Difference Between 30mg Oxycodone And Oxycontin (Page 4)

I keep searching and STILL don¨t have a straight answer. I am currently on 30mg, 3 times a day of OXYCODONE (legally prescribed) for horrific back pain..... ¿WHAT is the difference between the 2, if any, besides the NAME? oxycodone AND oxycontin........ PLEASE help me out! thanks!

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I read your email and was curious what state you reside that pain meds like that are prescribed. Because of the recent problem with percocet prescriptions, especially with CVS, there was a decrease in these prescriptions and physicians were being investigated for over prescribing in VA and PA. However, I am curious as to what type of doctor wrote your boyfriends prescription and his diagnoses. I am currently on nucynta and morphine prescribed by my pain specialist for CRPS and found little relief. I would rather not take any drugs. However, I am looking to see what the most effective drug or pharmacologic therapy is to date to treat the severe pain associated with CRPS. Has anyone considered medical marijuana and if so, is your Pain Mgmt Specialist permitted to write a prescription to treat CRPS. Appreciate any feedback...thank you

alex

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Not true , oxycodone comes in 5 10 15 20 and 30 mgs. Maybe your dr is telling you it only comes in 10 mgs so you dont ask for a higher mg.

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I had to comment because I just read in the paper today that CVS is being investigated for missing pain medication. Sounds like this may pertain to your case. I live near Modesto, ca. Im sure you can google it.

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Hi I have had RSD for 20 years full body systemic. Mine started in my right leg then traveled to my left leg; then upwards. That is only because it took them so long to diagnose me. From all of the people I know who have RSD; most yes are on Oxycontin for the pain; however I also am given neurontin for the burning pain of RSD; along with Flexeril for muscle spasms. Through the years I have had more steroid IV's which most pain management doctors try to give you however I only recommend them when you first get RSD because it can keep your RSD from spreading. To many steriod IV's will blow you up like a baloon in a few weeks especially if they are epidurals. They also give me something for depression and I started having panic attacks years ago so they put me on tranxene if needed. By the way all of these meds I take only as needed. My doctor does like for me to try to get the oxycontin in me before the pain gets to bad. I have found with RSD since it is such a painful disease; people normally only take the meds because of the pain and do not get addicted like if they were just taking drugs for fun. While I do admit there can be instances where your body get's use to these meds and over time it may feel like your body needs more. I had RSD so bad 20 years ago I lived in a Pain Center at Tulane Hospital over in New Orleans for a month to learn how to cope with the pain and try to keep living a normal life. Also with RSD you is imperative we do not become upset; i.e. get in arguments, etc.... beause it can make our pain so much work or flare up really bad. I know it may seem like a lot of medicine however RSD has to be dealt with and by all means if anyone can take the pain by meditating I highly encourage it however I just was not able to and without the meds ended up at the emergency room two times weekly before they put me on the right medications. What I know about klonipin I thought it was still kind of an experiement drug (it was years ago) however am sure things have changed now. I know someone who went to the University of Arizona and had the drips. He told me they made him forget he had the pain so as always with RSD it is imperative you have a doctor who understands it FIRST and foremost; and it they do listen to them and to help yourself take only what your prescribed and if like some days I do not need the flexeril so I do not take it period. Also just know that things will eventually become easier. MIne was so bad as I said because it took doctor's over a year to diagnose me even though all the signs were right there. I have massive swelling; blotched purple bluish skin; and burning horrible pain just a few of the symptoms. Don't over do things and for your sake keep doing as much as you can. It is imperative that people with RSD get exercise. I am walking up to 3 miles a day however I am so glad I do. Take good care of yourself and try to stay away from chocolate. I hope this helps any of you out there with RSD.

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Welcome to my world. After my 6th back surgery the Physician Assistant refused to write me a script for pain meds on discharge. Needless to say he was put under legal restraints by his doctor. My surgeon was furious. I had a stimulator placed and I was one of the 2% that had a severe allergic reaction. It took me 8 months of begging for them to take it out... of course I was labeled as drug seeking. I was in the ER on an episode and they prevailed me until my fever shot up to 103° with severe pain. 10 years I've been dealing with this. My primary doctor is well aware of my condition and is the only one who has not labeled me. 10 years of pain meds, and due to the reaction of the stimulator and removal, I'm back on them. I have neer run out early and the reason Ive been labeled is because of duration and the fact that Tramadol didn't work when my body rejected the stimulator and was placed in various pain meds. In now taken30mg oxycontin twice daily and have a perfect level of relief. However, I do have to get a script written 8 business days prior to script renewal from my doctor so the pharmacy can order in enough time before I run out. I don't even pick the script up until my last pill is taken. I'm still labeled though. I understand why the laws are in place. One of my children is a recovering addict who is addicted to H. I feel though as I can't win. IN my situation. When is the FDA going to put something in place to determine whether one is addicted mentally, when one's body is physically dependent or when one is in need of constant pain medication? Some days I would rather just die due to the humiliation of my need for this medication due to pain. I have been at times a week without because my contracted pharmacy with my doctor has failed to order it and get it in on time. I've never had "withdrawals" which I did expect because I thought my body would be physically dependent. The only thing I felt without the medication was constant debilitating pain. Where is the FDA going to realize there are people with medical need and not using for recreation?

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Nucynta? 50 or 100 mg? Nevermind; it does not matter. My advice is get off of it soon. Otherwise you will not be able to function without it. Most importantly; you will become dumber. You will start to do something and will forget what you wanted to do. Want to say something and forget what it was.

It takes about 20 minutes to kick in and has a much better feeling than other pain killers, you mind starts running in 10 different directions, you want to do everything and yet you finish hardly one because you forget what you wanted to do. During those 2-3 hours you love everyone, then the Jackal comes out.

Basically you go through a Jekyll & Hyde phase and if you are married, your spouse is going through hell with your constant mood swings.

Example:

Within the 3 hours of you taking the pill = Hyde
Around 4th hour until you take again = Jekyll

8 pm
Hyde: Baby, can we do it tonight
Spouse: ":)"
11:30 pm
you are in bed, your spouse comes to bed and spoons you
Jekyll: "What is your problem, I am tired my back hurts, can you not bother me"
Spouse: ":("

....my advice to the spouse, do it as soon as it was proposed. :)

I was on that damn thing for almost 3 years and was among the early ones to be prescribed so there was not enough data out there. I went through hell to get off of it

Let say I'd rather be smart and in pain than dumb and pain free.

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I have had 19 back operations in the last 28 years 10 lumbar, 8 cervical, And 1 thoracic. I now have lung cancer and I,m about to have surgurey for that. I,ve already been through seven weeks of chemo and radiation. Have been on the fentanyl 50 mg patch for about two years, And 5 dialauded 8ml tabs a day for the pain. Yesterday my pain doctor changed the patch to 75ml every two days and put me on Oxycodone 30 ml every four hours. They are trying to get me ready for the lung surgery. The only problem I've found so far is stomach pain. It feels like I've done about 100 sit ups. I'm on 25 ml of phenagrehn three times a day, But I guess they might have to increase the dose or change to something else. Like I said, I've been on major pain meds for nearly 30 years. Have had pain pumps , Stimulators, You name it. As most of you know, There is no such thing as pain free. You learn to deal with it ll my doctor told me is, I'm going to hurt you, I'm going to beat you up while I'm in there. I think he really enjoys his work. I told him about the 19 back operations and he laughed under his breath and said, You've never had this surgery. So, It sounds like I'm in for a long ride.I,m just wondering if the meds he just put me on will handle what I,m going to go through. As of a tolerance I have to all the opiates. I guess I,ll find out soon enough. My pain doctor did tell me he would adjust the meds as needed. That makes me feel better about it. Time will tell. The surgery will be in about two weeks.

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Yes, for sure. I take 10 MG's of oxycodone and 30 MG's of oxycotin,for the same thing and more. I hope you get better I feel bad for anyone who has this kind of pain.

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Oxycodone is a quick acting med, As the Oxycontin is a time release med. Other than that, They are the same

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Rock on Freddy I am a recovering pill lover and have been clean for 19 months until a total knee on 7/10/14 I am proud to say 3 days on percoc I have stopped. That warm fuzzy feeling wasn't the same I wanted to puke. My best pain meds are the green ones I grow

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I have had 5 back surgeries over the years for deg. disk disease (2 kinds) and osteoporosis. Numerous health problems over the years, inc. fibromyalgia, congestive heart disease, both knees replaced, etc at 64 years of age. Up until a year ago I was on 7 Lortab 10's a day. Moved from Utah to Arizona (for my health) but these drs also don't like to give out that much acetephedimine and have been switching me around. I am currently on OxyContin cr (continual release) 30 mg, 1 two x a day and oxycodone ir (immediate release) 15 mg four x a day for breakthrough pain. I'm 65, have copd additionally and am doing well. You just need to find right balance between controlling your pain and being stupidiflied (if that's a word). Get a light sleeping pill, non addictive, to help you sleep better. Hope this helps.

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Verwon - you mention "generic Oxycontin." To the best of my knowledge, while there is generic oxycodone, there is no generic Oxycontin (the time-released version of oxycodone) which is what makes it so ridiculously expensive. This is what I've been told by pharmacists. My understanding is that the pharmaceutical company that makes Oxycontin has managed to hang on to the exclusive rights to its' manufacture by periodically making various (insignificant) changes to it which means the company continues to be able to avoid "sharing" its' production with other companies and thus keep the prices insanely high by making it impossible for a generic to be manufactured. If there really is a generic Oxycontin, I'd love to know about it so any info you can provide would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

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Hi we're are you located ? I'm on 40 mg extended release OxyContin 2 a day . I can't get my doc to up me any more... I've had 6 surgeries on my back ... I have constant pain with numbness and tingling in toes and fingers every day ... But he's the only dr near me that will prescribe at all... Everyone else want to give shots

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Oh I feel your pain I too had a stimulator ... Mine was in God almist 4 years and in that rims u had 3 surgeries to fix it... When j had enough and told my dr u wanted it taken out he got angry and cut off my pain meds and didn't want to see me any more... I don't know how these dr. can think think they are God and treat us like crap

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morphine absorbs in your bones and the doctors randomly do tests if you have alcohol or don`t have the drug in your system your probably going to have to detox.because those are red flags.i`m glad I don`t drink I have kids and have to be alert with them so take as prescribed your body does get used to them though.

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I believe you should be on a higher dose I have a bad sciatic nerve and I take 6/10mg of perkaset and now just got put on muscle relaxers my problem is I have a pacemaker and I cannot have a M.R.I until about a year from now I will have to get a M.R.I safe pacemaker until they can figure out what's really causing the pain I imagine you have more pain than me.

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Just a thought - when one is on a particular medication, especially a pain medication that is a controlled substance, it's probably a good idea to at least know how to SPELL IT! That way, when you're writing down the meds you're on, the doctor or his staff don't have to try to figure out what the heck you're actually taking!:-) It's NOT Oxycotin, it's Oxycontin. And it's definitely not Perkaset! It's Percocet. If you're not sure, look at the bottle of pills from your pharmacy since pharmacists generally know the correct spelling and will put it on your prescription bottle.

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Hi, I had the same type of severe pain , I got a SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR implanted in my back and it takes away at least 40% of the pain, the machine is amazing and I highly recommend you do further research on it, it changed my life from nonfunctioning to high functioning, however..I still take my pain meds, the machine is like having an internal TENS UNIT and I have 18 different sensations of programming and I choose how strong I want it at that time, I've had it 8 months now and it's good in me for 10 years, really check it out, no more sciatica at all, good lucj

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okay my question is oxycontin that I have is H-c- L what did that means

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I don't know what state you live in but Chronic Severe Pain like I endure 24Hrs a Day should not be treated with 8 30IRs Oxy a day, That's just a sorry doctor who is trying to mess up the people that DEPEND on this medication to JUST be ABLE TO WALK! Anyone who says you can't possibly feel that much pain, Why don't you walk a Hour in my Shoes and I bet you would wanna crawl back up in your mother's womb!! Or blow your head off! I take a strong Around the Clock medication that is taken 2-3 times a Day then I have Oxycodone 3x daily 30s for breakthrough pain, If you taken 10 30s a day if they cut you off from Oxy which they will do BC that's just a high as gas dose of Oxy to be taking by itself to manage chronic pain, I don't believe you really, Thats unheard of and no Good Pain Management Doctor would give someone all of that IR Oxy a month for chronic pain, Maybe after a surgery for a month at max! I was on Oxycontin 60mg 3 tabs 3 x daily and 30mg Roxys 3x daily on top and if your taking that much Oxy daily I bet you don't sit on the toilet for #2 but once a month, There's your weight problem Geeeeezzz!!! I think you people that wine about there Oxy are just Junkies! BC if you were really in the pain I endure or even near it you would look for a better longer acting med instead of gobbling down 10-15 damn Oxy 30s a day, That's ludacris and its always "What if they take my Oxy?!?" Its Junkie Behavior, BC I could care less what they give me I'll chew on a f***in poppy bulb if need be to even get a little relief from the Hell I endure every Day!! Stop abusing Oxy and go get help that Doctor is right in a sense, Nobody needs that much Oxy a day, Oxy is not strong by any means, You have Dilaudid, Morphine, Fentynl, Oxymorphone, Methadone for the main pain med, Your doctor should be barred if that's true, We that suffer are sick of junkies gettin all strung out on a PAIN med and f***ing things slap up for people like me who DEPEND on these meds to just WALK! I could never hold any kind of Job, I can't even get to toilet in morning to PISS I'm in so much pain yet your worried about losing your 10 Oxy 30 IRs a Day, Damn cookie monsters eats less cookies than that a day that's ludacris, And federal law says you can only be prescribed 280 Oxy 30s or any Sched II drugs per month. Get bent your full of it. Please don't f*** it up for the rest of us w your bulls***, I can smell you from here.

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