I know me and you have talked about this in the past, and i think a long acting med would be great for you, it must be hard that everyday you get up and down pain releif.

and even if you could get something and then just have the short acting if needed for breakthrough, make an appt just to talk about it and ask if you dont get any releif to go back to what you have now

take care
becky

Heya hun,I have recently gone from taking Tramadol caps 50mg x2 qds, to Tramadol SR (MR)100mg x1 qds(you can take x2 morning then x2 evening if that works better) You really need to chat to your doctor about it as I am sure there are many different options.It is just a case of trying things out and finding whats best for your needs. Hope you find something that helps hun xx xx

hi im claire i take so many pills like juceey i take tramadol up to 8 a day. in between them i take the co-domodal 30/500mg up to 8 a day.
i have liquid morphine which i use for my long release i cant have that up to 4 times but take once in morning and one at night.

i do find that the long release meds help when i want to do something like shopping once a week. the only way you can really find out hun is to see yr dr and ask him.
good luck let us know how you go take care

Well Vics and Percs can really mess with your stomach after a while so time release is a good option. It all depends on your pain level what you should take. Talk to your Doctor for sure but when I switched from many vicodins to Oxy ER 20's and 5 mg oxy breakthrough it helped a lot. But again consult your doctor so you dont end up taking too much and your tolerence gets too high. Good luck!

Oh and MS contin is morphine sulfate not really oxy and it can make you very drowsy. I find with Oxy, I can function.

Fentenyl is also a good time released med in the patch. it is very strong, but they have a small starting dose of 12.5mcg. For me it has worked really well. You will just have to see what works for you.

take care
Melissa

I am switching from 150 mg patches per day to oral time release oxi and percocet every 4 hours during the day with codeine sulfate 60mg for breakthough. I really is finding what works for you. Don't get discouraged, that is where I am right now. But change is always difficult and I know that we will figure it out.
Good Luck
binet

I have been trying all sorts of things that are on the market and I am shocked as can be that the most effective pain meds for me are the least expensive. I like the long lasting, low side effects (at least for me) is methadose, methadone. I was so resistant because I thought it had a bad reputation, it sounded scary. I really like it, it takes the pain away and lasts a very long time and I take a hydrocodone with out tylenol that I have specially made at a compounding drug store. I also have liquid morphine for the break out pain, and when it is really bad, nothing works ever. I hope you can find something that you will be happy with.
p

I was put on Oxycontin about 6 months ago & take Vicodin for break-thru pain. I was scared to death to take this (because of the negativity you hear about it)& actually refused at first. Now I am glad that I finally gave in. I take 70mg every 12 hrs. (kind of a high dose from what I've been told) It does not last the whole 12 hrs which is why I take the Vicodin. From what I understand, Oxycontin is basically a strong,time released, long acting Percocet without the acetominophen (sp?) It does do a good job with the pain.

thanks all.

just a personal experience...they put me on oxy last year and it made a big difference...then that doc took me off, and I was constantly trying to keep up with the pain and popping pills. I am back on ms contin, and it makes a huge difference in my day and night....especially the night. I think it is a good option to consider. For me I end up taking less meds overall through the day because of it. And even though the thought can be scarry, I am more overwhelemd and disturbed when I am popping other meds 4+ times a day when I am in bad shape. Just some thoughts