Oxycontin Was Re: Can anyone answer for me?............

August 1, 2001

> My doctor gave me a few tablets of Oxycontin 10 mg. to try.>

Does anyone know much about this oxycontin? Is it really just ms

contin

> under another name? Or is it a different med? Has anyone had

experience

> with it versus contin and the asthma issue? How much has it helped

others

> pain?

> Please, if anyone can help on these , I would really appreciate

it.

> Thank you.....diane

>

Hi Diane:

I used Oxycontin for a year, so I guess I know as much about it as

anyone. I couldn't afford it, as I was spending more than $300 a

month, and have no insurance. I now use methadone, which costs about

$20 per month.

Oxycontin is oxycodone, which is the medication found in percocet and

percodan (actually there are two very similar drugs, oxycodone and

hydrocodone, and I may have them switched, but they are very

similar). The difference with OC is that it is time release. It

claims to be for 12 hours, but for me and other people I have heard

from it lasts much less than that. I found myself going through

withdrawal symptoms because the Doc insisted the literature must be

right, so I had to pretend it lasted 12 hours, even though it didn't.

Methadone is at least as effective for me. The main down side is that

it makes me very drowsy at times.

I can't speak to your question about your asthma. MS contin is

morshine sulfate, contin, or continuous release. The idea is the same

with MS Contin and Oxycontin, but the main ingredient is different of

course. Oxycodone could have the same effect on your breathing, but

there's only one way to find out for sure. Do you need to pain relief

enough to take a chance??

Best wishes,

Mark

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