Mylan Ms Contin (Page 2)
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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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You are so right! I took the small ones for years with good results. These new big ones are doing nothing for my pain.

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I was on the Mylan 15's, I was taking them at first like I took my old small 15's for about 2 weeks.

The druggist suggested I take them at different intervals, that didn't work either.

I went back to my doctor and he gave me another perscription which I took to a different drug store that carried my old brand (Mallinckrodt).

I went back on the old brand but now my old brand doesn't seem to be working as well as it did, to get pain relief I need to take an extra 15 in the am where as before the 3, 15's carried me thru the whole day.

What do I do now, I don't have an endless supply of extras, the extras I have are from what I saved over all the years I have been on Ms Contin, when I was tapering down as I could stand it.

I think I need to go see my pain specialist again, I was so well adjusted I only had to see him once or twice a year.


I seriously think this junk disrupted my system making my old reliable brand less effective.

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I am a disabled veteran with a spine injury. The VA pharmacy changed the manufacturers brand from what I usually received from them to Mylan MS60's and I got sick with the classic opiate withdrawl symtoms and little pain relief. I have had to endure the weekend without proper pain management. Not sure if I will be able to have this issue corrected. The ingredients in the pill changed and I think I have had a reaction to ingesting these different substances. Also the pills are enormous. I have had problems with swallowing large pills and have notified my doctor regarding these issues in the past. I also have had severe constipation problems and I believe the larger pills will also increase this problem. It is unfortunate for me as my doctor and I had made great strides by adjusting my medicine to correct the constipation issues. How are they allowed to do this without the doctors or my prior knowledge? It's like the pharmacists have the power to override my doctors prescribed treatment without regard to my medical conditions.

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I have been on ms contin for six years. I just got the new mylan ms contin 30 mg a few days ago. I hate them.! They don't work very well at pain relief like the old small 30mg ms contins. I will make sure I never get these Mylan ones again.!!

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