Hydrocodone Vs Ms Contin
2 Topics FoundI have cronic pain do to back and neck surgery Fusions C4-5, L3-4, 4-5, after surgery bad car accident resulted in herniated disc @L5-S1 also broken femer & something torn in my shoulder. I have been taking Hydrocodone 10/325 4 times a day along with muscle relaxers, antiinflamatories, and Gabapentin for nerve pain. this cocktail was working well. was just refered to a pain managment clinic and was put on MS Contin cr 15 mg was told to take 1 tab every 12 HRs it is supposed to be the same as taking the 10/325 4 times a day my phamacist was confused as to why doctor did not also gige some thing for breakout ? breakthrough? pain. anyway this stuff does not seem to be working does it take a while to build up. ## my dodc reduced me from 3 to 2 10 mg lortab but doubled ms contin fron 2 t...
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My Doc prescribed me 15 mg of Morphine. Ive been on vicodin 7.5 mg for three years. How much of a difference is morphine? I took half of the blue pill just now. ## The Morphine is stronger than the Hydrocodone in the Vicodin, it is also a straight narcotic, without the Acetaminophen that is in the Vicodin. It sounds like your doctor is trying to help you get better control of your pain. The main issue here is, what type of Morphine pills are they? If they are the time released version, generics for MS Contin, then cutting the pill in half could be very dangerous and should not be done. It can cause you to have too much of the medication released at once. The side effects are similar and may include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and dry mouth. You can read more here: Do you know what ty...
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