This is very good information
I used to be on methadone and then for some reason, probably another medicine, I started to fall asleep while doing things so my pharmacist changed me to MS. I went through terrible withdrawal When I told my pharmacist about it he said, "I don't know why I matched the doses" well mine only lasts for 8-10 hrs instead of 12 and I figured it out right away #1 my body is not reacting to the MS in the same way as the methadone. It makes me hyper not sleepy so now I am on all kinds of medicine to make me sleep! How much does he not understandI am on the lowest dose according to what I have looked up, but he won't increase it. I run a constant 7 on the scale of pain and they said that may be as good as it gets for me I can't accept that!!! Now I have OA in all my joints and my spine, two budging disks, and now it seems I may have fibromyalgia as well They left my meds the same even though I asked them to up my muscle relaxer so it has been a horrible month. I started taking Valerian root so I could stop grinding my teeth of course in my area everyone must be doing the same thing because now Walmart is out along with CVS and Rite aid. Anyway it is good to know I am not loosing my mind with the short acting long release MS Cotin:Thanks: I go and see the pharmacist on Wed the 6th as they (DR&PHARM) are reevaluating my case. I had to do my quarterly pee test and for some reason they did four tests and billed my insurance $686 of lab work! They better know what they were testing for all those charges Anyway at least your post validates my pain. Got a little winded but it has been a little upsetting.
Thanks again,
tjbird