Chronic Pain Support Group

Hi,

Yes, I'm on my third month. My insurance company isn't happy about it, but it's the only game in town.

It is more consistent than the fent patch, which I quit because they are trash. I was in and out of withdrawl and finally dug deep enough to sell my doc on a different long acting.

It took a month to completely withdraw from the fent, and the Avinzia made me a bit paranoid at first, as did Endocet. I find Avinzia more consistent, overall.

Get some Miralax, I kid you not. And get some chlorhexadrine mouthwash or Quench gum if you find your mouth tastes crappy.

Plus, I'm not a depressed guy, but the downer effect does sometimes depress me a bit, and sometimes it can be sedating. It just takes some getting used to. Hopefully, your doc will find a close equigesic dose. My dose is a bit lower equigesically compared to fent, but I don't want to go any higher on it right now.

Also, remember that this stuff can be lethal if you accidently crunch down on a capsule, or dry swallow and get it stuck in your throat, resulting in rapid release.

Good luck...Snake

Addendum:

http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/f...

seems to be a decent article resource, I'm not a member but hope it helps someone.

-Snake

thanks snake, alot!

It did nothing for the pain, so I stopped it. From what I understand others evaluate it only mildly effective, and I agree. We all have different body chemistries so one person can't always predict these things. I hope it works for you, the long acting part of it is certainly a dream come true for us!

yes, I've tried AVINZA and it was fine. Snake, there is another much cheaper game in town, Oramorph. Oramorph is a 12-hr morphine pill that costs about $45 per month without insurance. I am now on that and I am equally happy with it.

Thanks, ChronicIL

I'll ask my doc. I am always skeptical that anything oral stays in your body 24 full hours, As Avinza claims, especially after the time my dog ate some crayons...-Snake