Cutting oxycontin

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I have a prescribed 80mg oxycontin, but don't need the entire thing.  I am at the end of my injury and need less relief.  I know its time released, but how would it effect the release if its cut as close to perfectly in half as possible?

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To a person that seems to care.  Beach I can tell that you care about folks.  I respect your mission and wish you luck.  Perhaps we will meet again, if I am welcome in the forum.  No one has welcomed me.  I do not thing the meds are a casual thing and maintain a steady fear of them.  Good day to you.

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Thank you for your detailed description.  I am done with the oxycontin.  I am sorry that I posted this on this forum.  It was a mistake.  The time release factor was not disturbed when the pill was split almost perfectly in half.  I simply did not want the whole thing and I'm not going to get a new script for 1 pill.  In my way, it was a taper.  The time release seemed to be in the granulales not in the outer layer.  The white granuales inside would have been exposed halfway down my throat anyway.  I did NOT want it to powder.  I did not want to get high on it.  I used the lst 80 to taper down as effectively as knowledge could help me.  It is all over now and aparently the "osmodic gradient" remained constant.  Thank you very much for your concern though.  I will not get oxycontin again and would have refused them this time had I been aware of their power.  I am a CP patient (Chronic Pain for you Beach), that takes Norco regularly for constant pain.  The oxycontin was a very short term thing for a serious cut that almost took half my hand.

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What is your reasoning for cutting the Oxys? You do not want to crush OR cut that tablet. The function of an extended release tablet is based on several things.1. the osmotic gradient between the contents of the bi-layer core (thats the tablet in two layers) and 2. the fluid in your GI track. Drug delievery remains constant as long as the osmotic gradient remains constant and then gradually reduces itself to zero.Now if this tablets outer shell is broken or the fluid in the GI track is increased or decreased, it would greatly effect the absorption of this pill causing tooo much or tooooo little of the drug getting into your system. I would not even risk it. 80mg is suppose to be extended over a 8-12 hour period meaning its only designed to deliver about 10 mg and hour. The worst that may or may not happen is you could get a 80mg dose at once instead of 10 mg. That is 8 times more then what you should. Or you may not get anything at all depending on your GI track. Please be careful and get a new script.......

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Constant pain is a good description.  The sarcasm over the wasted script was wasted on me.  Perhaps we'll meet again.  Thanks for not going "completely" overboard.

Yes I see what this board is about, but after I posed my question.  There is no delete feature.  If I have encroached on you kingdom where only "your" will is imposed, then I bow gracefully out.

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CP= Chronic Pain.  How do I know that? because I am a CP patient but am also addicted! I do not feel just physical though anymore. Uggggg!

So yes I guess, "constant" could be used too.  

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wasting oxycotins wow you wouldn't want to do that ................

do you see this forum and all the people here this is a result of people not wasting there oxycotins in a way.........instead people are being wasted and preserving the good name of oxycotin.........

what is a CP patient (constant pain) what?

80 mg oxycotin is a very strong and addictive narcotic pain pill...........
Your injury must of been very serious and your pain unbearable...............