To all of those recommending hydromorphone ER (Exalgo), my insurance doesn't cover it, so I can't do that. Opana was hard enough, sometimes costing half a grand. It's nuts. Half a grand for a ~100 year old drug. Fuck me, right?
My breakthrough meds are hydromorphone 8mg, FYI. I usually need 2-3 of the things for any help, or IV one. I've IV'd 32mg of hydromorphone before and been just fine. No idea how the hell my tolerance gets that high on just 40mg of Opana a day. I usually only IV if nothing else kills the pain.
My doc has suggested buprenorphine for pain, but said she wouldn't prescribe it and I'd have to go to an addiction guy downtown. That'd suck.
My breakthrough meds are hydromorphone 8mg, FYI. I usually need 2-3 of the things for any help, or IV one. I've IV'd 32mg of hydromorphone before and been just fine. No idea how the hell my tolerance gets that high on just 40mg of Opana a day. I usually only IV if nothing else kills the pain.
My doc has suggested buprenorphine for pain, but said she wouldn't prescribe it and I'd have to go to an addiction guy downtown. That'd suck.