Watson Is Now Actavis - Norco (Page 3)
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My pharmacist that I have known for years due to chronic pain from cancer/severe spinal injuries and a totaled knee, told me last week that it is the DEA that has created the change in ALL pain meds. I have been on Watson Norco for 10 years and now I am in severe withdrawal with actavis buying out Watson. It is unbearable and my pharmacist said that people will DIE because of not being forewarned or informed ahead of time. This is all due to the people that use the drugs recreationally; and whatever else they do has ruined it for us real patients. We all know the DEA is like God and they don't even care about us real patients that have medical records, etc. I have been suffering for over a month now and my pain doc is on an extended vacation. Thank goodness for my pharmacist at least being honest about what is going on. If you Wikipedia Watson you will see Actavis and they are putting the Watson name on a pill that according to my pharmacist is now a regulated/time released pill with binders so it may not be abused. I personally have never felt "euphoria" on these after 10 years but DO have serious/severe pain and now have nerve pain like crazy. Does anyone know if this is part of withdrawing? Watson always worked best for me. My pharmacist also said that the binders can prevent the drug from being absorbed into the gut if you have any issues there. That is where my cancer is and they are not being absorbed. You cannot even bite them barely as they are very hard. They really think we are stupid sheeple. Why does one associate illness and/or pain with being non intelligent? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am also going through a horrible divorce after 28 years with a narcissistic/psychopath. The pain wears the body down even more. Hope everyone that is a real patient is okay and I hope this info clears things up because Walgreens and CVS won't tell you what is going on....

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actavis is useless for pain relief, ii have had chronic back pain for years their pills should not be watson imprinted.I was on watson with good relief Actavis is not Watson. Calling DR today to change them Qualitest works well but cvs has a high copay so went with walgreens to save sorry I made that mistake This co is ripping off people who suffer with pain definately need to be investigated or shut down.

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I just have to state this......there is NO hydrocodone product EXCEPT zohydro, the pure form of and long acting hydrocodone, on the market that contains an abuse deterrent! Only pure oxycodone short acting and for a limited time otherwise there are 5 long acting meds that contain the deterrent.
People.....read up on this please before you state the DEA or whoever is doing this to ALL narcotics. Now, I am against the process because we real patients deserve our meds that worked. But, it is worse for our pain and health to get worked up about something that doesn't exist. That being said, I believe Actavis, former Watson, HAS done something to the ingredients because their meds do not work and are crap!

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This comment is just wrong. I would ask steve jobs what he thinks after treating his pancreatic cancer natually .... but you cant because it killed him. There is a place for natural treatments, but its not everywhere and it does not sound like it's here

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I am sorry but you must have never experienced "nerve" pain - it is totally different than a muscle pain. It is excruciating pain. So sorry to say but no amount of grains, nuts, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables is going to help "nerve" pain. Ridiculous.

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Sorry to hear about your experience with these new pain meds. From what I understand, unusual pain (including nerve pain) can be associated with part of the withdrawal process. This may be because your body could be in somewhat of a state of shock as you taper down. But a pinched or irritated nerve could also be directly related to any past spinal injuries resurfacing.

It's important to know that these pain medications don't treat the actual condition. All they do is cover up the feelings associated with pain for a few hours. So whatever spinal condition you have, it's always going to be there until you can find a way actually heal it as opposed to "putting a temporary bandage on it", per say.

In my opinion, the only things that are truly healing and rejuvenating to our bodies are things that are of this planet (where our bodies came from) and not this man-made lab crap (excuse my french). Things that fall into this category are: fresh raw fruits, vegetables, herbs, roots, seeds, and nuts. Heck, even placebo pills with nothing in them have been proven to be somewhat effective compared to many of these drugs, if that says anything. Another thing is, mind over matter. There's an article I read a while back talking about a man who "thought" his cancer away through prayer and meditation. The human body is capable of doing much more than we we're originally led to believe. We're floating on a rock in the middle of space....If that's not far fetched, I think anything is possible to the extent that you believe it is. So don't give up hope! :)

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