Re: Oxycontin amount

[Guest guest]

Hi

I take MS Contin which is the slow release version of Oxycontin 3x's

per day. I was taking 30mg in the am and 30 mg at night but found that I was

not getting as good a result as I felt I should have. So after talking to my

Doc I am now taking an additional 15mg around 4pm and this has helped a lot.

Be Well ...

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have extreme chronic back pain and my doctor will only

prescribe

vicodin which does not help my pain at all. I was wondering what type of ailment

you have that you can get MS Oxy prescribed for you. I use to live in California

and it was prescribed for me, now I live in Missouri and doctors are very

cautious of drug abusers, so they are leary to prescribe it. I was curious to

know.

Thanks, Ed

[Guest guest]

mike wrote:

> anyone here take 3 oxycontin daily?

It is a 12 hours slow release dose. I only take it every 12 hours. I'm

not sure how it would work if you took your first one then waited 6

hours for a second then 6 hours for a 3rd, then you wait 12 hours for

your 4th/1st to start it all over again.

I'd be asking a pharmacist because they understand the structures of

half life of the tablets more than anyone. You see they wax and wane in

definite patterns and taking tablets inbetween can negate the effect. So

ask your pharmacist and good luck.

Sharon. in Australia.

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> ...I am now taking an additional 15mg around 4pm and this has helped a

> lot.

Did you find that this interfered with your waking hours? I have trouble

with staying tuned in as it were on just 30 mg BD. (twice daily)

I'd be interested to hear what you say, because i'm finding the pain is

not controlled very well, but the MScontin I take spins me out a bit.

Sharon.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ed

I have suffered from chronic lower back and lower body pain for about

13 years now. I had three surgeries and a spinal fusion before I had to stop

working. I never wanted to have to take something as strong and addictive as

MS Contin but about a year ago I could no longer take it. All the years

before that I switched from one pain med to another and none were really

effective.

Now as time has gone by the pain has become more severe in that time

and I needed to do something to improve the quality of life even a little. I

wish you luck.

Be Well ...

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon

Whenever I start taking any type of medication especially a pain med I

give my body about 3 - 4 weeks to adjust. For me adding the additional 15 mg

in the afternoon gives me a little more energy most days as it helps fight

the pain. Sometimes people don't realize and I am not saying this you that

the pain is what makes you so tired and worn down. So now when it is time for

my nighttime dose I am not feeling as bad as I would if I had not taken the

15 mg in the afternoon.

Funny that I am writing this now as I am coming off a really bad pain

spell. I have been just about totally bed ridden for the last four days manly

due to the weather and my back just calling out for rest. Today is a little

better and I hope tomorrow will be better than today. Please visit my web

site, you may find something of interest.

Be Well ...

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[Guest guest]

Ed,

I just wanted to comment on post.

" What kind of ailment does your doctor prescribe MS Oxy for? "

Chronic pain is chronic pain. We all have various different components that

make up chronic pain, and we all have a variety of medications and treatments

to help our problems. I don't know of

a particular ailment that goes hand in hand with a particular drug.

I too have severe chronic spinal pain and have been given a variety of

medications. Some have worked and others haven't. It's true that some areas

of this country seem to be harder to get proper treatment and medications

than others. I think this is more a problem of misinformation and fear.

I hope you find some form of help for your pain. I know how awful spinal

pain is.

Kathleen in Calif.

[Guest guest]

I'm taking 80mg 2x per day myself with Lortab 10/650 for breakthrough pain.

I'm still having pain though. I'm going to let my doctor know this time

around that I'm still in pain but I really doubt he will do an increase or

change me to anything else. I want to ask if the pump might be an option

for me and see what he has to say about it. It gets so tiring having to

worry over informing the doctor that I'm still hurting and being afraid he

will just say he can't do anything else for me. Such is our life huh?

Regards,

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> Hi Sharon

> Whenever I start taking any type of medication especially a

> pain med I

> give my body about 3 - 4 weeks to adjust.

ok thanks for that. Is that as in full pain control benefit?

> For me adding the additional 15 mg in the afternoon gives me a little

> more energy most days as it helps fight the pain.

I don't feel lethargic. I just want to shut my eyes when ever I stop to

read or sit to listen to someone, and on longish drives. Eeek!

I also get these little jerks in my body when I get that cross eyed

feeling as well. But as soon as I get up and move about i'm right back

to normal. ... Hang on.......... I've just thought of summat.....maybe

the oxygen saturation in my body isn't that tip top due to the morph...

oh yeah der... and that would explain why when I start to move about I

feel better and when I stop i'm falling over asleep.

I had my O2 saturation's done in hospital and they were low, I just

brushed it off and said I feel fine..

" Light bulb going off in my head now! " The morph reduces my O2 sats and

that's why I get dozy when I stop! O.k. diagnosis over now. Question

answered. :-) Gee thanks for your help!

> Funny that I am writing this now as I am coming off a really bad pain

> spell.

owww big pat on the back for sympathy. (((ppppp)))

> Today is a little better and I hope tomorrow will be better than

> today. Please visit my web

> site, you may find something of interest.

I hope you are feeling ok today . And I went to your web page...

again. ;-)

Sharon.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I really don't think I will ever have full pain control, I do dream

about it but in reality do not foresee it. When I said I allow 3 - 4 weeks

for my body to adjust to a new medication I mean all medication.

Most medications come with at least a few side effects, hopefully mild

and after 4 weeks if I am still experiencing them I consul my doctor. Now if

there is any serious side effects I call my doctor immediately.

This is not to say that for example a pain medication will work to

control my pain but that can take months to find out if it works better or

worse than what I had been taking. There is much experimenting when it comes

to pain medication because we are all different. I know many people that use,

lets say Neurontin and say they get excellent results. I was on it for 18

months and I never did get the results that I was looking for and I also

gained 35 lbs in the process.

So be patient and if your working with a good medical team you will

find what works best for you.

Be Well ...

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I've never thought methadone as being an option, it's used so

commonly here for heroin addicts. But everyone seems to have something

good to say about it. I will be very open minded now about it. I've been

taking MS contin for 12 months now. After a severe acute pain episode

that sent me to casualty via ambulance. Which was only controlled by a

morph IV injection. I've been on it ever since. Was in so much

persistent back pain all I could do was cry unwillingly until the does

doubled in March (30 mg) and I can't get a clear straight head at all. I

just accepted this side effect but this group certainly has opened up my

mind to try other types and at different times too.

Sharon. ~ Au

> wrote: If your current med is 'spinning you out' a bit

> ...<snipped>...I was a terminal fuzz brain on Oxycontin and a little

> better on MS Contin, Methadone works great.