Most Effective Way to Take OC?

[Chas]

I'm taking 3-4 20mg/day. But they don't aways work. Sometimes it's like I've taken nothing at all. I do not want to increase the dosage.

So I'm looking for advice on the best way to take these pills to get the most pain relief out of them. Such as with food, without food; with milk, without soda. Are there other meds, foods, etc. that affect OC's strength?

Thanks In Advance

[JonnyM]

Snort them, it breaks the controlled release process. trust me it works

[xxzeon]

The most effective (legal way to take them is, "as prescribed." If the oxy's are not working to manage the pain, there are two (2)...urgh!, dare I say three (3) other things you can do. First, tell your doctor they are not working. If you've been taking them for more than nine (9) months, the doctor will know that an upward titration is necessary.(You do not state what your physical condition is that mandates the use of Oxycontin, the time of the previous injury precipitating the use of OC or the prognosis for the future ie: cancer, spinal injury, kidney stones et6c...)Increasing the individual dosing (ie: 40mg rather than 20mg)rather than the amount of pills is the best way.
Second: Most doctors prescribe a second quick acting painkiller for "breakthru pain.") Examples may include percocet 5-10mg, lortab 10mg, Actiq a fast acting lolipop....there are many others. OC is for preventative pain mngmnt, NOT accute pain.If you have not been prescribed anything for breakthru....ASK...any good doctor will know this and should have alredy suggested it. Remember that in not mentioning your "condition" it's hard to provide accurate answers The severity of your pain is the precursor to which any/all pain medicine is despensed. That, my friend, is between you and your physician!
Oh yeah....#3...NOT recommended... but snorting this medication is possible. Roll the tablet around the roof of your mouth with you tongue just enough to dampen it. Remove tablet from mouth, place in a paper towel and gently rub intill all the colored coating is removed, therefore rendering you with a white pill. Using a small (very small) stainless steel cooking strainer and a clean dry ceramic plate, rub pill back and forth over the screen (the very very small screen) vigorously until the tablet turns to dust. no chips, no chunks no clored specks...just dust....now...use your immagination...again, I'd recommend NOT doing it..........
BEST BET...steps one and two...be sure to use a large DOSE OF HONESTY!!! and I'm sure you'll appreciate the outcome. If not...WELL...either your doctor is an idiot, or you do not have the severity (pain/injury/illness) to substantiate such a Rx. Your doctor will know!

[ocinOC]

shoot them up. crush them into powded. scoop it into a spoon. add 1 cc of water boil it and slam it

[Duh]

ocinOC wrote:

shoot them up. crush them into powded. scoop it into a spoon. add 1 cc of water boil it and slam it

Great advice....NOT! This method has already killed a few of your brain cells, or maybe "u jist missed skool the day thay taut spellin!"

Maybe you should have advised them to draw up a will and make funeral arrangements before cooking their medicine and their brain.

This forum doesn't need your idiotic input!

[J 2 tha P]

I like to use percocet for recreation, but its like theres too much tylenol in em and they make my stomach feel ill. Any suggestions on a different way or somthing to mix them with so that wont happen, i, e. i snort them!

[Tom]

snorting tylenol is disgusting and I do not reccomend it at all j2 tha P

[Rush]

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[john]

does putting painkillers up your ass really work better then taking them by mouth

[ben0ku]

A)
Shooting up does not kill brain cells, it does the same thing taking oxy orally will do, the only difference is this method is a fast rush, and will not last long... also your tolerance will sky rocket, many people who use daily will need twice the ammount for the same effects in as little as 1-2 weeks. Also, every person I know that went beyond snorting it, and grabbed a needle... ruined their life. Once they shot up OC, they would shoot up other things, klonopin, xanax, ambien, cocaine. ya, i thought the same thing... who would shoot up ambien??? but its like once they try it, they have a fixation, just like when people snort oc, they tend to want to snort other pills if they use them. Shooting up is a horrible idea.

[ben0ku]

B)
Being on the drug itself is a horrible idea. The drug works the same on an addict as it does on a person prescribed to it. ALL OPIATES flood your brain with more opiates than natural, causing a 'high' whether you notice it or not... while you use, you are in a fogged world.. and many do notice this fogged state of mind until they stop the drug. Oxycodone does not STOP any pain, in fact it does not even LESSEN pain, it PLEASES your brain with opiates, taking focus OFF of that pain... you release natural opiates from EATING, playing with a pet, having fun (especially outside b/c sunlight produces more opiates as well), basically anything that makes you happy.... even sex produces large ammounts of opiates. BUT when you use a drug to provide more than usual ammounts of opiates, you damage the receptors. This is part of the reason your tolerance will go up so fast. Also, once physical withdrawl is over (AKA HELL) there is a post withdrawl that usually lasts 30-90, the post withdrawl leaves you extremely tired, usually depressed (especially if you were depressed before taking the medication) and your pains from before are slightly worse.... this post withdrawl occurs because the opiate receptors are not fully healed and your brain is still not used to sending out natural opiates. the natural opiates produced by the brain can hardly compare to the many receptors filled by oxycodone, especially since some receptors are damaged.

[ben0ku]

C)
I suggest talking to your doctor about a non-opiate pain killer... opiates are only studied in med schools about their use as "pain killers", and dotors have SOME knowledge on withdrawl (i had to explain to the ER doctor why my pupils were big during withdrawl... thats pathetic). One option is buprenorphene(suboxone) this is not an opiate, but it is a derivative... an opiod. It only partially covers the receptors and allows them to heal over time, also the fact that it partially attaches means you have no physical (HELL) withdrawls. Due to these qualities, suboxone is mainly used to help people addicted to oxycodone, hydrocodone, heroin, or any other opiate....which you are addicted to oxycodone, despite having a script. But even better... suboxone is an alternative pain killer. The abuse potentional is MUCH lower, as well as the physical addiction propertys (unlike methadone which is almost impossible to get off).

[ben0ku]

D)So yes, you can crush OC up and snort it, but you tolerance will go up faster, you can shoot it up, but your tolerance will sky rocket. And you can also talk to your doctor to up the dose, but NONE of thise is good for you. This pill is SYNTHETIC HEROIN.... that is why so many users shoot it up, many prefer it over the "tar" heroin because it is much more pure, that is because it is a synthetic version of the "china white", or white powder version of herion, not the weaker, unpure tar version. Like I said, your best bet, is to get away from opiate pain killers and ask your doctor about prescriptions that will actually block the pain, or address what is causing your pain rather than the symptom of pain. for example, if you have joint pain, there are medications to help rebuild cartiledge between bones and that eventually rids most of the pain. If there is no other option to block your pain or solve the problem, don't flood your brain with opiates just so you don't notice the pain, if all else fails, ask about the main ingerdient in suboxone.... before it was used for addiction treatment, the main ingrediant, buprenorphine was used in hospitals as pain medication, without the horrible side effects of oxycodone, hyrdrocodone, or other highly addictive opiates.

[Yeaaaa]

ben0ku wrote:

D)So yes, you can crush OC up and snort it, but you tolerance will go up faster, you can shoot it up, but your tolerance will sky rocket. And you can also talk to your doctor to up the dose, but NONE of thise is good for you. This pill is SYNTHETIC HEROIN.... that is why so many users shoot it up, many prefer it over the "tar" heroin because it is much more pure, that is because it is a synthetic version of the "china white", or white powder version of herion, not the weaker, unpure tar version. Like I said, your best bet, is to get away from opiate pain killers and ask your doctor about prescriptions that will actually block the pain, or address what is causing your pain rather than the symptom of pain. for example, if you have joint pain, there are medications to help rebuild cartiledge between bones and that eventually rids most of the pain. If there is no other option to block your pain or solve the problem, don't flood your brain with opiates just so you don't notice the pain, if all else fails, ask about the main ingerdient in suboxone.... before it was used for addiction treatment, the main ingrediant, buprenorphine was used in hospitals as pain medication, without the horrible side effects of oxycodone, hyrdrocodone, or other highly addictive opiates.

Actually im pretty sure oxycodone is not near synthetic heroin for two reasons. Oxycodone is synthesized from thebaine, while heroin is synthesized from morphine.... Two different branches of opiates bro....

[Yeaaaa]

Ohh and synthetic heroin would be this drug we call methadone...

[ABd45]

wow, so many people have things to say about this one hahahah.
This one is simple unlike the withdrawl problems we all go through
If you can get a higher dosage great. IF NOT
Go ahead and break the law and the time release. lol then you can either disolve it in water , in your mouth then swallow or if your not one of those people who is aginst snorting things, go ahead remove the color coating and get a straight razor or somthing similar like a mesh strainer and snort away
It will hit you in about 15-30 seconds and last only 1-2 hours at first and you will feel wrecked and incredible, but better then codine or morphine in my opinion because Thebane(the main thing in oxycodone) gives you a better " i wanna do everyone in the butt" feeling , stimulatory proerties of oxycontin beat codine and morphine in my opinion

[DRHOUSE]

You people are morons. You are trying to scare someone so they stop taking oxy when this person needs it for pain.

I am a chronic pain patient. I have serious, severe non-operable back problems. I wear a 100 mcg Fentanyl patch and take 120 mg of Oxycodone a day.

All Chronic pain patients on opiates become dependent on the meds. All that means is tha if the meds are stopped abruptly, you will suffer withdrawal.

WITHDRAWAL DOES NOT MEAN ADDICTION

Addiction is psychological. Addicts take the meds for a high,not for pain relief. Addicts do not follow Doc's directions. Addicts buy more meds on the street and doctor shop.

If the quality of life imporives on the meds, you are ok.

If the qulaioty of life worsens on the meds and you lose your house, spouse, money, job, etc, then you are an addict.

Don't let these un-informed idiots help you make a bad decision. I have seen too many CP'ers hurt themselves by trying to quit their narcotic pain meds cold turkey because of the moronic commentd of a loved on or friend. These guys are neither friend or loved one. They are just trying to get you to make a terrible mistake for some reason.

YOU HAVE NO REASON TO STOP TAKING YOUR NARCOTIC PAIN MEDS!

[dr_gonzo]

if you really wanna know how to get the effects again take a break and let your tolerance go down

and you probably won't wanna do the best method of absorption. you kind of need a suppository...

but if you aren't feeling anything then you should just take a break

[Ohioian]

Drhouse.I agree with some points but disagree with others.There are alot of people here that have nothing good to say about pain relievers which is wrong.Mostly these ppl Have no clue what pain is.Im like you i need pain meds "but too young to be addicted says dr"I have a herniated disk a bulging disk degenerative disk disease and a touch of spinal arthritis.But with all of this i have had problems finding anyone who will help me because i am "young" 29 young and these drs wont help.I have resorted to on the street meds and they do help my conditions.Pretty sad i have to resort to the streets rather than a professional or in my case professionals that are liscesed to help but wont.
Here is one thing i didnt agree with though

"WITHDRAWAL DOES NOT MEAN ADDICTION
Addiction is psychological."
Ok withdrawl if you withdrwal from something you are addicted and addiction to oxycontins is far from psychological.I can say that because if you are an everyday user for whatever reason pleasure or pain and have to stop your body goes through many physical withdrawls.Once that happens its no longer mind over matter its being sick.And is not "in your head" its the real deal physcially hurting worse than ever.

[DRHOUSE]

You are dead wrong. Withdrswal symptoms are a physical reaction to the body not getting med it is used to. For example, if you are taking steroids, you are weaned off hem because you can withdraw without them.

Addiction is purely a psychological event. Addicts take meds for the high, not for pain relief. Addicts doctor shop and buy meds off the street. Addicts are always chasing their first high.

For example, I am dependent on my meds. If I don't take them on time, I withdraw. But, I am NOT an addict. I take my meds for pain relief only. I do not even feel a buzz from them. I do not buy extra meds or doctor shop. I follow Docs' directions.

The difference is that the meds improve my life. With my meds, I can function as a contributing member of society.

Addicts find that the meds make their life worse. Addicts can't function the more they take meds.

See the difference?

I am not chasing some mythical high, so I am always satisfied with the pain relief I get. I do not need to increase my dosage.

Addicts are never satisfied and need to take more and more just to feel normal.

I would suggest that you read some books on the subject.

Bottom line is that withdrawal does NOT mean addiction.