Re: Percocet 10/650 - Laurie

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Laurie,

As usual, your reply and explanation about the amounts of Tylenol

(acetomenophen) and aspirin in such medications as Percocet, Percodan,

Darvocet, Ultracet, Vicodan, etc. was excellent! I agree with you that anyone

taking these analgesics needs to be careful of the doses, and needs to be

educated about their content. An excellent place to check on any medication

is:

http://www.rxlist.com

I check this site every time I'm given a new script. It has all the information

we

need to know about content of the drug, side effects, warnings,

contraindications and dosage amounts. There have been a few too many

times where a doctor has prescribed medication for me that would have been

potentially harmful for my pancreatitis, and the doctor wasn't even aware of

these precautions. If you educate yourself about the drugs that you're putting

into your body each day, you can avoid a potentially harmful combinations or

side effects.

My doctor, fortunately, was concerned about damage to my liver when I was

using Percocet 10/325 in the amounts that had been prescribed by his

predecessor. The quantities were too much, and could have caused much

harm to my liver if I had continued. An immediate change to Oxycodone

solved that problem, and I've found that this works better than the Percocet

ever did.

Thanks again, Laurie, for explaining it so well.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

South Carolina State Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep., PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Note: All comments or advice are from personal experiences or opinion only,

and should not be a substitute for consultation with a medical professional.