going ... Of My Life, I'm Only In My Early 30's, And I Think Oxycontin And Meth Would Probly Be Best, But I Dont Know, So...
... I had the same thing happen that you did with the Oxycontin . My tolerance went through the roof. I was only...
- Anyone else using Fen patch? Need help! 16th November 2005
... one rip! I didn't have these challenges with the oxycontin 10 3xdaily, but i honestly have little to no memory...
- A question on the Morphines 15th November 2005
... Before I took the MSContin my Pain doc tried me on Oxycontin . I didn't react well to that at all-couldn't eat,...
- Alternative to Oxy? 12th November 2005
... surgery nine months ago to remove a tumor. She is on Oxycontin & Oxycondone and is having persistant breathing problems...
... on. Intermittent nausea during the week. It takes OxyContin about 2 hrs to start lessening the pain at night....
- For Dave and everyone on here 12th November 2005
... My PM doctor increased my Oxycontin from a total of 40mg/day to 80mg/day. :)
I take...
... pain? I had severe nerve pain and my doctor had me on oxycontin and percocet and it wasn't even taking the edge off...
- Life sucks 10th November 2005
... s what he wanted to do: I currently take 50mgs of Oxycontin twice a day with Oxycodone for BT. He wanted me to ... drop to 30mgs Oxycontin and 5 mgs. of Methadone.And cut my monthly script...
- Oxycodone labored breathing, info PLEASE!! 9th November 2005
... surgery nine months ago to remove a tumor. She is on Oxycontin and is still having chronic pain. The main symptom ... looking for info on the web pertaining to opioids ( Oxycontin in particular) and labored breathing. :) Or if someone...
... radiation?
I had lung surgery two years ago and I took Oxycontin for a period of time getting up to 480 mg per day...
... radiation?
I had lung surgery two years ago and I took Oxycontin for a period of time getting up to 480 mg per day...
- need help about methadone 9th November 2005
... different meds up to 6 months ago I was on 100mg of oxycontin 3 times a day, and it just seem to keep going up, ... wondering what is good for the long term, I found that oxycontin worked better before, but my doc said it will start...
... I can point out to you.
First of all, I agree, Oxycontin is an excellent pain med, but your tolerance goes...
- The 100% truth about weighing perscriptions!! 8th November 2005
... On a 90 count oxycontin 20 script I have been shorted numerous times from ... many as 3 extra pills. Just this month I received 89 oxycontin 20's on a script for 90, but on my roxicodone script...
- Safe Keeping Of Medication 8th November 2005
... I keep my meds (#120 oxycontin 20 mg's per month plus bt meds) in a small fire proof...
- Methadone 5mg? 6th November 2005
... different, but thats my experience with it. as far as Oxycontin or Oxycodone ER... my pills are small white pills ... say E702 on one side and 10 on the other....mine is Oxycontin ER 10mg... which is extended release......
- starting l/t meds need input! 5th November 2005
... stupid"? or are you able to stay clear headed? the Oxycontin 10 3xdaily with perc 10/325 4xdaily made me very agressive...
... years now. (Previous meds = hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxycontin ... I know there's a couple more, but it's been a while ... Before I switched to methadone I was on 20mg of oxycontin 3x/day, but needed more - it seemed my tolerance with ... and most Rx'd meds for chronic pain). Finally (when oxycontin was just not cutting it!) asked my pain doc about ... though it still does make me sleepier/more tired than oxycontin ever did). What made me willing to stick with it ... The methadone works MUCH better for me than the oxycontin ever did - and is MUCH, MUCH cheaper! (If I remember ... right, the oxycontin was costing us around $60-something per month - AFTER ... want anymore, so asked my doc to switch me back to oxycontin again (guess I forgot how good the methadone works ... tears, begging to go back to the methadone because the oxycontin felt like it was doing NOTHING in comparison. Lesson...
- Which pain meds do what??? 4th November 2005
... know what I am comparing things to. I am currently on Oxycontin 80's and 20's (will be switching to the generic 20...
- Another policy change at the pain clinic 4th November 2005
... change they made was to NOT prescribe ANY new patients Oxycontin AND reduce the current dose and amount that was being...
- Need opinions on b.t med. please 4th November 2005
... Oxycodone 15 and then 30's for breakthrough when I was on Oxycontin . Dave is right, your tolerance (at least mine did...
- WARNING!Mugged for meds!!!!??? 2nd November 2005
... allowed to mention the name) and we got robbed for oxycontin like 5 times in the 3 years that I worked there. ...
- Toxicology Negative...How? 2nd November 2005
... selling the meds. I had that happen to me once with Oxycontin . Fortunately I had known the doctor for many years...
... frequently in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin. OxyContin , the time-release form of oxycodone, is supplied in...
... it. I could see him complaining about morphine or oxycontin , or even oxycodone hcl without the acet. I think ur...
- need advise on b.t med. please. 2nd November 2005
... but you can call them and ask.
When I was on oxycontin (60 mg/day), I had 10mg hydrocodone for BT, as needed...
... if you are stuck with taking the generic version of Oxycontin . When I was on it, I took the name brand and my doc ... take them when I really had to, but eventually the Oxycontin got up to 160 mg TID. I think that's a problem a ... a dose increase (on the IR) or an increase in your Oxycontin too. Good luck....
... guess the only other routes would be to increase the Oxycontin , increase the Oxy IR or make a change in your base...
- Stim Trial Nerves & General Bad Day 1st November 2005
... Duragesics 75 every 48 hrs to just a minimal 40 mgs of oxycontin within a week after the surgery!
Unfortunately...
- Trying tofind a PM doc,getting a little worried- 1st November 2005
... talking to them they said they don't normally prescribe Oxycontin and that the amount I am on sounds too high.This is ... all the time. Am I taking that much? I take 50mgs of Oxycontin twice daily,with Oxycodone for BT. At the clinic they...
... about the pain clinic that says they dont prescribe oxycontin . IMO a PM clinic that makes comments like that and...
- Oooooo! My Pain Management Doc is TICKING ME OFF!! 1st November 2005
... Management Doc back on Sept 28... he told me to up my Oxycontin to 20mg 3 times a day...I was originally on 10 mg...
- Avinza Q as well 31st October 2005
... IR (IMMEDIATE RELEASE).
I've heard rumors that OXYCONTIN also has this IR component. Can anyone verify this...
- Chronic Pain im 19, need help. 30th October 2005
... listed, and the following, waht do u think, Morphine, oxycontin ? those are two others i have heard of, or wait, methadone...
... have taken that might be strong enough. I was on oxycontin at one point. That is a time released med that works ... people come off of heroin, as well as morphine and oxycontin , hydrocodone, etc.... it helps prevent withdrawel ... cause me to feel as out of it or head-achey as the oxycontin . It might be something to bring up with your doctor...
... treating severe nerve pain,I have had some luck with the oxycontin but not on my central,on another extremely painful...
... try and discontinue the patches and ask to be given Oxycontin as your long acting med. You could ask the doctor ... You'd probably be better off going to something like Oxycontin 40mg TID with OxyIR for BT pain. Hopefully the doc ... wouldn't worry about going from the patches to the Oxycontin , you should be fine. Just let them know you want...
... I went to the dr this morning and asked about the oxycontin and the pm dr. She gave me MScontin 90mg in extended...
- avinza? 28th October 2005
... experienced gastric upset when taking hydrocodone, oxycontin and vicodin. When do you take the Avinza? Do you lie...
- question on methadone for pain 27th October 2005
... endometriosis for about 5 years. At first it was oxycontin , then I requested a switch to vicodin because the...
- Drug Shedule Question!!!! 24th October 2005
... be interesting to run the figures on something like Oxycontin ....
- Is there a difference: Methadose and Methadone 24th October 2005
... no bad withdrawl from it at all....
I am now on Oxycontin (Oxycodone) 20 mg 3 times a day... but soon to have...
- just a question? also anybody with chronic pelvic pain out there? 22nd October 2005
... looking for and NEED + DESERVE!!
I am still on oxycontin 50mg tid, talwin prn, and elavil 25mg hs which has...
- Any difference between the two hydrocodones? 20th October 2005
... happen with pure opiates like PLain oxycodone tablets, oxycontin or most of the long acting meds. They are pure opiate...
- Pain Management Doc being pushy about Morphine Pump, or Stimulator!!!! 19th October 2005
...
To be quite honest, he has no idea of what the Oxycontin is taking my pain level to on a scale of 1-10 now...
... be your situation too.
I think the 20 mg TID of Oxycontin is pretty low to get any kind of significant relief ... worked quite well for me.
One more thing about the Oxycontin dose and if it's alot. When I was on it, I was up...
... be your situation too.
I think the 20 mg TID of Oxycontin is pretty low to get any kind of significant relief ... worked quite well for me.
One more thing about the Oxycontin dose and if it's alot. When I was on it, I was up...
- Dave, question about my Percocet dosage 17th October 2005
... doesn't already do this, have him write DAW on your OxyContin script. You don't want the generics, trust me. And...
- Update...oxycontin brand vs. generic 18th August 2005
... and no smell. About 6 months ago generic 40 mg of Oxycontin became available, I noticed a slight difference in ... but I contributed that to tolerance, I've been on Oxycontin for 2 years now for severe back pain. I can't wait...
- anxiety 8th August 2005
... I am trying to get off of oxycontin . The lower I go the more anxiety I feel. I take...
- Generic form of Percocet - does it work as well? 8th August 2005
... are Hydrocodone/APAP products. Exception is like OxyContin until just recently. Some people have had trouble ... with the generic Oxycontin from Endo I believe. As far as generic Percocet,...
- Pain and Fibromyalgia 7th August 2005
... it. I am currently going to a PM doc who has me on oxycontin , 40 mg 3 times a day. I felt that with this I would...
- False negative urine test 4th August 2005
... I take 20 mg extended release oxycontin 2 times/day,I take it everyday exactly as I am supposed...
... frequently in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin. OxyContin , the time-release form of oxycodone, is supplied in...
- Subutex question for Dave! 4th August 2005
... diagnosed with chronic, muscle pain.
I take 40mg of Oxycontin a day and Percocet for break through pain. I don...
... ensetivity.
This med wasn't prescribed with your present Oxycontin , It was a first line med used to replace a milder...
- Can Opiates cause bad sleep? 3rd August 2005
... When I was on taking OxyContin I had a lot of trouble sleeping, I would be up tossing...
- Wonder about putting fentanyl patch on for a while and then taking it back off. . . 1st August 2005
... looking into Perdue's program to see if I qualify for OxyContin , but in the meantime I am in a great deal of pain...
- Opinions of Endo Oxycodone ER? 29th July 2005
... I take Oxycontin 20 mg tabs 3 times a day (1 every 8 hours). I have ... don't think it is quite as effective as the Purdue Oxycontin . It is also quite a bit larger in size (the Endo ... 20 mg tabs are nearly as big as the Purdue 80 mg Oxycontin ) which indicates to me that the endo tabs contain ... observations between Endo Oxycodone ER (generic) and Purdue Oxycontin (brand). The Endo generic is not much cheaper, only ... difference for 90 20's. How about the Teva generic oxycontin , is it any noticeably different (better or worse)...
- Hi, new member here! 29th July 2005
... have a great pain management doctor. I am on 20mg of Oxycontin twice daily, Percocet 5/325 for break-through pain...
- Help with pain meds 26th July 2005
... one of those meds. Oxycodone is the same drug in OxyContin , but OxyContin is time-released. Oxy IR is immediate ... not working, you could always ask to be changed to OxyContin with Oxy IR as BT. Oxycodone is stronger than Morphine...
- Fentanyl Patches: Sandoz vs Janssen 26th July 2005
... much better now since switching to the patches from Oxycontin . I only wish I had made the switch in spring and not...
- Duragesic Patch Questions 23rd July 2005
... switched to 50mcg Duragesic patches from the 160mg of Oxycontin I was taken previously. The 50 worked pretty good...
- Need list of fast acting/break thru meds 20th July 2005
... Prior to yesterday I was taking:
40mg Oxycontin qid
20mgs Norco 10/325 q6h (80/2600mgs a day)
.5mg...
- Losing Hope#2 19th July 2005
... the pain meds Percoset, Novo Nortriptyline,M-Eslon, Oxycontin , Gabapentin, Ratio Oxycocet, Apo-Carbamazepine,Ibuprophen ... , Oxycontin an up to 5 mgs 4x a day of Methadone nothing stops...
... pain in my back and arms!
I am only taking 50 mg. of Oxycontin and it took me 3 years of suffering to get any opiod...
- severe pain from rhematiod arthritis 19th July 2005
... amazing to me and it was from a fairly low dose of Oxycontin .
The step after short acting meds, which are a ... ingredient in percocet and the long acting version OxyContin . Just to bust the media BS, It's only a killer if ... even know it was an option. It really wans't untill OxyContin hit he market in 96 and then more manufacturers made...
- drug conversions....Shoreline help? 18th July 2005
... Insurance company will not approve my Dr's script of 40mg Oxycontin 4 times a day. Need to look at other meds that would...
... have never had a LA med that covers these spikes. Oxycontin only works for about 6 hours for me and it tapers ... quickly. Then again, I get the notion that 40mg of Oxycontin 4 times a day is a boatload of pain meds and people...
... starts people out at a "moderate level".
So my Oxycontin dose of 40mg 4 times per day just got switch to a...
- Duragesic A Killer? 18th July 2005
... very careful regarding dehydration. Like others said, Oxycontin is another option, but opiates and heat don't mix...
- Methadone??? 17th July 2005
... higher doses of your usual narcotics: oxycodone, oxycontin , morphine, dilaudid, duragesic patch, mscontin, etc...
... higher doses of your usual narcotics: oxycodone, oxycontin , morphine, dilaudid, duragesic patch, mscontin, etc...
- Every have a day where your meds just dont work? 17th July 2005
... know, and we surprised to read that I take 40mg of Oxycontin 4 times a day and 10-20mg of Norco every 6 hours if...
... I get home.Sometimes I can stand it till I take my Oxycontin , sometimes I have to take break-thru.Some days even ... think the only way I'd be pain-free would be to pop an Oxycontin every hour.Since that just ain't gonna happen,I get...
- Problems with Insurance and Meds 16th July 2005
... My Dr currently has me on 40mg of Oxycontin 4 times a day. I just realized that the insurance ... it scheduled for. Correct me if I am wrong but isnt Oxycontin a med used once a 12hrs?
In a week or so I am ... doubt he even knew there was a limit to the dosing of Oxycontin .
Should we look at changing to something similar ... due time.
Right now, here is what I take.
40mg Oxycontin 4 times a day
10mg Hydrocodone 1-2 every 6 hours...
... pain med that really does the job well. The effect of Oxycontin seems to be deminishing quickly. I did a little expriment ... in a static manner and by only taking my scheduled Oxycontin . What this experiment told me is that the Oxy I take ... that I have seemed to have developed a tolerance to Oxycontin and I am relying on Norco more and more to bridge ... last few days. I need to get info on how to convert Oxycontin to another med. A patch would be great assuming I...
- Generic vs name brand Oxycontin? 15th July 2005
... noticed any problems with the new generic "Endo"
Oxycontin ? I have been perscribed the 40 mg and it seems that...
- Radio Frequency Lesioning NIGHTMARE!! 14th July 2005
... would have done me little good considering I take 40mg Oxycontin 4 times a day and 10-20 mg Norco for breakthrough...
... meds prescribed. Guess they dont like the 40mg of Oxycontin he has me taking 4 times a day. They only approved...
... medication. 10mg of Vicodin. Crazy since I take 160mg of Oxycontin a day and up to 80mg of Norco a day for breakthu....
- Shoreline: urine testing question 14th July 2005
... test, but can it tell down to the milligram how much Oxycontin was in my system?
I thought that the rate of absorption...
... everyone. I am not taking any other drugs, only my Oxycontin . But I was wondering about the test, because I have...
- Cost of OxyContin? 13th July 2005
... tablets.
I know this is off topic as far as price of Oxycontin , But you need to check every single med and make sure ... you can do better but it's still spendy.
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... you an idea from personal experience. When I was on Oxycontin , my doc had me at 160 mg TID. That's six tablets...
... If you go to a generic oxycontin , stay away from Endos new generic,oxycodone ER.it ... is no where near the same as purdues oxycontin .I don't know what it is but the coverage and dosage...
- oxy to meth 13th July 2005
... question I need to know what the conversion from 60mg tid oxycontin to methadone would be approx.?...
- Losing Hope 12th July 2005
... Methadone regime he has me on... I take 40mgs 4x day of Oxycontin an just started on Methadone 1mg 4x day for 7 days...
... the pain meds Percoset, Novo Nortriptyline,M-Eslon, Oxycontin , Gabapentin, Ratio Oxycocet, Apo-Carbamazepine,Ibuprophen ... , Oxycontin an up to 5 mgs 4x a day of Methadone nothing stops...
- Update On Duragesic Dosage Change 12th July 2005
... Roxis help the best make me a better candidate for OxyContin ? If so, I wonder what dosage would be best.
Frankly ... , I'm not even sure my PM will RX OxyContin .
What do you guys and gals recommend?
Alan...
- Toughing it out - long term Med plan? 12th July 2005
... tablet)
Oramorph SR (8-12 hour morphine tablet)
OxyContin (8-12 hour oxycodone tablet)
Methadone (6-8 hour...
- Norco vs. Avinza, results, reactions, etc. 12th July 2005
... have been on it for over two years after being on Oxycontin , Duragesic (Fentenyl) and and many short acting meds...
- Phos-soda for colonoscopy is making me ill- 10th July 2005
... have been relatively good.Still on my same amounts of Oxycontin and leg pain is consistent even with it, but I learn...
- Percocet vs Vicoprofen??? 10th July 2005
... degree of relief I did with Percocet. BTW~ I take oxycontin 40 mgs bid as well and often take 400-600mgs of motrin...
- OxyContin Question 9th July 2005
... chronic pain, that would seem to be the right call.
OxyContin is a long acting, time released version of Oxycodone ... obtain the entire contents of the pill immediately. OxyContin , like most long acting pain meds, is indicated for ... the right med. If you are sure that the Doc told you OxyContin and you got Oxy IR, the pharmacy could have made a...
... without the tylenol.
IF your prescription said oxycontin , I would take the tablets back. That's a pretty significant ... release, 20 mgs dumped quickly that lasts 3-4 hours. Oxycontin releases 20mgs over an 8-12 hour perriod. Half of ... Also If you use these this month, and you get the OxyContin next month. The IR is twice as strong because all...
... Garamond]Just an FYI since you are kind of new to the Oxycontin . It was mentioned that people crush the Oxycontin ... is the most important part. BREAKING TIME RELEASE OXYCONTIN TABLETS CAN EASILY CAUSE AN OVERDOSE AND KILL YOU...
- Drinking and oxy.-please help fast!! 9th July 2005
... something else. I wouldn't have more than that with Oxycontin . And I definitely would not drink at all if I was...
- Seeking advise on pain pump? Young, no children yet... want family! 7th July 2005
... tests under the sun! I am on narcotic medication ( oxycontin ) now and my last visit with my pain doctor left me...
... pain and have not had children yet. I am also on Oxycontin , but have not considered the pain pump so I cannot...
- PLEASE no one get offended- ? about vic./oxy. 6th July 2005
... Oxycodone is the drug that is found in many preparations ( OxyContin , Percocet, Percodan). Oxycodone can be just as addictive...
... The worst stories you probably hear are about OxyContin . That is the 12 hour released form of Oxycodone....
- two pain problems, two doctors, questions 6th July 2005
... pretty new. You said percocet didn't work, but maybe OxyContin as a base with Hydrocodone for BT pain?? Maybe with...
