Oxycontin half life
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Drugs in general have what is called a half-life in metabolism to active form, and also a half-life for the extraction by the kidneys of the active form. A half-life is simply the time taken to remove/destroy one half of the drug. If T = 3hrs is the half-life to eliminate the active form of a particular drug, then once T hrs have elapsed you have only 50% of the active form left. Once another T hours have elapsed, ie 6hrs, there will be only 25% of the active form left.
I posted and asked if OxyContin could cause depression. I had been on OxyContin for five and a half years and I was very depressed. The members on this forum told me that it does cause severe depression and OxyContin can stop Depression meds from working. I was up to 120mg of OxyContin for pain management.
I decided to come off OxyContin because after three years of horrible depression, I was in danger of harming myself.
"If you can cut down by 10-20% at a time it won't be so bad. I don't think you can do that with Oxycontin"
If you cut or crush an Oxycontin or other generic Oxycodone controlled-release (extended-release), you while ruin the controlled release action of the pill.
A better idea to taper your dose, is to use a liquid version of Oxycontin so that you can use a syringe (without the needle). This is so you can measure a more precise dose.
You could also switch to Methadone.
Hello Dezdon,
I am glad you recognize you have some problems with oxy's. I don't know how you did it put according to my search you should be experiencing withdrawals.
The usual elimination half-life of oxycodone following the administration of OxyContin was 4.5 hours compared to 3.2 hours for immediate-release. I found the following calculations on another wed site and compared it with other sites. This appears to accurate and in language that is understandable.
i just want to be normal again i dont want to have to depend of something to make me feel right i just want my life back. how long do they normally last?
lortab has a short half laife...percocet is relatvely short...oxycontin is extended release so a longer half life.,..suboxone has a halflife of up to 3 days where lortab is 5-6 hours..methadone also has a long half life as well...therefore drugs like sub, methadone...oxycontn to a lesser degree are harder to wd from and the wd takes longer due to the long half life
when some one has been tapering/slowly cuting back their dose each day...
I had those for about a month and moved onto methadones, to oxycontin.. Its been about four and a half months and I am ready to be done. I am curious to see how bad withdrawal will be. I have gone days here and there without using.. Only took 40 mg methadone a day, and if I didn't have that 80mg of Oxycontin... Has anyone gone through withdrawal after this short of time?
Of course Percocet is an immediate release formulation of oxycodone and thus has a shorter half-life than the OxyContin. Detoxification from oxycodone depends on your level of pain and your desire to stop taking it. This can take as little as seven days or possibly up to 3 months if you gradually change the regimen of your medication.
Hi I have been relying on 20mg of controlled release oxycontin to wake-up in the morning for months now. I have been starting with 20 then as that wears of I take another 20. The most I have taken in a day is 80mg. Forgot to mention that I have been chewing them before swallowing. Do you think this will be hard to get off? and what am I going to feel?
Hi again support people. Just a question for you., I am down to three oxy per day now and have been tapering quckly. Other than the runs and a bit of an upset stomach. I actually feel more alive than I have in months. Now as some of you know, I went from 20 a day to 3 over a two week period. I keep waiting for the bang. What would if be like if I went to 2, then 1 then zero in jsut 3 or 4 days. Even if I stuck at one for a long time. Would that make any difference to the discomfort.
If you have the self disipline you could go down a half every other day maybe. Or if you want to enlist the help of someone else they could space them for you. But when they are gone be ready with the vitamins and hot tub for three days. Have you seen the "most viewed Health Pages" Theres a whole list of things that will help! Sam-e L-lysine, B complex, Imodium to name a few. you may feel icky for a couple weeks but whey protein will help get your energy back. Aminos Aminos!!!
i am curious, i take the 12hr timed release oxycontin, ( as directed) and was wondering can i break the pills in half to receive half the doses for the purposes of self desired weaning. or in1/4 i am on 40mgs twice daily.
i have gone cold turkey b4 but do not look forward to another bout of WD, and my Dr. tells me i will, based on my cervical spine fusion have to take them for life, and i want to try and see were my pain level is at.
thankyou..
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