Pain Medications

[jay3]

Are ms contin and oxy contin the same thing?

[edinbama]

After 4 yrs of taking ms contin  im up to 3 30 mg  and3morphine sulfate 15mg ir Im ready to talk to a nuerosugeron about the out patient sugery where they insert a tube and camera or microscope into the disks to relieve the pain id love to get off the drugs altogether . Has anyone gone this route ?Ive had pain blocks idd disk therepy chiopractors swimming and everything i know about eccept sugery and im scared of major cutting on my back anyone out there been down same road as me ?Ive never lost or run out of my meds usually have a few left over every month when i see the pain management doc   HELP  ed in alabama

[sighburrangel]

I have been a Hospice nurse for 17 years so I know my pain meds very well. MS Contin stands for Morphine Sulfate Continued release,(that is where the Contin comes from)
Oxycodone is percocet, tylox or the generic for oxycodone and tyenol.
Oxycontin is oxycodone but it is in the form of Continued release,that is again where the "Contin" comes from in the name.
When oxycontin is crushed and snorted or shot up instead of getting the oxycondone dose slowly over a period of 8 to 12 hrs the person gets a mega zap because it is made to melt and release exstremely slow so you are getting a controlled perscribed dose.

[lyssamarie]

question? does ultracet contain codine?

[MIGGIE]

help!  We live in La Paz Mexico and my husband broke is collar bone in 3 places. The meds in Mexico are horrible they don't take the pain away. Dr. prescribed Qual  which is 200 mg of paracetamol  50mg clohidrato de dextropropoxifeno and 2 mg of diazepam. It's **** nothing! Any idea? thanks

[copingpoorly]

I have severe back pain due to a series of injuries and obesity. I have not been able to find medications that will relieve my pain. I have taken too much Tylenol already. Most of my pain comes from muscle knots and spasms, but some is deep in the joints. Any recomendations for pain meds without tylenol and muscle relaxants?

[Ghost in my shell]

Hello everyone,
I am not bragging but my two cents worth on the MS vs OXY is this. (BTW: I had a botched surgery of c2,5&6 20 years ago, pain is my constant companion, but thank the Lord I'm mobile in all ways.
In any case if you fire them up there is not much difference....MAYBE 5-10 mg going to OXY. I used to find MS laced frozen drinks (liquid IR w/ the little dropper.) However, pill for pill nothing beats defeating the timed release on at least an 80 OC if you've the tolerence of an elephant (as I do)..:-(
I am adament that Oxycontin has gotten more undeserved bad press just because a few "immortal" 16 year olds chewed a handful of them , not even knowing the strenth and washed them dowm w/ a pint of JD. I dare say this is NOT the drug's fault.
Did you guys/gals know that the FEDs each year "predict yearly what will be needed on their little *controlled substances* list and guess what got a BIG cut for 03? OXYCODONE, which for sake of the bickering above IS the same ingrediate sans acetaminophen, in OC just normally 5 little mg instead of 10-(at one time 340). I understand the publicity got the 340s cut from the line, leaving 160s at the top.
Best wishes to all.....:-)