40 Mg Oxycontin Vs Ms Contin 30mg. (Top voted first)

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I have been taking 40mg oxycontin 3x a day. My insurance won't cover it any more. My Doc prescribed ms contin 30mg 2 x a day. will it work?

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Oxycontin contains the active ingredient Oxycodone.

It is stronger than the MS Contin which contains the active ingredent Morphine.

Both are narcotic pain relievers.

That said, your doctor has actually prescribed you a lower dose, to be taken less frequently than what you were taking of the Oxycontin. However, the only way to see if it will help you is for you to try it. Some medications are effective for certain people, some are not.

If this dosage does not handle your pain, make sure to contact your doctor right away and let them know. They may need to prescribe one that is slightly higher or to be taken more frequently.

You may still experience side effects such as: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and dry mouth.

You can read more on Morphine here:

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Do you have any other questions?

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I can not belive what I have read about the problem with TEETH and Oxycontin. I will be calling my DR. first thing this morning. I have PD and other problems and have been taking Oxycontin for over 13 yrs. I to have had problems with my TEETH. They are breaking apart, along with grinding my teeth. I ask my DR about getting off the Oxycontin and he said that I would not abile to get around without the pain meds. I also take all the other meds for PD. I was mad when they changed the Oxycontin. Because I had a bad taste in my mouth and my eyes became buryed. Now that I have read now it kills your teeth. I will be calling to see what we can come up with. I have been using snuff most of my life. So I guest that has help with the dry mouth. But in the last 1 1/2 yrs my teeth are going bad.
As for the people making Bull S___ comment about People on / with Disables do not know what they are talking about. Someday they will have to answer to God for there comments. Or I hope they or someone they love does not come disable. You never know when your or someone you Love Life can take a left turn. I can tell you how fast having a great paying job and being disable can happin. You can go from having everthing to thanking God you are alive and can still get around.
I would like to thank ya'll for posting the info and ya'lls life setbacks.
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I feel you my friend..... My insurance is the same way...
The MS Contin is weaker than the Oxycontin... If anything you should ask your MD to write you 60mg MS Contin instead of the 30mg with maybe a breaktru of oxycodone 15mg twice a day or what ever works for you....... Hope this helped...

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Amen Swivel. Very little compassion for .people who have chronic pain. Everyone is treated as drug addicts. If people only knew they would be grateful it was not them. I had a nice life also!

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Hi. I to was prescribed oxycontin 80mg from injuries twelve years ago in the army. When they changed it to the new formula it stopped working for me so My doc also prescribed me MS Contin 100mg tablets 2x daily because I have a huge tolerance due to being on opiates most my adult life. The MS Contin did nothing for me it was terrible. After 3 months of begging and living through miserable pain my doc finally agreed to try something different. He prescribed me hydromorphone (also know as dilaudid) and let me tell you, this is by far the best pain medication I have ever had and I've think I have almost tried everything except for fentanyl. This is the best I have felt in years. I'm also prescribed 15mg Roxicodone for breakthrough pain but that is rare because my hydromorphone works so well. It comes in very small milligrams which made me hesitant at first but when I searched google at home I found out hydromorphone is much more potent than oxycontin aka oxycodone per milligram. I think I read 1mg of hydromorphone equals 10mg oxycontin. I currently take 8mg hydromorphone which I believe equals 80mg oxycontin. Those calculations may be incorrect I do know for a fact that the hydromophone is considerably stronger and has saved my life. If you are prescribed the new oxycontin or MS Contin and its not working please at least talk to your doctor about hydromorphone because this was a miracle drug for me and for many other fellow chronic pain sufferers I know. God bless and may us all feel better. :)

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I am currently taking dilaudid 4mg 6 times a day i am feeling great it works well but is very strong i wanna step down a bit so i wanna go to oxycotin 40mg 3 times a day is this to much? and is dilaudid stronger than oxycotin? and would it be wise to go without a breakthrough pain pill?? I just feel its time to step back of the high powered dilaudids but idk if oxycotin 40mg is a step down or not

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It is killing your teeth because it dries out your mouth, you have to supplement the saliva with oral aids..there are many available, just google it!! I took Oxycontin for about 2 months now, I feel NOTHING on them, no pain relief whatsoever...I also take Percocet 10/325 (2) of them every 4 hours for pain while they mess with the long acting pain medication...In my opinion, NO pain medication is going to work over a 12 hour period..They changed me today to 30 mg of Ms Cotin, not looking forward to this...I have taken Morphine a long time ago, it didn't work! I metabalise medications too quickly...SO tired of being a testing subject to dam drugs that aren't working! My pain management doctor told me I was just about to the top of the narcotic ladder, seriously? When there are many drugs out there to be tested on me? Whatever...I took Opana 40 mgs and that worked better than Oxycontin by far...BUT it causes major constipation :( so of course, they took it away from me and is trying all the other crapola that just doesn't work for me...I honestly cannot understand where anyone would enjoy the lack of effects of Oxycontin...It gave me a bad headache as the dose was increased...I suffer from Chronic Pain plus so many other pain causing issues...my back is falling apart at the seams literally! I can hardly walk because my knee are blown out, needing a total knee replacement @46 years old due to sports and standing all the time...

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I have PD with alot of broken bones. I have been taking Oxycontin for over 13 yrs. I am now taking Oxycontin CR 40 mg 4 X a day. I just had a refill and got the new type. With the old type I have had no problems. I started the new type this Thursday nite. I had a bad taste in my mouth shortly after I took it. On Friday I took my first dose with food still had bad taste and my vision got bured for about and hour or more. When I took my next dose I took it with water and the bad taste came and my eyes when bury again. I don't know what they changed but but something is right. Did they change all of the Oxycontin to this pill form?

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HAVE THE 40 mg oxycotin been changed as well

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I know your post is old i hope this gets to you. I have been taking 40mgs of oxy for many years before getting pregnant with my now 2 i a half yr old. i was then put on 20 mg along with vicodin for breakthrough. One month out of the blue my insurance refused to pay for it. My Dr fought for it and it went thru. Next month they denied me yet again and would not budge. The teeth thing. This is a first but i believe it. I've been on meds since i was 19 ill be 36 in Dec. My teeth are horrible. Got worse when preggers with my last one. Breaking etc. Only 4 teeth left on top. I believe its definitely from all the meds. Dr is now going to put me on ms contin since im in sooo much pain. Does it help with pain? I'll have to pay out of pocket since its much cheaper than the oxy which is over 300 a month if i were to pay out of pocket. Obviously i can't afford it.

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my ins also just stoped paying for my oxycotin 40mg 3x a day, which i have been on for about 7-8 yrs. The dr. put me on ms cotin 30mg 2x day, terrible, the pain is so bad I can't stand for more than an half hour tops without terrible pain! My ins said they would pay for Opana,, which I have heard is very good. When I went to fill it they told me the ins. would only pay for the generic which is not out yet, so the dr. said try ms cotin, 30 mg 2x aday is no way near what i was on. My pharmist said i should be on 100 3x day, but i would like to try the 30 3x;st and if that doesn't work than 60 and so on. pharmist also said to try to handle the ms cotin till a generic comes out. good luck to you all and try and stay strong in body and especially mind.It is so wrong for ins. to stop paying for a medicine you have been on for yrs. I have tried almost every pain med in the ins book and so far oxycotin helps me the most,

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Hey! Smartie pants! I am having the same problem with my teeth! Rotting from the inside out. I am in pain with infections which are extra serious for me because I have an autoimmune disease. And, I have never insufflated a thing in my life! I found out too late, after being on oxycodone for 5 years;60mg every 3-4 hours for chronic intractable pain, that the oxycodone changes the ph balance in your mouth and dries it out. It can be prevented, I think, with "Biotine" mouthwash, although I know people who claim they have to garlgle once an hour at least to get results. Next time, please research a subject before making incorrect assumptions about people who are not only already suffering with a painful chronic disease, but now have to deal with the whole teeth thing! I think the company or pharmacy should have to put a notice on the bottles telling people something like this, "Oxycodone/Oxycontin causes a drastic change in the mouth's PH balance, please take precautionary actions." If I had known this before, I would have asked my dentist what to do. Insurance won't pay to have my teeth corrected as they consider it cosmetic. Cannot get any of my doctor's to admit that this medication is what caused this. Therefore, they will not write me a note saying it is a medical necessity. Five different dentist's claim that they have never heard of such a thing and quoted me in excess of $40,000.00 to correct my mouth. Those suffering really need to get together and establish a group to fight back against this! I am serious. We need to be our own advocates here. Change starts with us! Anyone interested in helping me find a solution, recruit new members, start a petition and send complaint letters to involved parties should get in touch with me. ***Subject should read: Oxycontin/oxycodone damaged my teeth!

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I believe that oxy does affect your teeth, because my teeth are braking off all over my mouth!!!!

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Thanks, I'm on 30mg MsContin so a dilaudid #4 should be slightly stronger? They give me 10/325 Norco for breakthrough pain,I think they work better than the 30mg MsContin.

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The problem with teeth is it gives you dry mouth. Use biotene and that will help you. The teeth grinding is a separate issue. You need a night guard from your dentist

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Was prescribed ms cotin, never took before a little afraid. What's the difference in ms cotin 30 Mg than oxycotins?????

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I have been on pain meds since I was 25 years old with back issues, at the age of 42 I decided to have a fusion of S-1-L-4-L5. Went back to work after 6 weeks, went back to patrol as a Code Compliance Officer and not even two months out of my back surgery a vehicle turned left In front of me and I hit the vehicle. Could not walk for 7 months then they finally went back in and had to refuse and put new hardware in. Messed my back up and my right side. Foot burns and have pain on my right side so bad. my hip hurts as well. I am told to stretch and was on Oxycotin 40mg for 9 years with percs 10/325 and the workercomp decided that they don't want to pay for the oxy any more and they are trying me on 30 mg morphine time release. Is this going to help me or am I going to suffer? I have a very hard time already and the oxy and percs helped but still had pain. I am a 50 year old female and am on disability. I feel for all people in real pain. We need to petition against all the Bullsh.

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I took my generic (morphine) and it does not work at all. I had to take 3 tablets even to get any relief. So I believe that Oxycontin is a better pain medication than the generic morphine.

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My workerscomp does not want to pay for my oxycotin 40 mg 3xday either so they put me on that crap 30 mg ms cotin and like you said, it is CRAP. I had to take four today for the first time using it just to try to get relief. So sorry to hear about your pain.

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It does not work that is what they just did to me and I am fixing to get an attorney because my issue is through workerscomp and they don't have empathy nor sympathy for people with chronic pain.

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