oxycontin dosage

There is a new Oxycontin on the market. You should not cut any type of long-acting medication. Oxycontin is a long-acting medication and thus you shouldn't ever cut it because you can die of an overdose. The new pill is more tamper-proof. Please be careful. Yes, the 80mg. tablet is an extended release pill that releases medication over a 12 hour period. Can you talk to your doctor about the questions that you have? Are you prescribed oxycodone?

He is also on oxycontin, both for severe back pain. The oxycontin he craves and is addicted to (currently tapering down from) but the Lyrica he does not crave at all and sometimes doesn't take any at all during the day. Due to the addiction to the oxycontin, we have both spoken to the doc about Lyrica and he has told us that if the maximum dosage is exceeded then it can give a "high" but only in the higher dosage, it certianly couldn't do that at a low dosage apparently.

Ive been taking about 100mgs of oxycontin a day for about 1.5 month now. What do i do? Quit cold turkey or taper off? I cannot take days off work.

When I convert your current dose of MS Contin into Oxycontin equivalent, you are taking 60 mg less of Oxycontin through the MS Contin. To get dosing equivalent to 120 mg of Oxycontin through administration of MS Contin, you should have been prescribed 180 mg of MS Contin based purely on the pharmacological conversion factor between Oxycontin and MS Contin as Oxycontin is 1.5 times stronger than MS Contin.

I mean, I know Oxycontin is slow release, but percocet is Oxycodone and how is that different from the Oxycontin? I thought they were the same only, one was slow release and one was not, but there must be another difference... Right?

My pain doctor has me on 20mg oxycodone twice a day and up to 6-10/325 norco a day, prior to the oxycodone he had me on 15mg oxycontin twice a day. I am not getting any pain relief from the oxycontin or oxycodone, the norco does give me some pain relief, but am limited to 6 a day as to not damage my liver. What other long acting pain meds are out there??? I have an appointment to see my pain doctor next week, but would like to have some additional info when I go in to see him.

I have experienced pain for 10 years and have been prescribed OxyContin for that pain. My dosage has been the same for over 5 years. 80mg OxyContin 3 time a day and 30mg oxycodone for breakthrough pain. My doctors are pain specialists so they know their stuff. I want off! I want to taper my dosage. Is 3 weeks the correct amount of time to reduce my dose to 0?

I actually, found the meds to be to strong and requested a lower dose of 10mg 3x per day. I continued to take this dosage ip until my second surgery in April. My tolerance level was high and the pain was horrible, as a result I was prescribed 30 mg 4x per day and this time the dosage wasn't too strong. Since that time with the help of my physician, I am on the week of weening down to 2x per day 30mg then the next day 1x per day 30mg.

Yes although dosage and frequency of usage does matter. In my experience morphine, high dosage oxycontin and methadone are the most effective (and the most addicting) pain killers.

Hello everyone, this is my first post. Let me start by saying I am not a drug seeker, nor am I chasing a high. I am a Legitimate pain sufferer seeking quality of life, nothing more. I was diagnosed with what was classed as "mild" scheuermann's disease when I was 17 after subsequent tests were conducted to investigate my chronic chest wall/back pain.

Hi emmaless, Am I reading your post correctly that you were taking 80 mg of Oxycontin 3x per day and 40 mg of Oxycontin 3x per day? If yes, keep reading...LOL. I thought you wrote that you were taking 80 mg and 40mg total of Oxycontin per day. That is why my post to your other thread stated that you were on more medicine through Fentanyl than through Oxycontin. That is not the case if you taking the 80 mg and the 40 mg 3x per day. That is 120 mg x 3 or 360 mg of Oxycontin per day vs.

I have a standing order with a pain management dr that gives me oxycontin 40mgs 4 x per day for gout pain that comes from the kidney ailment among other things. I will not lie- I usually munch them up at the beggining of each day. makes me feel happy for about 5 to 6 hours. I know this is addict behaviour. I am an addict. I will not dare tell my dr this.

If you want to use the Tylenol 3 to get off the oxycontin so that it is easier to quit the tylenol 3 rather than oxy, then yes that is a better plan and you would also be in less severe withdrawl by doing this.. But you do not want to try and replace that feeling you were getting from the oxy with tylenol 3 because no matter how much you take it will never make you feel as strong as the oxy either..

The good news is your ready to stop..Not sure how much your using,,But I was using 120-180mg of Oxy plus 2-3 somas a night..You need to ne honest with your Doc, and get some valium and clondine for sleep..First 3-4 days are the worst with flu like symptoms..You may sneeze, yawn alot, and have trouble sleeping, and maybe the runs..Immoduin AD will help..Take lots of hot baths, Vitiamains, and drink lots of water to flush out toxins! I'm 59 days clean and life never looked so good!

The symtoms you have are all from withdrawal, you MUST get through it, PLEASE get rid of the pills, I did, have a read of my post, my withdrawal fron oxycontin, it really is hell, but it's well worth that to see the light, YOU WILL WIN, I am with you, as are all of us, stay strong PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. David ( oxykicker ).

I know oxycontin is pregnancy category B and Morphine is pregnancy category C but I was curious if it is more likely for neonatal withdrawals form morphine or oxycontin? I think oxycontin has a higher molecular weight and therefore harder time crossing the mom baby barrier. Heard two moms taking 40 mg three times a day had no withdrawals, but didnt know it would be the same for the morphine or not. I am taking 15 mg twice a day of oxcycontin and 40 mg of oxycodone.

com/ Keep in mind that it requires the total daily fentanyl amount when converting fentanyl to oral opioids so you will need to take the mcg/hr dosage and multiply it by 24 and then put that amount into the calculator. Your current total daily fentanyl dosage is 4200 mcg. I ran the calculator for you by converting 120 mg of oxycodone administered via 80 mg + 40mg of Oxycontin daily and the fentanyl strength computed is 50 mcg/hr.

Oxycontin, Morphine, Fentanyl and Methadone. In my opinion, I would start with the Oxycontin. It is easier to wean off of if you ever find yourself in a situation where you don't need it anymore. Remember, just be honest and tell him that you're not getting the relief from your meds at this point. Please take care and good luck with your appt.

I have, since my last day of using Oxycontin, lowered (extremely) my dosage to 5 mgs. I have read in the above comments that lowering the dosage will eventually ween me off of it. However, I'm thinking, if my body is craving opiates, and by taking the 5mgs I am feeding my body exactly what it wants, how will I ever get over the withdrawals?! Once my brother went into rehab, I told my mom about my addiction, and she is very worried about me.

I was a chronic user of both oxycontin and oxycodone. It was prescribed to me for a shoulder injury. I have never used illegally. My dr. never tried to stop or taper me down only the opposite. Within two years I was up to 360 30mg ocodone and 60 60 mg oxycontin a month not to mention soma and 3 xanax bars a day. I never filled the xanax or the soma due to the fact that I had already realized what a monster the pain meds had become (thank god). I had spoken to the dr.

Hi, Im 16 years old and i'm an oxycontin addict. ive been using oxy's for about 4 months almost every day insufflating about 20-40mg's a day. recently ive decided to quit for personal reasons, its my 2nd day off of them now and ive been experiencing pretty severe depression, anti socialness, tiredness, and anxiety. how long do u predict it will take for the depression and anxiety to go away based on the frequency and dosage of my abuse?

I was also prescribed oxycontin for awhile. Before the oxycontin I was taking oxycodone. They were 5mg and I was instructed to take 2 every 4 to 6 hours as needed for pain so I was taking 10mg every 5 hours or so. When my doctor switched me to oxycontin I was started with the 10mg. He upped it within a week because I felt more relief from the oxycodone immediate release. Get the picture? Oxycontin and oxycodone are the same type of narcotic. The difference is oxycodone has acetaminophen.

what dosage of oxycontin should you give a child undre the age of 18? I'm writing a paper on it.

I was originally taking 120 mg of oxycontin and 20 of oxy ir each day. I am now taking 40 mg of oxycontin and 10 of oxy ir. I am finding the lower my dosage goes the harder it is to taper off. I am doing this with my doctors support, I have been taking these drugs for over 4 years due to a severe injury. I would appreciate any advice. I am thinking of just stopping all of it and suffering through the withdrawl rather than it lasting for a few more months. any advice?

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