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]

no...not taking the hydros anymore...and was trying to decide if i couolld take the opana safely...just in case I end up need something for pain so I can work...had a nerve study done and seems i have nerve damage...wasnt happy with the results...am still not going to get another fusion right now tho

[Tuckamore]

It sounds to me that you just weren't getting pain relief from the hydro's. My PCP per scribes me 60mg daily. There are some days I take an additional 15mg and she is aware of that. It is a lot of hydro but I don't snort, crush or any of those things. I simply require the pain relief. I obtain absolutely NO euphoria with them. Initially they gave me some energy but that lasted just a few months.

So it does not sound to me like you have a problem with narcotics. It sounds like you have a problem with chronic pain. I would take the Opana that your physican prescribed for you. I have heard others with addiction problems state they had taken many, many more than what you were taking on a daily basis.

Again good luck to you and please let us know how you are doing. Peace, Tuck

[lovemypillhead]

U are currently taking hydros tho, right?

[worried878]

i used between 60-80 mgs of hydros on a given day..have usedd 100 mgs at times when i had enough....never chewed or snorted...nothing like that....i think perhpas i was just not getting pain relief from the hydros

[worried878]

chronic neck and shouolder pain, degenerative disc disease..one fusion and now wanting me to do another fusion cos my arms r falling asleep,,,i dont want anymore fusions as they cause more troube for the vertebraes that have to take up the slack for the fused vertebrae,,hence another "squished disc that will burst with time..they will fuse on their own when need be...i will wait it out and let them fuse naturally..i do not want all my neck muscles cut again...it was the worst weakness and it slowed me down,...another fusion would cause me to lose my job cos i am a nurse.

[lovemypillhead]

Your dr said that u wouldnt get the euphoric feeling because they are long lasting?

Oxycontin is long lasting---and u can get the euphoric feeling from that.....???  

What the heck?

What type of pain/illness do u have ?