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Originally Posted by Cake
Hey Guys
I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with taking Dilaudid for your RSD/CRPS?
I've recently been prescribed this (well, Jurnista, which is another name for the once a day hydromorphone HCl tablets) and have found that in the US it's branded as Dilaudid- which is why I didn't get any responses to my Jurnista info post. 
But I'm not totally sure if Dilaudid is another name for the once-a-day tablet or the short-acting one, so please correct me if I'm wrong here and it's not a prolonged release med.
I've been on oxycontin for about a year but the side effects are far outweighing the benefits so I'll be swapping onto this new one over the next couple of weeks.
I'd appreciate any feedback about this med. Thanks guys  |
Hi Cake, I take Opana ER, so far with great success, 2 40mg pre day, I thought you might find tihs comparison about your med interesting. I hope the new Dilaudid brings you relief, sincerely, cz
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[B][FONT="Garamond"]There is a new opioid (narcotic) medication that was recently
FDA-approved for use in the United States. It is an oxymorphone
hydrochloride opioid called Opana manufactured by Endo
Pharmaceuticals. Opana is the first oral preparation of
oxymorphone having previously been available only through
injection or suppository - mainly for hospitalized patients.
Opana (oxymophone) can be compared to Dilaudid (hydromorphone)
similarly to the manner in which Vicodin (Hydrocodone) can be
compared to Percacet (oxycondone). They are very similar
chemically, differing only by small molecular changes in the
presence of oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Dilaudid has been about
the strongest oral opioid available until now. The recentlybanned Palladone (hydromorphone) was chemically virtually
identical to Dilaudid. The FDA asked Purdue Pharma to withdrawPalladone after it was discovered that there was a potentially
lethal interaction effect with alcohol - in large doses, I would
imagine. "
the source of this information was -
http://www.mypainreliefdoc.com/aim-opana.htmf