Oxycontin Op Duration 40mg Cut In Half (Page 3)

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Given the protective qualities of the new Oxy OP, if you cut, say a 40mg tab in half, does it still release the drug slowly? I noticed there is no warning label on the bottle saying do not chew. In other words, given the new formulation, if cut in half does it still retain its slow release quality?

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kratom....look it up at kratomeye

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sounds like u just have a addiction...I've had 3 back surgeries and never have take even half that amount even before the replaced my 2 disc...Bottom line is the medication will work the same for your body as it always has but it will not always give you the same high due to your tolerance, they don't change people blood pressure meds over time because the build a tolerance right, same concept I've been down same road man and sense ï cut way back my pain has been better....Always having something blocking pain is not really a good thing pain is a gift that we have to know that we are alive with meds blocking pain receptors all time after wearing off are pain levels get worse due to having then always blocked....try backing off them be best thing you ever did

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Okay. I've been looking every where on the internet for this one simple question. How long does a halved op 40 last. I took half hoping it would only last half of the time it usually last. I am prescribed other medicine suck as talenal 3 300mg/30mg. I have to take it for pain and the op40 does not work for the kind of pain I am experiencing. I'm not interested in hearing a medical term of how long it last. I'm not a doctor so I don't know what "it does not alter the duration means. Can I please get a simple nonmedical term of how long a halved op 40 will last and when it is safe to take my other meds?

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Okay so one person says you can not cut a op 40 in half and another says you can cut an op 40 in half. Which answer is correct and how long does a halved op 40 last? I only took half hoping it wouldn't last all day. These new op 40s honestly suck. If you want to take half so it won't last but half time it doesn't so now I'm going to have to operate a vehicle and heavy machinery because I thought a halved op 40 would only last half the time. Doctors sure do have a way of making it hard on people that dont need the effects to last all day long. I can't find an answer to my question on the whole internet regardless to how long a halved op 40 last. I have to work at 2pm and I took my meds at 7am this morning. Should it be losing its effect before 2pm? I really hope so. I have talenal 3 300/30mg I have to take today and now I am scared to take the 30mg codeine. If this medicine last all day I will never take another op 40 as long as I live. This is ridiculous. They should leave medicine alone instead of worrying about everyone that's O.D'ing. If they are dumb enough to take a bunch of 40mg oc let them suffer the consequences. People like me who need the medicine should not have to take a pill that last 8 to 12 hours. I would be calling my doctor to ask this question but she is out g town on vacation. I really need to know how long this prescribed op 40 halved will last. Just looking for a simple answer not a full on doctor's report about how the medicines half life will not change the duration. What does that even mean?

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I am not looking to feel high off of this medicine and I am not addicted to the medicine. I was just prescribed it 3 days ago. A whole 40 op is too strong for me and causes me to be ill. Taking half of the op 40 didn't seem to cut the mg strength down. In fact it seemed to make the medicine stronger.

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Duration means length of time so it will release half that amountat same rate op 40 cut in half ubwill get 20 mg over an 8-12 hr periond

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i definitely wouldn't go the morphine route. my dad always said that's what they give people that is terminally ill, while in pain he took oxycodone which helped him a lot. i ended up getting my dads medical records released to me last month. i had to make decision to take my father off life support & sure enough last medication Rn administrate was 4mg Morphine Iv of course reason (For terminal ween)

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Put fetenyl patch on top of foot with shoes and socks. It will not fall off ever!!

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methadone is the best pain med and the one with the least side effect s long term..if u can find a new doctor this one is clearly not caring for your needs...if your in pain that is awful....if u been on 6 yrs its clearly a chronic thing...so methadone has kept my aunt alive since 1970..she doesn't abuse it and doesn't do any other drugs...she is on it 46 yrs and more active than many ppl half her age..methadone can be adjusted and it works...because it builds up in your liver...and stays there..good luck its just my opinion



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No heroin bro, that's the devil right there. Hope you can find a pain relief regimen

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Try to ask your doctor to raise you up to Oxycontin Op 60 milligram 3 times a day. That should solve your problem. Good luck :-)

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Bro try an find another dr first or go pay for pain management before doing the inevitably stay strong

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Thw more u take the more pain sensors your body makes. So tolarance grows. You have to cut back and maybe admit to a hospital program to help detox a little while then u can reatart a lower dose if needed

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Amen to that. I for one do not agree with heroin use. I just recently lost a very close relative from a heroin OD. The needle was still in his arm. He was found by his dad about 12 hours after his death. However, I genuinely can't stand a hypocritical, egotistical, cynical, website trolling, judgemental puke! This thread is rather old and not likely to even be looked at anymore. I stumbled across it because I am looking for answers regarding pain relief. My lumbar spine is so screwed up to the point it'd be easier to answer "What's NOT wrong with your lumbar," rather than "What's wrong with it?" Does anyone know of any non-addictive methods of treating debilitating back pain? I work, I'm a wife, a mother of 3, and I suffer from pain. Lots of it! That pretty much sums up my life :( I'd be willing to try pain medication if I knew for sure my body wouldn't develop a dependency, but from what I've read, that is like asking to find gold at the end of a rainbow! God bless all of you folks in pain! Prayers are with you!!

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Please Don't do that! If you think your life is bad now a month on heroin it will turn your life into a living hell !

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Do not go up. Telling you. Just like above. Once again you hit the same problem even if 3 80s a day and 5 30 mg oxycodones. It' just blows. When you are that dosed and it's still not work. Dialing off is sooooo hard. Don't do it man. You will regret more later. Great for 3 months than same place. That is why smart doctors don't like to go up. But they should all prescribe 2-3 days ahead so you don't go through living hell. Now that is bad management. They do that and it's definitely ok 2 days prior. But don't go up. Also why not take 4 20 instead of cut 4 into 8. Same thing. However is you cut all up it does have more area to pull from So won't last as long but a little more power. Slight.

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If you cut a 40mg opana in half does it become a 20 mg. pill then? I have taken 2 10 mg. of opana which would be 20 mg and been able to function fine & I've cut a 40 mg opana which you would think make it a 20 mg & when I did that I was extremely messed up. Why would the 40 cut in half be SOOOO much stronger then 2 10's...I would think that they both would be considered 20...the 40 cut in half made me node off & wasn't able to function!

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Sorry to hear you have been on methadone for 7 years I was also on methadone for 8 years went to see a doctor in New York he pulled me off methadone and back to heroin then straight detox for 6 month it took 2 year to stop tasting the methadone I have been opiate free for 22 Years

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I've been on Methadone 10 mg 2 times a day for 13 years plus Percocet what is the difference between Percocet and Oxcycontin?

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Please do not do heroin.i did because of pain...and well....it ruined my life.it is a nasty drug and seen awful things.do it leqal..try different meds please i beg you

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