Endocet Vs Oxycodone (Page 5) (Top voted first)

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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Charles, the 325 is acetaminophen (active ingredient in Tylenol)

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Call me crazy, but, am I the only person who PREFERS Endocet? I've never smoked nor tried a single illegal drug...I do drink socially, however. I've suffered chronic neck injuries the past several years, and didn't like any of the meds my doc gave, so, I just stopped taking them. Last year, I was attacked by a madman with a knife and the doctor prescribed perks. The pharmacy gave me Endocet, and magically, it not only cleared my sinus almost immediately upon each use, but, rather than putting me out and distracting me from the pain, it literally made me feel as though the pain is simply gone temporarily. When I ran out, I used some Oxycodones my sister was prescribed after I was in extremely deserpate need of pain relief. I've used maybe four or five, and I must say, I'm not at all pleased with Oxycodones. It doesn't have the sinus-clearing effect at all, and although it minimizes my pain, it makes me feel extremely drowsy and weak for days. I'm going to ask my doc to put me on the Endocets. Maybe I'm different because I'm not much of a pill popper, but, I much prefer the Endocets!

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OMG YES! I thought it was just me but this endocet is AWFUL. I have been taking percocet for years and also switched and I'm dizzy all the time, sick to my stomach..does not touch the pain. It's terrible.

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Just had artificial disc replacement surgery 3 weeks ago (L4-5) - was originally prescribed Endocet when sent home from the hospital. When I picked up my new script today for what I thought to be the same thing, they'd refilled it with Oxycodone. I've taken both, so I don't really have an issue with it. I think right after surgery, the Endocet was the better RX to use. And now the Oxycodone will be perfectly fine with me being able to return to light activities around the house & begin hydro physical therapy. And yes, you take your meds as prescribed, as needed, and then be done with them!!

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I was prescribed the usual percocet for a fractured rib. A few months ago, I had a broken wrist and am familiar to pain meds.... This time I received endo gen brand. I took it 3 nights in a row,and all 3, I was paralyzed awake in pain for hours! I've taken percocet before, but this was horrible!! Pharmacy said I was crazy so Im left in pain with bad meds.....

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Jojo Why be so hostile and sarcastic with your answer by calling the individual d******. It was just a question. Be nice. In addition are you a pharmacist or Dr. or just who likes to get high on them. Some of us use them as needed for pain!!YLOIZK

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Hi,

I had the same effect. 1 month my doctor prescribed me percocet in which I received oxycodone. It worked great, but the next month the pharmacy gave me endocet and it didn't work as well as the oxycodone. I ended up taking more so this went by for a couple of months and finally I went to a different pharmacy and they had the oxycodone and I will never except endocet again. I don't care what anyone says generics are different from each other and they all are different from the named brand!

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Dowhatyoucan2's response is slightly incorrect. If you check the PDA, percocet 10/325 only contains 9.8mg of oxycodone!

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I have been on Percocet 7.5/325 for over a year due to severe back issues. I recently went to a different pharmacy to fill my monthly script and they carried Endocet, not Percocet and I didn't think anything of it. There is definately a difference!! I have broken out in a rash all over my body. My doctor said it's possibly due to slightly different grade and/or active ingredients. FYI...I work for the state and therefore have state insurance which is ASEA and the cost for my monthly fill of 240 pills is $25.47. HARDLY the $360 the one person said it was. not even close!

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I have had multipal surgeries/ procedures wwhere I was prescribed oxycodone and ms contin. With pure oxycodone it helped alot otherwise watson 922 worked ok and then the 10/325. Whote onlong. But the best that works for me is the endocet 10/9325 the yellow ones.I guess everybody doesn't always react the same to the fillers they use

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I am responding on the sole basis of personal experience and not as any type of medical professional. I have been on oxycodone for almost two years to manage chronic back pain. My dose has been the same and it does the trick to provide me with the relief I need. Today, I went to a different pharmacy than usual due to location and they gave me endocet. I didn't realize it until I got to work. I looked it up and saw that it was a generic of percocet. So, thinking that it would have the same effect as the oxycodone I took it. I am very disappointed. My dose did not even come close to providing me with the relief I need. I had to double my dose to get some relief but still did not get full relief like I have consistently gotten from oxycodone. I also started itching in random places all over my body and the itching keeps jumping around. So, I called my specialist and talked to his medical assistant. When I told her I had been given endocet she had an immediate reaction that they should have given me oxycodone. She seemed upset about it and made it clear that it is not the same as oxycodone, even though both oxycodone and endocet are considered generics of percocet. Again, this is just my personal experience and I make no claim that everyone would have the same experience. To me, I think the medical assistant's reaction was most striking because she was so clear that endocet is the wrong medication for me. I will be picking up a new prescription tomorrow morning and they will be specifying that I need to be given oxycodone. I will, going forward, also ensure that whatever pharmacy I go to has oxycodone in stock and can provide that instead of endocet.

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I forgot to mention that the medical assistant, upon hearing that I was suffering from persistent itching, told me to immediately stop taking the endocet. She said that I am having an allergic reaction.

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@JoJo
You say the pharmacist HAS to fill as to how the doctor specifies, generic permissable or name brand only-
I have found differences in the generics, I told my doctor so he wrote for name brand only but pharmacy told me they only had generic and filled (still do) with generic brand. Isn't this against the law for the pharmacy to do this to me?

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The pharmacist has to fill out your prescription how ever the Dr. tells them to. In other words if she says 30 pills (240 mg), 1 a day slow release. That is how they HAVE to fill it. The only way they are allowed by law to fill it, is by how your Dr. writes out the prescription!!! If you want a 90 day supply she has to write a 90 day prescription!! If she puts a strength dosage on it. They have to fill it exactly as she says!! I hope this helps!! I am getting to where I cannot afford my medicines.

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dowhatucantostop, it's curious that you post identical messages on different forums.
It's also curious that you actually believe what manufacturers and the government tell you.
Oddly enough, Endocet works better for me than Percocet. And no, it's not in my head, because I was unaware of the substitution (this has happened to me twice in 14 years) until I began to search for the cause of my sudden increase in pain. I returned the unused Percocet to the pharmacy, received Endocet, and my pain level promptly dropped to manageable values.
BTW, I have a license to grow my own marijuana and use it most nights to enable me to sleep. It works even better than Endocet.

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Even though endocet and Percocet are both manufactured by endo pharmaceuticals they are not identical ,do your homework,different binders and fillers can and do change the bioavailability which affects the plasma concentration , and everyone is different ,loof up these big words o.k.

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My husband is on oxycodone 10/325 and now endocet 10/325 he says he has to take more. He is also on morphine 10 mg three times a day. Would that have an effect on the maintenance drugs?

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For me, it was a matter of my insurance switching. I for one am not pleased! my pharmacy made the switch to endocet without letting me know. I have started experiencing different & worse side-effects. I reported them to my Dr., however since I didn't mention the switch, they were a little baffled & threw different meds at it. Whatever happened to educating the patient!!!

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i am having the same problem...I have been on 10/325 percocet for 5 yrs. and dr. switched me to 10mh oxycodone HCL....i take it and in 28 minutes fall asleep, out cold and does not relieve the pain at all..my new pain dr. will not give me the percocet back due to the FCC and the trouble with the tylenol...I hate these new laws and these non working pills

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I was taking percocet 5/325 and just had surgery and the pharmacy gave me endocet. I took the endocet and didnt' feel any help at all. I personally didn't read the bottle to see the difference in name. My son-in-law looked at the bottle when I told him it wasn't working and he had mentioned the difference in name. This WAS NOT in my head as I hadn't even noticed the difference at the time of my complaint. I believe there most definetely IS a difference.

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