Avinza???

[thisissohard]

anyone have any problems with Avinza? (morphine sulfate extended release). My dr said that it had an antagonist that made it non addictive.  He prescribed it to me alone with Norco (high dosage)- I stopped taking both, and it's been 6 weeks, but I'm still struggling.

[sterling_silver]

Your going to take Morphine for back pain? How is that going to help heal your back? It will only make your back worse. Morphine is for sucking chest wounds in the battle field.Maybe it's good, while they cut you out of your car after a bad crash. If you can walk, and sit at your computer, I really don't think you need morphine for your back pain.

[Mikeinthesouth]

Thanks for clearing this up traci Morphine is morphine and the name will not make it any less hard to come clean off of. Mike I was seriously considering calling dr for appt. to try it. Time release less adicting????? If it sounds to good to be true it probably is.

[TrayCee]

I have taken 90mg up 3x a day, the 24 hour time release is BS. It only lasted a few hours for me, but was very effective blocking pain.  It is also very addicting with sever withdrawls.  Its common sense people. Morophine=addicting

[troubleinohio]

just wanted to throw in my 2 cents since I have previously taken both MS Contin and Avinza. Everyone has pretty much covered all the aspects above but I wanted to add that I could not breathe worth a **** when taking the MS Contin (i have asthma and the MS made it much much worse). As for the Avinza i was able to take that for a while, for some reason it didnt effect my breathing as much (or maybe my asthma was just doing really well at that time, I dont remember) anyhow, i was only on it a short time and even so, I noticed it lost its effectiveness quickly on the same dose, and you cant increase the dose on that as its a 24 hour time release...you'd OD if you took more than one. But anyhow, thats my input on that, it didnt help my pain for long..

[Mikeinthesouth]

Istant release morphine as I had broken my back and had surgery to stabalize the vetrabrae with implants. I have been taken out of work for a few years now and don't know what the future holds. I had ocycontin for a couple of years then they switched to morphine as to why I did not ask. I had at one time the time release morphine ms contin but that is no longer but I am sure I can be prescribed it again if necessary. I had the liquid morphine solution until moving on to the caplet pill from. I guess I just abused the hell out of all of it. All I can say is I have experienced withdrawals off of oxcycodone and the time release oxycodone as well and am dealing with the same withdrawals here today.

[BornTwoRiff]

My doctor gave it to me to try to pull me offf 100mcg/ Duragesic when I first started weaning 4 months ago.. By the end of the week I was sick to my stomach but I think that was from the abrupt discontinuation of the patch.. Avinza killed pain better than /Duragesic but I was scared of it because dr said it was MORPHINE.. slow release.. Is it really that easy to come off of should I need it ?? did  you use it for 6weeks and just stop with no w/d??  I was only taking 30mg and it was great for pain..