What's the Difference? - Drug Interactions / Side Effects Message Board

peanut001 · 11-04-2005, 02:00 PM

I am new to the boards so I hope I'm posting in the right place.

I have had cronic back pain for years I was on Tylenol #3's and then last month when it was getting more difficult for me to walk, as now my hips are being displaced my Dr. gave me a drug called "Hydromoph Contin" or "Hydromophone Contin" in 3mg caplets.

I was to take them 3times a day as they are the slow release. They made me very sick and dizzy and gave me the tremmers.

I went back to my Dr. today and he gave me something called "Oxycontin" or "oxycodone" 10mg tablets. Taken 3times a day as they to are slow release.

My question is does anyone know what the differences in the 2 drugs are, and as I have been doing some reading on the Internet has anyone had any bad reations or addictions to these meds, the "oxycontin" sounds like it can be really nasty stuff..

Hope some one can clear up my confusion.

Thanks

feelbad · 11-08-2005, 07:48 AM

I do believe that the hydromorph is slow release dilaudid? and I know for a fact that the oxycontin is slow release oxycodone.It quite honestly is a wonderful and very safe pain med that has really really gotten a very bad wrap by the media.it works by slowly releasing its full contents over a period of hours thereby always maintaining a certain level of it in the blood.This keeps you from getting that roller coaster ride and ups and downs in the pain levels.

it truely was the first and only med to really help me get at least some quality of life,honestly.do not believe all of the media hype about this med.it really is a wonderful pain med and is as safe as any other med when used as intended and Rxed.The people who have had problems and have died from this med,either took meds that were not Rxed specifically for them and did not understand the 'tolerance" issue and overdosed from getting too much of the oxy that the person who it was Rxed fors body was accustomed to taking,or they simply went and bypassed the delivery system by crushing it and snorting it,injecting it or chewing it.

your doc actually did you a big favor by Rxing this for you,as some docs also believe that hype and will not Rx it for any patient no matter just how bad their pain is,and thati s truely where any crime really lies.you really do have one of the best meds ever made for your type of pain.see how it really works for you before you decide not to use it.

I have been taking it now(for some very extreme pain syndromes)for about a year and a half and have had no problems with it at all.the only thing is that while the drug manufacturer(perdue?)states in their literature that this med is supposed to actually last for twelve hours?the reality is more closer to between 8-10 hours,depending on your severity of pain.I am lucky in that my pain doc is very aware of this and Rxes for me every eight hours instead of twelve.depending on how your pain is,you will most likely have to actually have a few adjustments made(raises in the actual dosages?)til you hit on the right dose.i had several and am now on and have been on 60mgs three times a day for almost a year and a half.please give this med a chance it worked wonders for me.good luck and let me know how it goes,K?FB

RetiredDirector · 11-10-2005, 02:41 PM

Hi Peanut: Marcia (Feelbad) is right, Hydromophone or Dilaudid Contin is a SR version Dilaudid and normally quite effective. It's too bad you couldn't tolerate it. Oxycontin on the other hand is also a very good med, used as prescribed by your doctor. I was on it myselt for over a year and the only thing I found that was on the negative side, is my tolerance to the med went up quite fast. I believe I started at 20 mg TID. When I went off the med I was up to 160 mg TID, plus breakthrough medication, 30 mg of Oxy IR every 3-4 hours as needed. The breakthrough is actually 30 mg of Oxycodone or Roxicodone and is used when your pain level goes up, this helps get it under control.

I think your doctor made a good choice for you and as Marcia pointed out, you'll probably require some titration to get the dose right, but taken as prescribed, it will take care of your pain. Don't believe all the hype you read and/or hear, just because some junkies OD'ed on it doesn't mean it's a bad med. Taken the way your doctor orders it, it is an excellent choice for Chronic Pain.

hopsing · 06-22-2006, 06:12 PM

does anyone know the difference between oxycodone hcl cr and oxycodone hcl tb 12?

feelbad · 06-24-2006, 08:39 AM

sounds to me that they may both be some drug companies versions of oxycontin?at least the first hcl cr the cr stands for controlled release.the second one you mentioned only because of the 12 in it,which is the manufacturers reccomended dosing schedule(every twelve hours?)could possibly be a long acting version of oxycodone.so many different drug companies are now creating their own versions of oxycontin now since the patent finally wore off about sometime mid last year.its kind of hard to say.i would possibly call your pharmacy and speak with someone there to know for sure.marcia