Which Is Stronger Hydrocodone 10 325 Or Oxycodone 5 325 (Page 2)

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I have been taking Hydrocodone 10/325 for chronic pain, 1 pill every 6 hours. My Dr. just prescribed Oxycodone 5/325 with up to 2 pills every 6 hours. Which is stronger?

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NO.. you will not beable to stop on your own more than likely taking them that long.. Hopefully if that is goal than yes... but you have to wean yourself down... you wont feel your "real" pain again until about 2weeks afterwards... you will be feeling nothing but your intesfied withdrawls that make your muscles and joints hurt until that time... along with back pain.. even if you have no preexisting back problems

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The color has no effect on the medication. It's for distributing purposes only. They are differences in company's quality! I would recommend having the doctor put brand name only!

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Having managed a large psych clinic (also a former BOM and MSO manager for a psych hospital) I have some experience with prescription laws and prescribed medications.

First of all, FAROOQBALUCH1, doctors DO NOT receive a "commission" for prescribing ANY particular medications, whether brand name or their generic version of the same medicine. (This would be patently, without a doubt, illegal). It is true they might receive "special consideration or treatment" for prescribing brand name meds from some manufacturers, but always in the forms of catered lunches for the office staff and other similar types of percs, never in the form of cash or other forms of remuneration. (This happens most often when a brand-name medication is first released on the market.) Did you know that drug manufacturers know exactly which doctors in their assigned zone prescribes which medicines, and how many prescriptions and the strength of those medications? This has a lot to do with the fact that often doctors will stop prescribing old generic medicines (that often work much better and are usually much less expensive) in favor of new, brand-name medications.

Second, the color of generic (or any) medications has nothing to do with the efficacy, quality or strength of any particular pill. Colors are used only for identification purposes, to distinguish that pill from another pill.

Lastly, generic medications are neither stronger nor weaker than their brand-name counterparts. They absolutely must, by law, to contain the exact amount of the ingredients that are listed on the label. Any "perception" that one color is better or worse or stronger or weaker than another color is purely psychological.

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I've had chronic pain for some years, migraines and problems with c5- c6 neck disk issues. Hydrocodon (aka: Norco) comes in 3 does 5mg/325; 7.5 mg/325 and 10mg 325.
Oycyodone (aka: Percocet/Endocet/Roxicodone) come in same strenghts.

Supposedly Oxycodone is a little stronger than Hydrocodone. My personal opinion is there are about the same. I do not agree with the charts, showing oxy a little more potent, it's identical as far as I can say. It comes down to which works better for you.

Please bear this in mind. If you have NOT taken much oxycodone before, a dose of 25 mg plus is FATAL.. No Joke. So you start with the lowest does 5 mg/325 acetamiphone (sorry spelling not my strong point) Over time you do build resistance to it. Over 15 years use I can handle 50 -60 mg at one time, bear in mind this will kill you if your not use to it. These drugs are SERIOUS business. Follow your doctors instructions to the letter one these.

The other choices are Morphine. Personally I don't like morphine, it gives me panic attacks after a few days, so no morphine for me. There are two new opiates. Opana is supposedly a strong pain controller with few side effects. Personally more panics attacks for me. There is a second new one Nycenta, I havent tried this one because pharmacist told me if Opana gives me panic attacks Nycenta probably will to.

Your other choices are diulaudid (hydromorphine) I tired it works so-so. There is methadone and it is a good pain drug, but it has the social stigma associated with it, its for drug addicts. If you have dental issues methadone isnt for you.

Since last Ocotber DEA has changed its regulations on all these C-2 narcotics. The pharmacies are having a hard time getting them. What the hell is this about? I have been compl,aining to my US Senator and Congressman about this. Sure we have drug problem in usa, but you dont deal with the probelm by trying to cut supply because people with chronic pain, really do need these.

But these are serious drugs which can kill, like I just said you you have to follow the docotors instructions. Like any generics different brands works good for some and are junk for others. Watson Hydrocodone is pretty good. There oxycodone isn;t so great. Mallickroot is so-so hydro and oxys. Personally I like endo brand, for me it works best, Here you have to try the different brand to see which works best for you bottom line.

The plain oxycodone/roxidone brands are best, but not easy to get since Oct and the fed reg changes. Complain to your congressman about it. You don't get the acetamiphone combo with the narcotic. People with liver issues should not take acetamiphone combos, but the narcotic with acet does work a little better pain control wise.

Bottom line is try different brands and see what works for you. Follow your doctors instructions about doseae unless your sucidial.


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They both have the same amount of Tylenol. 325 is the amount of Tylenol.

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Rae's post really ticks me off.I am a chronic pain patient, and NEVER HAD TO USE SOMEONE ELSE'S URINE! It's people like you that have made it harder for REAL patients to get the pain medications they need!

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Just a note: in preparations such as hydrocodone 10/325 bitartrate the 325 milligrams is acetaminophen-Tylenol. Not asprin. In any case each is not good for you in high doses for different reasons. On another note oxycodone is a little stronger than hydrocodone. The withdrawal from oxycodone is more uncomfortable than hydrocodone. This is because oxycodone works in slightly different ways.

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As a long time pain sufferer, and one who has been on Norco 7.5 for some time the change that occurred when the peach coloring was removed from the formulation also makes me wonder if the binding agents were changed? I too find a difference in pain relief. While the white will work, the pain relief lasts much less in terms of hours, 2-3 hours of relief instead of 5-6. It just seems as if the white is allowing the active medications to hit my system all at once and the peach was releasing slower, possibly because it was more difficult to digest? Again, I am not saying it is weaker, I am just suggesting that something else changed in the inactive ingredients/binders that has caused this change for many patients.

I have heard all the explanations, "they are the exact same thing, they have to be" from numerous sources but I and many many other patients with pain issues have to, respectfully, disagree. I have also heard the same complaints from people who are prescribed the 10mg Norco, when the coloring was removed.

Side note, I'm with Trish! You need to be straight with your doc. Even if you are self medicating in addition to your prescriptions your doc needs to be aware.

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Honey explain this to your MD. He is far better qualified to rx 4 YOU. We can tell you about ourselves only. And each individuar is so very dfferent. What causes my pain may be very different from your cause and therefore treated differently. I wear a Duragesic patch for continuous relief and take oxycodone for breakthrough pain. The continuous release pain meds by mouth are very expensive unless you have really great insurance. You may listen to others experience but your decision should always by guided by your MD. I wish you the best.

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FYI - THERE IS NO ASPIRIN IN THOSE MEDICATIONS!

Aspirin = blood thinner = bleed risk.

Tylenol = non narc analgesic = liver failure risk. 4g a day is supposed to be the max, now i bet companies are saying 3g a day just to cover their asses... since it has long been known to be hepatotoxic.

The biggest immediate issue with narcotics = slowing of respirations.

Long term you get wonderful effects like constipation and eventually addiction.

You may want to read up on opioid rotation, so that you get an idea of how to manage your pain long term.

Bottom line though I think is that these measures shouldn't be considered the end all of pain care - because eventually they will become ineffective period.

It has long been known that morphine had people "imagining pain" when its really their body telling them it's time for the next narc dose (civil war i believe was when we first got to see this).

All the opiates, even some of the synthetics have some bad things in common; all have abuse potential and all will cause respiratory failure when the body gets too much.

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Helen Damnation, the way a generic is absorbed into the body can be different than the brand. A generic may say it has 10 mg of an active ingredient, but it may have 8 mg-12 mg and still be within FDA standards. If a brand says it has 10 mg, it has 10 mgs.

A drs relationship with pharmaceutical companies can influence the way they prescribe. Although Helen Damnation is correct in stating that drs don't receive a commission. They can receive things like dinners, vacations, furniture, ect for prescribing certain meds. These meds are the new drugs and not the generics.

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If you want to know if your dr receives anything from a Pharmacutical Company, put Dollars For Doctors in your search bar. This info is public and free to find out.

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It's not aspirin, it's Tylenol.

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The other post is incorrect males urine when you shake it has a foam on top a womens urine does not that's the quickest way right off the too

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Im on the white norco 10/325 generic by Activis. Doesnt work as well as the yellow by Watson. The FDA only requires that a generic medicine be 80% effective as the name brand.

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Think of it this way 5mg of oxycodone is equal to 6.67 of a 10/325 of the norco so if your taking 2 every 6 yrs is like taking 13.5 of norco also take into consideration that like other posts have stated that the fda gives a leway of up to 20% so norco can be 8/325 or 12/325 but that requires more pain medication do you think they will lean towards the higher does (no) if you can ask your doctor to give you brand name and depending on your insurance they may cover it pharmacist will tell you it doesn't make a difference but I have a cousin that formulate medication and by the company and the fda they choose the lesser he makes medication in Mexico so when I go to visit him I call him in advance and he makes 10 mg and believe me they really last almost 6hrs and when I get back to San Diego and get my script they maybe last 3 yrs. So yes the oxycodone is stronger hope this helps and you get better.

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I've been taking Meds since I was In A wreck in 2011/ I take up To 6-8 Hydro 325-10 a day , 4 Ultram a day &those depend on my pain level...I'm worried about the aspirin I'm tired of taking so much medication to be OK...What Would Be good For me to take besides all of what I'm taking!!!!!

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Val, there is no aspirin in Hydrocodone. It's Tylenol.

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Good morning my pain managment doctor has me on fentayl 12mg and 3 10/325 hydrocone a day but it is not working, i have tried to get him to change it but he wont, even though my new ct scans show i now have a new disk bulging, hip joint is bad and i have artiritis in my upper spine... what should i do?

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Neither of these meds contain aspirin. They do, however contain tylenol or acetaminophen. Aspirin and acetaminophen are totally different medications. They do work the same in certain conditions but the risks of taking aspirin are vastly different than those of acetaminophen. The abbreviation for aspirin is ASA. The abbreviation for tylenol is acetaminophen. Aspirin should never be taken when Tylenol is prescribed. I cannot emphasize enough how these two medications are very different medications.
For many years the two medications have been used interchangeably but we need to make ourselves aware of the differences. If you don't understand the differences please discuss the matter with your doctor or pharmacist. As far as I know, aspirin is never used long term where Tylenol can be. With that being said, please know that Tylenol in large doses can be very harmful.

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