oxycontin vs kadian

I have recently been referred to a new pain management doc and he is in the process of adding/switching me over to Kadian for long-acting pain control vs. just the Norco I have been on....my question primarily is how long will it take for me to adjust to the change from short acting opiate to the extended release meds...

then placed me on 400 mcg actiq 5 times a day and 30 mg kadian once daily. the kadian never seemed like the problem, i could take it or not, but i could not go without the actiq.i always ran out b4 appt time and so forth. i realized i had a problem so i began to detox myself, and my dental bills were racking up from sucking lolipops all day. my dr. @ my clinic was and is a wonderful dr. i violated the terms of my contract by thinking i knew the best way to come off these drugs.

im in the same situation as u. im on kadian which is morphine 100mg once a day which i do not abuse. oxy im up to 480mg a day. 480mg daily. whenever i decide to quit oxy i start taking my kadian and i get no withdrawls whatsoever. unfortunataly its harder for us to quit cause we have meds that prevent wds. its the mindgames that i play withmyself that get me everytime. i know i dont have to physically withdrawl so its easy to keep quitting and starting again.

I stopped Kadian ASAP . I am now on Oxycontin/ Topamax and Cymbalta. I told my Dr about the Kadian reaction and she still wanted me on it. I have since changed Dr's and now have a wonderful, caring pain management Dr who implanted a spinal cord Stimulator. in Feb 2011. I still use the pain meds, but have cut back. I also dont need muscle relaxers anymore at all. I dont know why the Kadian did that too me but I know I will never take that again. I was truly scared to death to go to sleep.

Just wondering if anyone has had any success on using kadian for pain management. I personally haven't used it. I have read quite a bit on the internet about it and many say it helped their pain quite a bit without giving them the buzz or high associated with other pain meds. I do realize it is morphine sulfate so I would think you would feel something. I have had problems in the past on taking more than prescribed so would love to find something to help with the pain without the high.

I have to be honest with you I have not taken pure oxycontin, however I have taken percocet 7.5/350 and have not had to return to my dr. Now maybe it is different for pure oxycontin. Now my dr is putting my on Kadian and I don't really feel that I will have problems getting it. Now that is my dr.

I have been in pain managment for 4 year with back and neck issues. I am prescribed Oxycontin 40mg 4x's daily and hydrocodone 10/325 4x daily. Thinking of switching to the patch. Do I need to wean off oxy before using the patch. Do i need to worry about od ing because of the halflife of oxy? So one day I guess they will tell me to stop taking oxy and start the patch i am assuming 100mcg to = what I am taking now. Any help would e great. Pros and Cons to the patch?

I seen this new Pain Doc and she had no clue on my history and switch me to Kadian 20mg CR once a day when I begged her not to because A.) 10mg's worked well with me. I was taking a Oxy at 9am, A loritab at 2pm then another Oxy at 9pm again, It Worked well" B.) I started on 20mg's of Oxy and it gave me the same issues I'm having now on this new med. "Anxiaty, sleepy, confused, cant think straight". But anyways.

Hi everyone, I was recently taken off my usual pain med regimine of 75 micr of Fentanyl Patch every 48 hours and 4 mg hydramorphone ( dilauded) 4-6 times a day.

Recently, Embeda was removed from the market and my doctor replaced it with Kadian. I do not find Kadian to be as helpful with my chronic back pain and it costs $40.00 per month even with Blue Cross help. Does anyone have any recommendations of what might be on the market that would be affordable and effective? Thanks.

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?

Been through the hell of oxycontin, the laughable results of ultram, and methadone madness. I would like to switch to kadian, my mother-in-law being an R.N. and a chronic pain sufferer, suggested asking for a switch from the ms contin to kadian, to see if there is any difference. Is this a just request? My pain can be very severe at times, i just want to stop hurting.

He sent me to an addiction specialist-I had been taking Kadian 30 mg 2x a day, 8-10 Norco 10/325. I went off of the Kadian pretty easily-then started the suboxone, I was able to decrease pretty fast until 2 mg-I was on 2 mg for about 4 days and went off-I began having withdrawl so I went back on the Norco-I had severe withdrawls last night so today I took 4mg of Sub-I am going to go down to 2mg tommorrow and stay that way.

2 major back surgeries, and still in pain. Doctor gave me Kadian to help with pain. Does anyone know if I can quit taking percocet and loritab cold turkey while on kadian? Will I still go through withdrawl? Have begun tapering off...or so I am telling my husband. I want to quit the daily abuse and just take one pill. The kadian has eliminated a lot of the pain. I feel better, but want to stop with the other meds.

ve been on Oxymorphone (Opana) 80mg per day and 15mg x 4 per day of Oxycodone for breakthrough pain for about 6 months. Before that I was on Kadian and before that I was on Oxycontin. I started having severe anxiety on the Kadian (200 mg per day) and so my doctor switched me to a slightly higher dose of Opana and the anxiety stopped. I've been on the Opana for about 6 months and I had a Discectomy and Laminectomy about 10 days ago.

question is how to get my doc to understand? I was told that i should be on Oxycontin with no acetaminophen stuff...help??? I know it wont take the pain away...I'm just looking to be able to "deal" with it...but I understand that I'm digesting way too much Tylenol stuff???

2 major back surgeries, and still in pain. Doctor gave me Kadian to help with pain. Does anyone know if I can quit taking percocet and loritab cold turkey while on kadian? Will I still go through withdrawl? Have begun tapering off...or so I am telling my husband. I want to quit the daily abuse and just take one pill. The kadian has eliminated a lot of the pain. I feel better, but want to stop with the other meds.

I had severe chronic pain and went through ALL the opioids...morphine kadian,fentanyl dilaudid (all in HIGH doses!)...and NOTHING worked until I was put on a low dose of methadone. My pain was gone, I felt NO high whatsoever and , unlike the other opioids I felt no urge to up my dosage for over 3 years. HOWEVER...It is not only EXTREMELY addictive, the withdrawals make heroin withdrawals feel like a a light cold with sniffles.

I been on Kadian since 9-11. I also retired about a year after. I had 2 back surg. And full wrist fusion. Dr. Put me on Kadian I'm now on 20 mg 3x a day. For the past month I only take 2. I want off these dam pills!!!! Can I do these on my own? This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Addiction/Question-tapering-off-drugs/show/2205852">Question tapering off drugs</a>.

I successfully got off of Suboxone after about a month and half being on it-I had been taking Norco, Dilaudid, Kadian. On the 8th day I felt almost back to normal and then I got into an accident and got horrible headaches. I took 3 Norco and a few days later 2. It has been about a week now and I feel like if I don't take the 2 Norco a day-WD. Should I go back on Suboxone or just taper the Norco.

I have had nausea and vomiting every day since I have been home. We split the Kadian to 30/30mg and I am still sick. I am hoping it is the Kadian that is making me sick. Even though I have taken it for a long time with no side effects I can't think what else it could be. I take antinausea meds every day for it. I want to stop taking 30mg and replace it with my oxycodone 10mg as needed. I do not go back to the clinic for 3 weeks and I am trying to get back on my feet.

Hi I was on Norco, Dilaudid, and Kadian for about 2 years, I never abused my medication-i was taking it for a pinched nerve in my neck. I didn't want to be on opiates anymore due to stomach and constipation problems. I took Suboxone for about 1.5 and got off-I did have withdrawls but I took a few days off of work and I managed.

I think one is just time released (oxycontin) while the other is regular but you know it is really easy to find this info on the internet -- just google it.

I suggest the extended relief if you find you are in pain all the time, something like a Kadian or the Fentanyl Patch and then something milder for breakthrough pain like Opana or Dilauded. You will need to talk to your doctor and possibly seek the guidence of a Pain management Doctor. There is a great Pain Management Forum on here that you may want to consult for better advice.

yes there tends to be less abuse with the kadian .....The one thing you have to be very careful of if you go back on the kadian it is very dangerous with any alcohol.

I started Jan 9th and I was taking 60mg of OxyContin. This week if my first week off and I feel better than ever. I am clear, stopped forgetting things, I'm happy! And best of all I have LESS pain! I am still taking some Oxycondone for pain when needed but that is it. Anyone who is thinking of tapering, DO IT! You won't regret it!

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