question about percs

[MsJGiordano]

I'm new here and need to ask a question. I suffer from chronic pain and recently had to change drs, after getting new insurance. My new dr will only give me a limited supply of my Percocets as a new patient-its office policy or something. One of my employees has been getting them for me when I run out. The ones he gives me are the yellow 10 mg and they have the imprints and everything BUT some of them are scraped and powdery. Is there something wrong with them? Are they safe to take? I trust my employee, but I dont know anything about his source

[1234betterlife]

my personal opinion is if you did not pick them up at the pharmacy yourself you have no idea what you are taking. the sad thing is....if you are an addict you will take the chance. that is the truth because i have done it. i am sure others have as well.

[lurker]

Can you get your records from your old doctor to show how much Percocet you had been on?  How much were you getting and how much are you getting now?  And I thought the yellow ones were 10mg Vicodin - could be wrong.  You're taking a chance taking them, but they are probably the same thing but you really do never know.  Are you trying to quit?

[formernurse]

Usually powdery means old and maybe stored in heat or high moisture.  This can change their effectivness.  Also it could mean they are from out of the country and who knows what is in them.  Hope you can get your records to your new md.  Are you on a large amt of perc's?  Always dangerous to get meds from unknown source.

[MsJGiordano]

I take 10 mg two or three times a day. I am waiting for my urologist to provide all of my info and CAT scan records etc to my new dr-I have kidney problems that are extremely painful

[troubleinohio]

can you still read the numbers imprinted on them? If so you can find out if they even ARE percs. If you cant read the number/imprint, I would NOT take them at all. God only knows what they could be!  

[Debby317]

Hi- I have been on all Mgs of percocet..5, 7.5, and are now on 10 Mine have always been white...might be generic but I didn't know percocet came in yellow? Live & Learn :-)

[Ga Guy]

The real deal Percocet name brand drug isn't yellow...they're white. But, he's describing Endocet, which is a Percocet generic produced by Endo corp. Same thing, just a generic. Those things were/are my weakness. Powdery and brittle usually means they have been exposed to moisture. Be careful and wary of buying any medication, especially scheduled drugs from "sources". It's dangerous, not to mention illegal.