- Endocet 0/325 vs. New Generic Watson 10/325 2nd June 2006
... However, Endo is the company that makes brand name Percocet . They also make their own generic called Endocet ... others myself. I know that I'm getting the same as percocet (same company). Hopefully they will order it in for...
- Need some help deciding 2nd June 2006
... gabatril then elavil then duragesic patch then oxyIR then percocet then lyrica then etc....
I have pretty much been ... taking hydrocodone or percocet non-stop for 3 years with the others thrown in to...
- PM dr telling me to cut back 31st May 2006
... there are more he wants to try). He also kept me on Percocet , which I was already taking. In fact, he increased ... a note attached that I am only supposed to use the Percocet "sparingly", only "when needed". And he cut the scrip ... bring it up. If he thinks 3-4 a day is over-using Percocet , what will he think of Oxy? Any thoughts or advice...
... agree that you should talk to him. I have fou nd that percocet AND naproxen (250 mg) work pretty well and my doc...
... His explanation for the note telling me to use the Percocet sparingly was due to a couple things: the Tylenol...
... wasn't "out of it", it didn't slow me down like the Percocet does....
- Most Effective way to take meds 31st May 2006
... into your system quicker.
Most meds like Vicodin, Percocet , etc, can be broken crushed and taken that way if...
- Is prescribing 3 different pain meds common practice? 29th May 2006
... past but I'm currently on oxycontin 20mg twice daily, percocet 7.5mg 3-4 daily for breakthrough pain and methadone...
... you are getting to LA meds. Probably OxyContin and Percocet would be just fine as 5mg of Methadone is a very small ... TID you may be able to lower or even cut out your percocet .
Welcome to the boards :)...
- New to board but not Chronic pain 27th May 2006
... painfree for year's.I take Oxycontin 80mg 3X daily an Percocet for breakthru an have been on this dose 2 year's now...
... though for someone who's only using Vicodin or perhaps percocet alone so it does have some value just not much for...
- First time on the board 27th May 2006
... and yucks. My question is this. Doc keeps me on percocet all the time due to the pain. He has now added oxicocotton...
... You have asked about the percocet . From my experience, I'm a chronic pain patient,...
...
Dependece happens when you take pain meds like percocet for pain and your body becomes tolerant and requires ... common when you have been taking short acting meds like Percocet . If you have to take percocet daily for weeks, months ... acting meds.
OxyContin is basically time released percocet without the Tylenol. Its the same drug, oxycodone ... to take this med 3 times a day. You can then use percocet only as needed for breakthrough pain.
As other...
... alieviate that problem and would only have to take the percocet if the need arised that the oxy was not working. This...
- Hydromorophone and OxyCotin question 26th May 2006
... GC/MS or liqudid chromatography.
MY wife takes percocet and MSC and her last test came back with the MSC and...
... there was no way to tell if they took oxyContin, Percocet , Roxicodone, Liquid oxy,or any other form of oxycodone...
- Aargh! The Specialist doesn't understand! 26th May 2006
... why Morphine". Good thing I didn't tell him I take Percocet for BT! :)
Anyway, I left feeling so angry. His...
... my skull, but it's not as bad as it was pre-fusion. Percocet tends to make it worse and makes me nauseated, so...
- How does your spouse, BF/GF handle your pain issues? 24th May 2006
... of surgery and the DR. gave him oxycotin (50) and percocet (60) I was there for the surgery and the dr said everything...
- B/f sharing to much info 24th May 2006
... say to me, in front of our friends, "Take another Percocet , hon!" I did NOT want people knowing I was on Percocet...
- just started Lyrica 23rd May 2006
... am taking 40 mgs of oxycontin 2 times a day and 4-6 percocet a day, 5 mgs.., my pain isn't controlled to well and...
... alot of heavey Meds..It was hrd for me to get the percocet 's let along the oxycottin , Lyrica didn't work for ... Kymt said it did make me tired and nausea. I take percocet and it don't do anything for my nerves..Does it work...
- different manufacturers of oxycodone 22nd May 2006
... Or Endo Pharmaceuticals. They are the makers of Percocet . They have there own generic called Endocet. People ... problems with Endo's generic OxyContin, but as far as percocet /endocet, I haven't heard of anything. I get the Endocet...
- Advice on traveling with meds! 22nd May 2006
... I just traveled across the country with percocet and oxycontin in my purse the security people dumped...
- Daytime Sleepiness/Pain Control/Getting off meds (to do or not to do). . . 20th May 2006
...
Last Tuesday, my PM doc switched me to generic Percocet with just 325 tylenol. It does seem to last longer...
... generic OxyIR and when he switched me to the generic Percocet by Watson, I seemed to notice an improvement.
...
... achieving a more sustained stream of the drug. Where Percocet is going to spike within about 2 hours and then start...
- Help w/what is considered high/low dose of pain meds 19th May 2006
... 4 times a day. This is the same as taking a 10/500 Percocet , only less expensive, plus you can control the amount...
- Can't find a med that works! Help! 18th May 2006
... switch over to something completley different like percocet or something which i have never taken but i am afraid...
- early prescriptions 18th May 2006
... week and I wanted to ask my doctor for my refill on Percocet 10/325 before I leave. I am not out but last year...
... vacation. He said no problem.
The thing is with percocet is that it is a schedule 2 drug. Which means it is...
... My PCP has been giving me post-dated scripts for Percocet 10/650 for a few years now. I recently picked up...
... 8 yrs and he is a general doctor. I have been on Percocet 10/325 for about 5 yrs. He prescibes me 60 a month...
- need help with my maximum d. dose [what is it?] 16th May 2006
... decades without ever prescribing anything stronger than percocet for post op pain. Those are the majority of docs still...
- Had facet injections, what's next? 15th May 2006
... and at that time I was on Fentanyl 75mcg a day with percocet for breadthrough pain. I had a lot of leakage also...
- Effectiveness of Oxycontin? 14th May 2006
... pain meds through this board (thank you!). I am on Percocet , 7.5/325 about 4 or 5 a day. It never completely ... better? Is the addiction any worse with Oxycontin than Percocet ? From all the negative things I've heard about Oxycontin...
... I would think that the short acting med like Percocet would have a higher potential for abuse because of...
- i need help with meds question!! 10th May 2006
... right now.
It will be a lot easier to discontinue percocet than OxyContin if you can find a way to manage your...
- Calling for help 5th May 2006
... 3 weeks from today. I been taking my Pain Meds ( percocet ) only when needed around 2 or 3 days when its at...
- hi! i am new to the board 4th May 2006
... yes i am on meds. i take cymbalta 30mgs 2Xday and percocet 7.5/325 3xday. i also just started occupational therapy...
- Starting new med...Oxycontin 30th April 2006
... Oxycodone. This is the same drug that is used in Percocet , Percodan, Roxicodone, etc. Other than the Tylenol...
- Whatcha think? 27th April 2006
... sciatic pain.
right now PM doc is giving me 55 percocet a week. (he will not give me any other type of pain...
... about giving that a try?
my doc here will only do percocet . nothing stronger. I have pain mgmt appt the same...
- PLEASE HELP Question about Percocet side effects 25th April 2006
... wants to change--he might like that!
I've taken Percocet before and can't say I experienced the same thing...
... sons who also took it no longer wet the bed while on percocet . So then he went into that side effect....
... food digestion, etc. Also with analgesic meds like Percocet , a loss of sensation occurrs. A reduction in pain...
... Thanks everyone. He has stopped taking the percocet and everything is back to normal! :)
...
- I think my doc is trying to O/D me! 25th April 2006
... on too much. Before her I had only been given 5/325 Percocet by various doctors and I thought Morphine was at the...
- pain pump 22nd April 2006
... started going to a PM specialist, I was already on Percocet and now he is trying different drugs for nerve pain...
... taking anywhere near that much morphine. I am taking Percocet but trying to control it so I don't get too addicted...
- need advice, I got dumped 18th April 2006
... dependnece to actual addiction. This was when 5mg percocet was the strongest thing you got post op or outside...
- Death from withdrawals[shore]anyone! 18th April 2006
... pain...and don't know what to do. I have been taking Percocet and Lyrica and then took another pain pill form an...
... management during the times of nothing stronger than percocet being available or used for anything other than post...
- Getting Off Methadone 15th April 2006
... completely off of daily meds and just take something ( Percocet or Lortab) when it's really bad. My doc thinks I...
- Stolen Meds 13th April 2006
... phone bank. My partner (of all people) stole all the Percocet that I had in a bottle in my purse except 3 pills...
- Switching to SUBOXONE Monday for Pain Management 12th April 2006
... do have chronic pain issue's but also you abuse the percocet have you spoekn to your Dr about this what do they...
- No solid answers about pain! Need encouragement 12th April 2006
... on the floor crying waiting until I could take more percocet . Its a rocky winding road CPers are on, But together...
- PLZ shoreline or ANYONE TITRATION PROBLEMS 11th April 2006
... pure Oxycodone, or is there APAP (tylenol) in them ( Percocet )?
Oh, and no problem about the typos.. Don't worry...
- Oxycontin is not really helping me. 11th April 2006
... pain so he than raised me to 20mgs 3 times a day with percocet for BT pain 2-3 times a day 5mgs each, still very ... mgs, but this time only twice a day with up to 5 percocet s a day still at 5mgs. I will be at 80 mgs a day on ... so today I took a 40 mg pill and 3 hours later one percocet and no pain relief. I just can't believe that this ... never tried any other pain meds except for Vicadin and percocet in the past. But I am thinking maybe this med is...
- life time treatment 7th April 2006
... at that time/if you were just using something like percocet as needed,this could be the reason.but if you were...
- Am I asking for something that is out of line? 7th April 2006
... knew a person with RSD, and she was on Oxycontin and Percocet for breakthrough pain until the day she died. It didn...
- Kadian Question For Dave And Others 7th April 2006
... that you would like to try it, it works the same as percocet but its LA as you knwo, this is so silly of him. He...
- My dr. fired me today......need to vent!!! 6th April 2006
... However, that being said, I was on Fentanyl 25mcg, Percocet 5mg every 6 hours, and Valium 5 mg twice a day and...
- have a ?--need and answer quickly 6th April 2006
... me in a collar afterwards?, If I'm already taking percocet 10/325 every 4 hours for the current pain and other...
... for good.
As far as meds go, you said you take Percocet 10/325. Do you take anything else like a musle relaxer ... long acting med may work better for you.
The percocet you take is Oxycodone with Tylenol in it. There is ... This usually limits the amount of a short acting med ( percocet ) you have to take.
I was in a brace after surgery...
... given lortab 7.5 before surgery, and post op I had percocet , so that was enough of a jump that my post op pain ... here) The neuro also added atavan to take with the percocet , maybe you can go up to oxycontin extended release...
- Update on adjustment of meds 2nd April 2006
... time-released Oxycodone. The same drug that is in Percocet and others. And yes there are people that abuse OxyContin...
- Lortab and hair test 1st April 2006
... middle of passing a kidney stone and had a bottle of percocet in my pocket when I went to be tested. Nothing was...
- Called PM can they do this? 31st March 2006
... legally callin is Vicodin while in another it could be Percocet . Add to that he's protecting himself from individuals...
... new script for a different med . A new script for percocet over rides the old script and insurance and your pharmacist...
- Duragesic Patch Side affects 30th March 2006
... completely off of daily meds and just take some Lortab or Percocet when things get really bad. My doc thinks I have...
- Radio Frequency treatment..Help Pls 30th March 2006
... neither of which were effective. I am currently taking Percocet 10/325 and am likely to be put on something stronger...
- Analgesic Rebound Headaches? 29th March 2006
... I currently take anywhere from 1-3 tabs of Percocet 10/325 daily for back pain, and then 8 mgs of Zanaflex...
... Percocet is not a very good drug for long term chronic pain ... sustained release pain killer such as oxycontin which is percocet without the tylenol and one dose lasts 8-12 hours ... another reason to stay away from any long term use of percocet or any other pain killer with tylenol in it...Good...
- new PM doc--what to expect 29th March 2006
... right hand! better pack a lunch.
Right now I take percocet 10/325 every 4 hours and it doesn't even last that...
- strength of oxy 27th March 2006
... just Oxycodone. It is the same exact drug that is in Percocet , Percodan, Roxicodone, Oxy IR, etc. The difference ... to opiates. So for some, an Oxycodone based drug ( Percocet , OxyContin, etc) will work great, but others may find...
- Methadone, scared of long term use for pain 25th March 2006
... surgeries and the neck is forthcoming. I have been on percocet and vicodin for 2 years now. my problem is that i...
... fentynal and works great for chronic pain.Vicoden and percocet are really just for short term acute pain.Methadone...
... off it, but it helped so much better than vicodin or percocet . Unfortunately, my dr thinks that it is too risky ... theraputic dose, your body does not crave more. Unlike percocet ... you always want more...
I would try it. If...
... Longer acting meds? I know you have wanted to get off percocet for a long time now. Just wondering what you going...
- Long term effects of Pain killers 25th March 2006
... for a little over a year, morphine for a few months, Percocet for 3 months and now I have been on dilaudid for almost...
... cause long term problems. Tylenol added to Vicodin, Percocet , etc. Some have ibuprofen (Vicoprofen). It can cause...
- Back for advice! 24th March 2006
... You could always go with an Oxycodone based drug ( Percocet , Oxy IR) for BT pain. This way you are using two...
- oxy question. 24th March 2006
... hour period.
A 10 mg OxyC is equal to taking 1 5mg percocet every 6 hours. OxyC maintains half it's strenght for ... maintained in your system, the way taking a 10 mg percocet feels, you would need to take a 20 mg OxyContin and...
- New Hip Works! 23rd March 2006
... leaving. It did make home management with just 5mg percocet tough. MY doc had left the day after surgery to go...
- Husbands Meds ????? 22nd March 2006
... Flexeril, celebrex, motrin, vicodin, ultram, and percocet . I was put on the wellbutrin because my dr said people...
- PM doc 21st March 2006
... my primary doc gives me 55 percocet a week.
It's enough to let me live kind of a...
... you want and that you would like to continue on the percocet ... I hope it all works out for you and that you get...
- First appt. with P/M Doc, what to expect? 21st March 2006
... since my pain is chronic. he started me off with percocet around the clock, like 9 a day. than he put me right...
- BRAND vs GENERIC Pain Meds 21st March 2006
... ll enlighten you.
Now when it comes to vicodin or percocet I prefer brand name because for me, they are actually...
... Pharmacueticals are the actual makers of brand name Percocet (OxyCodone and Tylenol). However, people have had...
... Pharmacueticals are the actual makers of brand name Percocet (OxyCodone and Tylenol). However, people have had ... Fentanyl patch that has far less side effects. My percocet rx is generic Mallinkrodt, which I have been taking...
... I'm not sure that if you were taking brand name percocet , if it will last for 6 hours for you.
The maker ... of brand name Percocet is Endo Phamacueticals. Endo also makes a generic ... Percocet as well. So you are getting the same company but ... endocet. The funny thing about this is, Endo who makes Percocet , has people reporting that their generic OxyContin ... this. But I think if you went with the Endo generic Percocet , you'd be fine. After all, they are the company that...
- Another reason I think my Pain Dr. released me. Read, feedback please. 21st March 2006
... thinking about all this.
They switched me to Percocet from Duragesic.
Since the Duragesic made me so sick ... they're pretty much done prescribing medictation--the percocet 's are just going to be "as needed". Yeah, 60, that...
... you need to do is keep a log of when you take the percocet and what your pain levels are and at your next visit...
... pain clinic no matter what they do. I hope that the Percocet helps you. I have been to the PM Dr 3 times now and...
... don't think this Dr is going to even ask you for the percocet back and if he does so what....
- Finally asked my doctor about lowering my dose... 20th March 2006
... 40ER is that 40 milligrams of Oxycontin or ocycodone, percocet ? I am on 10 milligrams and I need to be on a higher...
... 40ER is that 40 milligrams of Oxycontin or ocycodone, percocet ? I am on 10 milligrams and I need to be on a higher...
- Has anyone ever gone of meds? 19th March 2006
... how I am going to be viewed if others find out that percocet is part of my everyday life, and then I wonder what...
- Quickie Question - What is order of Pain Meds in strength? 19th March 2006
... pain meds? Right now I think its
hydrocodone
percocet (which are same family as hydro?)
morphine (don't...
... difference is the amount of Tylenol that is added.
Percocet -Percodan-Tyloz-OxyIR-Roxicodone-OxyContin are all ... "Oxycodone". Again tylenol may be added ( Percocet ) asprin may be added (Percodan), nothing added (OxyIR...
- Pain management and addiction 17th March 2006
... this doctor that is prescribing her anything from percocet to morphine patches, and oxy would at least see his...
... the prescription period for the med: 3 months for Percocet and 1 for Morphine (Avinza).
What's been worrying...
- Hey everyone 16th March 2006
... bad today (not ER pain) and I have had 12 5/325mg of Percocet . Is that the max you can have in one day? :)
...
... addressing your subject, the PDR literature states that 12 Percocet 5/325 tablets are usually the highest amount a person...
... pain and won't need to be back in tehre!
Is the percocet what they are giving you long-term for pain? I thought...
- Kadian sub 4 cheaper med 16th March 2006
... the new name brand. For example, you can buy 120 5mg percocet for 1/2 the price as 60 10mg percocet. Same with...
- Duragesic 15th March 2006
... starten fri,,im woried will make me tired -was on percocet 10/650 6/8 day for lupus,fibro and hern l4-l5 ,,i...
... energy or a euphoric feeling like you say you get with percocet or vicodin, sorry, you won't get that feeling with ... you put the first one on.
I would not take any percocet with the Duragesic if your doc did not prescribe it ... you really want to increase the potency by taking a percocet ?? You could possibly O.D. If you have b/t pain, ... PM doc? If so, do you want to chance it by taking percocet with the Duragesic if your doc did not intend for ... you to? The percocet will show up as a different drug in your system than...
- Oxycontin question. 15th March 2006
... pain but only for 4 hours at a time. The Dr gave me percocet for B/T pain but only 2 a day. at 5mgs. I am only...
... stigma.
I take OxyContin 3 times a day and use Percocet 10/325 for BT and it seems to work pretty good for...
... quickly. If you throw tylenol into the mix as with Percocet , than you do not want to exceed 4000 mg of tylenol ... would probably be better.
I take OxyContin and Percocet daily. Of course the main drug in both is OxyCodone...
... that is kind of what I was thinking....... I took a percocet and that did help as well as a motrin 800.....
... taking a 10 mg OxyC to taking 5mgs of oxyIR or one percocet every 6 hours. Explaining the med doesn't last more ...
Do try to be patient and if he gave you enough percocet to make it untill you next apt, use it as prescribed...
- Would Percocet be good breakthrough drug while using vicodin? 14th March 2006
... going to be fairly uncommon to prescribe Vicodin and Percocet at the same time. Mainly because they are both short ... OxyContin which is a time-released oxycodone (same drug as percocet ) and vicodin (hydrocodone) for BT.
Anyway, thats...
... t prescribe 2 short acting meds at the same time. Percocet and Vicodin are both short acting. I've never heard ... type of b/t med while taking Vicodin or while taking Percocet . Percocet and Vicodin are both prescribed (not at...
... Percocet and Vicadin are the same class of medications. I don ... there is anything that might las longer for you.. both percocet and vicadin only last an hour for my pain control ... effects from it, nor does it make me feel tired like the percocet and vics do. that fuzzy feeling doesn't happen for...
- How much is Too much for Migraines 12th March 2006
... would knock me out for a couple days. However, I take Percocet and OxyContin and can tolerate a high dose of that ... dose. For instance, anything with Tylenol in it ( Percocet , Vicodin) has a daily limit of no more than 4000 mg...
- Has anyone found it possible to take oxycodone on a p.r.n. basis? 12th March 2006
... breakthrough meds are always writted PRN. I take Percocet 10/325 for BT and OxyContin for my Long-Acting. I...
- Vicodin vs Percocet Oxycontin Morphine 11th March 2006
... there is always 10/500 that may work for you.
Nexy, Percocet and OxyContin are the same primary drug other than ... the Tylenol. Percocet has Tylenol in it and its primary drug is Oxycodone ...
Of course you can go the short acting route with Percocet and dose every 4-6 hours. I prefer long acting meds...
... Should I try a stronger vicodin at first? Go with percocet s every 4-6 hours? I'm thinking a stronger percocet...
... 325 mg of tylenol added to 750 mg of Tylenol
Now Percocet , Percodan, Roxicodone, Oxy IR, OxyContin, Endocet ... Oxycodone" as the primary drug. Some of these like Percocet have Tylenol added in, Percodan has Asprin added. ... Percocet comes in 5, 7.5, and 10 mg. They recently added a ... prescribe it. But the primary drug is no different than Percocet .
As far as long acting drugs, you have OxyContin ... life in pain. I am prescribed OxyContin 3x a day and Percocet 10/325 for break through pain. I also take Soma for...
... pain, like suggested try a higher dose. If you think Percocet is better for you try that.
Just remember that...
... covered for 3 weeks of pain. OMG my last surgeon doled percocet out like it was a sin to take them and once I past...
- Pain med withdrawl? 11th March 2006
... Ok I have a question. I have been on percocet ,neurontin and oxycontin for almost 2 years, I only ... pain and my doctor put me on the neurontin but the percocet I have been on since june 04. My question is, What ... think I have cut myself off too soon. I went from the percocet 10/650mg 5 times a day and neurontin 1800mg a day...
... You should try the oxycontin again.The oxycodone ( percocet ) that you take is quick acting and doesn't last very ... you have break through pain you can take a couple percocet s and they should kill the break through.....Dave...
- Pain Dr. Released Me :( 11th March 2006
... because she called to get her Rx's of MS Contin and Percocet 4 days early--due to the fact that my parents were...
... I guess I could list it along with the Vicodin and Percocet I previously tried (which was a year ago at least...
- Requesting Medication 9th March 2006
... appropriate instead of going from Ultram to lets say Percocet . I think the Dr would probably feel more comfortable...