Opana Nod or Infection???

[jayjay1980]

First, I have used this site many times, but first time I registered and created an account. So, I apologize if I am doing it wrong.

The last few days have been really scary. Little background, I have been doing Opana 30 for about 9 months or so, daily. I usually do 1-2 per day. I use the Dremel drill to file them down and snort them. A week or so ago I did the 10 IR, because I was in a lot of pain due to a crazy infection with multiple hospital visits. I broke down and IV'd them, only a quarter at a time. I have snorted them in the past, but never liked them because it doesn't compare to the ER's.

Anyways, I usually get the standard nod, but can "control" it for the most part. The past three days, I have been starting to feel better but felt insanely tired. I feel like the nod is coming more frequently than before and uncontrollable. The first time was I was in my bathroom smoking a middle of the night cigarette and I woke up an hour and a half later with the cigarette miraculously burned down on the floor. The second time was last night and I was taking a bath and woke up an hour later in the bathtub. Both times I could have died. The nod comes on strong and I can't control it.

Now my question is, could it be my infection that is causing this to happen? Because I am not doing really any more Opana than usual.

Thanks!

 

[LilikoiMoon]

The ER/plastic Opanas are not meant to IV, as they can cause blood clots and other issues from the fillers. They are also not meant to snort either.

The 40's G's (orange) are the only ones you can really break down in that mg range. You can snort those. However, I've known people to OD on those with little tolerance.

Opana 40mgs/30's , which I am RX, make me sleepy as hell. That's why I prefer to take mine at night and even then, I rarely take a whole, and when I do, it's ORALLY.

Your body is telling you it's too much and the wrong way. You'd benefit more from the oral route.
Your body needs to heal from the infection. In a weakened state, IVing, you're playing with fire.

The 10 mg IR are the only ones enjoyable to snort without the nod.

 

[jayjay1980]

Thanks for the reply!

I know my body is weakened and I need to take that into account.

IV'ing the instant release 10's is not something I will continue to do. Like I said, it was a desperation moment and my fiancé recommended I try it. We both were prescribed them before, we actually met in the doctors office waiting room years back... haha, but I recently lost my insurance and in without insurance my prescriptions would be about $1,000 for each one. He IV's them regularly, because the BA is 100% compared to 10% orally. I am not a fan of the needle, so snorting has been my preferred ROA.

I personally don't like snorting the instant release 10's, it doesn't really manage my pain. I like the 30's, even the brand ones are possible if you grind them down and add a dash of baking soda. I don't have an issue with caking up and I know NEVER to IV those, that's a death wish!

Now, the reason I snort rather than take orally is because of the BA. Opana's have a terrible BA orally, in fact on the website it says don't be alarmed if you poop part of the tablet out. Plus, my stomach is shot from years of taking too much Tylenol and Motrin, which led to numerous ulcers. So, I try to avoid swallowing anything at all costs, unless it's my daily Prilosec.

I know I will feel a nod if I take too much Opana. My problem is that I don't mean to do too much, but when I am in a lot of pain I do a line and then I don't let enough time lapse and then I do another one and then when they both hit I am tired as all hell. Usually 20-30 minutes is when I feel the effects.

I agree with you and think my body is just weak and it's increasing the nod a lot. I just got concerned, because it's never happened before and my use has really increased, if anything maybe slightly decreased.