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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: East of the River, in the Quiet Corner
Posts: 1,238
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A break through med works quickly for fast pain relief. In general, when a person takes a BT med they will get relief in 10-30 minutes that will last for 2-6 hours (depending on the med).
Common BT meds are --
percocet (oxycodone)
vicodin/norco (hydrocodone)
dilaudid (hydromorphone)
MSIR (morphine)
Actiq (fentanyl)
Some people do just fine on long-acting meds and do not need a breakthrough med... other people use short-acting breakthrough meds only without a long acting med... but some people (like me) need both a long-acting med and a break-through (short-acting) med.
Hope that helps.
Liz
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