Endocet Vs Oxycodone (Page 2)
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I HAVE BEEN ON OXYCODONE FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND MY DRUG STORE RAN OUT AND GAVE ME ENDOCET? SAID IT WAS THE SAME THING BUT MY BODY TELLS ME THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHANGE?

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Endocet doesn't work as well as brand name or any other generics for that matter. I can tell a little that I took one but it doesn't have the same effect, it almost seems to be 1/2 as strong as the brand name and all other generics...

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I have been filling my script at the same drug store for a year no problems. Script is for oxycodone, a month ago my husband had a hip replacement while visiting him I needed my script filled so I took the script to hospital pharmacy along with his scripts . When I picked up hubby n scripts my amount of pills was 60 pills short of doc dose , I asked to take the filled script back and return my script I was told no. I cannot get the amount doc prescribed . I said I should have been given the option befor they filled it , to take it to my pharmacy , very rudely told no. My doc has filled out all legal forms for this drug I have a chronic pain condition. Also I had breast cancer and was given chemo at this same hospital , my doc works out of said hospital . Another battle of people who don't abuse opioids and have a problem getting a drug that improves the quality of my life. I feel that the way this was handle was wrong , but when I made a complaint , they called my doc and gave him a hard time I feel he is going to get tired of all this stress and I will be out of options. What are your thought or what can I do I've tried all other pain meds nothing helps but oxy thx

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No ii is not the same did not work as good had to take more so ran out

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But is oxicodone the very same as endocet ? And I was prescribed endocet. Which was a generic for percecet. That's what the pharmacy said .

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I'll tell you this it has to be relieving pain some or you wouldn't be asleep I know I hurt bad enough from peripheral neuropathy in my feet and legs and chronic lower back pain from degenerative disk disease

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Kenny. No you are very wrong, the endo e712 10/325 are garbage. They are labeled by qualitest. I was fine with my other scripts. These make me loopy and i take them as the dr says.

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Same here. All of my pharmacies use the same damn manufacturer so they all have it. Ugh!

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I am going through the same thing. It made me so sick I had to return it to the pharmacy and get a different prescription.

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We'll i beg to differ I was recently in car accident and went to cvs to fill my prescription because Walgreens no longer excepts my insurance but my prescription was for Percocet but they gave me Endocet instead so cvs in my area does

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Oxycodone 10/325 (M523 Mallinckrodt) White Oblong M523 really performs much better than the Endocet 10/325 by far! At least for me. I have a Cervical Spine Injury Herniated Discs C-2 to C-7, including Lumbar Spasms and Lower Sciatic pain that runs down through my inner left thigh near the upper groin area, then the Dislocation of my left knee which I had surgery performed over 20 years since. So, Yes it works very well but my Pain Management Dr. includes Ms Continued or Morphine ER 12 hour medication & if needed break through Oxycodone 10/325 every 6-8 hours & always use it right away when you are starting to feel the pain coming through. Don't wait until your pain level is at pain level 7 because it will not work as well as it should. Always take a vegetarian laxative to avoid constipation because this medication will do just that.

I just wanted to say on another subject the Watson pale yellow Oblong medication for pain also worked wonders called Norco 853 not to be confused with all yellow pills. This one was Hydrocodone and when it got into your system you would know it a very good medication because you could work while being on this medication run your daily chores no problem, but if you were to just sit still maybe like in the subway or especially st the movies just forget it you would be out I missed the whole movie ! And once it was raining outside & it was cold about 45° nice & crisp so as was driving to this ATM to get money, I remember saying wow its really coming down I guess I'll just wait until it let's up a bit, well as I started to look at my windshield I was bored so I started to count the water drops that's like counting Star's in the sky at night! So the next thing I remember I look around and it was dark i arrived there about 2:30 pm on a Sunday nobody there and 4 hours later I looked at my watch I said its 6:30 pm! I had passed out! Wow, what just happened? That was the longest ever for me to be in what they call nodding out. Its happened before but not like that? Anyways, maybe that's why they discontinued this magnificent medication because it worked! Watson sold to Activas and that's history I saved 2 so I can say you see these pills these were the real deal. Now its a white Oblong pill still says Watson 853 but if you weigh them the pale yellow one weighs more because they changed the binder's and fillers basically ruined a good medication. This medication does NOT work at all! You would get better relief from Tylenol 3 with Codeine! No more the DEA has all the real Watson pale yellow 853 Hydrocodone 10/325 what a shame! You finally find something that works then they take it off the market? OK, then why did they approve it then in the first place? Why even make it? That's like taking Coca Cola off the market OMG people will riot like they tried back in the I think late 1970's or 1980's that started a war here in the U.S.A. so it was just a marketing scheme but it worked they came up with Classic Coca Cola and everybody was so relieved & happy I know I was!

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Yes, it made me nauseous and gave me a headache. My pharmacy changed to it. Now, I go to a new pharmacy that has Malin croft or activas. There's something in those endocet that just did not agree with my system.

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Yes, I regularly get Oxycodone 10/325, it works perfectly for me. Yesterday, the pharmacy gave me Endocet 10/325 and it didn't touch my pain. They say it is exactly the same, but my body begs to differ. I am allowed 3 per day. I took 2 within 8 hours without relief, so, what is the difference?

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I am on Percocet (oxycodone) for bulging disc and arthritis in my neck. Since taking these meds every month I realized there is a wide range in effectiveness from different manufacturers. I find Endocet to be far superior than many of the generics. Rhodes pharmaceutical pills really suck for me. I need to take 1.5 to equal 1 Endocet. They are like two different meds in there effectiveness. It is really amazing.

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Endocet is generic percocet the 5 mg. is the amount of oxycodone and the 325 mg. is the amount of acetomenophin and 7.5 mg. is stronger and is the amount of oxycodone.

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What is endocet5.325mg. What does the 5 mean.n some have 7.325.

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Sounds like you are looking more for that "high" than you are for pain relief, that is why it's not working.

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First of all, I do not regularly take opiates. Until yesterday, I hadn't been written a prescription for over six months. However, when I have a legitimate reason to be prescribed an opiate based medication I make certain to tell the doc to prescribe percocet if they bother to ask and if they don't and tell me they're going to give me a scrip for "Lortab" or hydrocodone, I tell them oxy or percocet is more effective and they don't argue since I don't abuse opiates and if they're prescribing in that class of narcotics already, it makes no difference to them which one they prescribe. That said, if the opportunity to get a scrip for percocet presents itself, I make sure I get it because I do like it and it is some solace for legitimate pain...this time for a gum infection due to a broken root canal tooth. However, for the first time I was given Endocet 5 instead of the usual oxycodone I'very always previously been given...and, in fact, from the same pharmacy on a couple of occasions. Didn't think much about it as when I looked it up, it was said to be generic percocet...same as oxycodone from my understanding. That said, I wouldn't be reading this forum if I didn't have cause to wonder if there is, in fact, a difference. Because while I don't regularly use oxycodone, I sure as hell know what it's supposed to feel like and this ain't it. Like I don't feel that mellow, no worries high at all. I may as well be taking hydrocodone for as little affect as this Endocet is having. And I don't think it's in my head because I'm lucky to get a scrip for Percocet once a year, so I don't have a high tolerance. I don't know anything about the chemistry or compounding methods of the different brands, but I've had oxycodone enough to know this stuff is weak...like even after 3 5s, no floaty feeling and trying to get there, I've now got to seriously ration what's left or I'll be our long before the infection clears. So that's my two cents.

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Straight from the Percocet website:

PERCOCET® (Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP)
CII
Rx only

WARNING - Hepatotoxicity - Acetaminophen has been associated with cases of acute liver failure, at times resulting in liver transplant and death. Most of the cases of liver injury are associated with the use of acetaminophen at doses that exceed 4000 milligrams per day, and often involve more than one acetaminophen-containing product.

DESCRIPTION - Each tablet, for oral administration, contains oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen in the following strengths:
Oxycodone Hydrochloride, USP 2.5 mg*
Acetaminophen, USP 325 mg
*2.5 mg oxycodone HCl is equivalent to 2.2409 mg of oxycodone.
Oxycodone Hydrochloride, USP 5 mg*
Acetaminophen, USP 325 mg
*5 mg oxycodone HCl is equivalent to 4.4815 mg of oxycodone.
Oxycodone Hydrochloride, USP 7.5 mg*
Acetaminophen, USP 325 mg
*7.5 mg oxycodone HCl is equivalent to 6.7228 mg of oxycodone.
Oxycodone Hydrochloride, USP 10 mg*
Acetaminophen, USP 325 mg
*10 mg oxycodone HCl is equivalent to 8.9637 mg of oxycodone.

All strengths of PERCOCET also contain the following inactive ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, pregelatinized cornstarch, and stearic acid. In addition, the 2.5 mg/325 mg strength contains FD & C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake and the 5 mg/325 mg strength contains FD & C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake. The 7.5 mg/325 mg strength contains FD & C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake. The 10 mg/325 mg strength contains D & C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake. The 7.5 mg/325 mg strength and the 10 mg/325 mg strength may also contain corn starch.

Ref: endo.com/Products/PERCOCET_prescribing_information.html

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I have only taken Endocet it's been 6 mo since my last back surgery & I'm doing fine it works for me

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@Post #121,

Wow. That was a little uncomfortable there Bill. I hope your mood has improved since that post. So I felt compelled to explain to you exactly why I think you are wrong, but first. I should say to an extent, Im with you though Bill; the world is full of people who don't know nearly as much as they think they do, and I too have often found that confronting their ignorance as aggressively as possible often leads people to want to keep learning- you know? How dare they ask questions or try to seek out further knowledge- intelligence is something your born with right Bill?

How dare they try and learn from scholars such as ourselves, right Bill? I'm sorry this sarcasm is killing me! Bill you bully people who try and spread a little experience on chat rooms and I'm glad you do- because I get to take my frustration with the day out on you.

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