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Difference Between 30mg Oxycodone And Oxycontin (Top voted first)
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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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Its the same drug - Oxycodone. One is time released (Oxycontin) and one is immediate release (oxycodone). If they changed your meds from Oxycodone 30mg 3xper day (total of 90mg a day) to Ocycontin it would be probably be 40mg 2x a day with breakthrough meds.
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Deb Says:
Oxycodone 30 mg is the same as oxycontin, the only difference in the two is oxycontin is a time released drug and the oxycodone is immediate release. Hope that helps
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gsmog147 Says:
To Myla...As u may know, there are alot of drs out there who will only take cash clients and give them drugs like oxycodone and xanax which are heavily sold on the street. Your story seems like the dr u go to is one of these drs and is giving you these "street friendly" drugs because hes probly a script writer knowing that most of his clients sell their drugs instead of taking his job serious and really giving people what they need. Hes a dr feel good, and just wants that cash from everybody, keep them coming, no insurance paper trail, and if you need some extra cash and know people who will buy your drugs "altho its illegal" then good for u, u hit the jackpot as them oxycodone ir 30mg are highly in demand on the streets. As well as xanax. But if u have no interest in selling your pills than maybe think about switching to a real dr who will give you better personal care and really give u what u need and give u the right treatment specifically for u. It basically sounds like you went to one of these crooked drs who writes big scripts of street sold drugs and charges cash, most wont even take insurance. If these pills work for u i guess i would stay just because you r getting alot of pills u can always stock away, just be careful n dont take too much or get hooked too bad. Now if u dont want these harder drugs and want nothing to do with extra pills or selling pills etc...then i would switch drs and find a legit dr who does the right thing..Just my opinion after reading your story. And by the way oxycodone mixed with xanax can be lethal and deadly so ya he def seems like a crooked dr, so just be careful about mixing too much of these drugs together.I am from Philly and i see this stuff quite a bit being in a big city filled with drugs and the storys i hear sound exactly like yours. Hope that helps...
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Fatboy Says:
Yes, i have the same problems as you and they are giving me 30mg of oxycontin twice a day.
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Jen Says:
I had a ruptured disc and found epidural injections helped a lot as well as acupuncture. Of course I believe that Oxycontin and oxycodone are also essential for severe pain management but because of the addicitive nature of these drugs it is good to have alternatives to reduce intake.
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Dafneys momma Says:
There is a lawsuit for mesh pelvic sling causing pain and other problems. Get an attorney to handle your case but dont get an attorney that is handling a class action suit as you wont get anything at all the lawyers get all the money on class action. Find an individual attorney to handle your case individulaly. There is no cost unless they win the case. Get a medical mal practice attorney only.
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freddie Says:
for the love of god...stop. the pain is better than the cloud of drugs. i am trying to stop after 3 years and have gone from 90 mg oxy to cutting 15 mg in half and taking 3 15 mg 1/2's a day so i am down . I HAVE MEMORY NOW!
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john Says:
theres no acetaminaphine in the 30mg oxycodone.. thats only in the 10/325 percocets
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Dafneys momma Says:
There is a lawsuit for mesh pelvic sling causing pain and other problems. Get an attorney to handle your case but dont get an attorney that is handling a class action suit as you wont get anything at all the lawyers get all the money on class action. Find an individual attorney to handle your case individulaly. There is no cost unless they win the case. Get a medical mal practice attorney only.
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Bird Says:
You dont need to hear from no one just get off that mess you know what it is doing to u, So use your judgement......Youve seen the special with the doctors telling you what more do u need.......Good luck & god bless.
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Swallowed Says:
Pita's comment is basically true. Though OxyContin is technically oxycodone hydrochloride - a slightly different formula, but yes -- essentially the same drug. The major difference is the time-released delivery of OxyContin as opposed to the instant release of oxycodone. My opinion is that at the amount you are taking, you'd be better off without all of the acetaminophen (prob 325mg or more PER PILL) that is probably combined with the oxycodone you are taking...
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Verwon Says:
Does your Oxycodone 30mgs list anything else, such as CR or ER? Because these stand for Extended Release and Controlled Release, if they are on there, what you have is just a generic for Oxycontin.
Oxycodone is the active ingredient in Oxycontin, just as was already stated in the other posts, it is in a time released formulation.
Oxycodone, however, is also available in a regular release formulation and an immediate release formulation, so we can't know which one you have, without having further details from your prescription.
You can rest assured, though, that it is the same medication, on the way it is released into your body may differ.
Some of the common side effects to Oxycodone may include: nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.
You can read more about this medication here:
https://rxchat.com/wiki/Oxycodone/
If you can post back with any more information from your prescription, I'll gladly tell you what it means and let me know if there is anything else I can help you with!
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myla Says:
i am reading these posts and am blown away!Iwas just trying to gain a bit more knowledge about these pills.Today was my boyfriends 3rd time to the Dr.(pain mgmnt) The first time he was given 90 15mg oxycodones and 90 xanax 1mg,second time they changed the oxys to 120 30mg hcl oxycodones then today to 180 30mg hcloxycodones.(not sure what the hcl is?)He went from 60 500/325mg vicodins then percocet prescribed from the back specialist to begin with.He shattered his T12 trying to jump my kids bike,he failed.They put him in a brace in june and after awhile he couldnt return to Dr due to expenses and no ins.So he went to my Pain mngmt dr cuz all you had to do is pay 250 an she wrote the script.I know his pain is getting worse,he is an electrician and hasnt been able to work much.He went back one week after injury so its
only made it worse.BUT how much is to much?They still havnt even gotten his xrays,how do they know hes not lying?I went there told them i had just went for a MRI for pain ive been having in back,told am where and they were goin to get records.Also i have a pelvic mesh sling and have been having alot of pain,and just by my word i was written a script for 300 30 mg hcl oxycodones to be taken 5x aday ,2 at a time.Along with 50 mg generic benadryls and i told them i had filled scripts at home for citalopram40mg i was given for depression after baby was born an they said they were fine to take with rest plus now have been put on 37.5mg phentermines for weight loss.Are all of these taken together really safe?I am 37yr F,weigh bout 150 which i am normally 125-130lbs and havnt been able to lose in last year an a half so they told me these would work?Not!All they due is make me not eat an thats not gonna do it,have to remind myself to eat.And i feel horrible so ive quit.ANYWAY my point is I CANT EVEN IMAGINE if i took all these things together as prescribed!I dont think i could fuction or even begin to be a good attenitve mother.I think i would die honestly.Ive been takin one total thru day IF that now cuz ive been gettin ill,shakes,tremors,cold sweats,but HOT,flu like symptoms which i didnt think had anything to do with pills,constipated,dry mouth,etcetc and my boy friend just watched special and said it scared the crap out of him.We didnt know that they had anything to do with oxycontinS,i heard they were the equivalant to 6 percocets 750 mg?This special was called the oxycontin express and it had numerous Drs on there an one said "there is not one person in the world thats in enough pain that sould be takin or need to take two at a time?"it had stories of people that were overdosing on just two and dying.They said that this pill is killing more people then meth,coke n heroine together.This terrifies me and to think im prescribed ten a day along with the rest?are these combos ive been prescribed safe together?My boyfriend cant fill his script he got today?There is not one pharmacy in town or sum nearby towns that have them stalked.They say its a shortage from the manufacturer of the main ingredient in them.Theyve been out for weeks and sum months?Why and how can Drs be writing these scripts when not avail and charge alot money for the visit?and whats up withe this Milinkrodt brand thats so popular?Thats what i got,ive heard its cuz there the only one thats able to be melted down? That people smoke them,Why?I know this goes on 4ever but id just like to hear from anyone who really knows about these and there safety or anyone who has taken as many as i was prescribed and there side effects?Thanks so much.
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Maia Says:
I have RSD/CRPS, Fibromyalgia, Vulvodynia and am in constant burning pain. I hv been given Percocet, Vicodin, amitriptaline, Toradol, Tramadol and nothing even touches the pain. I've had injectiions by pain specialists as well. No one helps me and no one cares. I wear lidoderm patches, and take gabapentin, indocin for imflammation. I go to my gp tmrw hopefully for oxy's. Don't know if they will help. I go to chiropractor and p/t and a hypnothrapist for pain mgmt. Yeah, right. I also take peobiotics, omega oil, nopalea juice, coconut oil, etc. Someone needs to find a cure for RSD. It is the worst pain, equivalent to a limb amputation but it never goes away.
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nurse since 95 Says:
I cant believe they're calling you a 'drug seeker' having stage 4 cancer. Just another example of how people who abuse narcotic pain meds just to get 'High' have made it sooo hard for those of us who need it in order to be able to get out of bed everyday due to severe chronic pain. My life will never be even within the same ballpark again because of what a large and rare tumor that spread up the side of my head through my skull and into my brain did to it. It would take me a couple hours to text everything that happened all the surgeries and radiation severe headaches jaw contracture seizures etc etc etc... Im just so damn tired of feeling like a druggie because I have to take heavy pain med the rest of my life. And wearing a helmet everywhere i go because 1/3 of my skull is gone people stare. its as though im still being 'punished' for having a time bomb in my head .. Yes you have a right to the medication you need. So let me say Thank You to All those out there who by gettin High have tightened up all the laws regarding narcotic pain medicine and have caused more pain in the process for those who really do need the relief.
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overthrow will fix it Says:
SOOOO much suffering,no help...This regime MUST be overthrown once and for all...michael jackson and elvis had no problems with pain relieve. show me the money..here comes the filty government and their lawyer pigs.
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charles plancon Says:
Do not feel bad, I have 500 stitches down my back, an 8" plate inserted, all tied to collar bone and ribs, and 4 1/2 inches of bone taken from my hip to graft into the plate (which at 50 is almost impossible to graft anything you use or move, even if then. ) 5 months later, same type proceedure on the neck. Was just in the V.A. for 4 days, and was refused my oxycontin because I don't have cancer !! So I ended up going into and through withdrawal and they were firmly aware of my medical condition. How would you like to be in a hospital and know you could die from withdrawal before the illness you were admitted for ?
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Johns Says:
In my world OxyContin is the name brand which is a tier 2 drug and Oxycodone is generic and is tier 1as far as cost.
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FaithLeads2Hope Says:
wow...i would always agree not to be on meds at all..but when ur pain is so bad that it has u crying in fetal position, rolling on the bed and it doens't ever go away then I must disagree....I'd rather be dead then live with that pain..but since I don't want to kill myself and I have a disabled husband I need to care for then the next best choice is at least some kinda of pain management...even if my head is in some kind of a fog..but...if u control it is much as possible..don't take more then u really need...with Gods help u can still get through without feeling like a walking zombie.
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Jules Says:
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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