was taking morphine sulfate 30 mgs ,tolarance level built, today switched 2 oxy cotton 40 mgs.will it work?

Question

im 28. suffering with chronic pain.had removal of herniated disc @ l5 & s1. no hardwhere. the doc said it shoud fuse by it-self.3 months to the day , i was rushed to baptist hospital in miami fla, and had an emergency surgery because of the pain i had been in for 2 and a half months. my spine had collapsed and 2 titanium rods, 4 screws-and a bracket was made with steel mesh, and bone from a doner was placerd in my spine to stableize my back.i was taking morphine 30 mgs.wasent doing 2 much, so pain doc. switched me 2 methadone.first time trying it, and started sweating, got nausia, and threw up all nite long.i figured it would take time 2 get used 2 it. the next day i took it agaiin, and it happened again! the doc put me back to morphine 30 mgs,untill i could see him again.today he said...lets try these oxy cotton 40 mgs .i wanted 2 know , whats the diffrence between the drugs,and is one stronger then the other? sergon say the pain is permanant ,and permanate nerve damage, and sugeston

Answer 1

I am very sorry for the pain you are going through, but different narcotics have different effects on different people, simply put what works for you may not work for your dad. As for which is stronger morphine or Oxycontin? the general consensus is that morphine is the stronger of the two but oxy might work better for you. The two pills you describe are different both in strength and how they are delivered to your central nervous system. The 30 mgs of morphine are absorbed at one time into your system with a typical effective time of 4-6 hours. The Oxycontin 40mg is different in the way it is delivered to your CNS. The pill is designed to dissolve slowly over a period of time releasing a constant amount of oxycodone evenly over a longer period of time, 40 mgs is the total amount of oxycodone in the pill, it would be like taking eight 5mg pills of percocet except if you took the eight percocets the 40 mgs would hit your system all at once increasing your risk of serious overdose. What makes Oxycontin preferable over percocet for chronic pain (even though the two are exactly the same narcotic) is that the "contin" in Oxycontin stands for "continuous release" which will give you greater pain relief because of the steady flow of medication preventing the peaks and valleys of pain associated with percocet. Now if morphine works better for you as far as relieving the pain, there is a drug called MS-CONTIN (notice the contin?) The delivery system is the same as Oxycontin just morphine replaces the oxycodone. Good Luck

Answer 2

My father has been through a similar surgery. he has pedical screws in place in his lower back, they shifted and broke and now sit in a cluster of nerves. he was taking morphine and got a tolerance so they switched him to the oxy contins. He said they worked for him for a while, but get used to building a tolerance. the longer you are on it, the more you will need to get rid of the pain. he now has a morphine pump in his body which delivers the morphine straight to the site. that helps him a lot... you should ask your doctor about this being that your condition is permanent.

Answer 3

I don't know the difference between the two drugs, but my dad was on oxycontin for years for chronic back pain and he did get relief from it. The eventually had to keep increasing his dosage, but it made life bearable for him and was able to walk and do some normal activities. Oxycontin I believe is an opiate. You shoudl be able to do a search on both of those drugs. Best wishes to you.

Answer 4

I have chonic pain and yes I think the change will help.Your on a stronger and larger dose.