New Opana Is Out Now - March 15 (Page 4)

I got my new Opana Prescription this week and it is the new formulation. The old ones were six sided and the new one is round.

The new formulation, that the FDA approved, is supposed to be the same quality as the old Opana we are used to. I hope so.

I am going to include the links to the articles that discuss this at the bottom, the latest article is directly from the makers of Opana and is from February.

The old stock of Opana is all supposed to be gone from the shelves by now and the pharmacists are all supposed to be using the new formulation.

Let us know here how you think the new stuff is working for you. Is it the same as the old stuff? IS there a coating on the new stuff that changes its effectiveness like the way the new formulation of Oxycontin did when it came out in 2010? Let us know.

Mine only started a few days ago so it is too early to say. It is the Opana long acting. They had to change it to stop people from crushing and abusing them.

Let us see if it works.

here are the article links;

This one is from Endo Pharmaceutical directly, the company that makes the drug;

Crush-Resistant Formulation of Opana ER® Approved by the FDA

Here is the second one ;

Endo Announces FDA Approval of a New Formulation of Opana® ER Designed To Be Crush-Resistant

Hope it helps everyone!

Peace, Keith

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sometimes if u use the 30's....something witht he time release coating i think

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I have a friend who is an opiate addict and he tried these suggestions....the outcome was scary as he'll I do not recommend breaking them down...eat the mother@#$%&*-!!! I promise he thought he was dying

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IF ANYONE WANTS THE PLAIN TRUTH. THE OPANAS DO NOT DO A SINGLE THING FOR PAIN. PERIOD !!! DO NOT FILL THOSE SCRIPTS. & AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY THIS. GET BACK ON THE "OP'S". YOUR BETTER OFF !!! I TOOK 40mg #2 TAB'S 3X'S A DAY. & WAS TAKING #2 80mg OP'S 3 X'S DAILY. SO IT'S A LARGE DOSE I WAS/AM TAKING. SO I'M TELLING YOU 1st HAND. THAT THE NEW OPANA'S ARE S*** !

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i got my new script of apana 30 er an they are no were as help ful as old ones i get head aches now. feel no relife from pain.what do u recomend i tell my doc to switch me to.

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Gosh... I couldn't agree more... The new Opana is far less effective and are making me sick... Had a intestinal blockage because of them, yet my pain Dr doesn't want to change me to something else... I'm having to get my gastrointerologist to call him and explain what they are doing to me. The plastic polomer gets dried out in the colon and causes blockages, plus they cant be very healthy either... I have lost 27 lbs in 3 months because of them! Either I need to change meds, or I am going to die!

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I got the new opanas 3 months ago ,still throw up each time.they dont help me at all I throw them up before they can work,if they even do.

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I've been reading these msg's for a long time now, & i cannot believe the ignorance! 1st, i DO NOT promote abuse of any med, HOWEVER, the new oxicontin, and opana DO NOT have a "coating", the preventative polymer's that they contain are mixed into the entire tablet, and cannot be removed, so stop the expirement's, and the giving of erronious (and life threatening advise) and anyone who is stupid enough to try any of these bulls***e brilliant bone headed ideas not only screws it up for us, (the legitimate pain sufferers)but risk's their very live's, & those lives of those who care for you, you also shatter thier lives too! STOP f-ing around & take the med's as they're intended, or seek help & reclaim your life, this will make our lives a bit easier, and you just might wake up enough to realize the voluminous number of life's you've touched, IN THE MOST NEGATIVE OF WAY'S !!!

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I too was taking opana er and filled a new prescription which contained the old and new formulation unknown to me. Had a terrible reaction, throat swelling, difficulty breathing, numbness in extremities and the feeling of passing out. Was taken to hospital with stroke level blood pressure,kept in hospital for 2 days,underwent a myriad of tests and still nobody could tell me what was wrong.week later had similar symptoms. Finally pm dr. Started removing meds that I was on.after stopping opana er within 24hrs. I felt like a new person aside from the stomach problems which took about 2 weeks to improve. Beware, some people absolutely cannot take the new formulation. Best of luck to all who are having problems with this and get off opana er if possible.

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I used to get sick from ANY opiate.Especially from a 20mg OC back in 1999. I couldn't eat, I couldn't poo (sorry gross but a symptom) and I was WAAAASTED. Here we are in 2012 and I've gone from banging (IV USE, I do not suggest) 3 80mgs a time 2 to 3 times a day. Tolerance could possible be your issue. Because I take both 10/325 Oxycodone (percocet generic) and 40 mg Opana's. Sweetie my percocet work better for my pain. But I digress. I will not turn down ANY opiate. I get sick without them. I think we all know a bit about dope sickness. Keeping it simple just tough it out until you can tolerate because you say they DO work on the pain, get a new doctor OR (and I vote for this)...send what ya don't like to me. Yes I do junkie standup also.Anyway, good luck. Pain sucks. I wish you the best.

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This is my 2nd month on them. They don't make me sick every single time anymore, but a lot. Like this week Monday and Wednesday I threw up, but Tuesday I was ok. The pain relief is great. And I don't get a foggy head. I'm still considering giving it up and asking for something else. Some days I'm nauseated all day even if I don't throw up. I've been trying to stick it out until the generics drop because nothing else works as well for the pain without making me high. Well nothing else I've tried anyway. Ugh. So frustrating.

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i took roxycodone for 5 years they do take the edge off,but they changed me to opana 40,s with the jell.not only do I throw up every time but sometimes it come,s out whole in my stool,they really make me sick.tired of being a guinie pig.

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Please Isn't there a Dr. Out there that will speak up for Us ppl. With Real Chronic pain? You can't be that nieve , to believe though so many patients complain of big. Problems/ side effects !!! How would you like a blockage , the worst stomach sickness Plus Still DEALING WITH MY CHRONIC Pain ? When the MEDS were still Good , b4 they started looking out for the addicts.It started w the fentylenol patch (changing) then I was taking OxyContin 3a day(1in am 2nd in afternoon&3rd.at bedtime.I was able to move & deal w the pain.Then they changed them & they stopped working So I was put on opana 12 x2 Xs aday I wasnt on them long, afew mo. & they got changed them ! This is Some Game there playing w ppl.who have kids, & w every change I suffer more ! Why can't they leave one ER med Alone ?my life has come to a standstill ! I think 1/2 the Dr.invest in these MEDS & tell us how strong the New formulationis so their investments make them $$ & We suffer! I can't take much more.The dr.s should be looking out for us chronic pain patients! I've been going to the same Dr.for 13 yrs.,he's seen me suffer w all the changes in our MEDS,I can't figure for the life of my daughter who was 5 when I started w him, She's now 18, CAN'T HE DO ANYTHING? He knows all Ive been through? I can't take much more.Im ready to get some of that st. Stuff & overdose! I can't keep living like this! He tells me that there isn't anything left!! I use to get fentenyl taffys but they only tested them on cancer patients so I guess I have to have cancer to get them now ! Chronic pain is chronic pain.Living with it or dying w it , IT'S STILL CHRONIC PAIN. ! ! ! I'll.be the one w the blockage next , from these hard plastic pills, 24 aday ! GOD PLEASE HELP US & our families ?????

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I do feel for you. It's working so well for the pain and no fuzzyheadidness....(i realize this is NOT a word =) At any rate, bless your heart. You realize you are in a very small minority of people that take these medications exclusively for pain. You don't want the high, I commend you. Some simply don't like the high or "buzz". I wish so much I was one of those people. But, the getting sick to your stomach can actually be managed fairly easily. Promethazine or Phenergran (both the same but Phenergran is the name brand the other is generic. No difference. But, the may help. They make some people drowsy. But I did take it for a while and it seemed to take away the nausea and the drowsy feeling went away after a week or so. May or may not work but I feel so bad for you. You're trying so hard to JUST have some relief. And you deserve it. No one should have to live in that kind of chronic pain if there are alternatives. So you may want to discuss with your doctor. Like I said, it may or may not work. I just want to try and help. I hope you feel better and get this medication thing straightened out as best as you can. Not all pain can be taken away but there is no reason, in this day and age, that you can't be made as comfortable as possible. You have been patient and honest with your doctors. MAKE THEM KNOW THAT.....
The best of luck.

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I started taking the new formula of Opana in July. Since then I have been having horrible upper abdominal pains, nausea and vomiting. I went to my family Doctor; he told me I was constipated; which I did not feel. My test results showed abnormally low Lipase and Bilirubin (Direct) levels. I did not connect the two problems until I read some of the posts on here about the horrible side effects others are having with the new formulation of this drug. I do have a brain tumor and Chronic Shingles of the nervous system. I thought it was possibly the shingles causing the problem; but now, I am not so sure it isn't the medication. I had a bad reaction to the generic Opana & ever since I started taking this medication I have had problems with an upset stomach. Since the release of the new version. I throw up at least one a day out of two, which makes the chronic pain so much worse. To deal with the pain and the nausea both is a lot to handle. SO the plastic in the new formula can actually build up in your intestines? I think I found my problem, now just getting my Doctor's to agree to switch the medication will take a miracle.

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I think you should give up on the opana sooner rather than later. I gave it two months and I still throw up more days than not. And the nausea is every single day. Such a shame. It's a great medication for pain, even with the new formulation. But throwing up chronically is bad for your stomach, esophagus, teeth..... It's just not good. I have an appointment with my pcp on Friday. I'm going to ask for a medication change. Maybe to patches. Then I don't have to take a pill at all.

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Well were should I start ,I got into a bad reck in 06. An I'm all screwed up I got to have help get in dressed ,long story short ,I go to health first medical center .an I was get in opana 40 s .....them pills took my pain away all day ,and now the new ones ant worth s*** !!!!!!an the FDA F***ED UP EVERYTHING !!!! NOW IM MISSERIBLE an I half to live like this

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The new Opanas work fine... They just take a bit longer to kick in... People don't like them, because they are difficult to abuse!!! My friend uses a stone bit on his Dremel tool to make a fine powder to snort...he says it works really well...BUT...when he stops using them that way, he gets really strong withdrawal symptoms....really fast! Wishes he would have never started... I tried to tell him, but some people have to learn the hard way... I have noticed that if I I wait too long to take my next dose, that I start to feel funny...so I can't even imagine how bad his withdrawls are!

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The FDA didn't make them change the delivery system, they did it because of the large numbers of abusers that were overdosing...They didn't want any liability...and I don't blame them... If there weren't so damn many pill abusers, then this wouldn't have happened. It's estimated that their are about 2 million pain med abusers in the US! That's just nuts! What a shi**y life to choose to live!

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Exactly! I'm astounded at the number of people saying they don't work. They didn't change that part. It contains the same amount of the same medication. You just can't abuse it and get high! The pain relief is omg great! People just need to get a grip and stop the abuse!

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Everyone who has had problems with the new Opana ER, ask your doctors to write you a script for the generic Opana ER manufactured by Actavis. I had severe reactions to the new version as well, so I switched to the generic. Many people are unaware that it exists. Corporations like Endo only respond to profit. We must show them with our dollars what pain medicines work best. Why should us responsible pain patients suffer because of a few idiots? It is ridiculous. I wonder if the government will force them to go back to the original formula, since people are dying and becoming very ill from injecting( abusing) the new formulations. For details, see:

reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/opana-warning-idUSL1E8LB9RB20121011?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&rpc=43

Just goes to show that nobody can win the war against drug abusers. They do risky things and die no matter what the pharmaceutical companies do.

Here is the link for generic opana:

actavis.us/en/products/group.htm?name=Oxymorphone%20Hydrochloride%20Extended-Release%20Tablets%20CII

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