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I was receiving Oxycontin 80mg OC, but then they changed it to the reformulated Oxycontin 80mg OP. I never had a problem with the old version BUT now i get right side cramping. Is this because new version is not made properly?

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I think i am prescribes the er because nothing has change with my pills maybe you should ask for the er and something else for ir

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Medication change - Recently I was told one option for the ER pain med will be a new medication of sorts..It is a time released form of Hydrocodone. I am not famialr with tis medication yet related to proper dosage however i was told it was made by laser drilling holes in the tablets to allow time release of Hydrocordone. The only problem I envision is how good of a job it will do. Since each pain med hots different dopimine recpters we will see how this one does compared to Oxycontin ER. I think the game pharma has played related to buying the other companies then removing products from development should be looked at from an anti-trust viewpoint. They are controling the only time released oxycodone while at the same time the price and development of futher products doesn't make sense to allow themto do so..I wonder who allowed this??

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This is complete nonsense, these new op's just plain and simple don't work .....I do not abuse or sniff them so what is someone to do ???? I guess i will have to change meds... I am not going through taking extra so i have to figure out something else, what do i see ...Opana ...is any one familiar w/ that med HELP !!!!

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I am also one of the many that are being effected by this change. I spoke to my doctor and he told me he heard from other patients but not complaining about the strenght just that it takes so long to work. Well for me its also not as strong I find myself needing more because I actually started to get withdraw symtoms. I have not been able to function for a week, its been the worst. I do not want to go to the next strength so we are going to try opana and I pray that will work. I am so tired of dealing with this problem. Its just not right. People that need these pills are being hurt because of the drug abusers. If I would go back in time I would never have started this medication and found another way to cope with the pain, its horrible to go thru all this every month.What can we do? Who do we complain to? We need to stop this!!!! So if anymore knows who to write to lets do it. Lets post that info and maybe it will do some good... Thank you and you are all in my thoughts...

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Does anyone know what's in the new formulation? I hear a lot about GI problems. Thanks

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I do not receive the same pain relief from the new op STAMPED OXY'S. as I did with the original OC Stamoed version. I have also noticed that at timed they make their way through the body undigested. To me this seems to point to the fact that they are not properly breaking down in my system. I do take prolocec for GERD and I wonder if the facct that prilosec reduces the amount of stomach acid would this cause the pill not to properly break down in the stomach? I had no warning that there would be a change in the formulation but I do plan to talk to my doctor and see if he will change me to the IR instead of the ER and see if this will help me better. I do notnor have I ever abused my meds but I feel like we are all test subjects for this new formulation. I am sure that Perdue is getting plenty of complaints from this but are we all dumb enough to believe that they will ever change back to the original formula. Does anyone remember when Coca cola changed their original formula? They said that they changed back to the original formula after a multitude of complaints but you know...they never did get the original formula back on the shelves.

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Why did the junkies have to mess everything up for the people who really need them!!

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I think the OC help me alot better with my pain than the OPs do i hate the change

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I think the OC help me alot better with ny pain than the OPs do i hate the change

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EB Says he just had arm surgery and was given 5mg Oxycodone. I would check what they gave you because 5mg Oxycodone was taken off the market, you might taken something else. Im sorry you had a problem

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We shall see what happens I suffer enough from RA, and P.A along with O.A and several surgeries & a head injury. I do not need any problems from meds. Purdue & the government made a mess out this. I'm switching my meds & filing my all complaints.

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I just had surgical reconstruction to my left arm and was given oxycodone HCL 5mg as a means to manage pain. They honestly cause more pain than they relieve, and although I'm now pain free, I basically had to revert to asprin and trying to ignore some very substantial pain. I would reccomend to anyone that's prescribed this prescription- Do NOT get it filled!

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These op oxycontin do not work the same at all what am i gonna do take more???? and run out that will be just great

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Lets face it. According to the DEA no one needs this medication, they are no thinking of the human side of this problem Doctors, paitents and phamacists are the guys on the front lines dealing with this not the. They see everyone as a criminal and only don't know yet what people have done...so we have to pay the price for the junkies and abusers. All our complaining will go unheeded and in fact will show they did the right thing by seeing all the junkies complaining they took their toy away. they will take it as a job well done...until they need medication then they will swtich sides..I have seen it with doctors who had no compassion then all of a sudden they changed whrn they themselves became ill..

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I'm having chest & stomach issues after taking the op formulation. I'm very worried also about what is in this medication. I'm even more worried that my pharmacy does not inform me that I'm taking something different.Especially w/all my allergies.Filing complaint w/perdue & changing meds.

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@ jojo, That's because you're not getting high anymore and going through withdrawals. The reason you felt good on oc was because you were high as a kite.

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Hey! come to think of it! whre are al the posts from people prescribed Oxycontin ER that are happy or pleased with the new OP's? I guess they are all out playing golf, jogging and otherwise having a grand old time.

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To Sugarflyer,
I have been on pain meds for 26 years,,for PAIN!!!!!
I developed spine issues and had surgery on neck, mid back, Lowerback, and groin. Some of these areas were done multable times. They now call it surgery failure!! Ha Ha.. I have nerve damage from the surgeries and get about 2-3 hours of broken sleep a night. I wake up screaming until my medications kick in. I have breakthough meds and er's the current ER's are having somewhat of an issue (sic) I also have several injectable medications tha numb areas but can't inject above the heart level so can't help the neck. I m fused from C-3 though to S-1 with partial gaps. Not a happy camper. I have three specialists that have written summaries of condition and have spoke directly with PM on a constant basis. My list of secondary complicatons are so long it reads as a who who of DAMN That must hurt..
I inject medications directly into scrotal sack 2-3 time daily for nerve damage, when I get arroused 10 minutes later I am screaming in pain untill Ican numb the area..ICE first then meds...My genitals are black like frost bite..and i need to be carefulIi don't get gangrine from cutting off circulation. Have a nice day! And god bless..

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Well I am here to tell your guys/gals they are not going back to the OC, till Patent runs out in 2013, SO, what to do, when we all are not crazy, drug abusers, or just want to want to use our time wisely and send a message or get one, because all this is not going away, there is a difference in OCs and OPs at any strength, just the higher the number the less of the true effect you will receive from taking your medication and that is swallow whole, don't mess with it, do what you are told and get true side effects that you document!!!!!!! The FDA will listen and compare their known side effects and see if we are telling the truth, so be patient, in pain, and make it day by day. They may pull this drug
altogether and I don't want that,
because of the way this was handled and FDA knows this, we just need to make our reports, keep good records of side effec and RESeARCH, its amazing what you can find on the FDA news site about this drug, which was approved April 05 2010, correct me if I am wrong, so why so long getting to us? Just look around and don't look for any OCs, unless you are one of the abusers, cause the only way u would get it is illegally and that's was the problem and addicts also heard a Dr crushed up and gave to patient who could not swollow and now legal issue. What Dr would do that? Anyway, I know what you are going thru, especially if taking for Cancer pain, it aint no fun and hate living my last days filing a lawsuit because of some side effects I have with all the Chemo and other drugs I have to take, they are not mixing well. The Chemo side effects are not as bad, bad, but didn't need more added to it. I just hope in the end the real need for this Oxycontin OC and the pain releif it gave me with my breakthru meds, was worth the change because of abusers, and for you (ABUSERS) get help. You have not only caused a lot of pain and suffering for us true pain seeking relief, who follow the directions on this Med, well hope you are happy, know you can't be because now this new formula can't get you where you used to get. Any way, just hang on, we will be heard, but as far as getting OCs back, don't think so and a waste of time and breath, still keep notes on side effects and see if eventually we all at some point come down with something that this new formula WILL cause. Research, you will find what the new ingredients will do to us that are already sick, Cancer, stomach problems, heart problems, etc. Like I said if u read on FDA news about these ingredients, they list some serious sid effects, and with that, I have and am done talking, waiting to see other doctors with these new side effects and what caused them, didn't have them before! Sooooo

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I came across this site as I was was researching the new OC formulation. I received my new rx 2 days ago, and have had some pretty rough GI distress since then. This info is all very interesting...and quite unsettling. Hopefully the overwhelming amount of adverse effects experienced by those of us legitimate patients will help to bring back the old formula. (Wishful thinking, I know...)
And to Florida....may God bless you and give you comfort. Your post really affected me. I will keep you in my prayers.

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