Would OxyContin 20 be better for pain than the current Oxycodone hcl 15mg? Or are they basically the same? I have been on oxycodone 15mg 4x daily for about 2 years and they are starting to become seriously ineffective? Would a similarly strong dose of Oxycontin, which I understand is time released be better for managing my chronic pain?
Q: Oxycontin or Oxycodone hcl?
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7/ 3/09 4:28pm
the difference is oxycontin is an extended release tab (over 8-12 hours) oxycodone hcl is an immediate release form of the drug-it's effects last 3-5 hours, depending on how your body processes it
If your pain is constant, you should be on oxycontin every 8 or preferably, every 12 hours. The ER dose won't necessarily be the total mg dose of the IR dosage you take now. You may have to adjust the dose every 3-4 days until your Dr finds what is right for your metabolism and tolerance
11/ 9/10 10:37pm
After many years of pain follolling numerous spine surgeries, the best pain relief was from 2 Oxycontin ER per day, and up to 3 Roxicodone (Oxycodone IR) used for breakthru pain. So you possibly could be put on 20MG of oxycontin ER twice a day and if needed 5 or 10 MG of Roxicodone as needed for breakthru pain.
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