pain med question again

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Hello,

I have yet another question to ask about pain meds. My pharmacist says that

percocet isn't nesecarily stronger than darvocet in as much as it is a

different med and might work differently. But then again I have heard that

Darvocet is just glorified motrin. But you hear about all the dependency on it,

so that makes me wonder where the truth lies. It's usually somewhere between the

middle.

Anyway, I had stayed away from vicodin for pain relief after a bad experience

with it, but ended up taking one tonight because of pain, the darvocet just

isn't cutting the mustard anymore. The difference I notice is that it doesn't

make me feel as drugged out as the darvocet does, but it doesn't exactly do more

for the pain either. And I don't know if I can take percocet an hour after

taking a vicodin like I can after a darvocet. I guess I have gotten comfortable

there.

Does anyone know the " real " story on these 2 drugs, or is just a personal

preference thing? Kinda like those that prefer morphine to demerol. I have to

ask my FNP on tuesday for a prescription for vicodin if there really is a " real "

difference but she only wanted to write me a script for 30 darvon and I fear the

same for vicodin and my prescription for darvocet is for 60 and that gets me

through the month....supplemented by percocet.

I feel like such a druggie asking these questions and even more so for having to

go to the FNP and ask for meds. So whatever I have to ask for I only want to

have to bring it up once a year and not revisit it again if I don't have to.

Thanks for the help. I sure need all the advice on this issue I can get.

Sandy in Ca