Why do some doctors perscribe ms contin 15mg instead of other certain pain medication?
MS Contin was introduced in 1985 and marketed primarily to Oncologists. I know, I helped develop and market it. The primary selling points were that the drug lasted up to 12 hours, so the patient would not experience the inconvenience of dosing several times a day, and the peak and valley blood levels. Another great benefit of the drug is that it is a single-entity drug and contains no acetaminophen. This new drug also removed some of the stigma of morphine, a drug that patients regarded as a death sentence because it meant there was no hope for them to get better. MS Contin was extremely successful until 1995 when the same company introduced Oxycontin and made the marketing decision to cannibalize all of the MS Contin sales for the drug that was more expensive, had a much wider market, and had patent protection.Rant over, now to your question. Most other drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, etc. work the same as morphine. There is no reason not to use MS Contin, especially since it is now generic and when the concerns about adding acetaminophen are present. They are all Schedule 2 now, so there is no benefit of one over the other. Now some people do have trouble with nausea with morphine due to the metabolites, but if that is the case, then the doctor can switch to a smoother drug like oxycodone. There is really no reason to NOT use morphine for chronic pain. It is cheap and effective and does not have the problems with accumulation (like Methadone) or the street abuse potential like Dilaudid.
How much oxycontin is needed to be taken in order to get high?
20 to 30 mg, they sell up to 80 mg pills. taking a couple of those at once will put your life at risk.
Oxycontin helps my depression. I take it in low doses (15mg) daily and I feel normal. Is there a non opiate medication that can help me?
Oxycontin is an opiate which is classed as a depressant, as well as covering physical pain opiates can cover emotional pain. It is NOT a treatment for depression and it sounds like you are self medicating. Have you experienced emotional distress or trauma or are you bothered by emotional distress (mental illness etc.) ?If you have been taking this for a while you are opiate dependant and not taking it will make you feel bad, check out COWS (Opiate Withdrawel Scale) for examples of the side effects of opiate dependence, if these are what you think means you are depressed you are not, you are simply addicted (simply he says :/ ).Depression is linked to the serotegonic pathways in the brain most commonly and treated with anti-depressants (SSRI's) though there is growing evidence that other neurotransmitters impact on emotianal health/depression for example the recent interest in Ketamine as a treatment for depression.Without further details of how you started taking oxy's and why it is difficult to speculate acurately.How do you know you are depressed? have you had any treatment for depression? have you had a psychiatric assessment, could you have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)?Whatever the underlying issue opiate dependence will complicate your lifestyle and any possible treatment and I would recomend an assessment by a substance misuse service who should check into your mental and physical health as a matter of course.Be aware that ongoing opiate use leads to tolerance and a need for higher doses to achieve the same effects, there is also the risk of overdose particuarily if mixed with other depressants such as alcohol, benzodiazipenes or GBL/GHB.Good luck
Is it safe to take Benadryl and Oxycodone at the same time?
I can't give medical advice, but I can tell you about common medical practice.Doctors very frequently prescribe these drugs together, but you need to be extra careful because they are both sedating. You may need to take a lower dose of both drugs relative to the dose you would take for each drug alone.Oxycodone is a classic full opioid agonist, and that means it is deadly in overdose, just like its close cousin heroin. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) may increase the risk slightly. However, the dose of oxycodone you got for a broken wrist is probably rather small compared to the fatal dose.In the Emergency Department, a very common drug cocktail for someone in extreme pain would be 2 mg of hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and 25 mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl), both intravenously. Hydromorphone is a full opioid agonist just like oxycodone and heroin. Some doctors prefer morphine over hydromorphone in this cocktail. The morphine or hydromorphone provides pain relief, and the diphenhydramine reduces the itching and nausea that are common side effects of the opioid. The diphenhydramine also sedates the patient further, which can be nice if they are screaming in agony (nice for everyone).All that said, it is safer not to mix drugs. Try using a topical diphenhydramine lotion or a topical hydrocortisone cream. You could also use a non-drowsy antihistamine such as loratadine (Claritin), which is less dangerous to mix with opioids but more dangerous whan a topical cream.
I am taking 75 mg of oxycodone a day need help?
With any narcotic pain reliever you need to avoid anything that suppresses the central nervous system, like alcohol, sedetives, any medication that causes drowsiness basically. Avoid driving, be aware that this med can cause dizziness and confusion. Make position changes slowly. If you experience difficulty breathing, alert your physician immediately or get to the ER. 15mg dose of this med is actually a low dose. If it makes the pain tolerable, I would keep taking it until you heal enough from the amputation that it doesn't cause quite so much pain. If you want something not as strong, you could always try hydrocodone, if your doctor thinks it's wise.
Is 30mg of Oxycodone too much?
never take more than prescribed because the medical people get all hairy about it... if you need more help.. talk to the doctor.. you might need another break through type med, a muscle relxant,,, etc,, there are all sorts of options,,,, it's better to be up front and honest to get the help you need vs medicating yourself,,, besides the side effects can be nasty on your lungs and bowels so it's best to call the doctor and let them know what's going on.... it's actually better to tell him.. the fact that he gave you oxycodone is actually a sign that he's willing to treat pain aggressively even if stingy.... besides, taking more will cause you to run out faster and than what will ya do? good fortune..
IS 7.5-200 a higher dose than 325 mg of oxycodone? i have been perscribed ic hydrocodone bt-ibu I am confused?
You apparrently got your numbers confused. The smaller number is usually the pain medication, the second number is general anti-inflamatory med ( asprin, tyelonol, ibuprophen etc.) Both meds are opioids and are very similar. Oxycodone is generally stronger than hydrocodone ( 5mg oxy is about the same as 7.5 of hydro). I say generally because people are different, some find that hydro works better for them than oxy, some fond it the other way. There are a lot of factors that enter, age weight and so on. Also the pain itself makes a difference( where it is, how painful it is, etc.) The best thing to do is talk to your prescribing doctor. They can easily make changes to give you the best relief.pp
What is the street price of oxycodone 5mg?
20 dollars montana, same as percs.
I have bee taking hyrdocodone 10 mg three times a day.?
Is the oxy you were given an extended-release type, like oxycontin, or is it immediate release? Is it mixed with Tylenol (if so, your bottle will say something like oxycodone/APAP)? If the oxycodone you have now is an extended-release version, then it should be releasing the medication more gradually into your system than your Lortabs do. The Lortabs would then be to keep the pain under control in a more immediate sense. With the extended-release oxycodone pills, the really important thing is not to break them. They're designed to release the drug more slowly and gradually into your system, so it's really important that you don't try to break them in half, or chew them up (not that you'd want to do that - they taste terrible!), or anything like that. If they're both immediate-release pills, then that's a little weird. I've never heard of someone staggering two different immediate release opioids like that before, but if your doctor told you to do it, then it's okay. One big thing you want to watch is how much acetaminophen (Tylenol) you're taking in. Lortabs are mixed with Tylenol, and so are most of the immediate-release oxycodone pills, like percocet. You don't want to ingest more than 1000mg of acetaminophen at one time, and no more than 4000mg a day. The second number on your prescription is the amount of acetaminophen in each pill -- for example, if your Lortab says 10/500, then that's 10mg of hydrocodone, and 500mg of the Tylenol. Watch those Tylenol levels: it's not something you want to OD on. Since you're doing this on your doctor's orders, I'm sure you'll be fine. Don't worry about the fact that you're combining two different opioids -- many, many people do have to combine opioids to keep their pain under control. And really, most people's bodies don't register much difference between hydrocodone and oxycodone anyway, other than the strength. You won't get any synergistic effects from combining them, or anything like that. My only concern would be that this is a *lot* more drug than you were taking before, so just be aware that you may feel quite woozy and out of it on this new dosage, and needless to say, if you start to feel really bad, you should call your doctor. On the bright side, though, it *is* a lot more pain killer, so it should help much more with your pain. I'm sorry that you have to wait so long for surgery when you're in so much pain. That's terrible.