Opana 40mg Vs Oxycontin Op 80mg (Page 11)

my Dr prescribed Opana 40mg as alternative to Oxy 80 mg 2 twice a day which I would insufflate - I didn't tell him this of course. he claimed them to be just as good if not stronger can any one share about opana 40mg

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i was on the oxcon 40 mg 4 times,the just cut me off and gave me 12 10mg to get off i tho i was gonna die,now im on the oxycodone 30mg 6 times plus 6 10/500 of lortab i hunt so bad sometimes i just wanna die,,,is the Opana er better then the oxycodone ??thinking of asking my DR to change need help!!!

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Have u considered trying OPANA 40 mg IN place OF OXYCONTIN? I switched when PURDUE changed their formulation, and they are twice AS strong, and also last twice AS long, AS they have a very long "afterlife" ! You will not have any problems finding it, and Medicare pays for it, I know, As I have it myself. They also make a immediate release, however, I've never tried it, but IF they work AS good AS the extended release does, you will have NO more issues! Hope this is helpful, good luck, and Godspeed!!!

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i started off my carreer of going to doc. over 35 years ago. at first it was just to get high, cause i was given demoral and fell compelely in love. for the next 18 years of my wasted life, i chase demoral. which inbeteen shots , i discoverd herion. then i crack my back while playing football,then the fybro set in, then came the hepitic, then came lung desease. looking back, the devil kept me entertain,and very high.but now, im 54, and have a little boy of 8yrs old. id give anything to be here for him, to watch him grow, and to discover life. but i wont be. i assure u that u will alway find plenty of reasons to stay on the devils food. but in the end, u will die! and it will b when u have reason to live. and like me, 35 yrs have past away. i was such a a**hole. convincing my self everyday, that i was in pain!!!! and i needed pain meds. it was a lie!! though i know that there are those that can barly walk, and i feel 4 u. but i cant express it enough, 35 YEARS LATER!!!!! WHEN I HAVE EVERYTHING TO LIVE 4, and because of yrs of doing narcodic, i live w/ pain lung desease, i only have 25% of my liver, fybro. and the list continues. what started off was me just wanting tht feeling of being high, and lying to doctors, has now become my way of life. there s so much to live 4. infact life is a gift. 4 those who find it and love it. do what ever it takes, run from tht evil. there truly is only one wasted out come. DEATH!!!!! U CAN LIVE!!W/OUT NARCARDIC

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Shelley, I was the original poster with the Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Medicare is paying for the Oxycontin, but I am finding it is almost as expensive as the Avinza, so I go th my doctor Friday armed with research I have done and am asking him to switch me to Morphine Sulfate ER 30 MG Tablets. The difference in pricing is Avinza: $670.88 per month, Oxycontin 40 MG Tablets:$607.72 per month, and Morphine Sulfate 30 MG Tablets : $29.40 per month! This info hopefully will help me stay out of Medicare's donut hole which was my sole purpose in changing to begin with. I hope this info can help someone else in the same boat.
And to all those who were bashing me saying I am a trailer trash amam and a junkie, nothing could be further from the truth. I am a nun who just happens to have a terminal illness.

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Morphine sulfate er is not going to help you...I was on 150mg a day and 6 norco....I got some relief with methadone..may be worth a try

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Last year 2011 Medicare refused to pay for Oxycotin for me, because it was too expensive! I have since went up on my dosage of Opana to 30 mgs, they seem to work better and I still take the Percocet for breakthrough pain. I find that the more intense pain, the Opana doesn't work as well as the more milder pain!

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fentanyl comes im 100's and then try dilaudid 8mg for breakthrough pain

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Fentynal doesn't work for me at all, my body metabolizes it too fast and oral Dilaudid didn't touch my pain...Now if it were the iv form...hell yea that works, but only temporarily! Really there isn't much out there that works for Chronic all over body pain, some of my pain is worse in places then others...it all depends on the person, what they can tolerate and what combination works the best for each person! Keep on trying different combo's, you will eventually find the right one that will work and stick to it...sometimes it takes awhile for it all to work...

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I would really like to know where you found your info on the drug Opana. I would like to print it off for my husbands Doctor and have my husband read it. Thanks for the info.

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@ Nun Becky:

I am with you on standing up for ourselves! I get tired of hearing about how someone snorts their narcotics, or how they sell them to make money, etc. I take my pills because DAMMIT I HURT!! I hurt every single day of my life...IF I can take something that makes me feel just a little bit better, then I will take it! So far the OPANA is okay, the 30mg dose makes me sleepy, and it does NOT help with the pain over a 7 on a scale from 1-10! I have outgrown Percocet, I am taking 2 1/2 pills that are 10/325 mgs each...They are barely touching my pain, because its getting worse with NO explanations! So for all of you who think that because we are taking NARCOTICS that we are "addicted" GO AWAY....you have NO idea how bad I hurt unless you walk in my shoes on a daily basis!! My LAST resort will be to get my Medical Maijuana License to smoke!

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Itching is a sign of OD! your liver is not filtering out the drug. This is a good sign when you stop itching your are probably in liver failure.

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you need to get off of the fentanyl patches immediately!! i was on them (dr prescribed) and it ruined my life. hopefully you can find a dr who will be willing to titrate you off of the patches and on to something like a low dose of oxy to start with while you reduce patches until you aren't on the patches any longer... i found while on the patches, my pain went SKY HIGH and though it has been a long year, i am almost down to nothing on the oxy! :-) i had to be switched to a high dose from the patches so i know it will be hard to get off of them, but will be worth it!!

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yes i am prescribed opana er 40 mil and yes i do the same thing because the effects are a lot better as far as killing the pain.

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yes the opana 40 mill er's are better i am a dyalisis patient 17 yrs now and i have nerve ending damage in my legs and my dr started me out on percacet 10/325 and that was ok for awhile than a friend told me about opana and i started to see a pain management and he put me on it with the perks but he put me on the perks without the 325 of tylenol in it because i take 40 mills of opana erevery 12 hours and 1 oxycodone 10 every 3 hours and he took me off the 10/325 cause that is to much tylenol to be take for the liver and all this works fine it does'nt take the pain away completely but it makes it so i am able to walk and be comfortable

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I used oxycontin; different doses with relief but as usual the tolerance kicked in & there I was again;back to doubling doses to get the same pain relief. I am presently on 11 -10mg. methadones/day & here comes the tolerance.. So tired of the same old song & dance. On Medicare so can"t even aford any surgeries that might help. Thanks for listening!

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I have been on Oxycodone 30 mg i get 240 a month and Oxycontyin 80 mg, My Dr. Gave me Opana 40 mg but i didnt notice any difference until he told me to take two every 12 hrs . So the Opana 40mg if i were taking 2 of them to make 80mg Opana is that better than an 80 mg oxycontin ?

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Does this Opana I'm hearing so much about come in short term usage? I've never understood how er meds help as they deliver small amt's at a time. Does anybody know the Opana equivalency to 110mg. of meth a day? Don't want to tell my doc it's no longer helping, I think he'll cut me off if I complain. What a shame to have to live this way especially when you're broke & barely functional.

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Does Opana have oxycodone in it ? what are they anyway and do they have binders like the oxycontins ?

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I believe you will be satisfied with the opana as i am my doc had me taking 3 80mg oxycontin per day with fast acting 30 mg oxycodone for breakthrough pain i have discovered that with the opana that i am able to do more and i have more mobility than before the energy level has decreased in relation to the oxicontin the oc brand and i have to agree with those who say it dose work much better than the op brand oxy and this is determined from 4 yrs of use before and after extensive back surgery i will advise you to be a little more careful after the first week of the opana because you will tend to do things you wouldnt normally do because the pain will not be there and you will not realize that you are doing things that may do further harm to an injured area but the opana works i just wish there was some way to lower the price

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no it's not ive been on this stuff 20 years now my dr,was giving me 180 oxycodone per month lortab for breakthough in the last month ive been on Opana er don't help oxycodone 30 er now oxyconin,,i live in Ky looks like im gonna have to move to another state to get meds im a single male but its gotton to where i can't clean my house ,,talk to me people i need help look up Jack Hall on Facebook

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