Opioids Something is wrong with my Oxycontin..

[Stroxuss]

Hey everyone,

I've been on oxycontin for about 1.5 years now. I've been on 40mg 4 times a day. Lately with the help of PT, Lyrica and a good psychologist I've been able to lower the dose to 60mg twice a day. I just started this new dosage but there is something really wrong with these 60mg oxycontins.

They leave a bad taste in my mouth an hour or so after taking them. They give me a head ache and the taste I get if I burp after taking them is totally different from the 40's I've been taking and the 40's and 30's that I was taking before the 40's all taste the same. And last but not least they aren't helping for the pain all that much. The 40's were working better that these 60's.

So what should I do? I've had this new prescription for 2 days now (wanted to give it a couple days in case it was just me). The pharmacy I got them from is one of those pharmacies that make their own meds for people though I've asked in the past about Oxycontin and they say they do not make those. Should I go back to them and tell them these are not working or should I call up Purdue and ask them about it?

Thanks!

 

[pillpopper187]

if they make their own meds, which does'nt make sense if your on oxycontin your on oxycotin, weather brand or generic

what does Purdue have to do with meds this place made

 

[sonic]

^ He said they didn't make the oxycontin. Of course they don't. They might mix up powders, but oxycontin is a full time release system contained in a tablet. The matrix of the pill is what gives it it's extended release features.. You might find a place that mixes extended release beads with powders, but I highly doubt any smalll/moderate size pharmacy would go to the trouble of producing and pressing a time released pill..
Anyway, it sounds like your issue is related to tolerance, there are FDA standards. That seems weird that an OC60 wouldn't affect you but an OC40 would. The brand difference shouldn't really matter. How do you take the pills? As directed? It's also possible you got a bad batch.. FDA standards don't ensure 100% quality, there's a chance you may have weaker pills, but that would be random and rare, especially if they are name brand pills or even a well known generic brand.

 

[TwistedReality]

^ Not to mention, don't they usually catch onto that pretty quick and send out letters? So if that were the case the pharmacy should know about it.

 

[pillpopper187]

the only thing brand ocs are good for is injecting and snorting

i've only injected them

if you don't like the generic or brand name ask for either depending on what you have


keep in mind there are new sizes of each generic and brand

 

[jdizzle]

I feel you. The 60's seem different. When you crush them they are moist and they definitely don't taste the same.
I think it might be the coating. The red coating doesn't peel off like the other sizes and it leaves a pink residue on the pills. You could call purdue, or talk to your doc and see what he says.

 

[Tchort]

My guess is its the change in dosage. 160mg a day spread throught the day into 4 time release doses, down to 120mg a day spread out into only 2 extended release doses.

Reducing dosage with high dose extended release tablets is messy. Has your doctor ever talked to you about breakthrough pain, or possibly prescribing 5mg or 10mg instant release Oxycodone tablets or capsules to take at times of unusually bad pain, or when the medication doesn't seem to be working at full pace? If it is your dose, that may be an option to discuss with your doctor to help you get settled on the lower dose.

Whatever you decide to do, you have to remember that nothing will happen to help unless you get your doctor involved. Maybe getting on a smaller dosage unit tablet to be taken more times per day may be more comfortable for you (i.e. 40mg three times a day, or 30mg four times a day instead of 60mg twice a day).

Purdue won't be able to do much but maybe tell you the inactive ingredients (dyes, binders, etc) that are different in the OC60 compared to the rest, but I can't imagine they'd do anything else other than tell you to talk to your doctor.

 

[Stroxuss]

I feel you. The 60's seem different. When you crush them they are moist and they definitely don't taste the same.
I think it might be the coating. The red coating doesn't peel off like the other sizes and it leaves a pink residue on the pills. You could call purdue, or talk to your doc and see what he says.

I take them as directed but this is interesting. You say the 60's are different when you crush them, from what I've read on these boards you must be snorting or injecting them, correct? Do the 60's give you the same effect as other dose sizes you've used?

I believe the 60mg Oxycontin are fairly new compared to other dose sizes, though from what I’ve read the 30 were brought out the same time as the 60 so it couldn't be an issue with them using a different formula for the 60's, could it? In any case these 60's just aren't working as well as the 40's or 30's.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm going to do some more research and maybe call Purdue and see if there's some kind of difference.

 

[ericmm1331]

Hey everyone,

I've been on oxycontin for about 1.5 years now. I've been on 40mg 4 times a day. Lately with the help of PT, Lyrica and a good psychologist I've been able to lower the dose to 60mg twice a day. I just started this new dosage but there is something really wrong with these 60mg oxycontins.

They leave a bad taste in my mouth an hour or so after taking them. They give me a head ache and the taste I get if I burp after taking them is totally different from the 40's I've been taking and the 40's and 30's that I was taking before the 40's all taste the same. And last but not least they aren't helping for the pain all that much. The 40's were working better that these 60's.

So what should I do? I've had this new prescription for 2 days now (wanted to give it a couple days in case it was just me). The pharmacy I got them from is one of those pharmacies that make their own meds for people though I've asked in the past about Oxycontin and they say they do not make those. Should I go back to them and tell them these are not working or should I call up Purdue and ask them about it?

Thanks!

what you should do is go to drugs.com and use the pill identifier

It'll tell you want brand makes them that what i do when i get random free pills and then i do some research on them to find if they'll gel up in my nose