Question about Opana and tinctures with alcohol

[WayneG123]

Hello,

This is my first post here so forgive me if it's not on the right forum. I've started taking 10mg of Opana ER two weeks ago. I did not realize until a couple of days ago that alcohol is not to be used while on Opana ER. I don't drink alcoholic beverages, however, I take several tinctures (5 to be exact) each day that have alcohol in it. Usually the tinctures have about 20% alcohol or ethanol (some of them are naturally fermented alcohol).

I wonder, am I putting myself at harm by taking these tinctures? These are natural herbs that I take for Lyme Disease, which is why I have so much pain in the first place. If I have to stop taking the tinctures because of the possible dangers of taking it with Opana, I won't be able to follow my healing regime.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

WG123

 

[animalpee]

As long as its a small amount of alcohol, you should be fine. Does your normal dose of opana make you feel "funny"?

Alcohol and opana is not poisonous or anything like that, the alcohol will just make the opana stronger, if that helps you out. If you don't drink too much and don't feel sick or overly sedated, you will be fine.

 

[WayneG123]

Opana and tinctures with alcohol

Hi animalpee (funny name you chose),

Thanks for your response. I feel no different when I take the remedies with Opana, however, after I read about not taking Opana with alcohol I got a little worried as I don't want to muck up my liver or anything like that. If it was just one remedy a day I wouldn't be too concerned, but it's five remedies twice a day with 20% alcohol/ethanol in them.

I'm hoping to be able to continue my remedies as they're helping me make progress with Lyme Disease. I plan to call my PM doctor tomorrow and get her take on it, but I'm almost sure she'll tell me it's not a good mix. I've read on other forums where people take more Opana than I do and drink two or three glasses of wine, or a couple hard cocktails, and do fine with it, but the question is, how might it affect me in the long run?

Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. Oh, I almost forgot, you asked if my normal dose of Opana makes me feel funny. Funny thing is, my first three days being on Opana was actually quite good. My PM doctor told me to wait 3 days to give it time to work it's way into my system to see if it works effectively for me. She said she wanted to start low and work up to a higher dosage if 10mg isn't enough. My first three days I was actually doing pretty good with it. On the fourth day I wasn't getting the same benefits from it as I got before (I'm talk about pain relief not getting a buzz or anything like that). I wake up with more pain now than before, and I'm not getting anywhere near 12 hours of pain relief they claim you get with Opana ER. I get about 6-7 hours of relief then it wears off (wonder if that's normal?). I''m allowed to take four 325/10 hydrocodone pills a day for breakthrough pain, but still, it's not covering the pain as good as it did the first three days I started taking it.

I can't really say I feel "funny" taking Opana, but I did have a lot of anxiousness throughout the day yesterday. No reason for it either, just hit me out of nowhere. I personally think that 10mg will be fine if I could take four a day, if not, then maybe two or three 20mg a day might be better to keep the pain level down on a consistent basis. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just what I'm thinking might be more effective for me. Hopefully, my PM doctor will agree to try something like this with me.

Opana is new to me, so not sure what to think about it yet. Still want to give it a fair chance before deciding whether or not this is going to do the job for me. I think it will be fine, it's just a matter of getting the right dosage and right amount per day. Are you taking it? What's been your experience with it so far?

Thanks again!

GW123

As long as its a small amount of alcohol, you should be fine. Does your normal dose of opana make you feel "funny"?

Alcohol and opana is not poisonous or anything like that, the alcohol will just make the opana stronger, if that helps you out. If you don't drink too much and don't feel sick or overly sedated, you will be fine.

 

[animalpee]

The only real risk with taking opana and alcohol would be respiratory depression, but if your breathing isn't slowed or labored, I think you should be alright. As for your liver, you should be fine too, opana is not hard on the liver like tylenol is.

I figure it isn't doing very good for the pain is because your doc hasn't gotten you to the dosage you really need yet, probably working you up, as you said. You may have also built a little tolerance.

I have taken it many times, but only recreationally, and only intranasally. It's definitely a strong drug, and if you abuse it tolerance can build pretty quick.

If you have any more questions I can try to help you out. But all in all, you should be fine as long as you don't over do it.

 

[WayneG123]

Hey, just wanted to thank you for the feedback on this. Seems I should be alright for now taking the tinctures I take with alcohol in it. I haven't experienced any difficulties so far, so hopefully it continues to be fine as I really need to be on these remedies.

Again, thanks for taking the time to respond to me. I appreciate it much!

WG123

The only real risk with taking opana and alcohol would be respiratory depression, but if your breathing isn't slowed or labored, I think you should be alright. As for your liver, you should be fine too, opana is not hard on the liver like tylenol is.

I figure it isn't doing very good for the pain is because your doc hasn't gotten you to the dosage you really need yet, probably working you up, as you said. You may have also built a little tolerance.

I have taken it many times, but only recreationally, and only intranasally. It's definitely a strong drug, and if you abuse it tolerance can build pretty quick.

If you have any more questions I can try to help you out. But all in all, you should be fine as long as you don't over do it.

 

[animalpee]

No problem man, I like getting on here and trying to help as much as I can. But good luck to you, hope your doctor UPS your dosage or something to take care of your pain.