Just me wondering again. I take oxycodone (percocet) for my spinal pain issues.

I believe that Oxycontin is just more of percocet but long lasting.

Has anyone had any experiences with either and/or of these pain meds?

Thanks, Nikko

p.s. Calling my PCP tomorrow.

I was thinking about this subject from the other thread we were talking in and I think you might do well to post this in the Chronic Pain forum here Nikko, the people there will have experience with both meds I am sure. I have only taken Percocet before and it knocked me out along with the pain.

I picked up my cymbalta and took one right away.

I am only a few days off, but maybe that did make a big difference, not that I think it would, since it was only a few days.

Hugs, Nikko

Not taking your Cymbalta can make a HUGE difference in how you are feeling. If your other med isn't working for you, then it has to be the Cymbalta. (Slap on the hand) don't do that again!

I do feel somewhat better today , I took my Cymbalta yesterday as soon as I picked it up. I usually take it at night, so it was yesterday afternoon.

I guess it really did matter that I missed a few days. I will never do that again. I will see how the day goes.

Hopefully, tomorrow I will feel even better.

Thanks everyone......Nikko

Dear Nikko,

"Percocet" is oxycodone and APAP. Oxycontin is timed release pure oxycodone. My limited experience with Oxycontin is that it works better than it should seeing that it is basically oxycodone. That is, the analgesic relief is better than that found from the same amount of oxycodone.

Oxycontin was available in generic form for about a year. However, Purdue won back its exclusive patent right to manufacture and it is now only available as brand name, "Oxycontin", rather than generic, "timed release oxycodone". The generic was inferior, in my estimate, so I have mixed feelings about this occurrence. It is enormously expensive, and has become significantly more costly over the past two years. I can't help but wonder if the manufacturer feels free to gouge patients because Oxycontin is so roundly condemned for being used recreationally on the street.