OPANA for pain...anyone have any input?

[worried878]

My pain doctor had recommended 10 mgs of opana 3 x a day///i have had a problem with hydros in the past/lortabs to be specific...he says they r longer lasting and do not cause the euphoria that hydros do?   he says i woulnt need to take 8 a day to get pain relief...still a bit skeptical as i have been addicted in the past..any help here?

[worried878]

I have heard it is a "new supposedly "safer" drug as the euphoria if takn by mouth is not there but it does help pain...if snorted or used IV it is suppsed to go way up on the abuse list...dont know..i took methadone before for a week twice...20 mgs..no buzz at all but it did help my pain,...holy cow just afraid of all of this stuff i guess...never snorted or anything..never even thought about it til i got on the forum for addiction..just never occurred to me....but i do know that just cos u dont feel high does not mean u wont get physically addicted to a med if it is a narcotic

[SHELLBELL79]

I took OpanaER for about 2 to 3 months and started last Dec. Before that I was taking 2 vicodin es 4 times a day and the 25mcg Fentanyl patch. My new PM doc didn't like drugs like vicodin,etc. So I went from taking what I was taking and he put me on 10, then 20mg of Opana er. It did absoulutely nothing for me. I had my psychaitrist looked it up b/c it has the same generic name as diludid and he found out that it is not diludid. He says it wasn't the same as diludid at all. It has its own new ingredients. Thanks God, I still had my refills on the vicodin es b/c I would have been screwed just taking the Opana er. It might help you, I just know it was like taking a sugar pill for me.

[stuckinopanaland]

You really need to tell your doc about the depression! I didn't for a while and they eventually asked me if it was wearing me down mentally!  There are different meds out there for different types of depression of course you need one for pain depression which is like cymbalta or my mom takes effexor 75mg after she had two strokes that left her 60% handicapped on her right side and totally deaf in her left ear! And they show no signs of euphoria but you will no it when you stop taking it! My mom has run out before and she was unbearable to be around until she got a refill the bad thing is if you let it get out of your system it takes days even weeks to get it back in! When I started taking the cymbalta I called the doc back after 3-4 days and said this **** is not working and thay told me to wait at least 10 days to see if it was going to work and it did! About the 4-6 day into it I started to get really tired after the dose in the am and about the 10th day I was back to normal feeling and after a month of that is when I had to change md's so I could get the combonation of pills that I am on now! If you read my post on here it will tell you everything I have been through with pain management and how I got discharged because they left me without meds for 6-7 days and I took some of my old meds that were prescribed by that same pain management doctor and he claimed that I was in breach of my opiate contract! So that is why I usually type in most of the replies I send in caps to DO NOT TICK OFF A PM DR!!!! If you look at my main page and check out my posts you will see all the **** I have been through and the reason I told all of this stuff is hopefully people will read it and cover themselves so they will not be left out in the cold with no help for intense on going pain! Take Care of yourself because most doc's out there are really just in it for the money and reputation in my opinion!

[worried878]

u guys r great...i am trying to keep going but the pain is keeping me depressed half the time...people say i have a funny look on my face...it is not funny at all!  it is pain.,.it will wear my bu11 out

[stuckinopanaland]

Hi again, If the euphoria from the drug makes you feel like you are abusing it then opana is most likely the drug for you! Amph is totally correct about the pain at one time the doc's had to put me on cymbalta for a while until they found a combo of drugs that would work for me! Eventually the pain will make you go nuts if it isn't controlled and kept at a bearable amount! I thought I was going crazy there for a while with the pain just antagonizing me day in and out and it was starting to show through my patience with my kids! My patience level with them was reducing rapidly! Don't get me wrong here I was and never have been violent towards kids which I have three girls 15,12 and 5 and it was to the point that I could not stand to even hear a vacumn cleaner running! The doc's made sure it was a short time of usage of the cymbalta as they said I was going to have enough trouble tapering off the pain pills once my injury has been corrected! They did help for a while until the docs got me regulated! It is very scary thinking about coming off the pain pills as I can never forget how bad it feels just going a day or two between scripts and I am 35 yrs old and up untill 2-3 yrs ago I had never touched a pain pill unless I had a tooth fixed or pulled or something of that nature! Now I can't get out of bed or even put my socks on in the mornings unless I take my meds and wait in bed until they start working! Anyway good luck with whatever you decide on! I try to explain my situation so hopefully people will read what I am going through and take heed to it and not let pain pills run thier lives and the respect you get from loved ones as well! Take care and have a merry x-mas

[Amphitrite]

Worried, please don't make yourself suffer with such pain. Your a strong person and from what I gather you wouldn't even be considering taking pain meds again if the pain wasn't to a point which is really effecting your daily life and the quality of it.

All narcotics now have a bad name but that only applies to how your going to take them. IMHO if you feel it's time to try something out and let your doctor know you would like to be monitored very closely (if they know of the past) it's very possible to control your use if the med doesn't provide a euphoric like feeling and you keep a close watch on how your doing internally. Maybe even go a stepy further and have someone you trust hold them for you just as a precausion until you feel you can safely take them.

Of course the decision is yours and always will be. But living in pain can be devestating. After three years I finally agreed to take my pain meds and it was a nice change to be able to sit in peace and finally take a breath.

Just make sure you give it all the thought you need to and don't rush into the decision. But you know your own internal strength and what's best for you. I just hate to see you suffering. You help so many here and are always there for someone when they are having a bad day. Maybe it's time to make sure your getting the support you need for the pain. Even if it's trying any other non-narcotic options possible before you decide.

Amph