Oxycodone K 57 40mg

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My brother was on OXYCONTIN blue generic k57 40 mg for torn muscles~ he weighed 252 pounds & was prescribed 30 pills by physician~ we'll to make long story short he took 3 bc of severe pain and died in sleep, how can a man his weight have his heart stop by taking a small amount when he weighs so much? Have they changed? They were once yellow but heard genres are bluish & stronger than real ones?

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Hello, Jack! How are you? I am so sorry for your loss, that's so tragic.

The tablet with the K 57 marking is manufactured by KVK Tech and they list them as containing only 20mgs of Oxycodone in a regular release formulation.

The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Did they definitively tie his death to the Oxycodone?

Regardless of someone's size, if they aren't tolerant to opiates and take that much, at once, there is a risk of overdose. They can cause depression of the central nervous system, which can result in lowered heart rate, lowered blood pressure and lowered breath rate. If any or all drop too far, it can cause coma and possibly death.

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Hello! I am sorry for your loss! That's very tragic...

Oxy is very strong. The pill your brother took is a regular release pill. As in: just like most other pills, such as ibuprofen, tylenol... etc... you take it and it is released as it devolves. For your brother to have taken 60 MG of oxy is very dangerous. He must've not had any tolerance to the drug. An addict could maybe take that much and not die, but that's only due to tolerance. His size does not matter. The doctor prescribes medications and gives instructions for a reason. A lot don't follow, even if have taken more vicodin than was recommended. That's all due to my tolerance. I've been on pain meds for 5 yrs. I wish I could get off and am currently trying...

Your brother took to much unfortunately, at once, and more than likely, he stopped breathing due to the drug. He basically overdosed, too much of the opiate caused his nervous system to go so numb it all stopped working all together. He didn't suffer, that's for sure... he just stopped breathing due to too much of the drug. I get oxy from time to time and I will take a whole one, or half a one, depending if I feel I might take a vicodin later that day... etc... I overdosed one time. But, thankfully I threw everything up and was rushed to the hospital... Again, keep in mind, someone's weight had nothing to do with the amount of medication you are prescribed. Certain meds, yes you might have to consider weight, but with opiate pain medication, you consider tolerance. Even then, most doctors don't care how long you've been on a drug. They will prescribe it the safest way possible, that way in case of an overdose, they could be safe from being sued.

I am truly sorry for your loss. He must've been in so much pain to have to take that much. If you know anyone else who feels like their pain meds are not working well enough for the pain, have them go see their doctor or another one. I couldn't even take 60 MG of oxy and be okay... I am pretty sure I'd fall straight to sleep... but idk if I'd PD due to my tolerance... I won't try either. That's too much in my opinion.

God bless and good luck!

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