I take 8 Hydrocodone 10/325 daily for chronic back pain. I just had a my screening recently and it came up with no hydrocodone, but lots of oxymorphone. Doctor said they changed labs recently to get more accurate results. Any answers as to how this is possible would be nice to hear.
One from the Doctor is that the hydrocodone could, at the level I am taking be bordering on enough to make it like an oxymorphone or something like that.
Anyone with knowledge would be appreciated.
Please, just keep jokes to yourself for this one!
Thanks!!
2007-02-28 17:02:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
1st yes there is such a drug as oxymorphone. 2nd it is a morphine like opiate. 3rd at high enough doses hydrocodone and oxycodone can show as morphine in a drug test. I know because when I broke my back years ago I was placed on hydrocodone and when one of the blood tests came back it indicated that I had morphine in my system. My MD explained it was due to the levels of hydocodone in my system. Since hydrocodone is also a morphine related opiate it goes to reason that the doctor who told you about "bordering" is correct.
By the way...oxymorphone DOES come in oral form. It comes in time released tablets of 5mg, 10mg, 20mg & 40mg. My mom was on it and Dilaudid for cancer. No...at different times.
2007-03-02 13:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone are NOT the same thing. They are both synthesized from Thebaine, but Oxycodone is stronger by a little bit. They are two different drugs. They are different from Morphione as well. Morphine, Codeine, and Thebaine are all alkaloids of the opium poppy, but they ARE NOT the same drugs. They are related, and are in the same family, but ARE NOT the same drugs.
Oxymorphone is extremely strong and is a toally different drug from Hydrocodone. There is no way you could take enough hydrocodone to have it show up as Oxymorphone because they have different molecular structures. Oxymorphone is not commonly prescribed anymore. The brand names are Opana or Numorphan. It only comes in an injectoin or suppository. Oxymorphone and Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) are the two strongest painkillers available in the US. The only stronger drug out there is heroin. It's possible the lab mixed up your sample with someone else's. Can you retake the test?
This page has some really good infor on Oxymorphone and Opioids in general... it clearly says that are narcotics are not the same thing: http://www.phytomedical.com/Plant/Oxymorphone.asp
2007-03-01 14:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mandy VZ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, oxymorphone is the metabolite of oxycodone, not hydrocodone. The business about the dose shouldn't make a difference.
So unless you've also been taking an oxycodone containing medication, it sounds like someone made a mistake - either in writing the wrong prescription, filling the prescription incorrectly, or possibly lab error (new lab?). Hydrocodone and Oxycodone metabolites would be different lab assays, so curious that the doctor ordered both if you're only taking one.
2007-03-01 01:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Radon 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Chiropractor, Massage Therapist and the principles below
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-03-03 01:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty and no jokes here your doctor is by far not a pharmacist in any way..Hydrocodone and oxymorphone are all the same my friend .it all comes from morphine .The difference is that Hydrocodone and oxymorphone are made from a synthetic form called Oxycodone...So your Hydrocodone 10/325 is really 10 mlg or oxycodone mixed with 325 mlg or accetaminophen"tylenol" ..so maybe the lag ran out of hydrocodone and instead gave you Oxymorphone instead it doesn't matter it's all the same ...they are both in the opiote family both are highly addictive..and both are not any good for you if you take them for too long because after a while they will not work very well because you will build a tolerance and you'll have to take more to get rid of the pain..
2007-03-01 01:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by rcbrokebones 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Oxy and Hydro are both opiates. could be just a mix up in the new tests done by the computer
2007-03-01 01:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by Elias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try nurofen plus from their website www.nurofenplus.com it's got 12.8mg codeine & 200mg of ibuprofen. It's really cheap to buy and I haven't had an issue with it. They also have a really good shipping guarantee where they will guarantee that they get it through customs.
2007-03-02 00:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by bugzptr 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
check this site out it explains it all... hope it gets straighten out!
2007-03-03 16:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by kingclown420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres no such thing as Oxy mor phone
2007-03-01 01:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋