Generic Percocet 10 A333 White Oblong (Page 3)

Anyone had stomach / intestinal effects from this particular form? I've been switched from Watson 932 10/325 because of drug store supply.

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Watson is still making the hydrocodone/apap and they have not changed the formula. Actavis is making the oxycodone/apap. Watson took out the yellow dye in the hydrocodone and some people didn't like it after that but most say it's great.

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Joseph, research it n u will find there is a big differential on how close or how far the difference in active ingredients need to be. In fact, the rep from actavis I first spoke to said 80/20...some generics can have as little as 80% of the active ingredient or have as much as 20% more than.....so as u can see, the varience can be quite a large difference when it comparing brand to generic. ...and the rep was no idiot, neither Is the pharmasist. The only idiots on these blogs are the ones who post about things they have no clue about....also can be referred to as ignorant. And to all who read, post, question, or comment....should take it upon themselves to do their own research. ..n I dont mean looking at one website to come to ur own conclusions....look and read many

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Excuse my manners but i had about 100 a333 pills and flushed them they are the most s***iest f***ing pain meds i have ever taken i think were all better off using asprin =(

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I am going through the same thing. 10 years I have been on Watson 10/325. I already learned the hard way that I couldn't take the other generics due to the binders. I had a severe reaction to Mallinkrodt (stroke-like symptoms) & horrific side effects to many others. Watson brand was the only kind that I can take. Now, Watson is obsolete & Actavis (horrible nightmare) is what my pharmacy carries. I have read about KVK Tech brand being a possible alternative. Has anyone tried this brand? If so & it worked, where did you get it? Pharmacy & state? I am in Oregon & I am having a difficult time finding this brand so that I can try it.

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Jeez, I am seriously upset that so many people are having a hard time with this new generic. I feel bad because it works just like the watson for me. I'm wondering if anyone else is having a good experience as well? Or am I a minority?

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Jessica...r u new to taking Percocet? Have u ever used the Watson's? I have yet to see or hear one person say it works or doesn't make them sick.

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Nope-been taking them for over two years. I've mostly had watson. Though every so often I get other generics. I've had zero problems with the activas brand. What's even more bizarre-I have GI problems as well. The activas is just as potent and doesn't upset my stomach or gut.

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Glad to hear its working for u...no long term pain patient wishes their pain on anyone. I dont know how for the life of me the activus is working for u. I know it isn't as strong as the Watson's not just from experience. .but when I called the company itself, one of the people in the chain of departments they transferred me to told me they have been receiving tons of calls with the same kind of complaints n when I asked the percentage of active ingredient in the actavis compared to the Watson's n the rep told me she is aware of the Watson's being stronger but by how much she didnt know percentage to compare the two to eachother and she was going to have another department call me who would have that info. They've called n left messages but I haven't called back yet. Makes me wonder if thats why the company chose to use the activus formulation over the Watson formula. ..with all the people abusing pain meds, maybe they thought discontinuing the stronger formula would put them in a better view with the fda n all the studies on pain med abuse....they are also using a new abuse deterrent formula in their oxycodone which makes a big difference in the way the body absorbs and metabolizes the medication. Im not sensitive to medications at all...but this activus junk sure put some bad reactions on my body on top of providing no pain relief. You should knock on wood n be happy its doing what u need it to with no bad reactions!

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The new abuse deterrent formulation with the added ingredients is making everyone sick. Not just the drug abusers, but also the chronic pain sufferers that actually had their lives improved by the Watson brand, that most likely didn't abuse it. Most legitimate doctors won't increase the dosages if their patients show signs of abuse, at which time they'll change the medication to something else.

So again, the people that actually legitimately needed the medication for pain relief have to suffer more because of the illegal use of the product. I was using the Watson formulation for my severe back problems for years with no serious problems. The only thing that I had to do was add a stool softener for constipation, which was the only side effect that I had.

Years ago when my doctor first prescribed the Oxycodone, I said no because of all the negative reports I heard about the use of narcotic pain relievers, but he convinced me that it did work. And with my condition as bad as it is, it would improve my life some, which it did. Otherwise with my 7 herniated disks, two sections bone on bone, stenosis, two failed back surgeries, scar tissue, adhesion's, and arthritis, the Watson brand helped me live somewhat of a normal life.

More surgery would be a waste of time since it will not end the chronic pain, steroids don't work, but the Watson brand did help.
I never raised my dosage from the beginning and have actually decreased it because it worked so well. I tried the new formulation by Actavis for about a month. My pain level increased and the side effects were horrible. I'm still trying to recover from the damage it has caused to my body. It would have been nice to be warned ahead of time about the Watson brand being discontinued instead of having everyone go through this hell from the new Actavis formulation.

I searched all over my area for the Watson brand and no one carries it anymore. Most likely because the Actavis brand is cheaper, and with the DEA crackdown on drug abuse, it has created a mess for the pharmacists to deal with. I feel sorry for those that might have been at higher doses that now have no way to gradually withdraw from the medication now. THAT'S WRONG! I returned my leftover prescription of the Actavis 10/325 Oxycodone to my doctor and she threw it in the garbage where it belongs. She also said that there were other patients experiencing the same thing. The new prescriptions she writes for me now say NO ACTAVIS products!
Now I am back at the beginning searching for other alternative chronic pain treatments.

I did some online research about Actavis with their past legal suits and recalls. After all the complaints and comments I have been reading, it looks like they'll be getting hit with another one soon! I've also reported it to the FDA, which everyone else should also do too!
Maybe they can stop this new Actavis formulation from doing anymore harm to the people that weren't the drug abusers.

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Hi tom....I completely agree. ...try to get endocet. It has been the ONLY generic Percocet that has helped me with pain relief ever since going off the Watson's. Give your body a few days to adjust to the changes once you try the endocet. Its hard to find. I got lucky and called a Walgreens pharmacy where the pharmacist knew me and just so happens, he had endocet. Every other Walgreens didn't have endocet and didn't know there was another walgreens pharmacy in town that did. The part that suxs is you will have to go to each pharmacy with ur script to see if they stock endocet, otherwise, if you call, they will most likely liedue to safety reasons. What have you been taking for pain relief since throwing away the Actavis?

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Hi Jennifer, I had to order the Endocet through Walgreen's. They said it could take 3 to 5 days to arrive. In the meantime, I have some Oxycontin 10 OP that I took occasionally at night a while back to help sleep. Those also had their formulation changed, and that's why I still have some of those left. That's another one my doctor no longer prescribes for me because of the side effects. Otherwise I haven't been taking anything. It's not worth the added pain on top of the pain I already live with to take the Actavis A333. I'm really upset about why we have to suffer more, and have something altered that worked great for us, because of drug addicts. So now I'm basically back to where I don't do much but exist and search for pain relief. Why doesn't the DEA and ATF crackdown on other addictions and include putting some inactive ingredients in all of the alcohol products that will deter alcoholism? Which is basically the same term as alcohol addicts. Even if it also makes the occasional drinkers get sick and suffer from the horrible side effects! Plus, why isn't the DEA or ATF visiting all of the bars and issuing huge fines to the bartenders when they over-serve their patron's? Just like they are doing to the pharmacists now for potentially selling to drug addicts? I wonder what they would do if cancer patients had a drug that was working great for fighting off their cancer, and then have it removed and reformulated to where it no longer works for them because the drug addicts ruined it? Actually I believe there are cancer patients now that are suffering even more because the Watson formulation was discontinued. They are also getting sicker from the Actavis formulation on top of the chemo and radiation treatment pain. THAT'S WRONG! Why do the real legitimate pain sufferers have to suffer even more now because of street drug addicts? Why are we being punished because of their stupid actions? This system we live in has really become backwards with their thinking. Just look at how bad the struggling hard working families have it trying to make ends meet while the money-drunks, or money addicts, keep altering things to where they get all the money to support their huge money addictions while making everyone else suffer. Sorry for the long response. I'm a little more than just upset today because I had to miss my grand-daughters grand-parents visit day at her school because of this Actavis nightmare.

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I'm on my third month of the Activas and still no problems to report. It works just great for me. I am RX'd to take 4 a day and haven't noticed a difference. I truly hope that other people can find relief. I agree, the Endocet is also a good one. For me, though, any brand works. I've even had the name brand and it works the same as this Activas. Good luck for everyone else! I'll send my pain-free karma your way!

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Jessicalady.....I gotta tell ya.....im honestly wondering if ur an actavis rep and ill tell ya why....1) I only came across this website, this thread as well as a few others on this website because I was trying to do some research about where i could find Watson's generic Percocet since my Walgreens stopped stocking them and why they stopped stocking them since the Actavis wasn't giving me ANY pain relief AND I was sick to my stomach nonstop. ...had the Actavis given ANY pain relief AND wasn't making me bent over in pain, I would have NEVER went on the internet and came across this site or this thread....so if theyre working for you so well, how did you just so happen to stumble across this website/Actavis sucks thread? 2) YOU are the ONLY person among many threads on this website that has said ANYTHING positive about the Actavis generic Percocet. ...the ONLY person even among MANY other websites, many other comments on articles from newspapers, press releases, drug company web articles, pharmaceutical news updates, etc etc etc....I do not exaggerate when I say u are the ONLY one who has had a good word to say about it......so why are you on a thread that is titled only "generic Percocet 10 A333 oblong." To come "across" this thread, u have to have been searching the internet about the Actavis generic Percocet. .....then that leads me to wonder again. ..why would you be searching the internet for info about the Actavis? 3) you talked about using generic Percocets made by all different companies and they all have worked for you.....if whatever your using or everything you get works, why r u on the internet doing a search about generic Percocet? The only way you could've come up on this site would b for u to have been doing a search using a word/words that have something to do with our pain meds. If they were working so well for me, I wouldn't be blowing time on the internet reading topics related to such.......4) all of us have been Watson users consistently because they worked, not good. ...they worked incredibly well and we stuck with them because there wasn't anything else in the same ballpark that would do as good of a job as the Watson's did with pain relief. None of us would or could go from one generic brand to another. If u did and they worked, then you never stayed on the same brand of meds for a consistent period of time......most of all....among all my suspicions. ..u say they work great...which I haven't heard yet n ur on a thread about Actavis not working. It just doesnt make sense! I even came across a pharmacist in my town who's wife is on pain meds and they dont help her at all n he even told me he gets alot of inquiries about Actavis due to people being ill and no pain relief. I have been in contact with Actavis and the 2 reps I spoke with both told me they have been getting an enormous amount of complaints about the drug......but they work for u? ?

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Jennifer - I was just trying to give some hope to other people. I am absolutely NOT an Activas rep. The reason I got on here was the same reason as everyone else - to make sure this new pill was legit and see what other people said. I used Watson's for over two years, every day. When I got my monthly script and it was a different pill I wanted to see what it was all about. Even after reading about the negative side effects, I had to try it anyways because my pain doesn't give me a choice. I'm sorry that it works for me and, apparently, no one else. I, personally, have a couple other friends from my support group that got switched too, and they haven't had problems either. I'm wondering if it has to do with the batch that got sent to the state I live in.

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There is no drug addiction deterrent in these tablets. And the only time the deterrent even comes out of the OxyContin it is in is when the tablet is split or broken up. Get your facts.

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Hi Jessica,
What state do you live in if I may ask.
It would be interesting to see what state Jennifer lives in too.
I live in Wisconsin and the Actavis Percs are bad. I switched to Mallinkrofdt (spelling?). They work and don't make my stomach rumble but I think the Watsons worked better.

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I finally got my replacement Endocet and they work great. I did see someone post that they spoke to a manager from Actavis and they stated that it was supposedly a placebo they were using. That sounds like a bunch of BS! Another person said the Actavis A333 is now being called Poison Perc's. I just wonder why with all the complaints being filed, that this Actavis garbage hasn't been removed from the market, and reported on the News. Maybe Actavis screwed up the batch they made with the drug abuse deterrent formulation and added more of that and totally left the Oxycodone out? Whatever it is, they need to get it recalled and removed from the market before more people are harmed by it.

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Robin, I am in Oklahoma.

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Im in Georgia. ..and im sorry Jessicalady....something just doesnt sit right with me about ur posts. I would never think to look on the internet n research a medication that did me justice...n ur on ur third month n still looking? U mwntioned u were seriously upset it works for u n not others? The reason why everyone else is on here is not the same as urs...everyone else is getting sick from this medicine and are having no pain relief. ..thats y they seeked answers. If it worked for them, me, or everyone else on these sites, we'd have nothing to seek out.

TOM....im glad u were able to get endocet n theyre working for u! Whoever told u an actavis manager told them they sent out a placebo. ..that IS bs! They wouldnt send placebo s to pharmacies to distribute. ...that would create the biggest legal suit in pharmaceutical news! I cant even imagine. ...nevermind no one would ever volunteer that info! This crap is bad news. ...period! We have been horribly ill from withdrawals, then this medicine, on top of being in horrible pain from our ailments n the above. I really do hope the company pays hard for the pain theyve put everyone through! Jessica. ..like I said before...im sorry.but I cant help but think twice about what youve said. If youre the only one out of tons of us, your testimony doesnt give us hope when we're bent over sick with no relief. The only thing that will give sufferers hope is sharing knowledge and advising what has helped that one may of not tried...like I did for Tom and now he's back on his way to being functional again. Im not trying to sound mean if I do...just honest

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I research everything I put into my body, especially if it's "new." My best advice to everyone else is keep filing complaints. Seek out pharmacies that will dispense other brands. There's always an exception to the rule, and I suppose that's me. It's not okay that pharma companies can just switch meds without notice. I've had issues with other generic meds in the past (not pain meds) so I can understand the suffering. Best wishes.

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