Re: my pain manger discharged me(Steve & Netty)

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Thats good advice Steve.

I wish more doctors did tests like that.

So many seem to presume that everyone " should " fit into some predetermined idea

or pigeonhole.

Btw, I metabolize some drugs faster than others too; so, oxycontin didn't last

the full 12 hours, but rather about 8 hours, with a longer tail end.

Still,it was better than some meds which last only 2-3 hours.

One pain mgt MD I had gave me *3* oxycontin a day and several shorter lasting

hydrocdone for brreakthrough pain. That was unusual though.

But, where I am now,my pain mgt doctor will only prescribe MS Contin 2x a

day,with 3 short term meds for breakthrough pain, no exceptions.

I really wish thing were different re: attitudes and laws with pain meds, but,

they're not.

K.

Re: Re: my pain manger discharged me

It sounds like you are a rapid metaboliser of oxycodone and klonipin, which

is why your oxycodone levels are lower than anticipated (not that there is

anyway to determine how much oxycodone someone has taken based on their

blood levels) and the fact that you only get two hours of relief. I must

warn you that you may not get great results with OxyContin because you will

likely rapidly metabolise the oxycodone in that as well. I can't recommend

a test, but I can tell you that my doctor ran a CYP450 genetic test that

tells the doctor which metabolic channels rapidly metabolise the drugs and

they can use that to pick a drug that will work better.

Steve M in PA

i was so surprised when i got a phone call form the dcotor himself telling

me he is dismoissing me and would no longer treat me cause me klonipin

levels didn't show up for two months in a row then he said my roxy levels

were low that i might be selling my pills or taking to many