Bumping this one.....hey Aspire...this must be a really new med!?!?

If you click on the med in the post you will get a little info on it. Please keep us or me updated on how you like it. It sounds like it could work.

I guess it is really new. I don't know if that's a good thing or not? LOL!

I really think it's working. My pain has gone down since I took the first one about 2 hours ago, and I feel better!! Isn't that awesome! Let's just hope that it makes it the 12 hours that it's supposed to. But I'm just happy it's working at all!!!!

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT. I WONDER WHAT THE COSTS ARE GONNA BE? I THINK I WOULD LIKE THAT B/C I'M TAKING BOTH OF THOSE NOW SEPERATELY.HMmmmmmmPLS. KEEP US POSTED ON THIS ONE....LOVE...HELEN

boudreaux, from what I read, it's not oxycodone, and morphine. It's a completely different mixture. Oxycodone, is "hydrocodone" and morhphine is morphine. But I think this is something different. Doc says I could even go thru withdrawal, because I'm on hydrocodone, and there isn't any hydro in this stuff. We'll see.

As Socalgal said, you can click on the highlighted name of the med in your post, that will take you to a page with some info, click on Wikipedia and it will take you to a site with all kinds of info. It's an opiate, used to be in a pill form known as 'blues'. addictive.

Yes, it's a pill. I clicked the link in my post, and that's where I learned the difference between it and the hydro. I'm sure it is addicive. I don't think there is anything that isn't anymore. *sigh* I'm just glad that there is something that's working. It's been almost 4 hours, and still feeling improved!!!

Just wondered how you are feeling on your new meds?

I hope they work for you.

How are you doing on this ?
I think the drug you mean is OPANA.. or the extended release form which is newer in 2006...Here is the website..
http://www.opana.com/

As far as I can tell, it's working great! I've taken it twice, 14 hours apart, and my pain has gone from an 8 to less than a 1. I'm estatic! I didn't think I would EVER be one of those people that could get my pain under control. It's awesome. I'd recommend it to anyone. I've only been on it for 18 hours or so, and the efficacy could go down, but I'm keeping my hopes up at this time, because it's working remarkably well.

Micki, yes, it is Opana ER 10mg. I can go up to 2/10mg. tabs if I need to. Also, she gave me a script for Opana 5mg. (not ER) for breakthrough pain. I have to drive an hour to get it though. I'm hoping to get it today.

Wow keep us posted.Im glad for you It sounds like you found something that may really work.......Hugs to you

Aspire, im so glad u found something that is working for your pain.

Im not sure if this is a common thing or not, maybe i should post this as a seperate topic but this is what happens to me.

My rheumo has tried me on so many different meds, narcotics included, oxycontin did nothing, i mean nothing for me, that was one of theee worst months i ever went thru with fibro.

I started on the fent patch, wasnt effective for the entire 3 days i was to wear the patch and it wouldnt stay on the entire 3 days.

So he switched me to Ms Contin 12 hour release. It worked great then gradually i started with the flares that were lasting for weeks. I would start vicodin or darvocet for flares, both of those quit working, so he started me on percocet, now the perc doesnt really help my flares of if im hurting really really bad i feel like im not taking anything.

So at my last rheumo apt he upped my ms contin dose every 12 hours. I have gradually felt the flare coming on for over 3 weeks now, 1 1/2 percocet isnt touching my pain.

Sorry this got long, my point is the problem i have is that eventually whatever med im taking that is working really good wears off, that is the only way i can describe it.
I hope this med works for a long time for you.

Im so happy that your pain level is down that low.

Haven't used it, but it is very similar to hydromorphone. They are both synthetic forms of morphine. I take hydromorphone also known as Dilaudid and it is a very good pain med. It doesn't make me woosy or out of it in any way, but it dulls the pain on bad days and it completely eliminates it on good days.

sIGN ME UP. i HAVE TRIED TO AVOID PAINKILLERS. But I have had it with the @#$%$#@ pain. Sorry for the sloppy typing. My brain is barely functioning today. Good for you on finding something thst works. Besides I am 64. I don't care if I get addicted. I would like to have some kind of decent quality of life with the years I have left. sue