Which Is Stronger 15mg Ms Contin Or 15mg Oxycodone (Page 3) (Top voted first)

I wonder what the difference is between 15MG MS Contin vs 15 Mg Oxycodone. Is there a substitute for MS Morphine..I take 2 30mg MS Contin twice a day and also with that I take 15MG MS Contin twice per day..which of course is 45mgs at a time..with 3 15mg Oxcodone for breakthru pain. I was taking 20 mg Oxycontin 3 times a day etc. But my insurance wasn't paying for the oxy. So what I take now is paid for. Do any of you have any suggestions of what would work better for the pain..since I changed to morphine it doesn't seem to do the trick..this is long..but any answers would be very appriciated..Thanks..

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Not sure if this help but I take 10mg OxyContin twice daily and was taking endone but my pharmacy ran out of it and gave me oxy norm telling me they were the same except capsules instead of tablets and its work outstandingly on me chronic pain. I only take one now fourth hourly if needed plus I started nuraphen again as I had my nerves burnt and its unsettled but yeah try Oxynorm

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Sort of a similar history in reverse. I had a hip done in 07, ended up with new leg longer than the other and instantly had back pain. Hip Doc blamed my back, others blamed hip...nobody accepts any blame. Anyway as my posts say, I had fusion in 09. Did jot work. Been on oxycontin since then... in June of this year I had a TENS unit implanted. They could not get the leads in the right place, so the stimulation cannot go below my upper chest..useless sadly. Not Docs fault, he is great....I had high hopes. So...now using an OTC TENS unit and have managed to resist higher doses of meds for three years now but is a tough road at times. It is a never ending slope so be very careful about increasing doses....

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Thanks to all of you for the information...

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All I can say is I have experience with both and I found the Ms contin does not take the pain away by itself I need the oxycodone as well ...where taking just the oxycodone I noticed it brought the pain dwn way more than the Ms alone...

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Ok so i have been on MS contin for a few months now taking 3 a day and my pain dr also has me on 4 hydrocodone a day but it doesn't take away my knee pain like i want it to. I have severe osteoarthritis along with several tears in both knees. I would like to ask my dr to take me off either the ms contin or hydrocodone and put me on oxycodone. I don't know if i should stay on the ms contin and ask for oxycodone or go off the ms contin and just ask my paint dr to take oxycodone and hydrocodone can anyone help me with this.

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hi hunter, i ended up not being able to eat. now some people may look at that as a good thing. but eating half a sandwich and feeling like you ate a 5 course meal? it was crazy. thats all i could eat in a day. even fluids would fill me up quickly. i got tested for everything. here now i have a hyperstomach. most peoples stomachs hold their food for 3 hours before dumping. mine may hold it for an hour. so i dont get the nutrition i need. so the trick is how do we hurry to keep the nutrition in, plus meds and keep my body healthy. i honestly dont want to get more sick. losing the weight as of now isnt an issue. but i dont want to lose my hair. nor like i said? get worse. however im now on oxycodone regular. so fa so good. i have control now. its not sitting in the pit of my belly melting when it feels like it. hope alls well.

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Hi everybody I just have a couple of questions.. Let me start by telling a little bit of my background. I'm 26yrs old and have had 4 surgeries on my back the last to didn't help AT ALL so I see my pm doctor every month and as of two months ago I was on the fentanyl 100mcg patch every 2 days and up to 6 oxycodone 15mg 1-2 every 4-6hrs as needed and when the pain was bad I would take 2 every 4 so by the end of the day I was out of pills so they switched me to dilauded 4mg 1-2 evry 4-6 and I was having the same issue so this month they switched me again I'm still on the fentanyl every 2 days but no more bt mess just another long lasting which is the MS Contin 30mg 3x a day and so far I've noticed more pain relief from the oxycodone the the MS Contin.. Any suggestions?? Also should I call and talk to the doctor or nurse about this??

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I know all about a fusion, as I had a major one in 06. I had every pain relief medication known. Except herion or methadone. Right now my pain mgt doc has me on 30mg of oxycontin a day for the extended relief as well as 8 to 12mg of dilaudid. I couldn't be more satisfied with the results. I have my life back as much as could be. Talk to ur doc and try to obtain the above. The combo made me nervous at first mixing oxycodone and morphine but the apprehension went away after the pain relief kicked in.

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Either oxy ir 5mg or dilaudid 4mg. They both work great. The dilaudid last a little longer.

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Simply tell your doctor it isn't working and you would like 15mg oxycodone without the acedimediphine. That's what I did, percs mess up your liver

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I really need a good pain reliever.My pain never really goes away.I have hydrocodone-acetaminophin that I take,1 at breakfast & 1 at bedtime.Doesn't seem to lower my pain significantly .
I,ve been using 2 tylenol & 1 ibuprophen in btween times about every 4 or 5 hrs.That does seem to help ease the pain, but it never goes away.
My doc gave me MS Contin 15,said I can take it ,
inSTEAD OF the hydrocodone-(twice a day-once at breakfast & 1at bedtime).
Will I be best off taking the hydrocodone, or the MS Contin?
Please advise me--which do you think w/better ease my pain?

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I was taking Oxycontin and oxycodone 15mg every 6 hrs along with Gabapentin. My insurance no longer will cover the contin and my dr wanted to put me on methadone, I refused the methadone because I have a heart condition which includes heart failure and the research I did said people with heart conditions should not take methadone. The same with flexeril which when i was in the hospital and rehab they started giving me I had a heart attack within 3 weeks. So please check out your meds if you have other conditions not rely on your doctor to be sure if it's safe for you to take certain drugs. Anyway I am just at my witts end my pain is so severe i get next to no relief. I can't sleep until finally exhaustion takes over and i pass out for a couple of hours. I can't walk the pain is so overwhelming just to sit up in my wheelchair the only time i get out of bed is when i have to go to a dr appointment. I have been in this severe pain 24/7 since Nov. It is so bad that i struggle everyday not to just take all my pain pills at once that if i was sure it would end it I would. I have even told my doctor this and she just says I can understand why you feel that way.She doesn't even take into consideration im also being treated for depression and most of the meds i ve been prescribed all having warnings that it can increase suicidal thoughts. she just says Just hold on. blahhh I feel like these dr's don't realize or care how much pain i'm really in. It's like my entire life has been put on hold. It's not really a life anymore just an existence in pain laying in bed day after day . The Dr's have said only surgery will relieve this pain. They were already to operate while i was in the hospital in Nov. but then found blood clots in my heart. Due to my already heart condition and the need to go on blood thinners to dissolve the clots they said id have to put the surgery off for 2 to 3 months. I was sent to a rehab.. hosp for some physical therapy but after 2 weeks and i made no improvement my insurance refused to pay any longer. When i saw my cardiologist 2 months after that he said NO WAY he could take me off plavix, warfarin or Lovenox injections for atleast 9 months to a year and than id have to be off the blood thinners for 3 weeks to a month before surgery.. in between the blood clots i had a stroke and a heart attack in a months time. So pretty much i have been told just suffer . My primary did refer me to pain management which was a joke the soonest they could see me is in September! I see my dr again in a week which at that time i plan to beg her to do or give me something else besides more Oxycodone. tho i'm just not sure what to ask for. sorry i didnt intend to rant and be so long.. Im just so frustrated and in sooo much pain.. I'm only 40 with 3 sons (17 to 22) i really don't want to end my life this way. One of my original questions was about i noticed some of you said you take oxycodone every 2, 4 or 6 hrs. I have never taken narcotics in my life before all this. My script says every 6 hrs, I was afraid to take them sooner than 6 hrs.

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At the start of my pain management I was prescribed oxycodon for it progressing to the duragesic patch. (I suffer with degenerative disc desease on 4 levels). I was on the duragesic brand/fentanyl patch for 9 yrs. My final dosage was at 100 micro gram and had allot of phsychotic issues with it. Constapation is a minor side effect for this - it takes a strong & structured personality to use this. Weight loose is one I experienced - I have a slim build to begin with & lost over 50lbs. After 9 years I asked to be taken off of it. That saved my sanity. For the past 12 yrs I take 120mg ms-contin 2x bid - I am fortunate & don't suffer from any side effects from it. I would suggest any one that is contemplating going to fentanyl for pain management to fully explore all of the effects & side effects from it. Including the fatalities. Take a moment & review all of them. Its not for the faint of heart & takes allot of self discipline. If you have these attributes & can use it effectively then you're a strong & stable person.

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dont go to methadome its agreat pain drug as far as helping pain but it will RUIAN YOR LIFE!!! and you will be so dependent upon it after a year if dont have it you will get so sick its the worst sickeness you will ever go through in you life and after a wile you will start taking more then more then even more and your whole life will be comed consumed by weither or not u have enough to make it to the dr worried all the time i will putit like this when i tryed to get off of it the very firts time i got so sick that i had aheart attack

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I have been taking Percocet 5/325 4times per day for the past few years for crohns, 2 herniated discs, spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, and a few other things. I also have been taking soma and ambian to sleep because I wake up around 1:00 AM every night in severe back pain. I'm in the process of moving from California to Florida. I went to a doctor, mostly to get to know him before moving and he told me I have a pain problem, not a sleep problem and felt I should be off of the ambian and on a slow release long term pain med. he suggested MS Contin and continue my Percocet for breakthrough pain. He believed this would solve my sleep problem. I went to my PC doc in California on Thursday and told her what he said. She believed he was correct and said we are going to change to 15 mg MS Contin twice per day, continue the Percocet 5/325 but lowered the frequency from 4 per day to 2 per day for breakthrough pain and discontinue the Ambien. After two days I've noticed that I have much less pain during the day but still wake up around 1:00 AM in pain. Any suggestions on what to say to my doc? I have a f/u appointment next week to see how it's working. I've actually cut down on the Percocet to two a day because I am not in much pain during the day but the middle of the night problem is still there.

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Here is what I experienced. I switched to MScontin (morphine) for about a month.
But I began falling asleep, even at traffic lights ! It also did not work as well for the pain and made me feel groggy and sluggish. After almost 7 years of dealing with constant pain, ( failed spinal surgery) I have found the best thing for me is now, which is 20mg Oxycontin every 8 hours, with about 5 mg of Oxycodone in the afternoon when the pain breaks through. No more falling asleep, and way better pain control . I have tried it all and surely understand anyone's battle with constant pain.

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I have extreme pain all the time had. MRI and it's showed I have bulging discs all the way down my back starting at t12 down into my pelvic bone. I have a old compression fracture in my back, scolosis and arthritis in my joints. They say three discs are pushing on my spinal cord and did a EMG test and it's shows ridicuopathy due to L5 in my left leg. I was on 6 10/325 norcos and was switched to oxycodone 1 every 6 hours which was doing nothing. They put me on butran that did nothing after 4 days. I'm now on MSCONTIN 15 mg twice a day and still don't have relief! I'm not looking to make myself feel high just pain relief, waking up in the morning is the worst I am scheduled for IV on Monday and am going to talk to my Dr about my pain but it seems like it never ends! Any suggestions?

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Your in a quandary my friend if your pain level is that bad you might need to up your dose of m.s. cot in. Perhaps 60mg then 15mg of cot in twice a dayq not three times. 15 of oxycycodone will kick yo or butt and relieve the pain..maybe 15 oxycotin 3times a day and ask your doctor about steroid IV in the hip area will have your out of pain for sure. The oxycodone with only steroids should be sufficient. you'll see that will reduce your overall cost tremendously.find a good doctor that will do this as most shy away from steroids and want to do facet blocks with roads big rip off.good luck feel free to email me and tell me how your doing people support help is always a big plus .don't make friends there are none

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friend I'M 58 suffer chronic pain, just happen to see your comment, & wanted to share this, nobody knows what your feeling unless you tell them, if you taken other medication that works better than what your taken, now is the time to speak up & request something stronger or let the doc know & get his intake, I'm taking morphine 30mg 2x & was cut on oxycodone 30mg to 15mg 4x but for 5 years it was Methadone no problems ever, but my medication now it's been nothing but problems with the oxycodone due to the FDA I'M mad as hell I've taken methadone 5 years with no problem & this is what works for me, But my doctor doesn't prescribe methadone I put in a referral & it's to get back on methadone I will stay here until I see the other doctor & it's final, then cancel my appointment, whatever makes you feel better about your self BUT let the doctor know not to judge you as a thug or doctor shopper, this is about you & what you have to deal with every day minute-hour of your life if theirs medication that will help you then you should be entitled to it. & that doesn't make you a bad person or a drug addict, before your pain you had a normal life, I did as well & it changes ones life, friend you already have enough to deal with you don't need any more, once you break the ice of talking it will be easier & you'll feel better about your self, quickly my last visit I was charge co-pay plus bal $1.01 last month and this month $1.01=$2.02 I never had a bal I told her that but she charge it to my card, But she quickly said it's not a bal it was a charge insurance didn't pay, as I was call back, I call insurance company when I got home after a few minutes what she charge me was what the doctors office owe not me that was illegal once I found this I call her then billing, it wasn't the money but the way she handled it, don't let kindness be taken as weakness, needless to say it happens, hope this helps Good Luck

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I too had a spinal fusion after fracturing the laminas between L-4 n L-5 in 2006 and my pain got alot worse after the surgery than before. Before the suregery i started on 5mg oxycodone 3x day, then increased to 15mg 4-6 times a day. Then at work one day i reinjured my back, after every diagnosis known to man, ie, mri, nuclear, ct scan, you get the picture. They couldnt explain the increase in pain. It progressed so bad that I was on Oxycontin 80mgs 4X day plus, 30mg oxycodone 4-6 X Day. After my insurance ran out i couldnt afford the oxycontin as it went from a $20 co-pay to over $1,400 and the Oxy 30s went from $10 co-pay to a cpl hundred. How are people supposed to pay theses amounts unless you are selling them!! So I had to switch to Methadone 10mg 4tabs 3 times a day, i know a HUGE dose and kept the oxycodone 30s. So my monthly pain meds ended up costing me around $$250. But now with the DEA acting as Drs and limiting patients pain medicine due to the Drug dealers and Pharmacists "Gas Gouging" prices the methadone has shot up to $300/month and the oxy 30s, forget about it, if you can find them here in FL they are $8-10 per PILL!!Thats highway robbery. So now im forced to find something cheaper that will still make me able to function through the day. Sorry to get off your answer topic sir, but 65mgs of oxycodone per day is a low dose IMO. Hope this helps and thanks for letting me vent. If anyone has a cheaper alternative to Oxycodone 30s, please tell me. Thank you

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