- Need help please on fentanyl patch and oxycontin 3rd April 2005
... lacey,
I have never been on oxycontin , but have been on oxycodone. I know it's pretty effective...
... 25mcg. cannot be expected to take the place of 60 mg oxycontin !!![/FONT]...
... So you are currently using 120mg of OxyContin (Oxycodone) daily correct (60x2)? To answer your...
... But that seems like a low dose to replace 120mg oxycontin daily. I guess some docs don't want to risk possible ... have nothing else to help me unless I saved some 20mg oxycontin . Even though the oxycontin is a LA med, it only seems...
- Need help now: Shore, anybody? 2nd April 2005
... have been on pain meds for 4 years, and am now on Oxycontin 300 mgs a day with 50 mgs a day of Oxy Ir for breakthrough ... anesthesia. At 4 AM today I took my usual 100 mgs of oxycontin and also the 20 mgs of Oxy IR which I should have...
- anyone with rsd???? 1st April 2005
... and must have insulin. I take (for pain management) Oxycontin 80mg, Norco 10mg for break-through pain, Soma for...
- Lidocaine Puch via IV over 6 hours - Anyone ever heard of such a thing? 1st April 2005
... meds more than 3 months post op prior tothe whole OxyContin boom and the nw understanding of piates and the difference...
... been injured 15 years ago, Before the invention of OxyContin , Kadian, Avinza, before Duaragesic was aproved for...
- My Story...(for Shoreline and anyone else) 31st March 2005
... As stated earlier, I've been able to go off the oxycontin , and I've never (despite DD's accusations) had any ... better then what i've got!!). I don't have to have oxycontin . I've been at work since 9 and will go home in 10...
... the pain (dumb idea but hey, why not) so I went no Oxycontin or Vicodin since 7 p.m. last night... you know what...
- Everyone! Kadian & Avinza 29th March 2005
... _____________
(My doctor seems to want to change me from Oxycontin to Avinza. I am worried about side effects and the ... histamine.
One of the things I liked about the Oxycontin is that I have been able to think clearly while on ... affecting of histamine levels? Please explain more about Oxycontin and histamine. From what I have told you, can you ... morphine drug? My instinct is to just stay on the Oxycontin .
A lady answered and said that after she changed...
- Did Not know my insurance was an MD!!! Shoreline Ya Around??? 29th March 2005
... all the hoop la (last april) my dr & I agreed the oxycontin is the best for me (after reading the Avinza side ...
Anyway... I guess my real question is about the oxycontin s to methadone (like I said taking 280 mg of oxys....
- Shore- question about changing meds 27th March 2005
... Your posts say I would need 50% MORE morphine than Oxycontin , but he is saying 50% less. I'm scared.
I've developed ... track with the right dose. But how can I stay on the Oxycontin if it isn't working anymore? I tried to decrease ... to see, with the muscle spasms.
I started on Oxycontin in April of 2003, at 100 mgs twice a day, and also...
... histamine.
One of the things I liked about the Oxycontin is that I have been able to think clearly while on ... affecting of histamine levels? Please explain more about Oxycontin and histamine. From what I have told you, can you ... morphine drug? My instinct is to just stay on the Oxycontin ....
- My PM Prescribed ACTIQ??? 26th March 2005
... patch, then swtiched to avinza, then ms contin, then oxycontin , and now I am only on methadone which is working so...
- Update re: dr devil/oxycotin 25th March 2005
... with no pain meds. I didn't care he he perscribed oxycontin , morphin, or lighter fluid so long as made me not...
... She offered (late Tues.) to call in Vicodin (but not oxycontin ) - however by that time I had the vicodin from DD...
... whatever good this will do) that he will continue the oxycontin on the 10/10 dose until "I feel I no longer need it ... fight, but was unwilling to write the perscription for oxycontin that another dr was refusing. I was dispointed (to...
... this new dosing schedule, and I am taking:
10 mg oxycontin at 7 am/10 mg 7 pm and Vicodin appx 3 x day
+ 1/2...
... read, you are not taking very a very high dose of oxycontin .. due to the way society views "us" (people taking...
... read, you are not taking very a very high dose of oxycontin .. due to the way society views "us" (people taking...
- Allergic to codeine & its related drugs - any advice? 24th March 2005
... refuses to put me on the patch,instead keeps me on oxycontin wihich helps but id like somethin longer lasting ...
... refuses to put me on the patch,instead keeps me on oxycontin wihich helps but id like somethin longer lasting ... about it. The Oxy I mean. And it is believed that with OxyContin there is a real concern about hyper-tolerance...just...
- Frequent PMD visits 23rd March 2005
... tolerance) he wrote it for 48 hours. When I went on Oxycontin , he wrote it for every eight hours, not 12 as the...
- Devil's bargin 22nd March 2005
... back doctor being gone/unwilling/unable to refill my oxycontin script.
I finally get the nurse today and begged ... for another script for the oxycontin before Friday. She talks to the dr and calls me back ... m being black mailed by my doctor - "Behave or no oxycontin ". That has to be illegal or at least very unethical ... question is this... Since I have now been without the oxycontin (except for 10mg /day Friday & Sunday) and am finally ... hurting as bad as ever), should I take the offered oxycontin perscription?
If it really is the last one, I ... can get under a new doctor's care who agrees to the oxycontin . Would it be better just to tough it out off of the ... was MUCH more comfortable, better functioning on the oxycontin (I am taking vicodin now, which is mostly just causing ... paranoid now??)
So it comes down to do I take the oxycontin or not? I think i've gone thru the worst of the withdrawls ... another dr. Will it make a difference if I am taking oxycontin or not when they are deciding rather or not to take...
... answer more later but if it were I? I would exit the OxyContin ...like yesterday. The reason? So many Drs. are NOT...
... big witch hunt is as bad up here in Canada against oxycontin . Not where I live anyway. Good luck with whatever...
... Michelle...You've pretty much kicked the Oxycontin , do you really want to go through it again? Unless...
... seems everywhere folks post from, someone is having Oxycontin trouble. Perhaps it's because I've been with the same ... fairly well. Remind me not to complain as much.
Oxycontin has it's drawbacks, the main one for me is that it...
- Percocet Suggestions Please! 22nd March 2005
... medication. The logical one that comes to mind is Oxycontin . It is available in 10,20,40,80, and 160 mgs. It...
... Dr. to necessarily be thrilled with a request for OxyContin if you make one...lots of physicians these days are...
... A lot of the PCP doctors are weary of prescribing OxyContin and similar drugs due to the abuse that can go with ... situation to switch to a longer acting medication like OxyContin . 1. Because it releases the same drug, Oxycodone...
... on. You should be on a long acting medicine like Oxycontin . A pain management Doc is your best bet, they know...
- Oxycontin-Vicodin Calculation Pls Help 21st March 2005
... running out of meds) I have been "messed up" with my oxycontin Since Thurs. My usual dosing schedule is as follows ... 20mg 6am
10 mg NOON
20 mg 6 pm
I have been taking oxycontin (very messed up back, leading to a failing fusion ... to the dr and has evidently decided I don't need oxycontin so long as I have the vicodin. While I am grateful ... How do I make the Vicodin work equivicably to the oxycontin . I know it is the same narcotic. I am trying to...
... to disappoint you or be the bearer of bad news, but Oxycontin and Vicodin are not the same drug as you indicated ... post. Your Vicodin has 5 mg of Hydrocodone and your Oxycontin has 10 mg of Oxycodone. Two different drugs. I'm...
... were the same base med. I had gotten spoiled with the oxycontin and really dislike the vicodin. It seems to cause...
- I ran out of meds-tell me what to do now 21st March 2005
... me to notify him when I am down to 1-2 days (I take oxycontin , 20mg am/20mg pm with a 10 mg in the middle of the ... back to Friday). I guess bursting in there for my oxycontin would make me even more of a druggy, so they are calling ... afternoon & night until I have a chance to get the oxycontin back in my system.
Will the oxycontin work right...
... if he is the one suddenly deciding I don't need the oxycontin (which makes no sense as he just "bumped" my doe to ... me along with "be patient"), a perscription of the oxycontin I have had (OR a replacement LA med), a back up med...
... . I am eagerly awaiting Friday to get back on the oxycontin that levels the pain to my more tolerable level.....
- Need advice 19th March 2005
... been through many medications. I am currently taking Oxycontin 20mg 3 times a day. The problem I have is that it...
... Sparkles, Thanks. I have been on the Oxycontin for about 2 years. I still am not sure what to try...
... I have been on the Oxycontin for about 2 years. I also am perscribed 60 5/500...
- Need help getting RX for pain meds..please! 17th March 2005
... same "state" and the doctors are really paranoid over Oxycontin .
It would be laughable if it was not so "unreal. ... real pain patients suffer for your fix.
I went off Oxycontin and I will never take it again. I was floored when...
- Is oxycontin the best there is? 16th March 2005
... is a step down from that.
whatever the dose of oxycontin pill is equal to 1/2 the actual amount when comparing ... taking 20 mg of roxicet then an equivilent dose of oxycontin would be 40MG
scott...
... especially until they get the base right.
You ask if Oxycontin is the best there is. That all depends on the individual...
... to try a different long acting med (instead of the oxycontin ) should I expect that he will say "sure okay" or not ... bad enough" for them? Is there a relativity between oxycontin is = to the LA morphine? In the hospital the morphine ... seemed to do a much better job of pain relief then the oxycontin does (but that was in an IV). Is it really just hit ... t seem to get anything consistantly other then the oxycontin (I think that he feels it was a big deal to up the ... oxycontin , so I shouldn't need anything for BT).
Thanks....
... crosses the blood/brain barrier while about 70% of Oxycontin crosses the blood/brain barrier. Basically what this ... means is that Mg for Mg Oxycontin is about twice as potent as Morphine. Of course this ... the morphine. Since you are currently taken 50Mg of Oxycontin daily a conservative starting dose of Mscontin would...
... much pain as you.
that said, i started at 10mg oxycontin 2x daily, moved up to 20mg and then 40mg (both twice ... have breakthru meds, no matter what the dosage of oxycontin you all decide is right for you. pain flares, and ... me to have gone up to the 80mg twice daily range of oxycontin a LOT sooner (10mg first year, 20mg 1.5 years more ... level all the time (which is the relief i get from oxycontin from the beginning), some people are not. you've got...
... like 8 hrs, but the price is out of sight. I mean oxycontin , which I've never tried, but have had oxycodone, is...
... is a step down from that.
whatever the dose of oxycontin pill is equal to 1/2 the actual amount when comparing ... taking 20 mg of roxicet then an equivilent dose of oxycontin would be 40MG
scott
Roxicet is ... Oxycodone/aceteminophen its not stronger than Oxycontin ...
... Roxicet is Oxycodone/aceteminophen its not stronger than Oxycontin
I think Scott meant that if you're taking 40mgof ... of oxy....because roxi is a short acting drug and oxycontin is long acting.
Correct?
~Mush...
- muscle spasms+flu, plus thanks4posts! 16th March 2005
... accupuncture helps some, pt does NOT. heat does. 40mg oxycontin twice daily and 5/325 percoset up to 4times daily...
- Fibro Diagnosis...2 Much Hydro? 15th March 2005
... other thing too. Going on a long acting med like Oxycontin or MS Contin does not mean it's a "lifetime commitment ... ". I have detoxed off Oxycontin at home with my doctor's schedule of tapering. When...
... I took oxycontin before I went to this Dr (moved) and had no problem...
- Twisten, how are you doing? 15th March 2005
... Thursday. I think I'll ask him about going back to Oxycontin since IBS/P always seems to start while I taking Morphine...
- pelvic pain?? 15th March 2005
... problem so maybe I can be cured!!
I currently take oxycontin 50mg tid which is an increase from 40mg tid, my doctor ... anybody know what the patents are like for a drug like oxycontin in canada? anyway gotta run see you guys and any replies...
... Walgreens on line price quote for 100 40 mg name brand OxyContin
OXYCONTIN 40MG TABLETS $528.09
Good luck but pray...
- Janssen Vs Mylan Patches 14th March 2005
... working so they moved me to the 75MCG. I was taking the Oxycontin 10 mg x 3 a day for a year previous to the patch...
- How did YOUR first Dr appt go since the change? 13th March 2005
... give two seperate Rxes for differing strengths of Oxycontin so my Rx is always in 20mgs.it is quite alot of pills...
- Have questions about Methadone?? 8th March 2005
... I thought Meth was a LA drug. Before Meth I was on Oxycontin and before that Avinza. I saw my dr last Friday and...
- Kadian HELP Shoreline 8th March 2005
... Kadian but, what you said sounds like the way that Oxycontin works so maybe it's the same with Kadian. The pill ... that you see as Oxycontin is merely a shell that contains the med. When you ... take Oxycontin the first half (roughly) is released in the stomach ... as though Kadian uses the same delivery system as Oxycontin rather than the delivery system used by MsContin or...
... seen ma morpine dose escalate the way I have with Oxycontin . For whatever reason, peopleseem to develp tolerance...
- Help! Questions about meds?! 6th March 2005
... much or whatever.
Also, my other question is: Is Oxycontin the long acting form of this medication?
Also, she...
... long acting med? But don't expect her to prescribe OxyContin ...many Drs. are NOT into that med any longer.
... Also, my other question is: Is Oxycontin the long acting form of this medication?
Yes...
... are taking that many, I would discuss a LA med like Oxycontin with you Dr. But I agree with the other post that ... make her more willing to drop you down in dosage on Oxycontin with maybe something for BT pain like Vicodin. Oxycodone...
... day. What other LA med is similar in strength to oxycontin ? Because if Oxycontin is just like the oxy IR I...
... out there. What has worked best for me is a LA like Oxycontin at a low dose and something for BT pain like Lortab ... 7.5 or Percocet. Remember, Oxycontin is going to release over a longer period of time so ... surgeries/fusions, and back fractures. I still only take Oxycontin 20mg and Percocet 10mg for BT as needed. That is...
... sound like you are needing a longer acting medication. OxyContin is the LA version of oxycodone. Every medicatio is...
... :) I saw my dr. today and she offered me either Oxycontin or the patch, so I took the patch since Oxycodone...
... :) I saw my dr. today and she offered me either Oxycontin or the patch, so I took the patch since Oxycodone...
- Follow-up for Sparkle....Thanks. 3rd March 2005
... I went to a PM doctor and he prescribed Methadone, Oxycontin and Celebrex.
From our last conversation, meaning ... grew a couple hours before it was time to take the oxycontin again and that the methadone had no effect on me at ... only time I take the Oxycodone is right before the Oxycontin , hoping that it would increase the pain relief. I...
... routine.... I take 1 celebrex 200mg twice a day, 1 oxycontin 20mg every 8 hours, 2 methadone 5mg every 6 hours ... complained about the pain a couple of hours after the oxycontin is taken.... will he say.... "well we can't get rid...
... routine.... I take 1 celebrex 200mg twice a day, 1 oxycontin 20mg every 8 hours, 2 methadone 5mg every 6 hours ... and it's not even my pain. I would ask to have the OxyContin increased and offer to throw out the Oxycodone. The ... your long acting med, which your Dr. has chosen to be OxyContin . Follow me so far? You are not going to look like...
... rolled over in bed. I would like to continue using the Oxycontin as long as it works for the whole duration and not ... hours at a time. Would I be crazy to try taking 2 oxycontin 's at once to see if that works? What about taking...
... still nothing. . I would like to continue using the Oxycontin as long as it works for the whole duration and not ... to him next week. Would I be crazy to try taking 2 oxycontin 's at once to see if that works? What about taking ... mixed up with all your meds at once. Deal with the OxyContin and the Methadone...both long acting meds and decide...
- The way an OC script is written 3rd March 2005
... she writes my scripts. Several months ago she wrote Oxycontin 80mg 2 tab bid 180(one hundred eighty) I asked if ... three times a day and she said no and changed it to Oxycontin 80mg 2 tab tid 180(one hundred eighty) I went to my ... is she left the mg off of the last script. It said Oxycontin 2 tab tid 180(one hundred eighty) The pharmicist looked...
... is she left the mg off of the last script. It said Oxycontin 2 tab tid 180(one hundred eighty) The pharmicist looked...
- One More Question- Fentanyl Patch 3rd March 2005
... ago and started at 50 mcgs. I switched over from Oxycontin too and I didn't have any withdrawls, even coming...
- Can't do PT- will pain doc refuse to give meds? 3rd March 2005
... started seeing a very good pain doc and he gave me oxycontin , an external neurostimulator vest and wants me in...
... started seeing a very good pain doc and he gave me oxycontin , an external neurostimulator vest and wants me in...
- Oxycontin and testosterone 25th February 2005
... reduction. As a male in his 20's on a moderate dose of oxycontin , i can tell you that that is definitly the case. ... to speak. However, my body has acclimated to the oxycontin , and i now have an increased sex drive, although still...
- Has anybody tried 2 or 3 months rest to treat Cervical disc problems and pain? 25th February 2005
... supervision.
---pam, who is happy to live on 40mg Oxycontin twice daily, even at a 7or8 pain level...it's WAY...
- Shore, another question...drug tests this time 25th February 2005
... frequently in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin. OxyContin , the time-release form of oxycodone, is supplied in...
- Help w/methadone, oxycontin and celebrex 25th February 2005
... changed everything to Celebrex 200mg twice a day, Oxycontin 20mg every 8 hours, and 1 or 2 Methadose 5mg every ... take the Methadone again. Also, I thought that the oxycontin would be taken as the percoset was and the methadone ... Your long acting pain meds are:
Oxycontin 20mgs every 8 hrs
1 or 2 Methadose ... again, that it not an indicator of pain relief. The Oxycontin is related but as a long acting med probably would...
... life.<
You hit it right on the head. Plus, the Oxycontin and Methadone are doing their jobs so I really don...
... [QUOTE=astin0801\the Oxycontin and Methadone are doing their jobs so I really don...
... changed everything to Celebrex 200mg twice a day, Oxycontin 20mg every 8 hours, and 1 or 2 Methadose 5mg every...
- Examples Please 23rd February 2005
... examples of Class II drugs are:
Percocet and Percodan
Oxycontin
Morphine
MS Contin
Kadian
Fentanyl (Duragesic...
- Some information on the "New Regs" for dispensing controlled substances. 23rd February 2005
... what if I was an addict and I was out there buying Oxycontin by the buttloads and it showed up in my urine specimen...
- Help! Nervous about Med Change 22nd February 2005
... Sparkles
PS Lots of docs are getting nervous upping Oxycontin levels due to negative press. That's probably why...
- Please help- I know there's knowledge out here! 20th February 2005
... can't move without pain relief. 4 years ago I was on oxycontin , and hated it because it had so many side effects...
- old problem...new question 19th February 2005
... escalated to an untolerable pain. Dr. prescribed 20mg oxycontin every 12 hrs. i'm afraid to take it, even though...
... addiction potential with a long acting pain med like Oxycontin than with the shorter acting meds. Not as much of...
... escalated to an untolerable pain. Dr. prescribed 20mg oxycontin every 12 hrs. i'm afraid to take it, even though...
- Pain then depression then more pain then... 16th February 2005
... asking a solid question.
I am currently taking 10mg Oxycontin BID and 2 10mg Norco every 6hrs.
Its not even touching ... long acting pain med that lasts more than 5 hours. Oxycontin , the low dose I am taking, doesnt come close to the...
... you. Mscontin works better and longer for me than oxycontin did. It doesn't last the 12 hours for me though but...
... idea of what kind of dosage I would need? Taking 20mg Oxycontin now plus too many Norco (within script limit of 10 ... probably want to, at most, raise my dosage on the Oxycontin . If thats the case I am going to pleade with him to...
... But, I am sure you know this already. As far as the Oxycontin is concerned, you are on a very very small dose. I ... am on 20mg of Oxycontin three times per day. Yes it is controversal Rx'ing...
... Just to give you an idea though...when I was on oxycontin it was 20 mg in the a.m and 40 p.m. Then put on duragesic...
... rather go forwards so maybe I will lobby for taking Oxycontin 30mg 3 times a day. I would love to have a higher...
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You might also see about simply uping your oxycontin from 10mg q12h to 20mg q8h. Most, but not all DR...
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You might also see about simply uping your oxycontin from 10mg q12h to 20mg q8h. Most, but not all DR...
... next single pill dose increase (from a 20Mg dose) of oxycontin would be a 40Mg pill. Where abouts in the Sacto/Davis...
... next single pill dose increase (from a 20Mg dose) of oxycontin would be a 40Mg pill. Where abouts in the Sacto/Davis...
... radical with my meds. He bumped me up to taking the 20mg Oxycontin 3x day rather than the 2x. He also put me on Cymbalta ... "contolled substance" script just like the one my Oxycontin is on. I asked why the filled my Norco 3 weeks ago...
... wants me to try and ease back since we went q8h on the Oxycontin . I plan to do so.
I also forgot, we are going to ... levels since reduced production can be a side effect of Oxycontin .
Anyone have any info on Cybalta? I took it 2 hours...
... myself to eat was chicken noodle soup. I took my 3rd Oxycontin at 8pm and I took an ambien at 9pm and was out by...
- Hello. I am at a loss! 16th February 2005
... any sucess either.She really wants to try a round of oxycontin to see how it would work for her pain but cannot even...
- i have insurance but they will not pay for most pain meds 15th February 2005
... not pay for most of the pain meds that help me,like oxycontin and i cannot afford 1000.00 a month.i applied thru...
... not pay for most of the pain meds that help me,like oxycontin and i cannot afford 1000.00 a month.i applied thru...
- co worker ,HMO will not treat chronic pain 13th February 2005
... program. She asked the doctor if he give her some OxyContin for round-the-clock pain control. He refused and...
- Levator ani syndrome anyone, please??? 10th February 2005
... highest dose of opiates I was first exposed to was OxyContin , It's funny that I have never read of anyone else ... having this side effect but the OxyContin caused rectal spasms. I would be walking along and ... investigating and read the full prescribing info on OxyContin , along with the FPI on every med I was takeing at ... so I figured it had to be a med.
Turns out that OxyContin can cause this. I cut this from the full prescribing ... from Purdue pharma's web site, the manufacturer of OxyContin .
Gastrointestinal Tract And Other Smooth Muscle...
- Bias against OxcyC..Or am I dreamin'? 8th February 2005
... I am on Oxycontin also. This drug has been a godsend for me and quite ... time I went in there to fill it, the sign read "NO OXYCONTIN DISPENSED HERE". They won't even order it anymore...
... have had to switch meds due to the horrible rep that Oxycontin has received. I was taking 10 mg 2x per day. It worked ... me that he would no longer be writing scripts for OxyContin , that he felt that it was not a true 12 hour pain...
... re not dreamin' there is a lot of prejudice about OxyContin from the abuse that has occurred and is still occurring...
- visited my doc 7th February 2005
... saw the neuro he put me on the oxyir as well as the oxycontin and stopped the elavil as it wasn't helping(I'm back...
... saw the neuro he put me on the oxyir as well as the oxycontin and stopped the elavil as it wasn't helping(I'm back...
- Shore, got a ? for ya my friend 6th February 2005
... 10/325 for b/t. I have, in the past, used Lortab, Oxycontin (didn't like it AT all), and then the Endocet, but...
- What Would Meds Cost Shorline Look At This 6th February 2005
... little bit here?You have one of the highest forms of oxycontin they make and what appears to be three? different...
... little bit here?You have one of the highest forms of oxycontin they make and what appears to be three? different...
... comes along with any info.
You are taking 2 LA meds - oxycontin and morphine and 2 SA percocet and lortab. And at...
- Out of Neurontin ETC.. HELP or Advice 5th February 2005
... I'm on Neurontin- although not as much as you-and Oxycontin also. I've never had to miss the Neurontin so I don ... 't know how that is but with the Oxycontin I've had to conserve them at times like everyone else ... getting that done is an involved process. Besides which, Oxycontin is not cheap.The 40mgs tablets retail over $5 each...
- advice on generic oxycontin vs brand 4th February 2005
... Hi Rexxx!
I wasn't aware that Oxycontin came in a generic. This must be fairly new. I am also...
... Hi Rexxx!
I wasn't aware that Oxycontin came in a generic. This must be fairly new. I am also...
... Yes, oxycontin and most other drugs are substantially more expensive ... mentioned that she payed $63 for ninety 20 mg tablets of oxycontin in Canada. Well i happen to be on ninety 20 mg tablets ... 295. There are now two companies producing generic oxycontin , because of recent court cases invalidating purdue ... and Teva will produce all four strengths of generic Oxycontin . Simply being persistent in asking the local pharmacies ... mentioned something about taking three 20 mg tablets of oxycontin daily, and wondering why his doc won't switch him ... daily. Well, perhaps that is because 60 mg tablets of oxycontin , brand or otherwise, do not now, nor have they ever ... , existed. The Only strengths of oxycontin (made by anyone) that have ever been produced are ... So taking three 20 mg tabs is your only option, as oxycontin cannot be cut in half. And even if Purdue did make...
... Yes, oxycontin and most other drugs are substantially more expensive ... mentioned that she payed $63 for ninety 20 mg tablets of oxycontin in Canada. Well i happen to be on ninety 20 mg tablets ... 295. There are now two companies producing generic oxycontin , because of recent court cases invalidating purdue ... and Teva will produce all four strengths of generic Oxycontin . Simply being persistent in asking the local pharmacies ... mentioned something about taking three 20 mg tablets of oxycontin daily, and wondering why his doc won't switch him ... daily. Well, perhaps that is because 60 mg tablets of oxycontin , brand or otherwise, do not now, nor have they ever ... , existed. The Only strengths of oxycontin (made by anyone) that have ever been produced are ... So taking three 20 mg tabs is your only option, as oxycontin cannot be cut in half. And even if Purdue did make...
... you are speaking of is undoubtably ms contin, not oxycontin . MS Contin is 12 hour extended release morphine sulfate...
... someones rent here !..
deana
MS CONTIN IS NOT OXYCONTIN . MS NOT TIME RELEASE...
... correctly then Mscontin is also time released like oxycontin . I'm on mscontin and it states right on the jar that...
... correctly then Mscontin is also time released like oxycontin . I'm on mscontin and it states right on the jar that...
... I was taking Oxycontin for approx. 6 mos. when I moved and my insurance changed ... s a body to do. If you have a choise, choose the Oxycontin !...
... contact with me on the changes that take place and when Oxycontin in Generics with become available. I am currently ... on 3 20mg Oxycontin a day along with 4 10 mg of Lortab a day. My Oxycontin ... work as well. My doctor has gave me an option for Oxycontin 40mg but I can't afford those either. I just don't...
... problem so maybe I can be cured!!
I currently take oxycontin 50mg tid which is an increase from 40mg tid, my doctor ... anybody know what the patents are like for a drug like oxycontin in canada? anyway gotta run see you guys and any replies...
... reading the posts. Thanks so much on the info on generic oxycontin from Watson. I was injured at my work and then fired ... . I was taking Purdue oxycontin , and always having to hassle with worker's compensation ... for disability and got it. W. C. quit paying for the oxycontin so I went back to my doc and asked for oxycodone(big...
- Newbie with question about meds. 2nd February 2005
... designed as a last resort when nothing else has worked, OxyContin as a frst line treatment to manage chronic pain is...
- I'll try my post again- 1st February 2005
... below my knee in both legs.I take Neurontin,Prozac and Oxycontin all for the pain.And I have Oxycodone for break-thru ... because my legs were hurting and even after taking my Oxycontin , they still did.I did very little todayand when I...
... already called my dr. and he ok'd me to bump up my Oxycontin by 10mgs, but I called back to tell him about the...
- Update on getting the boot from pain center 31st January 2005
... He didn't like the fact that my last PM had me on oxycontin and he also didn't believe in BT meds so we tried...
- Need some advise before I talk to my GP 31st January 2005
... with trauma.
My current medications are 1 20mg Oxycontin BID and 1 to 2 10mg Norco every 6 hours. I also take ... Zanax PRN.
I get pretty good relief when I take 1 Oxycontin , 2 Norco and a Soma all at the same time. This relief ... good idea. I have never gotten 12 hour relief from Oxycontin and I feel thats really the problem. I also think...
... BilboCameron--I haven't taken oxycontin because the oxycodone I take seems to be my best pain ... relief. I have heard of others that say their oxycontin doesn't last the full 12 hours. You aren't on a very...
... BilboCameron--I haven't taken oxycontin because the oxycodone I take seems to be my best pain ... relief. I have heard of others that say their oxycontin doesn't last the full 12 hours. You aren't on a very...
... Hi Bilbo. Most doctors believe that oxycontin should only be prescribed twice a day so I'm not sure...
... all feel bad when for whatever reason they don't.
Oxycontin q8h is fairly controversial but some docs know that...
- what's the difference? 27th January 2005
... someone explain the difference between oxycodone, oxycontin and MS contin?
I take oxycodone 5 mg 4 times per...
... APAP formulations, and it's also the active drug in Oxycontin .
I assume when you refer to Oxycodone you are ... day, and the pain levels go up and down all day.
Oxycontin is simple a modified release form of Oxycodone. It ... dosing that the Oxycodone/APAP formulations because Oxycontin doesn't contain tylenol.
MSContin is very similar ... to Oxycontin , except that is a modified release form of morphine...
... Jullie, Just to add to what phos exlained, The way OxyContin or any of the long acting meds work. If you take a ... 20mg OxyCOntin , It doesn't sustain 20 mgs of oxy in your system, ... mg percocet every 4 hours, your would need a 20mg OxyContin every 8 hours to replace 10 mgs of oxy instant release ... hours, you would need to replace that with the 40 mg OxyContin tabs to sustain roughly the same serum level that ... morphine was available in, or didn't prior to 96 when OxyContin hit the market, and Duragesic patches were aproved...
- Shoreline...anyone... 27th January 2005
... it or stepping up to a long acting pure opiate like Oxycontin , MSContin or Duragesic patches etc..But if your taking ... die from tylenol each year than have ever died from OxyContin , as bad as the press may make OxyContin sound.
...
- Percacet vs oxycontin 27th January 2005
... and just tramodal for b/t. You are fortunate to get Oxycontin . The percocet helps my vasculitis pain, but it just...
... prior to the oxy and your doc switched you to 20 mg's oxycontin every 12.its really no difference.
so if the percs...
... I also take oxycontin 20mg and percocet 5's for BT pain. I don't think it ... 's that unusual as someone mentioned, the oxycontin does not last the whole 12 hours ( at least for me ... have docs who understand this.
BTW, I find that oxycontin doesn't give Me the fuzzies as much as the percocets...
- Colitis and pain meds- debilitating actually! 25th January 2005
... 10mg percocets (he'd have a bottle of 300/month); oxycontin ; (oxycontin didn't work for people with ostomies because...
- new to site 24th January 2005
... that she could possibly switch me from Duragesic to Oxycontin , but I have never had Oxy and I have heard it doesn...
... either. I had bt meds to help for the last day. Oxycontin also didn't last 12 hours for me and I didn't get...
... cause I'll run out too quick. From the way it sounds Oxycontin wouldn't be too much different than Duragesic, so...
... dosing.
As to switching to a different LA med, Oxycontin doesn't last 12 hours, no matter what Purdue Fredericks ... re not comfy dosing the Oxy q8h. I had to stop the oxycontin because I could handle the anxiety (common side effect...
- Newbie needs info on PM 23rd January 2005
... than pre surgery my doc convinced me to finally tru oxycontin . The relief I received was a god send.
It took me ... with me. It is just at a diminished level with the oxycontin .
One of my problems now is that Workers Comp is settling...
... than pre surgery my doc convinced me to finally tru oxycontin . The relief I received was a god send.
It took me ... with me. It is just at a diminished level with the oxycontin .
One of my problems now is that Workers Comp is settling...
- Duragesic Patch/Methadone Option?? Opinions?? 22nd January 2005
... gave me several options including methadone alone, oxycontin taken once a day or to stay on the norco and taper...
... take pain meds for chronic back pain.I was taking oxycontin but now I am on methadone because of the cost difference...
- Local doc arrested 21st January 2005
... And by the time I was 17 back in 1996 I could get Oxycontin , perocet, Xanax 2mg, soma, Vicodin, the list goes...
- Question about Oxycontin 20th January 2005
... side effects. I wasn't tired at all when I was on oxycontin but when I was on methadone that would knock me out ... don't get nautious. But my question to you is does oxycontin help with your pain? If it does, I wouldn't be worried...
... busy. That is one of the most common side effects to oxycontin and the main reason druggies like to abuse oxycontin...
... thought I was the only strange one who found that Oxycontin and even Oxycodone kept me awake. I don't think that...
... exactly what the dr did. She did not want to up the Oxycontin (20 every 8 hs) so she said lets go back to the Methadone ... cold turkey and started me at 20 mgs a day of the oxycontin . I thought I was going to die from the withdawl symptoms ... she said I needed to tough it out again and stop the Oxycontin right now today. I am so upset I do not want to go...
... anything for BT pain either). Prior to that I was on Oxycontin and I got up to 160 MGs TID or 480 mgs per day. Now...
... Hi Lissamarie: I wouldn't advise you to take you Oxycontin any other way than the doctor told you to. Oxy is...
... Hey Blasterboy: If I remember right, when I went on Oxycontin several years ago, I went through the same sleep problems...
... to take a pain pill. I think at that time I was on Oxycontin and had Oxycodone IR, either 15 or 30 mg for BT pain...
... Hi Lissamarie: I wouldn't advise you to take you Oxycontin any other way than the doctor told you to. Oxy is...
... to take a pain pill. I think at that time I was on Oxycontin and had Oxycodone IR, either 15 or 30 mg for BT pain ... my PM doctor in 2 weeks. Currently, I'm on 80mg of OxyContin daily, 30mg of percocet for BT pain, four skelaxin ... Should I maybe ask my PM doctor for an increase in OxyContin or an increase for BT pain? It's very frustrating...
... BT med, then you need an increase in your base med, Oxycontin for you.
As far as sleep, if Ambien isn't doing...
- Need Info On Opioid Rotation-HELP 20th January 2005
... south. Anyway's, at my last PM appt my doc raised my Oxycontin dosage from 160mg 3 times a day to 200mg 3 times a...
... south. Anyway's, at my last PM appt my doc raised my Oxycontin dosage from 160mg 3 times a day to 200mg 3 times a ... is any spelling mistakes, it's late!!! :) I was on Oxycontin for my back pain but it wasnt doing the job. I switched...
... which basically say if you tolaerant to 600 mgs of oxycontin your would be equally tolerant to 900 mgs of MSContin...
- Shoreline, and anyone else. Best way to get off Norco?? 20th January 2005
... my pain is INCREASING. I recently went from 20 mg oxycontin 2x day to 3 x day.
Not to scare you Stardust, but...
- What are everyone's thoughts re: dosages 20th January 2005
...
I never get this. It is just like percocet and oxycontin . Two 10mg/325 percocets do not equal one 20mg oxycontin...
... and another bolus in several hours. For example, oxycontin 20 mg (12 hour dosing) delivers 10 mg within the first ... mark, much like taking a second percocet 10/325. The oxycontin 20 mg does not release 1&2/3 mg's every hour as you ... hour period. And no, the serum level created by an oxycontin is not level, but simply more level than the serum ... However, if you read the full prescribing info for oxycontin , you will notice a serum chart showing two distinct ... equivalent ir meds, thus showing the superiority of oxycontin in achieving higher average serum levels than ir meds...
... indictment of prescribing Demerol, Dilaudid, Methadone, Oxycontin and other highly addictive drugs by the hundreds to...
- Medial Branch Block from PM 19th January 2005
... since then I've been taking mostly vicodin but did try oxycontin and methadone. My body did not like oxycontin and...
- Tolerance question from chronic back pain sufferer 17th January 2005
... he said we should talk about a long-acting med like oxycontin . I'm kinda scared of getting to that point because...
... never tried anything else, It's pretty hard to justify OxyContin as your only option because you needed more and more...
... whose doc won't do a TKR because of the 300+ mgs of OxyContin they now take for a back that's never been operated...
- Is anyone on pain meds for spondylolisthesis? 15th January 2005
... function, I would stick where yur at. Once on LAmeds like OxyContin , MScontin, Duragesic and methadone, physical dependnce...
... 94 when PM meant PT and antiD's. No such thing as OxyContin back then.
The whole comp thing dragged on, after...
- What is Hydromorphone? 14th January 2005
... much about it. the only 2 drugs I had heard of where Oxycontin and ms contin. I finnally realized how hard this pm...
... resulted in clinical efectiveness. Purdue still insist OxyContin lasts 12 hours and I can think of one person that...
- Possible answers as to why some are having trouble getting pain meds. 12th January 2005
... problem letting me try it. He also prescribed me Oxycontin once and when he suggested it, I asked him about addiction...
... government is the reason it's so complicated in getting Oxycontin (or any other pain med) filled. First, you need a ... each and every one.I have to get 40's & 10's on my Oxycontin and at different dates, too, so more driving and waiting...
... government is the reason it's so complicated in getting Oxycontin (or any other pain med) filled. First, you need a ... each and every one.I have to get 40's & 10's on my Oxycontin and at different dates, too, so more driving and waiting...
... overprescribing opiates and diet pills long before OxyContin came out and PM was terendy and a way for a surgeon...
...
Does the person who really only needs 40-80mg of oxycontin or 90-180mg of Mscontin really need a pain management...
- breakthrough pain meds????? warning, long!! 12th January 2005
... from taking 3 30mg tabs a day to 4. then i tried oxycontin 80mg 2 times a day, but i didnt get as much relief ... instant release (it felt more like 15-20mg doses the oxycontin released and it just was not enough at a time for...
... No matter what Purdue says about q12h dosing for Oxycontin everybody that has used it knows tha it does not last ... You might ask your dr about q8h dosing with the Oxycontin 80Mg or you might not be breaking down the time release...
... asked about BT is mine is not working. i tried the oxycontin 80mg. but did not get the relief i get from oxy30IR...
... trying to find something that works. the long acting oxycontin 80mg gave me less relief than the 30mg instant release...
... meds more than 4 times a day (what i take now). the oxycontin didnt work (80mg) so maybe i can try something else...
... There are long acting pain meds like oxycontin and mscontin,and there are the short acting meds like ... like alot of us are.we take ,as in my meds, i am on oxycontin 60mgs every eight hours along with oxy IR for BT pain...
- surgery denied because of pain meds 12th January 2005
... the pain after knee surgery? I am on over 300 mgs Oxycontin a day for DDD in neck and back. What can I expect...
... when I had my lung surgery two years ago. I was on Oxycontin , 160 mgs TID or 480 mgs. I also had Roxicodone, 30...
