- Best plan to withdrawl from Oxy and norco 1st November 2004
... praying, trust me.
I am currently taking 20mg of Oxycontin every 12hrs and 3-4 10mg Norcos a day for breakthru...
- methadone to oxycontin 30th October 2004
... withdrawal, which just means meth binds to receptors that oxycontin doesn't, or you dose is simply too low. But meth doesn...
- Dr. agrees with the boards; will get treatment for adhesions- 28th October 2004
... explaining to the charge nurse, I was able to get my Oxycontin split into 2 scripts for next month,so I'm covered...
- Taper Schedule?!? 27th October 2004
... Contin (which is what i meant in my first post) and oxycontin mixed up. Maybe I need some coffee. I am CURRENTLY ... on oxycontin and I dislike it. I want to get off of it and I need ... of a Purdue rep who just happens to be a big time oxycontin supplier for my PMD. Conflict of interest? Anyway...
... modalities that would be good too.
Back before oxycontin , we were told to live with it, embrace it, except ... relief. It doesn't entitle everyone to morphine or OxyContin .
Just as an example, someone posted about there...
- please help me help my mum 26th October 2004
... term opiates such as mscontin, which is morphine or oxycontin ? There must be something available that will be effective...
- Mscontin Feel Like I Am Withdrawing 26th October 2004
... going thru a little withdraw as well coming off of Oxycontin 40 X2 a day to MScotin, but after a week of the cold...
- Update, wish me luck 25th October 2004
... shoulder issues persists and I am now taking 20mg od Oxycontin every 12 and 2 norcos as needed for BT. You may have ... it possible for someones metabolism to burn through Oxycontin faster than the norm? What would be a better med?...
... decided to stay pat with my current dose of 20mg of Oxycontin since I am heading into surgery. He felt that uping...
... into my shoulder wore off. Wasnt too bad. Took my Oxycontin and followed it with 2 7.5 vicodins about 2 hours...
- IC/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome 25th October 2004
... tried other things drugs that have helped the most was Oxycontin , but they felt 40mg X 2 a day was to much..... Hate...
- How to juggle getting monthly refills with all the rules and regulations- 25th October 2004
... then the coverage kicks in.But a month's worth of Oxycontin is too much, so I can't use it to get coverage, I...
... others that would do the trick. Lets say your taking Oxycontin , Neurontnin and soma. If you start at the first of ... themonth get 1 2 week supply of oxycontin and then start filling it monthly, your two weeks...
... the first of the month for a two week supply of the Oxycontin and another script for a 30 day supply dated the 15th...
... plan for that, too.That's why it so difficult. My Oxycontin monthly script is more than my spenddown, so I can...
... For the most part, my dosage is adequate,but with Oxycontin , it seems that the longer you're on it, the more you...
... changed. Frankly, I'd be a little scared to switch from Oxycontin now after being on it for so long. I get relief from...
- Pelvic pain:Oxy,morph,fentanyl,dilaudid,help 23rd October 2004
... 90mg tid of morphine switched over from 40mg tid of oxycontin and before that 50mcg of duregesic q 2 days with 25mg ... finding does not cover my pain at all compared to the oxycontin and the duregesic wasn't much either as I always had ... feels more confident in prescribing it over the real oxycontin , but this friend is finding that it does not last ... 8 hrs as the real oxycontin does not last the 12 hrs like it is suppose to, one...
- Privacy Pharmacy - What's The Deal? 21st October 2004
... different pharmacies because of convience and I take 180 oxycontin tablets a month and she gets notified about me every...
- Shoreline please help 20th October 2004
... ask has he tried any of the long acting meds like OxyCOntin , MSContin, Duregesic or methadone, sorry it took so...
... with te old dose of oral morphine, or duragesic or Oxycontin or methadone, I know how much relief I got so I'm...
- Shoreline, how does OxyContin work (mechanics)? 20th October 2004
... release, the first half of the dose 5mgs of a 10mg OxyContin is released at about 45-60 minutes, then it enters ... causes seizures. I've met folks taking over 1000mgs of oxycontin a day, I know one guy that wears 4 100ugh patches ...
I have seen more people having a problem with Oxycontin tolerance and needing increasing doses every few months ... have a mental limit. Like if you reach 120 mgs of Oxycontin it's time to change it, or if the 100UGH patch doesn...
... said
"I have seen more people having a problem with Oxycontin tolerance and needing increasing doses every few months ... could sustain for some time."
Shoreline, I took oxycontin at lower doses than needed until I was finally increased...
- Will a Neurologist RX Oxycontin? 19th October 2004
... diagnosed me. My family doc had already put me on oxycontin but the neurologist upped the dose and included oxyir ... reakthrough pain. I'm now on mscontin as I didn't find the oxycontin helped much. I still take the oxyir for bt pain though...
... My neurologist said that taking oxycontin was possible but "not yet". He wants to do 2 more...
- Med Adjustment Question 18th October 2004
... current meds. I was recently changed over to 10mg Oxycontin , and its kind of funny---some of you may have read ... Vicodin and Vicoprofen I had been taking prior to the OxyContin . Second, it does not even come close to lasting 7 ... mentioning to my doctor (other than the TID/stronger Oxycontin ...but the stronger itself wont matter if it doesnt...
... .
Straight Oxycodone is a short acting version Oxycontin or more appropreatialy Oxycontin is a time release...
... placebo- and dose-controlled study was conducted using
OxyContin ® (10, 20, and 30 mg) in an analgesic pain model involving ... with moderate to severe pain. Twenty and 30 mg of OxyContin were superior in reducing pain compared with placebo ... atistically significant. The onset of analgesic action with OxyContin occurred within 1 hour in most patients following ... control with their current therapy. In this study, 20 mg OxyContin q12h but not 10 mg OxyContin q12h decreased pain compared...
... prefer to ask my doc about that, than to go thru this Oxycontin experiment period until they get it right, and/or ... my GI specialist--which is kind of weird, since the OxyContin must be sitting in my stomache all that time anways...
... need. Or Oxyfast in generic form. I would give the OxyContin a chance though, you may get significant relief from...
- Am I doomed?? 17th October 2004
... with no problem. Until recently. I was taking 40mg Oxycontin BID and 6-8 percocet for breakthrough a day. 6 weeks...
... do need Meds, and I do think I can do without the Oxycontin . But I can't live with the pain I am having now so...
... no longer have pain, It just means your base med, OxyContin is working. Not needing as much BT medication is a ... I mean additional meds to cover what the base med " OxyContin " isn't covering.
Sounds like you missed or skipped ... a dose of oxyContin , the long acting med, experiencing withdrawal is simply ... cost you so much.
If you were functioning well on Oxycontin , and skipped using BT meds for a day, you would not ... intake. If you need more oxycodone than increase the OxyContin . THen your need for BT meds should decrease.
Along ... increase your tolerance to all Oxycodone, whether it's Oxycontin or percocet. If you have to take 2 percocet 3 times ... a day in addition to your Oxycontin , then adjust your dose of Oxycontin upwards.
If ... you increased to say 60-40-60, or 60-60-60 on the OxyContin , you may do away with much of the need for BT meds...
- Methadone and weight gain??? 17th October 2004
... My doc switched me from oxycontin to methadone because I lost my health insurance and...
- changing from one drug to another 17th October 2004
... anybody,
My doctor told me that if I change from Oxycontin to a different drug, that there would be a 40% reduction...
- Help! Question! 15th October 2004
... have loricet up here. Meds like morphine, demerol, oxycontin etc. I think have to be filled within 48 hours here...
- Sore Joints 15th October 2004
... Hey Ya'll
I've been taking Oxycontin 20Mg tid for about three months now. The last 3 to...
- Methadone and half life? 15th October 2004
... med. my doc had prescribed me. A time back i was on oxycontin and MSIR for BT with a different doc and the morphine...
... because I've been on them so long. I was on 160mg of Oxycontin BID with 10mg hydrocodone for breakthrough pain and...
... sedated. It just relieves my back pain. I think the oxycontin raised my tolerance. I started out on 10mg and it...
- Shoreline... 14th October 2004
... method of PM I can think of since 93, long before OxyContin , Kadian or even the patch was approved for non cancer...
- methadone verse long acting morphine???? 14th October 2004
...
Nicloe, if your doseage was 20Mg you were taking Oxycontin . Mscontin comes in doses of 15Mg, 30Mg, etc. in multiples ... of 15 while Oxycontin comes in 10Mg, 20Mg, 40Mg, etc. in Multiples of 20 ... . Oxycontin does tend produce a high for the first week or so ... every reacts somewhat differently to every med.
Oxycontin is generally about 3 times the effective strength ... of MScontin. In other words 20Mgs of Oxycontin would roughly equal 60Mg of MScontin. If I'm incorrect...
... I hated changing meds too. I never got relief from OxyContin , meth worked well but I sweat so much and it effected...
- Very upset, and Angey! Please help! 14th October 2004
... never been angrier in my life.
My husband is on Oxycontin 40mg and Norco 10mg for BT pain. He also takes Soma ... husband pulled out the other prescription for his oxycontin and said, "Look, I have nothing to hide. Here is my...
... never been angrier in my life.
My husband is on Oxycontin 40mg and Norco 10mg for BT pain. He also takes Soma ... husband pulled out the other prescription for his oxycontin and said, "Look, I have nothing to hide. Here is my...
- Refills on CII meds with Law changes in CA? 13th October 2004
... visit last week for refill on my medications. I take oxycontin 20 mgs 3x a day as well as vicodin for BT pain. I...
... script coverage and couldn't afford to buy #90 80mg oxycontin tablets could replace it with #1440 5mg generic oxy...
... where you live because of all the controversery that Oxycontin started there.
I had TJM after my first VERY bad...
- Epiderul Steroid Injection....? 12th October 2004
... has had me on hydrocodone, oxycodone, MS Contin, and Oxycontin . I ran out of all pain meds Saturday night and paged...
... for every surgery I had. The first two were before OxyContin was invented and when pain wasn't treated with opiates...
- Hydrocodone & Hearing Loss 11th October 2004
... get the whole story. All the folks that died from OxyContin and the silly Oxy kills web sites forget to metion ... what they took prior to someone seeing them take an oxycontin , could be 5 percecet didn't do the trick so someone ... chews a 40 mg oxycontin and Oxycontin is now the killer drug for all to beware of. There...
- Hi Kennethoff 10th October 2004
... pain so I might as well learn to deal. I am now on oxycontin 10mg tid (I was on 20mg bid, but requested trying...
- Oxycontin question 10th October 2004
... your doc under a heck of a spot light prescbing 360 oxycontin tabs a month aposed to 90 tablets. The more pills...
... In regard to eating fatty food, it is true that oxycontin blood plasma levels are reach much higher peak levels ... 20mg pill's outter coating is disolving at once. All oxycontin pills are designed to provide you with 5mg's of immediate ... prolonged release over the next 8 hours.
As a rule, oxycontin is not a 12 hour drug- as Purdue has advertised. Hence ... find, that over time, they require the a dosage of oxycontin every 8 hours.
If you continue to take your 80mg ... Terminal Cancer require dosages of up to 1,200mg's of oxycontin daily.
In fact I have known patients whom have ... Unfortunetly Cancer can be a very painful death, and oxycontin is certainly not the strongest drug that we, as a ... fact, there have been many compromises in regard to oxycontin usage. Unless a doctor is a board certified pain specialist ... only allowed to have a limited number of patients on oxycontin at any one time.
Purdue also was forced to discontinue ... agreement reached with the DEA in the battle to curb oxycontin "streeet sales." Good Luck, and stick with the fatty...
- Hey Inthezone!! 8th October 2004
... time comsuming that can be!! Remember I was on the Oxycontin 10mg. Well now I am on the Duragesic Patch, 50 strength...
- OxyContin 10mg Question/Info 7th October 2004
... Today I was prescriped OxyContin by my doctor after having some bad problems with the ... and information!!
BTW--the pill description says OxyContin 10mg Tablet SA - Purdue Pharma L, in case that helps ... out constantly. The Docs put me on first on 10mg. of Oxycontin and will tell you right now it DOES NOT last a near...
... weaker' med, Im afraid it would be even moreso on this Oxycontin 10mg 2 times a day.
Shoreline/Dave--I would appreciate...
... phlox -
A few things. First off, oxycontin is simple oxycodone (percocet) without the tylenol ... person taking it. I took percocet and that was given oxycontin (10mg) and found it lasted maybe 6-8 hours and the ... the same with any opiate from vicoden to fentynal to oxycontin .
I found the side effects were constipation (as...
... run into trouble.
Hillbilly heroin doesn't mean Oxycontin is addictive as heroin. In fact there isn't one opiate ... are thrown out the window. Crushing and injecting oxyContin causes necrosis of the surounding tissue, the fillers ... than anyone should ever take at one time. Or inject Oxycontin that conatins more fillers than actual Oxycodone. ... substances in the general public.
So wheter it's oxycontin , morphine or the duragesic patch, you will become...
... phlox -
A few things. First off, oxycontin is simple oxycodone (percocet) without the tylenol ... person taking it. I took percocet and that was given oxycontin (10mg) and found it lasted maybe 6-8 hours and the ... the same with any opiate from vicoden to fentynal to oxycontin .
I found the side effects were constipation (as ... that are ccp's. All I have heard is bad things about Oxycontin , but everyone is different. What may help one person ... find that a heck of a lot better that being on the Oxycontin , it was not taking my pain away for the specific time...
... run into trouble.
Hillbilly heroin doesn't mean Oxycontin is addictive as heroin. In fact there isn't one opiate ... are thrown out the window. Crushing and injecting oxyContin causes necrosis of the surounding tissue, the fillers ... than anyone should ever take at one time. Or inject Oxycontin that conatins more fillers than actual Oxycodone. ... substances in the general public.
So wheter it's oxycontin , morphine or the duragesic patch, you will become ... under control. Thanks for clearing that up with the Oxycontin thing. I guess I have just heard a lot of negative...
... From what you wrote, this is the lowest dose (10mg OxyContin ), and sometimes doesnt even provide the pain relief...
... weaker' med, Im afraid it would be even moreso on this Oxycontin 10mg 2 times a day.
Shoreline/Dave--I would appreciate ... :) that people that are into the heroin like the Oxycontin .
Anyways take good care and I wish you well!!
MARG...
... Phlox,
I'll take this one on the 'if the med ( oxycontin ) wears off after 8 or 9 hrs, is it ok to take another...
- Generic VS Brand name 5th October 2004
... single medical journal? I hope she doesn't truly believ Oxycontin lasts 12 hours. :)
The FDA guidelines are not...
- Question!!! 4th October 2004
... medicine then prescribed...and even ran out of your Oxycontin in 5 days....I have also read that you said you have ... taken the Oxycontin , the Duragesic patches, and then last Fall....your ... before but I really am in a mess again. I got off of oxycontin 2 months ago after using a 30 day prescription in...
... responded when someone has mentioned "crushing or breaking oxycontin ".....it seems like everyone jumps in then....Well...
- Shoreline I need some advice 4th October 2004
... vicodin? The same thing happens with LA morphine . OxyContin , Duragesic and intrathecal opiates delivered through...
... there if the doc you will find isn't comfy prescribing Oxycontin , due to Purdue's initiative to create a tracking system...
... from all the Tylenol, and my new doc now gives me Oxycontin and Oxy IR (Percocet without Tylenol) which have none...
- Shoreline - your advise 2nd October 2004
... helps but it is short term. No one wants to write for oxycontin here, so I am at a crossroads of what to do. I do...
- MS Contin 1st October 2004
... it 3-4 times a day. MSContin came out in 84 where OxyContin came out n 96, The manufacturer has pushed hard for ... database of docs and patients that prescribe and use OxyContin .
Have your wife watch you as you sllep and look...
- Generic Oxycodone - patient assistance ? 1st October 2004
... Hey Ken, Generic OxyContin is presently being Marketed by TEVA, at the end of...
- DR is leaving practice - Cant find new DR to continue Meds!!! 29th September 2004
... treatments, which all failed i am now on a regiment of Oxycontin and Percocet.. I have been with the same DR ever since ... online pharm but I dont trust them. All the hype about Oxycontin in Maine has ruined it for the people that need it...
... s possible that another doctor would object to the Oxycontin , but if you have a documented chronic pain problem...
... summarizing all those facts, and basically stating that Oxycontin has worked the best for you and that he has never ... of an unusual request, but in light of the stigma oxycontin recieves in Maine, it is a perfectly appropriate request...
... online pharmacy, any pharmacy that claims to sell you Oxycontin is either a scam or you could get in serious legal...
... and none works as good as what im on.. Which is:
Oxycontin 100mg x Every 8 Hrs (#90 x 80mg and #90 x 20mg)
Percocet...
... state.. Only but a handful of states have issues with oxycontin . Maine is one of them. I appreciate all the advice...
... to cover you through when you find a new doctor. Oxycontin is the only LA drug that really works well for me...
... issues). My new PM is a believer in the benefits of oxycontin and actually suggested it to me before he found out...
... not to speak for WP, but he's having trouble because Oxycontin is the drug that works best for him and Maine is one...
- permanent nerve damage in foot 28th September 2004
... effects. Also tried were: Nortriptyline, Methadone, Oxycontin and others. Various shots, blocks, and infusions also...
- Really Really Need Help With This...... 28th September 2004
... Here is what I have been on
1 and a half years
Oxycontin 40 X 2 a day
Breakthrough Vicodin 3 a day
Not ... 120 mg
Breakthrough Vicodin 3 day
Then back on Oxycontin 40 x2 and same breakthrough meds, for 2 months then...
... with the tracking system of all Drs that prescribe OxyContin and all patients that use OxyContin, My group of docs...
... understand the hesitancy to prescribe or increase OxyContin . Personally I never got relief from it. So it doesn...
... feeling. .I think that was one reason why I likes Oxycontin because I never had that problem with it.
I am...
- Pain Meds, Questions and Problems 27th September 2004
...
I think it's horendous that the media has turned OxyContin into some type of raging epedemic. The number of deaths...
- FDA approval of hydromorphone CR Dilaudid 25th September 2004
... I would bet they would treat it just like 12 hour OxyContin although it uses a more advanced release technique...
- Vicoden - MAX Dose?? 24th September 2004
... be neccessary to move to a long acting med such as oxycontin . Hope that helps...
- How long given to give new med a chance? 23rd September 2004
... Hello Gang,
I started on 10mg Oxycontin every 12 hours about 10 days ago. I was just wondering...
... mmeds 25-50% daily untill you fopund relief. With OxyContin , you have reached and sustained steady serum levels ... control with their current therapy. In this study, 20 mg OxyContin q12h but
not 10 mg OxyContin q12h decreased pain...
... wants to titrate you up gradually. I started on 10 mg Oxycontin 2-3 times per day, and I needed a lot of BT meds to...
... the second release from the first pill.
A 10mg OxyContin only contains 10 mgs of Oxycodone, so it's not going...
- Shoreline, medication question 21st September 2004
... morphine before discontinuing it.
Other options are OxyContin , now available in generic, Several vesions of long ... sustained release numorphan, It's about twice as strong as OxyContin .
There is a Sufentanyl patch in the works, same...
... right to the pump without tryg first line meds like OxyContin or having Hydrocodone compounded into LA form. But...
- Breakthrough Meds 21st September 2004
... decided to switch back from the Duragesic patch to Oxycontin , (the patch just ended up being to much of a hassle...
... mfg states. I'm fairly certain that the mfg. says Oxycontin lasts "up to 12hours". If you were to switch to TID...
... morning or evening. Not to bridge the 4 hour gaps in OxyContin .
BT meds should be proportinate to your base dose ... patch says up to 72 hours. Purdue stands strong on OxyContin lasting 12 hours.
"The only problem with 3 times ... omfortably off the meds. Even PM docs are getting away from oxycontin due to the press and tracking systems in place. Big ... their second fot was that These meds were to close to Oxycontin method of action, strength, etc and infringed on their ... Teva site they are calling it an AB rated generic of Oxycontin so it should follow the same 12 hour prescribing instructio...
...
PHARMACOKINETICS AND METABOLISM
The activity of OxyContin Tablets is primarily due to the parent drug oxycodone ... .
OxyContin Tablets are designed to provide controlled delivery ... oxycodone over 12 hours.
Breaking, chewing or crushing OxyContin Tablets eliminates the controlled delivery
mechanism ... for
immediate-release oral oxycodone. In contrast, OxyContin Tablets exhibit a biphasic
absorption pattern with ... for
immediate-release oral oxycodone. In contrast, OxyContin Tablets exhibit a biphasic
absorption pattern with ... short half-life of elimination of
oxycodone from OxyContin ® , steady-state plasma concentrations of oxycodone ... achieved
within 24-36 hours of initiation of dosing with OxyContin Tablets. In a study comparing
10 mg of OxyContin ... less fluctuation in plasma concentrations for the
OxyContin Tablets than for the immediate-release formulation ... .
OxyContin Tablets are a controlled-release oral formulation ... controlled-release nature of
the formulation allows OxyContin to be effectively administered every 12 hours
(see...
... Hello Dave,
My pm dr has me Oxycontin 20Mg x3. Been on it like that for several months...
... back in their package insert.
1. PACKAGE INSERT
OXYCONTIN ®
(OXYCODONE HCL CONTROLLED-RELEASE) TABLETS CII ... opioid-tolerant patients only
PATIENT INFORMATION
OXYCONTIN
®
CII
(Oxycodone HCl Controlled-Release) Tablets ...
OxyContin
®
Tablets, 160 mg
OxyContin ® (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release) Tablets ... too high.
Here is walgreens price on the 160's
OXYCONTIN 160MG TABLETS
... 100 each
OXYCONTIN 160MG TABLETS $1,545.09
They are out there but...
... decided to switch back from the Duragesic patch to Oxycontin , (the patch just ended up being to much of a hassle...
- Hi new to this board 17th September 2004
... progressing from Tramadol, then Vicodin, Percs, and then Oxycontin up to 60mg X 2 a day I am now using the Duragesic...
- A long story and request for pain med info 17th September 2004
... regular doc uneasy. Just yesturday they put me on 10mg Oxycontin . This PM center doesnt do any fast acting meds so...
... problem.
I don't have personal experience with oxycontin , but with the MS contin, it took a while to get used...
... omfortably off the meds. Even PM docs are getting away from oxycontin due to the press and tracking systems in place. Big ... Doc Heiden isn't a PM doc, right? Remeber, a 20mg OxyContin tablet only contains 20mgs of oxycodone, so you get ... half now and half later. There is no way a 20 mg OxyContin tablet taken BID will sustain the same serum level ... bowels not some magic in the blood stream that makes oxycontin stay in there twce as long. I swear there are docs...
- Well, I'm Back. Shore, maybe you'll know? 16th September 2004
... tylenol in them im not too crazy about. ive tried oxycontin in various doses, and the side effects are too great ... gives me side effects similar to the aformentioned oxycontin . ive tried the durgesic patches in 25 and 50 mcg....
- Having an awful time with new PM 16th September 2004
... someone and try them.
My previous PM had me on Oxycontin 20mg. 2x's a day and 10mg percocet for BT. My new...
... someone and try them.
My previous PM had me on Oxycontin 20mg. 2x's a day and 10mg percocet for BT. My new ... worked for you then he shouldn't have never changed it. Oxycontin is LA drug. I am not sure about kadian. I can tell...
- OTC meds- Waste of money? 15th September 2004
... When you are already taking Oxycontin regularly and Oxycodone for break-thru, is there nothing ... trouble- sometimes it feels like I didn't even take my Oxycontin , sometimes 2 hours after I take it.I'm on 50mg twice...
- Amount of Med's in one prescription... 14th September 2004
... price for their meds, sometimes less. But the same OxyContin or MSContin made by Purdue sells for 1/3 of what it...
- Anyone know of a good anti-inflammatory other then prednisone?? 13th September 2004
... generics, or Kadian and Avinza last from 12-24 hours. Oxycontin , methadone, Levorpahanol,
There a few drugs in ... oxymorphone/Numorphan" which is twice as strong as Oxycontin and at least 3 times stronger than morphine mg to...
... generics, or Kadian and Avinza last from 12-24 hours. Oxycontin , methadone, Levorpahanol,
There a few drugs in ... oxymorphone/Numorphan" which is twice as strong as Oxycontin and at least 3 times stronger than morphine mg to...
- Any suggestions for help with this Pain? 12th September 2004
... putting you on timed release meds such as mscontin or oxycontin , something that will last more than 3-4 hours at a...
... first and second surgery was before the invention of Oxycontin . PM docs didn't use opiates that I knew of so I can...
- Medications?? 12th September 2004
... and that works great. I told him that I was also on Oxycontin , which worked great, but I didn't like the way it ... because he wasn't going to put me on the Percocet or the Oxycontin . So he puts me on Methadone. The first one I took ... Why won't he prescribe Percocet or a small dose of Oxycontin ?I already know those ones work, and I am able to function...
... taken Kadian and like you it never helped where the oxycontin did. I would make your pain Dr. aware that those pain...
... my surgeon I tried...Vicodin, Percocet 5mg & 7.5mg, Oxycontin 20mg, Vioxx, Ultracet, and Medral. The Vioxx, Ultracet ... I didn't have very many side effects from it. The Oxycontin probably worked the best, made me a little tired, ... told me that he wasn't going to use the Percocet or Oxycontin . However he was the one that told me I was sensitive ... try explaining to him again about the Percocet and Oxycontin , and see if he would be willing to prescribe me that ... there something that is similar to the Percocet or Oxycontin I can ask him for? or something that isn't as strong...
... nerve pain.
I don't know much about Percocet or Oxycontin , I haven't been on them. My husband had to stop work...
... wouldn't expect him to be in buisness long. Prescribing Oxycontin when you have tried nothing else is a sure way to ... generall only shoot for 50% reduction in pain.
Oxycontin has just got so much bad press and so many states ... doc and patient that many docs just won't prescribe OxyContin any longer. There are other options and a doc claiming...
... them. My PM did tell me that he has patients on the Oxycontin , but at this point, he didn't want to take that route...
...
Times have changed. There was no such thing as OxyContin when my first 2 surgeries failed, so they used other...
... the Oxy at my next apt? whether it is Percocet or Oxycontin or should I not say anything and go along with the...
- Weaning Off Oxycontin 11th September 2004
... continue to taper down, once your down to 40 mgs of oxycontin a day, that can be replaced with short acting oxy ... than any opiate done cold turkey.
It's not that Oxycontin is any harder than any other med to decrease, But ... smoother. I know folks taking several hundred mgs of OxyContin that have succesfully tapered off in about a month...
- Alarm Failure Medtronic's Intrathecal Pumps 10th September 2004
... s are not enough either I am taking much more oral Oxycontin during the day along with vioxx and amytriptyline...
- Help with Constipation. 10th September 2004
... nstipating for you. My pm dr swtiched me from MS contin to oxycontin for that very reason and it did help a little. I...
- Body Jerks at night 7th September 2004
... curious, you mentioned that you were on high doses of Oxycontin , is there any reason you switched to Methadone?
...
... and get that. When I was on the fentanyl patch or oxycontin I didn't have it. My doctor just recently switched...
... know the connection. When I was switched over to oxycontin the jerks quit but I wasn't getting good pain relief...
... Twisten, I haven't been on Morphine, but I've been on Oxycontin and the patches, and had no trouble at all. I would...
- A question about Methadone and LA Morphine 7th September 2004
... Percs and didn't sound like they wanted to have me on Oxycontin , even though the percocets worked great, had no side...
... you did when you went in to complain of drowsiness. Oxycontin is more energizing to some people but any opiate can...
... another - all from my GP. He's been GREAT!!! I was on oxycontin 20mg x3 per day but lost my job and insurance. Now...
- pain in bladder/back/kidney/liver need advice ,thanks. 5th September 2004
... med I've been on helps it. I've been on the patch, oxycontin , mscontin, oxyir, dilaudid. I would have to say it...
- My mom's comments... 3rd September 2004
... the PM doc again and decided to give me a script for Oxycontin , 20 mg twice a day for the next month until we decide...
... I had a lot of 'splaining to do when she found an Oxycontin bottle in my bathroom. By the way I am 41 but an only...
... credit for. She fell for all of the bad stories about oxycontin until I explained that there is a difference in shooting ... oxycontin in your veins and taking as perscribed.
I thought...
- Migraine/cluster headaches 1st September 2004
... and not as many potential side effects? I have tried oxycontin and it worked wonderfully for me, but trying to quit...
- To Sgibson 31st August 2004
... we are still trying to get me to a stable dose of oxycontin so that I dont have to take the BT meds, they really...
- Why no alcohol with pain meds 30th August 2004
... had a huge glass of vodka every night. Even while on Oxycontin and Fentnyl, he drank his booze.
I haven't had...
- Missing Meds 29th August 2004
... right when I get home. Last winter I was 17, 80mg oxycontin short. I flew into a panic. I was already home and...
- lindao1,Pixie,Sharron...Life and my Pump!! 28th August 2004
... pump as part of me.
I still take a low dose of oxycontin especialy first thing in the morning, also vioxx and...
... Fentanylpatches they did not help my pain as much as the Oxycontin did but what the patches did was put me in hospital...
- MS contin problem? 27th August 2004
... msc really bad so I asked the doc to switch me to oxycontin and dilaudid for bt. She put me on a lower dose and ... withdrawal. I sleep good on msc though but can't sleep on oxycontin . Funny how we all react differently to these meds...
- dr. abandonment & the methadone pariah 27th August 2004
... suffer from chronic nerve pain. I am currently taking oxycontin , but my doctor has discussed eventually switching ... to methadone if the oxycontin stops working as well. I know both of these drugs...
... that's just misinformation, just like the evils of OxyContin . A couple hundred deaths from Oxycodone, most of those...
- spinal cord stimulator eval 24th August 2004
... have tried pretty much all the meds available except Oxycontin or CII drugs (because I don't want to) and injections...
- End of my pain med life 23rd August 2004
... slowly raised from that to slow release morphine to oxycontin , and eventually to duragesic patches with percocets...
- undiagnosed leg pain and weakness 23rd August 2004
... a lost for a cause.
A pain clinic has him a on Oxycontin and Gabapentin so that he can get through the day...
- Leaving for vacation - Security of Meds????? 20th August 2004
... hotel that does not have safes in the room. I take OxyContin 20 mgs twice a day and Hydro as needed for BT pain...
- How to change PM dr 19th August 2004
... referring to specifically a long-acting pill, such as OxyContin , but since you referenced Percocet in that sentence ... is made of the same active narcotic ingredient as OxyContin , which is oxycodone, but Percocet - a brand name ...
- So frustrated! 16th August 2004
... not going so well already. My old PM doc had me on oxycontin 20mg.3x's/day and 10mg percocet for BT and i was on...
