I am glad you found a doctor that listens to you and is willing to give you a new medicine. At least they are trying new things. Are you still taking the Neurontin? How is that going?' Is the job still going okay? You still having pain from what happened there? I can PM you if you would like me to. Just wanted to know if you are doing okay with everything else
Best Wishes
Audrea
You are in my Prayers
From what I have heard from a few others Opana has been a life saver for them. This is from others that have never been on any other long acting med before so they had nothing to compare it to. I have tried Opana and have tried many other long acting meds and for me it was not as effective. As far as the side effects were concerned it was the best one I had ever taken thus far. It was as if I hadn't taken anything at all. No bad side effects at all. Other long acting opiods can cause some nasty side effects you really don't want and Opana would really be worth taking if it worked as well as my other meds. It could have been that I did not try that high of a dose becaue I was just getting back on to Class 2 narcotics. My insurance also would not pay for it so we did not have the choice to see if I could go up on the dose to see if it could of worked for me, would of loved to have tried it. I really liked that it did not make you nauseaus or sweaty like some other stronger narcotics. And as for your doctor saying there is less addiction potential, I think he means that because the abuse potential is going to be much less when you do not get the "high, or buzz" that some of these strong narcotics when taken improperly can give you. This medicine will not do that. This medicine can help control pain, much less side effects, less abuse potential, will help those that may otherwise be prone to abuse, so thise could be a great med for those as well. This could be a great med for so many. This med is especially great for those who have not been exposed to other class 2 narcotics long acting yet, this would be a great first choice .
Hi MrsSinger,
Welcome to our Pain Management Forum.
I have not heard that Opana has any less addictive qualities then any other opiate in it's class. Addiction is far different then dependency. It's a statistical fact that less then 4% of Chronic Pain patients ever become addicts. I am not sure where your physician is coming from with his statements. CP patients normally do not obtain a "high" when taking medications as prescribed... I know I haven't and I do take Hydrocodone (Norco).
From a trusted website, "OPANA ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride extended release) contains oxymorphone, which is a morphine-like opioid agonist and a Schedule II controlled substance, with an abuse liability similar to other opioid analgesics."
The symptoms you are experiencing is probably your system adjusting to the new, stronger opiate. Once your body adjusts, these symptoms should greatly reduce if not cease.
I wish you well and hope that your new meds will be effective in controlling your pain. Please keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.
Take Care,
~Tuck