Oxycontin Op Not Working (Page 3)

80 mg op received this month. What the heck is purdue doing to me my stomach hurts, my pain is almost all they way back. I'm in agony. Why don't they take whiskey off the shelves and make them put plastic in it. It takes 3 hours for it to work if it does? I've had a headache also. They lost my almost $1500 a month and need something for pain. Anyone have any ideas???

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I've been taken ops now for two months afta being on OCs for two years NO the ops don't work at all all my pain is comin back afta being contolled for two years what can I do

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i don't think that is fair that we have to pay for others who abuse this medicine they only want to stay high and bitch that others abuse this medicine when really its the person who is running there damn mouth there is people that have health problems and sit in pain day in and day out im one of those people i hate the new medicine i took it to be able to work and support my kids cause with it i could live day to day and now with the new medicine i cant be that person thanks to the abusers that got it taken from us its not fair i pay for mine and they don't help that's why we are mad i understand we as people should have the right to get what makes us better we should not have to pay with our lives cause we are if you think about it we can't do the things we need to do not like before its painful we need to do something about it write lots of letters telling them how we really feel to help us be well again and that we should not all have to pay with our lives its just not fair at all what if it were them and they had to live with pain everyday that runs into the night i use to be up all night long and when my doctor gave me that it helped i thanked god to have it and like others i am back to that again up all night and day so i understand we are suppose to be able to do what helps and be free to make our own choices that's a lie cause we can't so im with you all and i hope it changes soon

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I just picked up my 20mg Oxycontin today and after looking at them I noticed they had an op and not an oc. So I went back to my pharmacy and asked what these were. They explained that these are the same pills that I have been taking but a different coating. The leaflet they supplied is from 2009, before the change. One would think they would have had a new one for these. I couldn’t get any more information from them so I am on the net looking for answers. After reading all these posts I am not sure I even want to take them. (I hate to see what this will do to all the burn patients out there if it makes them itch, scratch their painful burnt skin? Oxycontin has been used for burn patients for years since the itch factor isn’t there.) I can’t take morphine, found this out after back surgery. Going POSTAL is mild to what I become on morphine. I can’t take any of the other meds that cause itching, Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin etc, as it gets so severe that it keeps me up all night. I don’t get any rest and then I get sick from sleep deprivation and no one wants to be around me as I also become extremely cranky. Not to mention I was still in pain and so spaced out that I couldn’t function. So I don’t take anything for break through pain. I tried many other meds but nothing works. I have a lot of nerve damage, neuropathy, bulging and herniated discs pressing on my spinal cord, severe sciatica and spinal stenosis, all by the time I was 39, now 48. I didn’t take anything for years until the pain got so bad I couldn’t stand it anymore. I tried Neurontin for the neuropathy and was not warned of the extreme side effects, the doctor didn’t even know about this. One being that you become so tired real fast that you have to get to a safe place WHEN you pass out. Couldn’t figure out why I was passing out so often until a friend told me that her mother was on this med and had the same reaction to it. I ended up wrecking the car because I passed out, fortunately I was in a traffic jam when it happened so it wasn’t bad. That was the end of that med. I have only been on Oxy’s for 2 years and they help but not as much as I would like, but then I refuse to take a higher dose as I want something to work when the pain becomes so intense as I age that I have no other choice but to increase the dosage. So, I CHOSE to live with a little pain as long as it isn’t debilitating my daily living. So far the 20mg Oxy’s every 12 hours has taken the edge off the pain so I can function. If these new Oxy’s don’t work or I experience the problems you have all been writing about, I am not sure what other choice I will have. I’ve tried acupuncture but it made the pain worse. I’ve tried medical marijuana and it doesn’t help the pain but it did help with the stress. So what is left when no other pain medication will work? Oh right, we should just live with the pain, get a life and deal with it! I will gladly give you Mikeeee, Deal with it and Get a life all the pain I have to be off these meds. Having the normal daily aches and pains of life would be a picnic to this!

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I am disabled and have been on Oxycontin's for a few years now, My Doctor tried other things that did not work for me, I am very sensitive to meds and have many allergies to dyes & meds, The ops do not work!! I laid in bed for hours and couldn't get to sleep because I had so much pain!! This is not fair to the ones who are in pain and need meds!! When I received the ops, I told my husband that the chronic pain suffers are the ones who will suffer the most because the ppl who abuse it will find a way to use them and by several posts I've read ppl are finding ways to abuse the ops. as well as ocs!!

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TO UPSETASHELL! I TOTALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU R TALKING ABOUT AS I TOO HAVE SEVERE INJURIES FROM AUTO ACCIDENT, MY BILE DUCTS ARE DIALATED, PREVENTING MY FOOD FROM BREAKING COMPLETELY DOWN,THE COATING AND SYNTHETIC STIROPHOAM PREVENT THE PILLS FROM BREAKING THREW TO THE ACTUAL PILL.THEY SAW THEM WHEN MY BILE DUCT STRICTURED, BECAUSE THEY WHERE ALL STUCK. I HAD AN EMERGENCY STENT PUT IN. I NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM TIL THEY SWITCHED. IF IT HELPS....MY DOCTOR PUT ME ON OXYCODONE 30MGS AND IS ALOUD TO WRITE FOR A HIGH AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. GOT MY LIFE BACK. THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN SEVERE PAIN HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE YOU. THE OXYCODONE IS THE SAME DRUG AS OXYCONTON,ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT U HAVE TO TAKE THEM EVERY 4 TO 6 HRS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE 12 HOUR TIME RELEASE. FEEL BETTER!

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this formulation will take time for your body to adjust but it will work especially over time (1-2 weeks)... you are mistaken if you think the FDA will pull this fantastic new drug because of a petition. this is a great attempt to stop the drug abuse of this medication in this country. yes... it screws the people using it correctly, however this will be much better in the long run for our young people and less fortunate who resort to drugs. dont be selfish...

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The new oxy's do not work.I have been in pain management for 10 years taking Oc's. I have got headaches,nausea and just flat little pain relief.The only thing I feel is a relief from withdrawal,,to feel anything I have to chew them as the polymer melts and sticks to your teeth,this is the first time I have chewed them.These damn pills do not work,simply put.I hope Purdue has to pay out a libility in the future.They best recall this junk,and shame on the FDA for approveing this junk,for they have only hurt the real people who needs this medicine.Purdue doesn't care,all they want to do is to make money,but this backfired on them.Like I said this new oxy op kills pain about like a weak #5 loritab and I take 140 mgs of OC a day split up.because they are 20,s..If Purdue or the FDA does not recall this,I will find another pain relief.I have tried several but the doctors and myself have found out the OC marked not only gave me relief,but also I could function,and not want to sleep like most relivers do,including morphine.

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You don't take it so u have no idea how it works all u know is what u hear on tv or u have someone that took it and did't even have a script for it and there are real people that need this medicine i f it worked the same as the old that would be one thing but it does not and who knows what the sticky jell is doing to everyones insides

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as my name states, i just speak what i feel is the truth, i'm not here to offend anyone. i'm just like you, in pain looking for the answer. when i first wrote i said it worked for me and it still would if i could still take it, but now i have ulcers like all hell and my lining of my throat burns constantly like i have heart burn even after taking medication for it. i had to finally get off of it because my stomach pain was out growing my back pain. when i quit that's when the relentless heart burn kicked in and has been that way for months. when i eat my stomach feels way too full. yes it did work for my pain but if you're on it, you must stop taking it or you will not have a stomach left. i'm not sure if i'll ever get better from it, i don't know if the med did permanent damage but i will vouch for the stomach issues. and another thing i read that many people have a problem with is very real and that's people crapping out the pills whole, if you're body doesnt break them down then you're not getting the medicine which would put you in severe pain and withdrawals at the same time. this drug was not tested enough before putting it on the market. i've never seen a drug just come out of nowhere without sufficient evidence it's the right replacement like this one. after i started having problems i did alot of homework on this medication and found it's a huge problem and i know people abuse this stuff but the amount of complaints is outnumbering the people who abuse it big time. this medicine was a quick fix and all they were trying to do was catch the sellers and abusers off guard, problem is they destroyed the lives of many people who were using the medication for real. soon enough there will be a giant lawsuit coming as this new medication continues to ruin people's lives. the substitute meds don't work unless taken in high doses which i don't like doing. that's how i ended up on suboxone, it helps enough to get me by til my surgery, which is next week thank god. god bless

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to Mikee: Please try to understand & withhold your judgement of others. Some people actually do have problems ambulating and actually do have difficulty "getting out of bed" in the morning. To throw about callous remarks such as "give me a break" is senseless & harsh. Once a person judged me and made snide comments, etc. (behind my back of course) wondering why I had problems and couldn't run about as I had previously. That is, until HE had the same surgery (I've had 21 procedures, surgeries, etc.). To his credit, he apologized to my face and never questioned another's situation. Kind of like walking in another's shoes? I hope you have good health and never are in the position where you are dependent, not addicted, on medications of any sort. There is a difference according to those who actually know of what they are speaking. Grow up.

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to: actualrph I take issue with your comment. Unless you have been a patient who SUFFERS from chronic pain, then yo don't know how it feels to have yet another hurdle. If you do have chronic, severe pain then you should know better than to call someone selfish. People suffer. yes it is unfortunate that ALL MEDS ARE ABUSED but it is more unfortunate that those who need meds have to be further hurt by ignorant and hurtful comments.

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You do NOT have any idea what this s**t is doing, this new Oxy formula has toxic chemicals in it and the FDA of Canada DID NOT APPROVE this formula for this reason, snorting the ops if people do get around it would not cause stomach pains, and headaches
i also get the OP 40mg cause of a car accident, i have 3-5 slipped discs in my spine- 2 of them are herniated or bulged out on top of having herniated degenerative disc disease or what ever the f*** this disease is, and iv never snorted or injected these pills even when the regular OC40 were out, i never even knew you could snort or inject pills until i heard about the abuse proof oxycontin, they DO NOT WORK TAKEN ORALLY, i get Very intensive stomach pains, very bad excruciating migraine headaches, i even get nausiated from the new formula and NEVER ever did get any of these symptoms from the old formula OC , besides, if people abused them, thats their problem, not mine or every other legitimate pain person, if they snort or inject and overdose that's their stupidity, maybe they didn't even abuse them, maybe they just wanted to kill them selves. beside heroin is very oftenly mistaken being detected as Oxycontin, i know cuz if had a few friends that did heroin a few years back and overdosed and the parents had the report and they said they died to to an oxycontin overdose and they never even did Oxycontin, they blames it on something that they never even taken.. heroin's an opiate too, and taken large amounts of oxycodone can not kill you, taken large amount along with valiums, xanax and mixing other drugs with oxycodone / oxycontin is what causes overdoses, not just too much oxycodone, i took 1 OC 40 twice a day, (every 6 hours ) and was completely fine, now with the op Oxy a take 2 the same way and takes 3-4 hours for very very little relief, hardly none at all, so f*** the lame abusers out there and had to screw up my only pain management drug, OPANAs ARE too expensive and PERC / Roxicodones 30s are weak., my pain is no longer manageable

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dude you have no clue. the ops make me sick... I'm even allergic to aspirin and tylenol, i never had any problems with the old oc, the new ones do not work, and yeah. if you woke up every day with it feeling like there is a knife stabbed in both your knees you might understand, but i bet you don't, i cant even hardly walk anymore, and im only 26 years old.. i want to kill myself cuz i cant deal with this pain in my neck, shoulders, shoulder blades . my whole back, hips, thighs, and knees, from a car wreck two - three years ago. wait till i do kill myself, and my family sues perdue for a wrongful death suite, cuz their best pain medication no longer works correctly, i have partially undigested pills pass in my s**t, stool, oh , yeah it still has no change to the main active ingredient, but the delivery system in the new OPs is flawed, i was told by a friend that just got Oxy OP prescribed 10 MGs once a day and they do not even work for him, and in speaking of me, i have an extremely low tolerance for pain, and being on a level between 7-8 every day is unbearable, the ops only drop my pain on a scale of 1-10 to around maybe a 6 after waiting 3-4 hours and it wears off in 4-6 hours, the oc old oc took my pain from an 7-8 to at least 3-4 on a scale of 1-10, a bit more bearable day to day..., so you don't know me at all..... or the new toxic ingredient, used in engine coolant so iv heard anyway, idk if its tru but idk.

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re:actualrph #47. how can you say dont be sellfish. OMG you do you think your are? you dont have a clue and it is people like you that are uneducated and simply a rude person. I suffer from Interstitial Cystits Fibro and IBS. I have been on OC for over 15 years. I was on it when purdue was doing the original study. Back then i was bed bound unable to work take of my son had to have a nurse...i went from that awful life to working living laughing and loving life. Now? yep ITS BACK!!!!! I can hardly function. So I too have to say that those of you that post hurtful comments dont get it. ACTUALRPH: I will pray that you never have to suffer like us. but then maybe you would then get it.

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If your taking " an anti-inflammatory" and going to work, than you haven't the slightest idea what kind of pain issues these people are dealing with. We are talking about people that need the assistance this medication offers just to be able to get out of a bed in the morning. This medication offers people the ability to regain some functionality and normalcy in their lives. I am mid 40's, own my own home, a successful contracting buisness and even continue to do some of the carpentry work myself. I was seriously injured over 30 years ago and in the last 6 years have seen my body ravaged by skeletol pain. If not for this medication, which I take regularly throughout the day, I wouldn't have any of this. It sounds to me that your bitterness stems from your inability to prevent your son from his misgivings. Not everyone who takes this kind of medication is a drug addicted "loser", as you call them. Until you've walked a mile in their shoes, and trust me, you haven't even begun to, don't judge.

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Glad my kids didn't grow up with all this junk out there. All I had to worry about was pot and alcohol! I can tell who you weirdos are very easily; you can't spell, write without cursing, or carry on a literate conversation!! LOL! I do suffer from pain, but manage it without too much oxycodone, but daily percocet and neurontin with a supplement. Yes, it makes me sleepy, but that's better than being in chronic pain. I also get cortisone injections. Doesn't that help any of you out there? I also thank God. My kid, myself and her family have all found God and we do honestly believe He has helped. I pray for all those that need healing. WE HAVE A HEALING WORSHIP ON THURSDAYS AND IT HAS HELPED ME.

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I HAVE SAT HERE AND READ ALMOST ALL OF THESE POSTS AND I AGREE WITH ALOT OF YOU.. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER BACK IN 1999, WHEN MY TWINS WERE BORN. I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD IT, AND PASSED IT TO MY BABIES. THEY GAVE ME 6-12 MONTHS TO LIVE.. I NEVER WENT ON PAIN MEDICATION UNTIL 2004 AFTER MY DAUGHTER PASSED AWAY FROM THE CANCER. I STARTED OFF ON PERCECOT, THEN WENT INTO LIVER FAILURE ON 2007, THEN I WAS PUT ON MORPHINE, THEN OC'S AND OXYCODONE WHEN GOING THROUGH LIVER FAILURE AND CHEMO.. I HAVE JUST HAD MY HOLE STOMACH REMOVED IN SEPTEMBER 2010 FROM THE CANCER..SO, THE ONLY WAY FOR MY BODY TO ABSORB THE PILLS WAS TO CRUSH THEM AND MIX WITH APPLESAUCE OR SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE.. NOW ALL THESE DRUG ADDICTS HAS SCREWED IT UP FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHER'S.. SO, WHAT DOES SOMEONE DO, THAT'S IN MY PLACE?? JUST BECAUSE ALL THESE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HIGH.. THAT'S NOT WANT IT'S MENT FOR.. IT'S TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF THAT IS SICK AND FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE.. THANKS TO ALL THOSE IDIOTS, THAT HAVE SCREWED THAT UP FOR US...

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I WILL PRAY FOR YOU MIKEEE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT REAL PAIN IS. HOW SAD THAT YOU HAVE NO COMPASSION. I HOPE THAT YOU DON'T GET TERMINAL OR BREAK YOUR BACK. SHAME ON YOU TO JUDGE. I'M SO THANK FUL THAT, THAT IS GOD'S JOB. IT SURE WOULD BE SAD IF YOUR JOB GETS OUTSOURCED TO INDIA OR CHINA. I'M SURE THAT YOUR COMPANY WOULD SAVE MONEY IF THEY DID.

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TO "PISTOFF"
I'M WITH YOU!. NOT ONLY SHOULD EVERYONE CALL BUT YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD AND SEND A REPORT ON THIS DRUG THAT IS KILLING US.
FDA.GOV/MEDWATCH EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS. THEY SHOULD GET SUED OVER THIS. IT IS CAUSING HORRIBLE STOMACH PROBLEMS, HEADACHES AND DOESN'T RELEASE THE PAIN. I'M MAD, SO VERY MAD THAT I CAN'T STAND THE FACT THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS THE GUTS TO OUT SOURCE EVERYTHING THAT WE TAKE. THESE DRUGS COME FROM INDIA, CHINA AND WHO KNOWS WHERE ELSE. CANADA REALLY CARES ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE. THEY WON'T EVEN LET THIS DRUG IN THEIR COUNTRY. I DON'T BELONG TO ANY COUNTRY. MAY JESUS PUT AN END TO ALL OF THIS SOON. REV.21:1-5
CAN'T WAIT FOR A KINGDOM THAT CARES FOR US.

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1800-332-1088 FDA CALL THIS NUMBER. THE MORE PEOPLE CALL AND PLACE A COMPLAINT THE BETTER CHANCE WE HAVE IN GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I JUST GOT A CALL BACK AND SHE IS SENDING ME TWO FORMS. 1 FOR MY HUSBAND AND 1 FOR ME. SHE SAID THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THE MORE WE DO THE BETTER WE HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING HEARD. THIS IS ABOUT ALL MEDICINES THAT THEY ARE SENDING OUT OF COUNTRY. THE MANUFACTURES VERSES THE PHARMACIES ARE MAKING TONS OF MONEY FOR OUR PAIN AND OTHER DEATHS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE LISTEN AND MAKE A REPLY.

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