OxyContin replacement needed-has to be extent release

[swimm]

Question to the community. A few months back my PM Dr. issued a new policy for her practice indicating they would no longer prescribing products that contain oxycodone immediate release formulas and would be switch all patients to extended release formulas or assist them with finding a new PM specialist. At that time she switched me from Oxycodone 30mg to Oxycontin 30mg same strength dosage etc. This has not been as effective (to be honest I miss the small euphoria the IR gave) for me so she has offered to change me to ANY of the extended release formulas I just need to choose which one. And so I come to the experts here and ask for answers to two questions.
1. Please recommend an extended release medicine that will give me the “feeling” of regular Oxycodone. I’m not concerned with the pain management aspect of a new Rx, that should be ok. (my Rx is 30mg Oxycontin 2 times a day).

2. A second question is why would a Dr. no longer prescribe the instant release forms of this medication? I have an idea that perhaps there has been trouble involving law enforcement or emergency room visits etc but it’s just a guess. I’m curious what the “back story” may be.

Thanks to all, yes long time lurker and thankful for the many knowledge folks here !!!!
May you all have a happy and healthy new year !!!!

Regards

Steppy

 

[Jabberwocky]

30mg of time-release cannot/will not feel like 30mg IR (unless you defeat the time-release mechanism).

and the reason is probably clear to you upon reconsidering this, but it's because oxy30's are one of the most abused prescription narcotics, so whether it's concern for patients, concern their patients may be diverting pills, or safeguarding their dea#, this is a path more and more medical folk are going (SADLY- this is bad for everyone)

 

[oxie]

No extended release pill will give you a buzz like a IR pill. My advice is switch doctors.
As to why the doctor no longer is giving IR pills, your a example to be honest as you like the buzz.
Another reason is they are being some bitch ass punks and not wanting to hear anything from the Feds.

For me personally when i was on extended release pills, i still had to take immediate release pills for so called break threw pain.
I was like whats the point as im taking more meds to deal with pain.

 

[Jabberwocky]

(to be honest I miss the small euphoria the IR gave)

and that won't happen the same way when you use extended release (or eat it with a huge meal/etcetc)

there are always other doctors out there and plenty who'll prescribe like it's going out of style lol. if you're a legit chron pain sufferer* and you like your current doctor, you gotta decide how important it is to you to swap. i imagine crushing/defeating time-release is not legal, so def don't do that..
(*are you daily/chronic pain, or more of a "spikes" through the day? are you anticipating being in this state forever/the foreseeable future?)

 

[pasha]

Partly because the patent on the instant release formula OxyContin from purdue is over so they're pushing their new product on doctors, and partly because doctors want to protect themselves from the liabilities that could arise from patients abusing their pain medication.

 

[Swimmingdancer]

1. Please recommend an extended release medicine that will give me the “feeling” of regular Oxycodone. I’m not concerned with the pain management aspect of a new Rx, that should be ok. (my Rx is 30mg Oxycontin 2 times a day).

No ER med is going to feel the same as IR oxycodone. Sorry. We also aren't really here to help you ask your doctor for whatever will get you the most high, BDD is a harm reduction forum.

2. A second question is why would a Dr. no longer prescribe the instant release forms of this medication? I have an idea that perhaps there has been trouble involving law enforcement or emergency room visits etc but it’s just a guess. I’m curious what the “back story” may be.

Ask your doctor? There could be many different factors involved, we can't know your doctor's specific reasons (and we also don't know if there are any factors involving you personally, for example if they suspect you are abusing your meds or think that your pain would be better managed with an ER med, etc, or if it is something they are just doing with all their patients).

Not sure what more anyone can say that hasn't already been said. I'm going to close this so it doesn't turn into a lot of speculation about your doctor's motivations or a "what to say to your doctor to get meds" type of thread. Please PM me if you have any questions. Thanks.