- opinions please 6th July 2004
... Whats better for moderate pain.. percocet or vicoden??Are they pretty much the same?Thanks...
... Percocet and Vicodin are two different drugs. It really depends ... on you. Percocet may relieve your pain better, as it is a bit stronger ... or it could have no effect. I'm currently taking Percocet for breakthrough pain along with 60mg of time release...
... QUOTE=whatamess@35]Whats better for moderate pain.. percocet or vicoden??Are they pretty much the same?Thanks
...
percocet is oxycodone/vics are hydro.i have been rx'd both...
... You would be more likely to feel adverse effect from percocet because it's short acting , the onset is faster and...
- How Long Does Methadone Stay In System ? 5th July 2004
... I was in the middle of a kidney stone and taking Percocet . I took the bottle with me and the test facility wanted...
- Upper back and Rib Pain 3rd July 2004
... pillows/props, try to watch my posture etc. I take Percocet & Neurontin and bought an excellent book on Self Treatment...
- what else can i do to further manage my pain 1st July 2004
... respond too.
You can get so far away from the take 2 percocet for post op ortho pain that they are clueless as to...
- question about oxycodone. 1st July 2004
... Hey Mad hatter, An opiate naive person can use Percocet or Roxi or OxyIR post op for several weeks and step...
- Neroma?? 30th June 2004
... deal with pain that can be more permanent than taking percocet . Have you seen a plastic surgeon, preferrably one...
- My first visit... 30th June 2004
... managemant today for post surgical pain. I was taking percocet ( about 3 or 4 a day) for the pain associated with ... the neurontin would help the pain better than the percocet . My question is, isnt this medicine for nerve pain...
- Shoreline ? 29th June 2004
... trying much PT, then accupuncture, I gave in and tried percocet and eventually oxycontin at what I think are small...
... trying much PT, then accupuncture, I gave in and tried percocet and eventually oxycontin at what I think are small...
- How should i go about asking my doc,to up,or change my meds? 29th June 2004
... about addiction.I was on oxycotin 40 twice a day,and percocet 10 every 4 hrs as needed for breakthrough,i while ... stayed on the 20s,but change my breakthrough meds from percocet ,to lortab 10 every 4 hrs as needed.He said them two...
- Is my pharmacy mishap resolved? 28th June 2004
... went there,i was on oxycotin 40 mg 2 times a day,and percocet 10\650 1 every 4 hrs as needed. The pharmacist looked...
- 2 Questions for Shoreline 25th June 2004
... Madhatter and this is kind of along the same line. I take Percocet 10/650, I've taken it for several years. You're right ... days early. My first question is:
I get 120 of the Percocet , the directions are take one tablet every 4 hours ... second question:
Yesterday my PM wrote me a script for Percocet 10/325, to cut down on the amount of tylenol. I've...
... oxycontin and mscontin, they both make me very ill. The percocet is the strongest painkiller that I've been able to...
... about my mother. She has been on the same medicine, Percocet 10/650, longer than me. The problem is she has a...
- Old thoracotomy scar 24th June 2004
... med under the sun... only thing that has worked is percocet and oxycontin..
So, we're in a similar boat.....
- missunderstanding with the pharmacist. 23rd June 2004
... are tracked, particlarly class 11 meds, Meds like percocet "oxycodone products, Demerol, morphine ,methadone...
- Breakthrough Meds? 22nd June 2004
... basically the same since they are hydrocodone based), percocet , roxicodone(which has no tylenol, therefore better ... one of them should help, and the hydrocodones and percocet s also come in different strengths 5/500(5mg.hydrocodone ... a hydrocodone based product) or also available in percocet giving the least amount of tylenol. Sounds like you...
- lortab 20?\compound pharmacy 22nd June 2004
... many forms, depending on what your doc wants for you ( Percocet , Percodan, OxyIR, Roxicodone - all brand names of...
... One 10/325 norco is equal in strength to a 7.5/325 percocet . I don't get it? What's the advantage. You are taking...
... these days isn't a bad price, I jus paid 85 bucks for percocet 10/325 generic by endo. Hydro does break down a little...
- Lidicaine patch 21st June 2004
... talked me into taking three Ultraset, one Soma, and one Percocet . It barely took the edge off of the pain. I am wondering...
- Questions for Fandangojon 19th June 2004
... D.. think I might wait a few more hours and take a percocet in the meantime.
on a totally random note, ive ... people?
How are things on your end?
and now, percocet and hopefully back to sleep! :)
TTFN
~Fandango...
- MS Contin 18th June 2004
... and the doctor switched my pain medication from 5 Percocet 10/325 per day to 30mg of MS Contin 3X/day with Percocet ... Contin today. I'm all out of my last prescription of Percocet and will only have the ones for breakthrough to use ... really have no choice, as I don't want to waste the Percocet he gave me for breakthrough by taking 50mg worth today...
- Avinza 10th June 2004
... along with something like MSIR or even Oxycodone ( percocet ) or Hydrocodone for BT.
Feel better soon!...
- Generic Oxycontin 9th June 2004
... finally started me on Oxycontin 10mg every 12/hrs and percocet 7.5/500 for breakthru pain. I am now up to Oxycontin ... (90 80mg pills and 90 20mg pills) every 8/hrs and Percocet 10/325 (240 pills/mth). This month when I went to ... and I cant remember the cost for the 20mg pills. The Percocet costs $551.00. The total comes out to about $1800...
- Scared about starting PM...Help 3rd June 2004
... wondering mind. Med question, I was on oxycontin and percocet post-op, for about two months, and @ my 2 month appt ... whatever you think you are ready for. So I was taking percocet like every 4-6 hrs, so about 4 or 5 a day (after stopping ... next ortho appt, before I see PM, do I ask for the percocet again, or is there something in between the two? He...
... 500 APAP)or the VicodinES(7.50/750) You can also get percocet without APAP.it is called Oxy IR or Roxicodone.Just...
- yet another question for shoreline 3rd June 2004
... I know the Tylenol in percocet and other st meds will hurt the liver but I think...
- Methadone Withdrawal 2nd June 2004
... have general aches all over. I also have some hydro, percocet , ms contin, ultracet, elavil, effexor, med. marijuana...
... receptors than the other pain meds do such as oxy, percocet , hydrocodone, and ect. Also the withdrawls last about...
- My 6 year olds pain meds 1st June 2004
... pharmacist is probably shocked to see a 6 year old take Percocet and that much Elevil. Percocet is the name brand version ... orthopedic surgery come home with the same strength percocet . It is a strong pain med but children can obviously...
- Question for Shoreline?? 30th May 2004
... example If you took 120 mgs of OxyContin a day, a 5mg percocet would be less than 1/20th of your daily dose, Bt meds...
- morphine? 30th May 2004
... medication that they've invented. Right now I'm on Percocet 10/650 (besides the RA meds)...my Dr. gives me 120 ... the first is, I'm very interested in changing to the Percocet 10/325 for the lower amount of tylenol. Is there...
... how much relief your getting from the apap in the percocet . It's all trial and error. But simply throwing up...
- Help! I'm new here and just started oxycodone 30th May 2004
... the only other ones i've read up on are morphine, percocet , demerol, etc but i think these are all the same one...
- HELP - Now what do I do? 28th May 2004
... example, You didn't like the lortab so he prescribed percocet , percocet didn't work for you so instead of going...
- Question for Shoreline and Others 25th May 2004
... morphine to me wouldn't impair me as much as a couple percocet to an opiate naive person.
600 mgs was my morphine...
- Looking for advice and alternatives to the drugs and pain! 25th May 2004
... use oxy IR for my break through pain.It is basically percocet without the cet,no tylenol.i would dicuss this with...
... and hate meds but today gave in and took Ty 3 and Percocet so I wouldn't be depressed for when my family attends ... step. TY 3 gives me the least side affects. I hate Percocet .
Anyway, any input would be appreciated for me...
... to look to for relief, and for progression beyond Percocet . I never used Perc. I went directly from Ty-3's to...
- Methadone: to do or not ? 22nd May 2004
... the thought of withdrawl scares me. I take oxy and percocet for BT, for a annular tear in my low back. I had a...
- Life after Diverticulitus 21st May 2004
... me on Ultracet and that didn't do anything for me. Percocet helps, but I have to take 2 at a time and my script...
- question for shoreline? 21st May 2004
... isn't doing it's job. They could use Vicodin, Norco, Percocet , any of the short acting meds. Most manufacturers...
- Any Ideas?? 19th May 2004
... lying down,but when he gets up it about a 9. He was on percocet but was taking off because he was on them to long...
- TENS UNIT...any info??? 19th May 2004
... on Celebrex(400mg day)...neurontin(1900 day)....and Percocet (10/650 3xday) oh, and prozac.
The Neurosurgeon prescribed...
- BT meds 18th May 2004
... At the moment I am using percocet for BT but am concerned with the level of tylenol ... she has been hesitating on that one preferring the percocet . I was wondering, though, if it might be useful using...
... pure fast acting oxycondone but is ok with giving percocet or oxycontin.
Go figure!...
... not mistaken that roxicodone is MUCH stronger than percocet alone. Someone told me it's like taking 6-8 percocets...
... but a 15mg MSIR should be about the same as a 10mg Percocet or 2 5's. The advantage of using a different med aside...
- Oxy tolerance question 16th May 2004
... posted in March about my pm doc putting me on oxy(w/ percocet for bt) to 'break the cycle of pain'. I have had pain ... the dosage when this happens. She even changed my percocet perscription so I could take more if I needed to....
... manage any BT pain.
If your doc gave you 120 or 180 percocet for BT pain, the order may read take 1 or 2 pills ... form or another at some point in their life, either Percocet or Tylox so it's a relitively safe med as far as not...
- Whats more effective 13th May 2004
... Percocet is OxyCodone.... so maybe you can take the "codones...
... t conatin any tylenol, along weith the 3 strengths percocet now comes in. They make Roxicodone 15 and 30, Both...
... any of the "codones" but then said she could take Percocet . I was just pointing out that Pecocet contains oxycodone ... itching, but for the life of me cant figure out how Percocet doesn't cause her to itch if in fact she has trouble...
- 3 pain meds??? 12th May 2004
... I take 3 percocet 10/650 per day...along with celebrex...
I talked...
- withdrawal? 12th May 2004
...
I was in a similar situation with switch from percocet 10's to the patch... the withdrawal I had lasted...
- questions on ultracet and a few others 11th May 2004
... Lortab will take migraines away w/ no side effect, percocet make me have the warm fuzzies (I stay away from those...
- Shore - what can I expect ? 9th May 2004
... strong of a med for me as I have been on oxycontin and percocet for B/T (about 30-40mg/day). I felt very overwhelmed...
- Oxycontin dosage strength question 4th May 2004
... oxy per pay.
That would cover the entire range of Percocet doses from
1 tablet every 4-6 hours which could...
... and my legs would be lit up. I would take a couple percocet and that would help the back pain but wouldn't touch...
- New pain from old injury 3rd May 2004
... severe. At times it was flaring up so much one 5/325 percocet would bring me from an 8 or more to a 6 or 5.
Yes...
- Shoreline - Can use advice ? 3rd May 2004
... safely.
I have been on oxycontin (10mg/2x) and percocet (10mg) for breakthru. It does not really help a lot ... medication for me since I was not on a large dose of oxy/ percocet ? Are their side effects I should be concerned about...
- terrified of patch 1st May 2004
... tolerant - taking 3 x 40mg oxycontin per day plus percocet ....
- hydromorphone and percocet...Difference??? 30th April 2004
... Percocet is the brand name of a combination of oxycodone and ... acetaminophen (tylenol). The numbers on the percocet script indicate the amount of oxycodone/tylenol in ... There are about six different combos of oxy/tylenol percocet s, ranging from 2.5/325 to 10/650. Oxycodone is a...
- Surgery Nightmare 30th April 2004
... was up to 40mg oxycontin 3 times a day with 6 - 8 percocet (5/325) a day for BT for a couple months. Before...
- What in the *** is going on? 28th April 2004
... doc had me on oxycontin 20mg 3x's a day and 10mg. percocet for breakthrough pain but he only gives me 20 to last...
- Time released morphine pills 28th April 2004
... Hi GWB, Percocet is oxycodone and tylenol , not time release, The time...
- Questioning the intelligence of my PM doc 27th April 2004
... positive 3 out of 4 on a discogram he gave me 180 5mg. percocet to last a month.
The back pain got to the point ... what did help me the most in the past and i said the percocet so he switched me to that for breakthrough but only ... legitimate pain and he's gonna knock me from 180 MSIR to 20 percocet ? Not to mention that he use to give me 180 of percocet ... just had to bite the bullet and deal with only 20 percocet to last me a month which they never do and this has ... told her i didn't need that i just needed a few extra percocet to get me through the month. He wouldn't budge and ... won't give you an extra 5 to give you a total of 25 percocet to last you a month but will go up an extra 20mg of...
... readjusted.
Because you mentioned a specific med and percocet is a well known popular street drug, like Oxy isn...
... scare him off or make him leary by telling him the percocet worked better than the MSIR......i mean afterall,...
- Methadone Question For Shoreline 26th April 2004
... methadone. Very similar to a doc writing a script for Percocet , If generic is allowed you may get Endocet or Roxicet ... specific. Like Methadone only or Methadose only. Or Percocet with no substitutes checked on the prescription. If ... equivalent can be used because the Name brand product " Percocet " wasn't written and dispense as written was not checked...
- Narcotic effectiveness? 24th April 2004
... from surgery and am on oxycontin 30mgs 2x a day and percocet 5/325 as needed. I just noticed on the pamphlet given...
- Generic Oxycontin vs Brand Shoreline??? 24th April 2004
... Endo has always made a quality product, they make percocet and generic endocet among many other narcotic meds...
- I decided not go go to Phoenix 22nd April 2004
... were not hat bad, but the last one disabled me and Percocet was a joke for post op pain from a 6 level fusion...
- Burning and numbness 21st April 2004
... currently on 15 mgs oxycodone hcl every 6 hrs and 5 mgs percocet as needed for breakthru pain but then pain increased...
- Pain Management Doctor in D.C. Area 21st April 2004
... the injections with no results and have been taking percocet and neurontin for about the last 6 months. It works...
- Need answer... 17th April 2004
... question. I just had surgery and was put on oxycontin and percocet . At my last appt I was given new scripts, and was ... given a script with a refill on the percocet . The pharmacist yelled at my when I got it filled ... people have told me that they have had refills on percocet in the past. Can anyone clue me in? I live in Ohio...
- Help - surgery! 15th April 2004
... currently taking 40mg oxycontin three times a day with percocet for BT pain. I'm finding any extra at this point...
... currently taking 40mg oxycontin three times a day with percocet for BT pain. I'm finding any extra at this point...
- Intermittent moderate+ leg pain! 14th April 2004
... after my injury, the pain was immense to me. With percocet I would rate it a 5-6 out of 10, and without it I...
- Shore - ??? on switching to Methadone 13th April 2004
... Shore -
I take percocet 10mg/2x a day for back pain. It is not doing the job ... prescribe oxycontin and prefers not to even prescribe percocet if possible. He prefers methadone since he says it...
... followed my prescriptions as required for codeine, percocet , hydrocodone, oxycocone, MScontin, and most recently...
... my x-rays, said he didn't need to. Then he gave me percocet which did nothing for me and my body doesn't seem...
... too strong, my doc won't write for oxycontin (and percocet for BT) even though it helps, so meth is what he will...
... than a company using a trade name like Roxicet for Percocet . Dolophine is the name brand methadone that generics ... capsule or liquid. If the doc writes a script for Percocet and checks generic, You may get Roxicet, Endocet,...
- Sexual Side Effects? 13th April 2004
... I am taking five 10/325 Percocet per day and 1800 mg of Neurontin per day. I am taking...
... several different opiate meds in the last 3 years, Percocet included, though now I'm on Methadone. In my experience...
- need help identifying med. 9th April 2004
... from slipped disk surgery ... somehow ran out of my percocet tabs early (not sure how that happened) anyway,...
... Generic percocet 10/325, im looking at the exact same pill right now...
- Flexor Tenosynovitis... 8th April 2004
... painfull. Well in the ER I was givin Keflex (antibio) and Percocet 5/325 for the pain. Now I'm going to a primary care...
- Oxycontin,Pharmacy's,Crime... 6th April 2004
... of a stimulating high?
I know when I first took a percocet which was years ago I had this wonderful feeling that...
... guess the Oxycontin I use along with the Elavil and Percocet for my chronic pain work great so I should be happy...
- Question on Oxycontin 6th April 2004
... hours so I find it is not enough. I can take a BT med ( percocet ) each time but the whole idea is to get a proper dosage...
... tablet. Why not take 10mg every 12 hours and take a percocet inbetween if you need it? I guess I just dont understand...
... take two at one time. This way I could avoid taking percocet as a breakthru. I won't run out of the med. And I...
... like in cough syrup and then at the 8 th hr take 1 percocet twice a day for 2 days see if there is any difference...
- anyone help me here, please 5th April 2004
... past 5 months for an unrelated cause and I was given percocet which really helped the headaches, and I was relatively...
... anything heavy duty, and said even the vicoden and percocet gave you some relief. Have you tried a pm Dr. yet...
- Shoreline - Additional Pain med questions 2nd April 2004
... for a herniated disk, no real pain relief yet. Tried percocet for months (10mg/2x) and then oxycontin (10mg/2x) ... to find an option now. I don't mind going back on percocet even at a higher dosage, as long as I can find a way...
- Question on pain meds 26th March 2004
... All -
I used to take percocet (10mg/2x) for back pain after a procedure and when...
... micrograms is about 20 fold. Kind of a big step to go from percocet to Aqtiq.
MSIR is morphine sulfate instant release ... mg OxyContin isn't any stronger than taking 1 5mg percocet every 6 hours. You have plenty of room to increase...
... you for the suggestion.
Shoreline - If I go onto percocet or oxycontintin at a higher dosage, how do I keep...
- help with breakthru meds?? 25th March 2004
... But, there are lots of different meds. out there... percocet or norco10/325(less tylenol, better for the liver...
- Car accident :( 23rd March 2004
... today i've been on oxycontin 20mg. 3x's a day and percocet for breakthrough pain but he only gives me 20 for...
- hey shoreline 23rd March 2004
... the injections on me, he had me on oxycontin 40 with percocet twice a day along with elavil. I really like him and...
... would give me a script for enough oxycontin 40 and percocet for a whole month and give me a post dated script...
... compared to Oxycontin. I was taking 40mg oxycontin with percocet twice a day and I think that the methadone is working...
- ? About Pain Meds Manufacturers/Side Effects 21st March 2004
... makes supperior products, They make the name brand Percocet and have a generic equivelent to almost every oxy...
- Finding a Pain Specialist? 20th March 2004
... hospital after one of those transfusions, I got 30 Percocet . That was it! NO MORE!
Shortly after the third...
- Scared to start duragesic patch 18th March 2004
... generators doesn't mean you need two docs. Duragesic and Percocet work just as well on headaches as they do back pain...
... floater working and she first filled a script for 80 Percocet with 40 percocet, when I went back in and said you...
