Mylan Ms Contin (Page 2)

My pharmacy was out of my regular brand ms contin, I had to wait a few days (they suddenly didn't have the medication I got there for over 10 years. seems strange to me.

A day or two after I started taking these, my leg pain came back, I have burning pain all the time, with my regular brand ( I think they are by Purdue) small darker blue pills, I never had pain even if I overworked my leg.

These new ones are larger and made by mylan, they seem to work ok in the morning, but the pain gets worse when I usually do things in the afternoon.

The others stay with me all day, I start to get pain late in the evening a few hours before my next pill is due.

I have learned to live with the others,got things I needed to be done, with these I can see me becoming a couch potato.

Has anyone experienced anything like this, tomorrow I'm going to the pharmacy,( rite aid) , and give them back they are useless.

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Morphine Sulfate ER is an Extended Release medication. This is apples to oranges comparison. The percentage is for over a 24 hour period for the MS Contin. The Oxycondone/Oxycontin are both short acting; in and out in 6 hours. This is regardless of dosage. I am both an RN retired and a 14 year Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue fighter and have been on MS Contin (brand) every 8 hours and Oxycontin (generic (no brand available) every 6 hours as needed for breakthrough pain since 2004) with over 85% effective pain control.

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My doctor switched my Vicodin 7.5, 90 tabs to Ms Contin er 30 mg, 60 tabs. I did get the Mylan brand but I no nothing about this medication. At first I was scared to take this I thought morphine sounds like strong stuff doctor's give you in Hospitals. It's killing me since this change 9 months ago. I'm trying to make them work but no matter what it feels like I'm taking nothing it has no effect on me whatsoever. I even tried to take a separate over the counter pain reliever with the morning tabs but these pills are no use, and yes, I'm nothing more than a couch potato now. Because of this I'm feeling more and more like doing nothing and feeling unhealthy. My doctor has been playing hardball since the Government comes down hard on them when so many people over do it and O.D or it gets into the wrong hands. The president now calling a "opiate epidemic emergency" things will get even worse. I have no idea why my doctor even started me at such a low dose of 15 mgs after taking the prescribed Vicodin I had been taking for 8 years which releaved my pain fine. I had to wait 5 months untill he gave me 30 mgs but it doesn't matter they don't work anyway. I'm suffering from several permanent injuries from a car accident. I'm going to look for a another doctor.

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Milan brand is INFERIOR in a BIG way. I refuse to get anything made by Mylan. They do not work even 50% of other brands. I had to take double just to get any pain relief. Report this experience to the FDA. They should not be allowed to get away with this

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