Oxycontin Vs Morphine (Top voted first)

I was taking 4 80 mg oxys daily my doc put me on 2 100 mg teva morphines will it help the same and will i go through withdraw thank you

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Pain Meds 101:

For chronic pain management...the best result is almost always a long acting med (OxyCONTIN (currently no generic so $$$), Morphine Sulfate E/R extended release, Opana (not my particular fave), Fentanyl Patches and Exalgo). Only the latter are taken 1x per day..the others are SUPPOSED to be 12 hr meds to be taken 2x a day but most docs agree they are an 8 hr med to be taken 1 every 8 hrs for a total of 3 a day. The Morphine E/R comes in 30s, 60s, 100s --at least these are most popular). Oftentimes you'll be started on 30s 3x a day to show no reaction and that u are opiate tolerant). Anf if ypu fo well but little relief they'll keep upping the dose over time. The most I've been on is 130mg (2 60mgs 3x a day) The latter 2 also have a higher over dose rate, especially when abused.
Short Acting should be prescribed for break thru pain..remember the long acting when taking as prescribed keeps your blood levels consistent at all times. But you usually will have days where you need the short acting for pain that arises or exists regardless of the long acting.....in my case I require both on a daily basis to get to even close to a "2". Examples of short acting are Hydrocodones:(all contain Tylenol) Lortab, Vicodyn, Lorcet ...and OXYCODONES (Not to be confused with OXYCONTIN)...percocet, oxycodone....the diff is that percocet contains Tylenol. The moment I was prescribed percocet was the moment I quit the practice. I refuse to add anything else for my liver to process daily...Most pain docs will prescribe oxys..cuz there's no Tylenol. They come in tens (pink) 15s (pale green) and 30s (pale blue or blue). I've never heard of anyone being prescribed any other dose. These are to be taken as prescribed on the bottle +usually1-2 every 4 -6 hours. There is also short acting dilaudid in 2, 4 and 8 mg. Usually a 4mg Dilaudid=15mg oxy and 8mg D = 30mg oxy. For everyone I polled (users and abusers) oxys came out on top 90% but for some it was a game changer. For dosing equivalents...get out your calc and patience and go to dosing instructions for that drugs website..that's what the docs do. Hope this was helpful.

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There may be some issues here, because the Oxycodone is actually 1 and a half time stronger than the Morphine, so you'd need 120mgs of Morphine to equal each 80mg dose you were taking of the Oxycodone.

Learn more Oxycodone details here.

Learn more Morphine details here.

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