Any Reviews On The New Drug Xartemis Xr?
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I was just prescribed Xartemis XR for chronic back pain. I am used to taking Percocet 10/325 four times a day. Looking for people who can compare the efficacy of the drug. How it can be instant and extended relief. Thanks.

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I have been in chronic pain for many years since childhood. I am hearing impaired and suffered ear pain for as long as I could remember. I have Meniere Disease. I have migraines so severe I was hospitalized and went through every medication for migraines, luckily Botox was FDA approved for effective treatment for migraines. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which is common for those who have suffered chronic pain and it is not a "pretend" disease. For fibromyalgia, I have tried tried lyrica, cymbalta, and savella which caused severe allergic reactions. I was up to 4,800 mg of neurontin (gabapentin), which was way above recommended dose and needed to be hospitalized to wean me off this drug. In 2015, I was prescribed Xartemis and found it so beneficial in controlling my pain for severe cervical spinal stenosis and fibromyalgia pain. I take 2 large blue oval shape pills in the morning and 2 in the evening, the dose 7.5/325. Once my body adjusted to the time release it worked great. My pain was maintain on a consistent level and since it was time release, I did not have to take another pill every 4-6 hours. I don't like taking pills. I hardly took Percocet, which is prescribed for break through pain before the next Xartemis dose depending on the weather and amount of activity I did during the day.
I also found it very hard to fill Xartemis and my pharmacist would call other pharmacies to see if they had any. There were months that I had to wait for a refill up to 10 days, which threw me off the effective management of pain.
As of today, May 25, 2017, when my doctor went to write out the prescription, he was alerted that it was no longer available and we could not find out the reason for its unavailablity. Now, I am in freak out mode because it worked for me and I have to go back to Percocet 2 tablets every 4-6 hours and no more than 6/day. I am upset because those of us who have daily chronic/acute pain are being scrutinized for taking pain medication as prescribed because of those who misused and abused opiates, hence become addicts. So, I not only suffer physically but emotionally because of being judge by some people because I take opiates and take as specifically prescribed by my doctor, not to mention having to go every month for an office visit for a refill. I use exercise, physical therapy, massage therapy, heat and cold pad therapy, water therapy and soak in a tub. I eat healthy and maintain my weight according to my height with a BMI of 23.7. I am getting epidermal cortisone shots into my neck, which it is not as effective as the first shot. In the fall, I will be having surgery on my neck. Xartemis was the effective medication for my chronic pain but sadly not any more.

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I experienced a decrease in pain relief, as you, at about 8-10 hours after taking it. It is a pain reliever, not a pain eliminater. I'm satisfied with the degree of relief I get from taking it. What I also like is that I only briefly feel like I've taken an opioid after 45 minutes to an hour after taking it then I don't feel like I've taken anything. Never liked the feeling I got when taking Vicodin or Percocet, so this is a plus. But now I have a problem with the price of Xartemis. With a coupon($50) I paid only $20. Now insurance covers 0 and it will cost me $228 for a 30 day supply!! I usually go 40 days on a 30 day supply. Usually 2 in AM then 1 in PM. Was given Nucynta 75 to try but after 1 dose I talked to my pharmacist about the reaction I had and when I told her what I would have to pay for the Xartemis she told me there were several options. I've been scared of Oxycontin because of the bad news stories, etc., and when she said that was an option I told her what I just stated. Short version is Xartemis 7.5-325 is the same opioid as Oxycontin but it has Tylenol. My reaction was "OMG, I've been taking basically Oxycontin. " . With my refill "history", she said I should be fine as long as I take it as prescribed for what it was prescribed for. Here is where I'm going...I could take oxycodone hcl ER 15mg(generic Oxycontin 15mg ER) at a cost of $5 per month and take Tylenol. Crazy!!! One draw back is when I usually take one Xartemis(7.5mg) in PM because the smallest dose of oxycodone hcl is 15mg and you are not supposed to split them in half. At my next appointment I'm to get another injection in my back and I'm going to discuss this with my Dr. Makes me wonder if Drs and or their group get kickbacks. If my cost would still be reasonable I wouldn't mind it but now the price is extremely unreasonable!

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I had taken it for about a month and had to take regular Percocet throughout the day for breakthrough pain. Wasn't effective for me at least

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Hi. I have been taking Xartemis XR for about a month and a half. I had the same issue of not being able to find a pharmacy that carried it, until I found that Walgreens always has it. Not a lot of Insurance types will help wothout the cost, but if that's not an issue for you, you might want to try to find a Walgreens near where you live. Good luck.

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I am in xartemis as well and since I started it I have noticed a lot of abdominal issues such as upset stomach. Anyone else having GI upset? It is helping my pain most of the time.

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I had success with the 10th pharmacy I called. They are near a hospital and also do compounds and medical supplies. With insurance #60 of this pill costs $125. #60 of generic Percocet $5. Even if this were some kind of miracle drug (which it is not!) it would still not be worth the cost. Just lining big pharm's pockets a little more. You can thank the government (DEA & FDA) who are in bed with them. It's not about the patient. And the doctors just play ball unless you are lucky enough to find one who actually upholds their oath. Good luck with that!

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I just started zartemis after working with my pain dr for several yets. I hve tried everything from fentanyl patches and the usual list of Vicodin and other oral meds. For the three months of zartemis plus breakthrough short acting drugs, I hve had the best control of my chronic sine pain in more than three years. In fact, had injections, ablation a, etc all of which were invasive. It gives me a quality of life I did not think was ever think would be possible. This ranks up with miracle drug for me. For now----let's hope e long term results continue. Best of luck. !

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I use this for L4-5 injury and it works better then anything I know.. I only take half the dose 1 every 12 hours and some times not at all. Even though it is a released med I don't have the bad after effect of the googy feeling or putting me to sleep. I hope this helps.. good luck

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My Dr allowed me to take a Percocet breakthrough" pain. I did okay, with it. I got more relief with Morphine Sulfate, but, I do not recommend.

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They work okay..but I have migraines, have had one since Sunday & I have insomnia...oh & gas...so I have cut my dosage from 2 twice a day, to just 2 a day, then I just use Percocet 10~325 every 6 hrs., or as needed.. Oh & the best place to fill these is at a pharmacy near the hospital, they have everything! Good luck everyone! (=

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I went from vicoden 10/325, 4 pills a day when I was changed to xarmentis xr. I'm more comfortable over all but do have some pain issues around the 8-10 hours. I was told by my Dr I could take it at hour 10 if needed.

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for those of you who have more trouble sleeping on opiate medications, there is a very specific reason for this and it indicates an individual problem that you are having. meaning that opiates do not normally cause trouble sleeping. but they make obstructive sleep apnea worse, and will interrupt your sleep if you have significant untreated OSA. I remember when opiates started doing this to me. I had surgery for my OSA and opiates don't do this to me anymore. if you can't sleep more than a few hours after taking an opiate, please ask your doctor for a sleep study. OSA decreases pain threshold, so it's a vicious cycle.

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I broke my left elbow and wrist last July. I fell about 6 feet off my porch. Unfortunately, I was completely sober. The chair was a bit too close to the edge. At first, I was given several different dosages of Oxycodone (every few weeks) I went from 10-325 up to 30 milligrams. My Dr was able to prescribe me Xartemis. Yes. Instant sudden relief. The pills were huge. At least for me. Anyways. My wrist healed. My elbow, did not. I suffered from severe to chronic pain. My insurance denied a refill, because I had one of those Xartemis free 30 day supply. So, I was also given Morphine Sulfate. My insurance denied MS Contin. I had minor surgery and it made my elbow worse. My Dr continued the Morphine Sulfate and referred me to another specialist. Oh, boy. This specialist is extremely upset that my previous specialist had me on Morphine Sulfate. Morphine Sulfate is a controlled release tab. Mine was also 30 milligrams and I take 2 daily (starting the weaning process). Well, I recently had another surgery and a small bone about the size of a half dollar, was removed from the top of my elbow. It was broken bone that healed back into the bone. I'm now back to taking Oxycodone as a breakthrough pain med along with the Morphine. I was able to decrease my Morphine dosage. However. Compared to Xartemis, Morphine was better. Slower to kick in, but it's a 12 hr CR.

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I have everything you have & I am on it & itz wonderful, but I get migraines & bad gas...Something that finally works, but not liking the migraines daily..=(

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After taking Xartemis. My Bone & Joint Dr put me on Morphine Sulfate. Honestly. I feel like I have more of a pain control with Morphine than I did with Xartemis.

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Well I'm waiting for my xartemis xr to come in via walgreens and it should be in tomorrow.
Personally I cant wait to try it as I'm recovering from a fall down a flight of stairs where i broke my neck and entire back. So i hope i have good results!

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I have had the very same issue with pharmacies in Norman,ok. The first 4 I tries had no clue what drug I was taking about and j had to repeat and spell the name 3 times. I can only pray that since it is not 'as new' more will carry it regularly. I am going off other pain meds (again) and giving xartemis a second try. (Happy with my first experience but a 3rd surgery and circumstances chAnged. Wish me luck!!

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Candice, wondering how you are healing. We had the same surgery, my accident was in August. I had 3 months of PT and was back to work, a physical job in 4 months. I never thought Id get to that point, let alone in 4 months. It still bothers me a little and I am just now able to wash my hair with both arms. Would love to hear about your progress.

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Hello to all wondering about xartemis xr my doctor prescribed it to me after I had back fusion surgery L4 and L5/S1 about 4months ago started with Percocet 7.5 and after 2months started me on Norco 10 and the after 2months he put me on the xartemis xr 4days ago and I have not had any pain relief since I started it but I have had some of the side affects like trouble breathing and some chest pressure slight pain and discomfort and it has affected my vision pretty bad very blurred and dizzy light headed so to narrow it down no help with pain for me and some of the side affects as soon as I started it hope this helps but this is my experience and I have read a few other bad reviews on the internet and really no good reviews.

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ive got sum xartemis xr 7.5 extended release percocet here with me. i tried sum early today and am not thrilled with it. im curious wat others thought of the er version

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