What Is The Difference In Opana And Morphine
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just wanted to know if there is a difference between the 2. I am perscribed morphine sulfate er 15 mg twice daily. My neck has been operated on a few times so i have severe pain daily. I forgot my pills at home over the weekend. My mother is perscribed Opana 10mg. She gave me one and it seemed to work better. Wanted to know if there is a difference between the 2. I am not sure how to go about asking my dr to switch me. Don't want her to freak about my mom giving me one of hers...

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I have a similar issue with my back. I have the same reaction to the patch. Its the glue that is used. Make sure you are getting the matrix kind. It will look like a thick piece of tape. Maylan brand are the best matrix type. The other type have a pocket of jelly like medicine in it that I was told addicts like to cut open and scrap out, so the pharmacist should be happy to order maylan brand. Also they should be changed every 48 hours instead of 72. Talk to your doc about you reaction. Please be careful with disposal because there is still medicine in the patch. The best thing to do is dispose of them at your doctor's office. Place the patch on different parts of the body each time. Best if luck for a pain free day.

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Hi. 7 fusion surgeries C2 to T4 (stenosis and scoliosis) have been performed during the last 5 years. I've had a quack who performed the first 2 surgeries without any bone fusion. I then had one of the top neuro surgeons in Texas repair that work. Unfortunately i suffered a rod break, a screw unscrew, and muscles that separated and migrated. Along with fusion comes cronic pain. I have a wonderful pain mgt team who has helped me through this journey. I also have severe gastric problems which have made many medications problematic. I've tried most and found opana to work best. It allows me to feel clear headed and awake. I've tried the patches you mentioned and had trouble with the adhesives as well. I too have extremely sensitive skin and break out terribly. I did use a cream (can't remember what it was called) that I rubbed in before I applied the patch. It worked great and lasted the 7 days. Unfortunately the medication wasn't very effective. I'll try to find out what the cream was called.

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You know you can get the fentanyl in lollipops. They came in the military that way. May be worth asking your doctor. I was on three fentanyl 100 mcg patches for a long time. I have had five back surgeries and now have worked my
way down to one 15 mg oxycodon
three times a day and one 15 mg oxymorphone twice a day. Ask your doctor about the lollipops. Hope this helps.

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I am between a rock and a hard place. Because my pain Dr had to cut meds in half. was on Fentynal patch 50mcg/2 days and 30mg oxy's break thru. (now 25mcg fen, 20 oxy break thru) I am on this thread because I have a question. I went to Fen patches because morphine er was destroying my stomach (after 2 ulcers I just couldnt take the pain it caused to help rest of body) I am not allergic to morphine. My question is does Opana bother your stomach as much as morphine. Dr wants to switch me to Xtampza but insurance not liking it. My life has come to a stand still and because insurance wouldnt fill Xtampza my lovely Pain mgmt Dr told me I had to figure out what I could take and what was approved. I understand asking for a formulary from my insurance but coming up with a a drug to replace Fentynal seriously. . . Her reasoning is that my Fentynal eats up too much of the total amount of pain meds she can now prescribe me as of 01/2017.
So again my question is does Opana tear up your stomach as much as morphine?

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I have been on pain meds for years due to arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I stopped seeing a pain causr all they ever did was ask me if I wanted more. Went back to my Primary care Dr and had been seeing him for years then he stopped practicing. Got a new PCP Dr and was getting on track and finally got in insurance and switched from Morphine 30mg ER to Opanas and actually was making a difference. I wanted to try alternative treatments Si some day I might get off pain meds. My PCP and I decided that I should try going back to a pain Dr so i did. Now this new Dr says I'm in too high of a dose per the DEA and immediately starts reducing me and naturally the pain got worse, but he's not doing anything else other than continuing to decrease me. Now I'm in more pain than I have been in years, have tried nothing else and the only reason he can give in due to DEA guidelines and he isn't comfortable with the dose... I understand that there are a lot of people out there just trying to get drugs, but I've been on prescribed pain meds since 2007 and if anythig I've tried to maintain rather than increase due to building a tolerance. When is it okay for the government to tell doctors what they can do for their patients. They threaten these drs to the point where they can't effectively treat their patients for fear of blowing their licenses and all the drs will do ia tell you to see someone else... What is a patientbti do???

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Is oxymorphone the strongest pain med and is it wise to switch to it from Norcos

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I don't have many answers for you, only an answer about the oxycodone. It happens to me as well. My body metabolizes oxycodone differently than others, so when I'm taking more than 100mg a day, my urine shows a trace if that. It is actually a common problem and this dr or PA, person who is doing this to you should be educated enough to know this a common problem for people. Before u first started taking the medication, they should have given you a U/A without the drug in it, and then one after you have taken the drug, this way they figure out how your body metabolized the drug and how much comes up in your U/A per dosage. I truly honest to God take all my medication the right way, 20mg every 4 hours and 27mg ER every 12 hours. My U/A shows a trace of oxycodone. It's crazy. They are now switching me off the oxycodone cause they can't evaluate me accurately. It sucks because, at times, this medication does work, and it's what I am used too. Now, off to try oxymorphone and I'm not happy about it. Tell your dr this info and then tell her to switch u to oxymorphone then cause this will come up in your U/A without any doubt.

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One 40 mg opanna which is equal to qne 80 mg oxtconnin.... I have been 0panna for 3 yrs now and it is Great!!!!!!
Nothing helps my pain like opannas..... But u have to gete the genereck made by Global...
The genereck name is soaked oxymorphome.... The name brand does nothing for pain you have to get the genereck if you want pain relief..........

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I feel for you. I too have been treated like more of a criminal for being sick than a patient. I think Chronic pain suffers get a bad rap. I must say thank God for the doctors that take this on in running a pain clinic. They are a dying breed! Opiate use is an epidemic and real pain patients are being looked at as culprits to this and I'm some are. To make a long story shorter SOMEONE NEEDS to stand up for chronic pain patients! We just want to live a more comfortable life while we can and PLEASE show us some compassion. Thanks for listening. Multiple Sclerosis since 1999, 1 lower back surgery with metal fusion, 2 herniated discs which I was just told last week that can't be operated on because I have Cervical spinal Myleonacia (no cure). We are regular loving people in pain!??

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I was on 45 milligrams of extended release morphine sulfate in the morning and at bedtime with a 30 milligram morphine extended release in the midday I also had an opportunity to take for 15 milligrams of morphine immediate release as needed I often had several of the immediate release 15 milligrams left over at the end of the month my pain levels never were worse than 5 and frequently was Nero my doctor decided to switch me to Oklahoma Opana 15 milligram extended release one in the morning one at bedtime allowing me mine 15 milligram immediate release morphine as needed by the 10th day my pain level was at an 8 my psychological profile at that time swing between suicidal and homicidal I was a total mess I have become very resentful to my doctor and have lost faith in him I head and a terrier posterior spinal fusion in 2008 and a revision in 2010 we're from the T9 233 my screws had backed out two inches and had to ground my tissues into sludge as what was reported in surgical notes I think it's horrible that a company would promote such a so-called wonder drug without thoroughly checking out the psychological consequences 2 people that have had issues with severe depression and suicidal ideation when was given fentanyl Dilaudid Oxycontin oxycodone Percocet in the past my doctor was aware of this it was all in my notes and yet for some reason right before the holidays of 2016 he decides he's going to play God with my medications and ruin everything all he says there's another one we can try and we'll have you back in a week or ten days my Pharmacy says they may not even be able to locate the drug my insurance company says they may not be able to pre authorize the drug in Opana was over $700 a month where I live I was fortunate enough that they did a pre-authorization and substantially lower the cost however getting back to my original complaint anyone who has trouble with feeling anxious suicidal ideation extreme anger uncontrollable anger when under the influence of fentanyl Oxycontin oxycodone Percocet should not be prescribed this drug in my opinion my eyesight is very poor and trying to figure out your script below for JavaScript is almost ridiculous considering I filled this post needs to go to the appropriate people that may be keeping track of users of Opana I will continue to try to figure out whatever that script is as long as it will allow me

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hi, I have been in pain for over ten years, started in lower back and now there are disks that have leaked all fluid out, pain management I began with probably could have had something surgercal done back then but instead they thought A morphine pump was what I needed and because I was in so much pain and had so many muscle spasms that I couldn't lay down but had to sleep standing against the wall rocking back and forth, it burned so badly and the spasms were horrific, now 12 yrs later I regret the pump and am completely off the morphine that was in it and see a pain doctor for past 3 yrs who got me off that pump, just can't find anyone to remove the thing but she had put me on 15mg of er morphine 2 x a day and 2 soma's for spacity and 5mg oxycodone for breakthrough pain and it was good for awhile but now am finding that I feel lethargic which is unlike me and am becoming depressed so I saw her today and told her the truth of how I feel and asked to be taken off morphine altogether and put on loratab everuy 6 hrs and she didn't like that obviously so she put me on something called oxymorphone 10mg er 2 x a day and took one soma away. I said isn't that the same as morphine cause it sounded the same, I left her office crying cause I feel like I'm never going to get away from morphine unless I get some miracle healing from Almighty God. I hope oxymorphone will not make me feel lethargic, I would lay awake for hours just starying at the wall, not able to move, sure it takes pain away but I can't function like that and I know loratab 7.5 ever six hours do not make me feel lethargic but she said it's against the law now to prescribe loratab 4 times a day, that all she could give me is two and that wouldn't take the pain away I know especially after being on morphine. I don't know what to do, I feel depressed and am beginning to not want to leave my house and I haven't felt depressed in many years and this is even worse. I told her I'd try the oxymorphone for 1 month and see if there is a difference, can anyone give me advice concerning this, thank you for help and I appreciate that I am not alone in this in reading some of your replies and posts.

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I've been on methadone 10mg twice a day and opana 10mg 3 a day but now the doctor has started decreasing my opanas and had already decreased my dones from 60mg to 20mg a day. My pain level has went up! I have been on these meds for 15yrs and really don't know what I should do. I can go to a pain clinic but if I don't like it or they give me less meds then I would be in a big mess!

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I empathize with you complete say and think that very wish very often. If only you could walk a day on my shoes....
My pain management doctor I had been seeing for nearly for years fired me as a patient for missing an appointment... I was in the hospital. The way the lady called to. Me you would've thought I was abusing my medicine or somehow being dropped for having done something wrong. I looked for a new pain management doctor and was scared because I've heard stories about new pain management doctors not wanting to help you because you have been let go from another. I truly wish I had found this group that I see now 4 years ago or however long it's been because it's like night and day. Their staff is super friendly, the doctors are very understanding and thorough, and I am not made to feel like I am a drug seeker. Best of luck to you.

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Hi! I have 2 plates 14 screws and 3 titanium rods in my spine. I know the pain you have. 1 Dr told me I didn't need pain meds because when my u/a came back I didn't have any narcotics in my system. He told me to find another Dr (I too am on Medicare for disability) no place would take me because of that. Luckily my husband started working @ ups so I now have really good insurance. Anyway, I found another pain Dr. he's also takes my Medicare. He put me on 60 mg. of opana twice a day. It doesn't completely get rid of the pain but it does make it easier to get out of bed and do somethings. Sorry I know I've said alot and really may not have helped however, if you do find a Dr and can get on opana it is costly but the company will help so you can afford to take it. Without it my pain is 10 and with it its stays at 5.. You can also use an RX savings card and get discounts for alot of different pain meds. In the mean time if your lucky enough to live in a state that has this stuff called kratom it is a synthetic opiate you can buy in gas stations that works almost as good. Hope this help some.

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Do not tell your doctor that your mother gave you one of her pills. You could ruin your mothers ability to keep getting pain meds for sharing and you would be considered noncompliant by taking your mothers pain meds and you both would be cut off from pain relief. You just need to ask your doctor about it by telling your Doc that your mother takes Opana and you want to know what the diffrence is because she seems to get better pain relief than you.

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I have had similar issues with no surgeries. I broke my neck when I was 16 and have essentially been in chronic pain ever since, now 53. I have had 2 on my L4-5 and L5-S two surgeries two days apart. Pain level increasing as the government is telling doctors to get everyone off of pain meds. I do epidural blocks in my neck and tolerate them OK, not great but OK. But every month I run out of meds for the fact at early last year they cut 4/5's out of my pain regime. Now rather than give me the muscle relaxer that works, (Soma) I have to suffer through month after month of no relief crap, while on Opana 30 twice daily and oxycodone 15 up to 4 a day. So the way I run is I am out ten days to go, then I have a stash of a few each and take em before my appointment. Which sucks ass for almost ten days.
So now what I keep hiding because i have separate issues and can't get the right help?

Completely not looking forward to the future... of pain like this

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I feel for you. I fell 4 stores a few years back and destroyed my left hip leg and knee plus 1 year ago I was in a car accident and was thrown out of the car destroyed my right arm hip leg and knee i now have more metal in me then I can type. I spent 5 months in the hospital on OxyContin and deludid. I came home in a wheelchair went to my doctor and he allowed his glorified nurse to treat me. She gave me morphiansulfate 30 mil twice a day as if that was going to help. I took a pill i had from before I was thrown out of the car and when I went back to tell them what she gave me was a joke I had to give a u/a and because it came back with my former med they put me out. I want to throw them off a roof then off the car doing 70 and ask if they May need something for pain. I don't abuse the crap I just want to be able to allow my grandsons to be able to sit on my lap without cracking my teeth. And try and find a new doctor and tell them you need pain meds they won't even talk to you. Iam so sick of it but what can anyone do. There are so many jerks selling and abusing meds that people who need them help can't get it.

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I don't have a problem with my p/m Dr. or my surgeon giving me what I need for pain. What I have a problem with are the finger pointing pharmacies. My Dr. recently changed me to Opana. I went to six different pharmacies. Not only did they not have the medication but they would not order it. They looked at me and asked me why I needed such a strong medicine. I pretty sure I don't need to explain my health issues to a pharmacist and everyone else in the store. After two weeks I finally found a small independent pharmacy that would order it. It still took over a week. This wasn't the first time. I understand that pharmacy s don't want to stock this medication. But as a patient what the hell are we supposed to do.

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Just know this - sometimes it doesn't come up on your u/a. I think my Dr said it appears as oxycodone at the lab...? It is a component of morphine (hydromorphone)....? They can tell the "parent drug" it comes from. Best to refer to the pros on that one. I don't mess around AT ALL, I read a horror story about someone being kicked out of PM because it didn't appear on their u/a and the Dr thought they weren't taking it (selling it).

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I took 200mg morphine 3X daily and 15mg oxys as needed for about two years. It stopped working FOR SURE! Couldn't help I took the oxys at all. Finally my Dr changed me to opana. (1) 40mg &(1) 10mg twice daily plus 10mg IR as needed. It took a little while to build up to that but now my back feels better than it has since I broke my back 25 years and 3 surgeries 18 pieces titanium 2 fake discs and a spinal cord implant ago. Sitting on my chair now I SOMETIMES feel virtually pain free. Opana doesn't give me a"high"/feeling but it knocks the pain OUT! BEST THING ANYBODY'S EVER DONE FOR MY PAIN!

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