Is Opana 10mg Stronger Than A Oxycodone 30mg (Top voted first)

i have new pesription and my dr. wants me to try opana 10mg. is this drug stonger and how much stonger than my last drug oxycodone 30mg..

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The Oxymorphone in Opana is stronger than Oxycodone, but you aren't on an equivalent dose, it would take 15mgs of it to equal each 30mg dose of the Oxycodone.

Learn more Opana details here.

So, in reality, it's twice as strong, but you may not get as much pain relief, since you aren't on an equivalent dosage.

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Fentanyl is still on the market?! Or does it come in some form other than just the Fentanyl Patch? I was on the "72 hour" Fentanyl Patch, a number of years ago & I would start experiencing withdrawal symptoms at around the 54-60 hour mark, EVERY, patch. Constant yawning, runny nose, restless legs, couldn't sleep & when I told the "pain management dr" I was seeing he said, "Fine, then we'll switch you over to 10mg Methadone, two times a day.". When I asked him if he recalled that I had tried Methadone previously, at 20mg 4 times a day & it didn't work for me AND had the audacity to ask his highness if 20mg a day of Methadone was a comparable dose to the 100 or 125mcg patch(this was 5 or 6 years ago now & I can't recall which dose it was). The response, from His Highness, "Maybe it's time that you look for another "Pain Management Clinic".", doing nothing more than reinforcing my suspicion that he only put me on the patch because of the "financial incentive"(kickback) from the Pharmaceutical Company that made it. I took his suggestion, found a GREAT Dr we agreed to take over my treatment(who has tried several things other than just prescribing medication) & I was told that they did NOT prescribe the patch because, like I had happen, many people were finding that the patch was NOT administering the medication correctly & patients were being over medicated & experiencing withdrawals & some people had actually died from the patch. I just wish Marijuana was legal so I could try that as a natural remedy for my chronic pain.

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Yes there is ! Just ask your pharmacist. I get generic Opana ER here in florida.

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Don't wait for marijuana to be legal if you think it'll help/ Move to or visit Colorado or California. So much safer!

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It doesn't appear anybody answered you, that's a whole lot going on. Are there meds that your doctor has specifically told you will have negative effects related to your many medical conditions (I'm sure your liver condition affects how you clear or process medications). I have my share of medical issues, however no where near the doses or types of meds you have and are on. What about Fentanyl? There are high doses and it's designed for SEVERE pain, it took me sone getting used to but I like that the patch gives consistent dosing for 72 hrs (I think it's about 6 hrs. less) but you get the point. Verwon is most knowledgeable on these issues but I suspect dye to your many serious medical issues, this is a question best posed to your physician. Good luck, I hope you have the support you need and deserve in every way.

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There is generic for Opana ER in certain strengths. I believe they are 5mg, 7.5mg, and 15mg. The rest are name brand. You can look online at the DEA website and you can find which medications have generics, what manufacture makes the generics, when it will be available or how long it has been available.

Check it out before you tell people there is no generic.

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for me opana relieved my pain way better than the ms contin that i was on, alongside my oxycodone 10mg. Previously was taking the ms contin 60mg twice daily and the oxycodone 5x daily, switched my ms for opana er 30mg twice daily. Now i know thats pretty much the equivelent in mg but it for some reason worked way better, maybe just me but if your having a lot of trouble controlling your pain maybe you should talk with your doc about switching im glad i did.

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I think I explained it before in this section, but in case I didn't...Opana (Oxymorphone) is a metabolite of Percocet (Oxycodone). Relationship: Opana is to Percocet as Dilaudid (Hydromorphone) is to Vicodin (Hydrocodone). Opana is 2.5x stronger than Percocet and the half-life of Opana is 34 hours compared to Percocet at 4 hours. It has been a while since I checked that, but I am pretty sure those half-lives are accurate.

So to answer your question, which one is stronger between the 10mg Opana and a 30mg Percocet (also called Oxy's, Roxy's, ect, the blue pills)? It depends on the which way you take it! If you take Opana orally, only 10% of it makes it into the blood stream after 1st pass metabolism in the liver. Taking the Percocet orally allows 90% into the blood stream. So taking them orally the Percocet is stronger, but after the Percocet is completely metabolized the Opana will be reaching its peak level (2.5mg millieqv).

However, taking Opana via insiffilation (intranasally) gets 90% into the blood stream where 30mg Percocet absorbs 45% that way. So if you insufflate your 10mg Opana, after 12 hours you will be feeling great with a milliequivalence (sp) of 27mg of Percocet which is the same if you took the Percocet orally EXCEPT for the fact that how you felt when taking the Percocet when it reached it's maximum level in your blood will last about 8x as long on the Opana, but that is only intranasally. If taken orally it will be equivalent to having 2.5mg of Percocent that lasts 8x as long.

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I've tired almost every Medication available, and Opana works the best for me. I use
Vicodin 10/325 for Breakthrough pain. I have finally found a great combination for pain.!!!

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I've been on so many different pain medications as I was in a serious car wreck and it smashed my pelvis, broke my tailbone into, I now have plates and screws throughout my body. My doctor just switched me from Oxycodone 30 to Opana 10. We all need to be talking with the Capital in Nashville as I was informed today that, it's the State, not Washington who is giving our Pain Management Doctors a hard time on writing scripts for pain and those of us who truly suffer must stand up and speak out! Any ideas? I just think that we should do something before it gets worse, as it stands now, pain doctors can only write for one tablet for short term and one for long term and for some of us that's not enough. It's not fair that the Government has the right to tell our doctors anything when they don't have a clue what's going on with each of us!

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Yes there is I'm on opana 10mg and the generic name is oxymoraphone..

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I no longer have medical coverage. How much do you pay for the generic brand of Opana?

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Fentanyl patch...best thing for roung the clock pain !!

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First off, it depends how many or each you are prescribed per day. It also depends on how it is administered; taken orally Opana gets 10% in your blood stream (1mg), but inseffulated 90% (9mg) goes into your blood stream. This is because of first-pass metabolism. Opana is considered 2.5x stronger than Oxycodone, but that doesn't consider absorption.

I take 15mg Opana BID manufactured by Actavis (they have the famous crescent moon). I always inseffulate it. Opana has a 34 hour half-life versus Oxycodone which is approx 4 hours. I would choose a 15mg Opana over 30mg Oxycodones everyday of the week. Yes I have had them both many times. If you take your Opana orally you will feel like it is totally useless...especially if you have been taking Oxy 30's PO which have 90% absorption PO and 45% insufflated. If I were you I would ask the Dr to do the 15mg Opana. You can say that it is because you asked your pharmacist and the 15mg ones are available in generic when the 10's are not which will save you a lot of money. I don't know how cool your Dr is and what not. So that might not work. Best of luck. Hope this helps.

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Yes Fentanyl patches are still available, I work in healthcare and most of my patients have them. My father still wears them, 75 mg every 3 days.

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Yes there is a few generics of Opana ER. I live in Queens, N.Y. and most every Pharmarch carries them. I just started my 20/20 yesterday, Iand I think I'm turning the corner as far as relief goes. I currently use Vicodin 10/325 for Breakthrough pain which I need two to three sometimes between 1 and 3:30 A.M. The pain is Terrible and (If I could) run out of Bed to get a Vicodon; I would keep it on my End Table, but my Cat knocks everthing off my Bed every night; Seltzer included; She is very strong.!!!

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There is a generic or Opana (unless I am wrong) I take Oxymorphone ER 10 2x daily. It is helpful, but I am talking to my Dr Tuesday about switching either my Oxymorphone to 3x daily or switching my break through meds from Norco 10 to Percocet 10 (not 7.5 as what I take now does not help at all) RA 26yrs, Fibromyalgia, insomnia, depression, panic attacks. any insights on if this is a good change or req please let me know. Thanks!

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None of that made sense

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Hi chronic pain people, how many of you live in TN? I just found out that the TN Government is responsible for our suffering,. I was wondering how many people would be willing to talk with the Capitol and see if we can get the laws changed? I'm planning on going to the Capitol as I live in constant and severe pain, I know that I'm not alone and I just found out that Pain Management Doctors can only write 2 prescriptions for us because of those who have abused it, those of us who need it are being punished! Who would be willing to team up with me and try to get the laws changed?

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I take 360 30s oxycodone a month 3-4 every 4-6 hrs plus 90 2 mg xanax last 8 years they cut me back to 180 30s plus 150 ms contin this me contin sucks

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