What is the strongest pain medication I can take for chronic back pain?

Yes, Percoset is stronger than lortabs...

Percocet is stronger than lortab,ask your doctor to switch you to percocets,the 10/325 are better,less fillers,they will help more

percocet is def stronger than lortabs. idk why anyone would think lortabs are stronger... to me, its a couple steps up from tylenol. it doesnt help that much with chronic pain in my personal opinion

Yes, harleyhoney you are correct. Percocet is stronger than Loratab.

Percocet is stronger that lortabs but what is better then both of those combind is roxicodone 15 or 30mg. They wake can wake u up relax you and kill all the pain you may have without having to take 5 of those other pills just to take some of the pain away.

Roxi IS percocet, aka oxycodone. 15 or 30 mg. is simply a stronger dose and it has no buffers. You were all correct on the Lortab being closer to vicoden than to percocet, i was thinking of the Lorecet they used to prescribe that came in 750 mg., which was stronger than Percocet, my apologies for the mistake, also, there are ways to reply to comments w/out being rude, i think everyone on here has made at least one mistake with the exception of a few people. And yes, I agree with the gentleman who asked "why aren't you speaking with your Dr. regarding this?" With 56 or so answers, it might be difficult to know which one was the right one, meaning, there is none, ask your physician.

Yes... Lortab is in the hydrocodone family, Percocet is in the oxycodone family. So there is a big difference. Percocet is much stronger than Lortab, trust me on this, I have taken various pain meds. for chronic lower back pain and different things for over 7 yrs. and I know what Im talking about. The worst part of these meds are, there is no ceiling with them so your tolerance will just keep getting higher and higher. Maybe talk to your Dr. about an extended relief tab, such as Opana xr or Mscontin. This way only 1 pill twice a day should do the trick.

Lorcet, Lortab, Vicodin are all Hydrocodone.
Percocet, Roxicodone, Oxycontin are all Oxycodone.

Oxycodone is stronger mg for mg than Hydrocodone no matter how you look at it. Honey is correct

i agree oxy is always stronger than hydro!

Percocet is a lot stronger than loratab. My husband has been taking 4 Percocet a day for 5 or 6 years for pain. Loratab don't touch the pain.

You can't get lortabs now.

the one thing that I have noticed and I think you will agree, each one of us is different, what will work for one person does not always work for another. I have had so many problems with so many different one that it's been a rough ride, trial and error, I think one thing that each of us just about have to do is whatever the doctor suggests if you find a good doctor that is the first step, and being open and honest with that doctor, it is a team effort, I have been fortunate to find a doctor whom I have been very fortunate to have, she has worked very hard to help me allow her to help me, it isn't a one sided situation, if I wonder about something I feel comfortable in asking her about the medication it is a safe feeling, a partnership feeling, I would like to hope that everyone who has chronic pain is able to find the appropriate care and the physician they feel comfortable being open and honest with. best wishes,

Percocet is stronger than Lortab... Lortab is the same thing as Vicodin, just the amount of acetaminophen is different. I have been taking percocet 10mg for 14 months after a bad car accident, they havent been working so my dr just increased my med to roxicodone 15mg 4 times a day. they work a little better than the percocets, but im still in pain. You cant expect all of your pain to go away, but if it makes it bearable, you shoulld stick with what you are on

Lortab to all you out there is stronger than Percocet if prescribed as the 10/325. Percocet is the same thing as lortab only usually in a lower dose with a higher dose of tylenol! 5/500 or 7.5/7.5 etc.. So the bigger dose or if you are looking to graduate to a pain killer that is stronger you will have to either go to patches - Fentynal - or morphine - or dilaudid. Good luck though in getting your doctor to prescribe any of those. I have been in chronic pain, and have a heart condition and stents, with lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and osteo arthritis. In therapy for the last 15 years and still cant get my dr to up the prescriptions to ones that work.

actually they are about tit for tat if the dosage is the same, like on a dosing scale... like between a 5 lortab and a 5 percoset. they are just different medications and every1 is different. Like some people swear by oxycontin and say morphine doesnt help, while others swear by morphine and say oxycontin doesnt help as much, even if the dosings are tit for tat. Some people both would work just the same... it just all depends on you and your body and enzymes.

yes definately percocet is stronger than lortabs ... so why would someone be so mean to another with just trying to help.. thats why we are all here right?? lol

Considering your health problems with which i am familar with because my husband has the same as you do.Doctors dont want to give you to much pain meds because if you had heart pain you would know.

Beware of your tylenol intake also, dr. give us meds loaded witth this drug,ask their is usually one with ibuprofen,keeps inflammation down, liver in health, I know from time, my liver is not healthy due to lortab intake from a severe car crash 20 yrs.ago. now my back so bad the strongest meds barely touch it. If you take aspirin daily its also on pain relief meds. Combine if you can, it will save your life,or rather add years too it!!

Until recently I was on Lortab 10 every 4 hours, recently change to Percacet 10 and I get better results on 4 a day than handfuls of Lortab at a time!

It is true, Percocet (containing oxycodone) is a stronger narcotic than Lortab (which contains hydrocodone)

With my chronic back situation they started me on lortab, have also been givin percocet,norco,oxycotin and now i am on a fentanyl75 patch. For me the patch works wonders and I dont have to take a bunch of pills. From what I've been reading though it most certainly IS NOT for everyone(abuse is high).

percocet in not the same as loratab
percocet is made with oxycodone and loratab is made with hydrocodone

Percocet is oxycodone, Lortab is hydrocodone... oxycodone is by far the stronger medication.

methadone & ms contin are the stronger pain meds, stuff like percocets are just breakthrough meds, depending on how strong your tolerance is for opiates will be a big factor. Dilaudid is a good one, as is opana, just remember no matter how medicine affects one person, does not mean that it will work for you. Don't be keep it to yourself-tell your doctor and make him understand. good luck

Percocet is definitly stronger than lortabs. Norco 10/325 works for me and amitriptylin is prescribed for me and it is a horrible drug. it keeps me awake at night and gives me terrible headaches, so I threw them away. My Dr. said to take 1/2 at night and it still gives me suicidal dreams and headaches.

naproxen 500 mg was put on my list after two spine surgeries..for me It has worked better than morphine. Although a back up pain medication is always a good idea. I take naproxen 500 mg 2 x Day... but it can cause fluid retention in some people. I had to seek pain mangement for full relief from pain. Some injections also have helped me . I did not have succesful back fusion and at my age of (58) and a terrible amount of osteo arthritis..no surgeon will redo any back surgery or help with surgery in my cervical. Pain is sure an issue that needs to be corrected to it's best available attention. Take care..good luck.

I'm Sorry to Dis-Agree, Percocet 'IS-NOT 'stronger than Lortab. Just facts to the facters.

yes percocet is what they would try... and to the person who replied honey know what you are talking about... lortab is not stronger then percocet! ask your doctor... lortab is a form of hydrocodone which is able to be called in to the pharm... food for thought!

hi my dad is in a lot of pain he broke hes ligament in in hes knee so can some one tell me what a grate pain killer is the doctors say that he is to old to have it fixed he is only 54 so please help he means so much to me
by jessie age 12

Wow. Pain Med 101:

Vicodon is Hydorcodone with Acetaminophen, so is Lortab. No confusion there, no difference there either, except for different dosing variations they are identical.

Roxicodone is name brand Oxycodone, period. Although many abusers believe it is something special (maybe it just sounds cool to say Roxi's).

Percocet is Oxycodone with Acetaminophen.

Oxycodone is much Stronger than Hydrocodone to the point where they are controlled differently.

I know most of my budds on this site know all this, this post is just to confirm the information for anyone else who doesn't know their facts, or thinks they do and don't.

Im sorry to hear you are having chronic pain..I know it is awful! But PLEASE, if you are gonna try Methadone for your problem, in ANY doseage..check out the pros and the cons. What everyone has said is somewhat correct, in my opinion. But... here it is :) I was on Roxycodone 30mg for 3 years, and when I realized I was hooked I got on Methadone. That was probably the worst thing I could have done. I was worse off on it than I was on the pain pills my Dr. prescribed. The withdrawl is worse than any Ive ever experienced. Sooo,, all I am saying is to check it out, and discuss it in detail with your Dr. (Im not trying to contradict anyone, I just wanted to add that) I hope you find something that helps you, along with the help of your Dr. :)

Hi kimmie1,
When I was going to a "pain management" clinic, they started me out on methadone, 5mg . I promtply filled the RX, went home took one tablet and fifiteen minutes later, I swelled up like a balloon, my throat closed up and I looked like a red Lobster! I have heard so many good things about methadone, however, I had such a severe reaction to the drug the Doctor said "never again". Not everyone reacts to that medicine the way I did, however I am yrs past that event. I have a hard time asking Drs. to "up" my meds, for fear I will be labeled as some whom is a "drug seeker".

I am a total whimp when it comes to broaching that subject.

You have a lot of wonderful advice kimmie1, I been reading your posts, Bless You, have a great day.

i'm also a whimp i'm scared i'll be labeled so i spent 4 months in bed only taking lyrica 150mg a day and 2 davocet n 100's because i was afraid of the PA in my doctors office when he saw me in jan. he couldn't believe what i looked like so he gave me dilaudid 4mg 2x a day which now i'm allergic to it & upped my lyria to 300mg a day i go back on tues any suggestions please

Hi Kimmie 1; Sacosam here , I read your post kid and you're right on top of it ... as usual. I couldn't aggree more. You're another who should be an NP[nurse practitioner] I'm also issuing belated , but with "Awholebunch'alove"! "Happy mothers day"!

I was labed as a "drug seeker". Just because i asked my docter if he can raise the dose on my Xanax prescription. It just stoped working for me, and i knew that it i needed to raise the dose on it because thats what he told me when i was prescribed to me, that it that it needed to be raised when it stops working. I explained to him that it wasnt working that good anymore, and he suspended ALL my prescriptions for a 5 mounths and i had to pay a fine. and at this time i was on a whole bunch of medications that i needed to take. like my adhd meds, my painkillers that i needed for my broken arm. So now, im never going to ask it again, (fucking dumb docter) -_-

To Kimmie 1 I know exactly what you are saying Methadone is the only pain releaver that last any length of time.

methadone worked great for mee, too except for the side effects such as sweating and bone pain. i unfortunately had to stop taking it though due to ucla not allowing this medication when on the liver transplant list, now i am on oxycontin 80 mg and it works very well, too. at first i was afraid of getting addicted, but all narcotics are addicting. my best suggestion is to try to stay on the lowest grade narcotic there is, and posibly try a muscle relaxer, i have used a slew of muscle relaxers out there and for me, although i have a very extreme case, i use valium and zanaflex.

Only problem Kimmie is that the Lortab is for acute pain and this person has chronic pain, so needs something for that. I take methadone also, but don't advocate it cuz of the w/d factor, but something like morphine sulfate IR would probably be a good answer. Best to see a pain specialist, as everyone says. you are a sweetheart. Dede

Hello kimmie 1` A Question if I may? Don't you have to go to a clinic at exactly a certain time, and on a certain day to pick up your supply of enough Methadone to last you a certain period of time ... "WOW"! I sound like a private detective on a case ! ! ! L o L (;->) Sacosam I AM

Like the person said below methadone would NOT be good for this guys heart and my dad died from methadone because of it being a drug that does not mix with a big list of other medications so basically my father was murdered by a doctor but nothing happened to him and it disgusts me thats why i try to learn everything i can about medications especially narcotic medications ... them being the more deadly ones obviously but like i was saying another thing would be opiates are alot easier to get off of than methadone is ask any experienced people with that they give you methadone to get off opiates and then you cant get off methadone

Kimmie1
I took methadone for 8 months due to serious back problems, one night i went into an "indused coma"... it had been 15 hours since i took my med.. 20mg methadone... now im scared to use it and take norco 10mg, but it doesnt do shoot... anything else you can suggest? i tried percocet, doesnt do anything for me... pain is unrealiztic since i stoppped methadone not to mention the syatica...

I'd like to correct a misunderstanding. Methadone was not created to get addicts off heroin. It was developed in Germany at the start of World War II. The Germans feared that their supply of opium would be cut off because of the war and they wouldn't be able to make morphine. So, methadone was developed as a substitute. The German chemical industry was probably the best in the world. The Germans also developed sulfa drugs in the 1930s.

I take 40 mg. of methadone a day and have been on the drug for 12 years. Except for occasional bouts of constipation (for which I take stool softeners) I've had no side effects. Because methadone has a long half-life I take 20 mg. twice a day.

I suffer anxiety and panic disorder, so I take 2 mg. of Xanax a day. I had been taking 4 mg., but my pain doctor told me to cut back because Xanax (alprazolam) potentiates the effect of methadone.

I was on methadone for 6 years. I started out in a methadone clinic. I finally found a Doctor to perscribe it. My dose was 180 mgs daily; 90 in the morning and 90 in the evening. I have many medical problems that contribute to me having to be on STRONG pain meds. 15 days ago the doctor switched me from methadone to fentanyl 100 mg patch. I had withdrawl symptoms for about 10 days and am just now getting over that, but the patch doesnt work as well as the methadone did and he doesnt want to switch me back. My doctor didnt do the right conversion. Methadone works very well for alot of people but it is very hard to come off of it. Ive been on about every narcotic you can name. If you have heart trouble there are alot of things that can cause you to have more problems. Whatever you do DONT self medicate or increase your dose without talking to your doctor. If you have severe chronic pain I would talk with your doc about switching you to something else. He will know what to do you just have to be honest with him. Good Luck

hey kimmie i am 37 and have been suffering from sever chronic back pain there is nothing i havent been on right now i am on 45mg of morphine twice a day and 4 percocets a day!most of the time i take 45mg three times a day and 6 to 8 percocets for break through pain.a few ppl have been talking about methadon and how it is good for pain,im a bit weiry about asking my family dc about methadon so what would be the normal dosage of methadon i should ask him about that would work through the day.if i can get away from taking so many pills i would try anything

Greetings.methadone does hurt the liver.ive been studying this drug for 15 yrs.also whe first taking it it can cause pancreaitist.but thats not to say that its not a woderful drug.beut also can be lethal if stoped taking it.i learnde this first hand experiance,so i know.it stores in your liver remember?this making u able 2 go 2 days without it once u have enough in your system.its not a drug that u need to be on all your life if need be cause long term use can lead to problems in some people.now that im off methadone im having more problems with pain.i should have stayed on fentnly but i wanted a break.it was not the same @ all.anxiety was killing me & the dr just didnt wein me off the fentnyl to the methadone correctly.

methodose is the worst thing u could poss be on it ruined my life and watched 5 friends and family od on it i was on 4omg 3 times a day for 3 yrs and it rotted my jaw fucked my teeth up and messed up my cartaloge in every joint! stay away from it it is the devil.

Good comment. MS Contin comes in a vast variety of strengths starting as low as 15mg and going up over 200mg, so you can find the right strength for you. A Fentanyl Patch may also be a good move. It comes in 4 strengths and you change the patch (applied right to the skin) every 3 days For breakthrough pain, Percocet 10/325 or even "Roxicodone" 5mg, 15mg, or 30mg is a solid idea. All "Roxicodone" is, is Oxycodone made by Roxanne labs (they have the patent I guess) which is immediate-release in the strengths above with no APAP (Acetominophen/Tylenol) in them (like Lortab, Vicoden, Percocet and any of their generics,) so it doesn't hit your liver nearly as hard. .

that is very true! i almost forgot about that. norphine actually opens up your blood vessels so that your heart can function alot better. it is usually the first med the doctor will give after nitro and aspirin if the nitro hasnt worked. btw, i caqnt handle the headaches caused by nitro, so i usually will end up on morphine anyway. the only reason i no longer take morphine is due to the regulations for a liver transplant at ucla, but i also suffer from a multitude of problems from chf to some wierd auto immune disorder the doctors are frazzled by. i wish the best for you

I find, oddly, that while I do really well on MS-Contin, another time-release morphine, Avinza, doesn't work for me. Go figure...

if you can stay away from the time released pain meds (morphine, oxycontin) I would. I am a nurse and have seen people go through withdrawals... I do understand that some people really need these drugs. I myself am on roxicodone after a horrible car accident over a year ago, so i understand pain. good luck and keep us posted on yyour condition

I've taken Avinza 60MG and thought I was having horrible joint and hand pain because of it. It DID ease my pain from Interstitial Cystitis which seemed like a miracle. From everything I've read and a few comments I've received morphine based drugs do NOT cause the type of pain I was having. Now I believe I was having a severe flare with whatever arthritis I have... they haven't given me a firm diagnosis. I did find with the avinza I was having a hard time focusing, especially at work. does MS Contin work similarly to avinza... does anyone know the difference or why I was prescribed avinza instead of ms contin. I know that avinza is only taken once a day. I would love to try another type of morphine because it did manage my horrible bladder pain!

My comment is about methadone and heart problems. My son died suddenly at age 34. He was taking methadone and was healthy other than having chronic pain. I understand methadone has a very long half-life and can accumulate in the body. Hopefully, it won't contribute to other deaths.

And, being an old ICU nurse, torsades is sometimes harder to convert than v-tach. So please talk to your doc.Just might need a bit higher dose of hydrocodone, that's all.
The Sweet Hippy

to FUSSY_2011: I am on roxycodone and smoke... my doctor knows this... WHAT IS THE RISK ASSOCIATION? Heart attack? I've been in the ER 5x with acute pain that shot my blood pressure up to 139/98 (this particular time was just a couple of weeks ago) and not even the ER staff said so much as "quit smoking"... of course I will research this myself if I do not hear back from you. Thank you for the heads up...
regards,
-Anna

I would certainly not take anything stronger as the other medications cause respiratory conditions and are highly addictive. I know what it is like to have chronic pain as I have been in a bad car accident and a slip and fall accident fracturing my humerous/shoulder along with 6 herniated discs, neuropathy, sciatica, arthritis, spinal stenosis, fibro, ulnar nerve damage and a few other things. I would rather not say what many types of medicine I have tried. I can say time released pain meds like ms contin or roxicidone help me. I still have major pain and I just try to deal with it. Go to therapy. Get Epidurals or trigger pt injections acupuncture really helps a lot! As others mentioned if u had a heart attack then I would ask to try something else although is the Dr saying that the usage of your pain meds are the cause? It could be a number of other reasons for your heart condition. I would do testing, like a stress test, and see a cardiologist first then a pain specialist. Good luck and be well

to Soldiers girl...
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! M DISABLED AND SO SICK of being labeled as an addict... much appreciated.

You're welcome!:)

The latest medication to come out for pain is Nucynta ER (ER stands for Extended Release). Definitely go to a pain doctor for advice for your case. Personally I take regular Nucynta 100 mg and Oxycontin 40 mg for my severe neck pain. The Nucynta was suggested to me by the surgeon who operated on my neck when I was not getting full relief from the oxycontin. It has been a wonderful suggestion and has worked well for me. My pain doctor now prescribes it to me on a regular basis. It is a schedule 2 opiate just like oxycontin but it stimulates different endorphins than the oxycontin does. I just noticed today that there is a long-acting version of Nucynta that has just been approved by the FDA. You might want to mention that to your pain doctor when you go to see him. It is a tough thing to manage chronic pain, but there are a lot of us out there doing that. Try to keep busy doing things you like to do and seeing friends. I wish you the best of luck with your situation.
Sherry

I became dependant on narcotics. I talked with my doc and came off safely and successful with saboxen. Here I am 2 years later with chronic back pain extruding discs and out of work. My doc put me on the fentanyl patch. It needs some adjusting but I am feeling a little relief. The problem is my tolerance to narcotics and getting me to a functional level will take time due to the guide lines the Dr's have to follow in cordinance with the DEA. Sad but true. Suboxne is an amazing drug to help if you are able to come off pain management. Good luck. And yes there is a HUGE difference between dependence and addiction. Those two words make a big difference:o)

Hi robin499, and all of "Y'all... From my "For what it's worth"! - and "Been There, Done that depts"! Tramadol is nothing more than a BIG TIME Moneymaker for 'Big- Pharma"! Strengthwise it's about the same as 3 or reluctantly , i'll give it 4 Asprin , and 3 or 4 times more expensive. Do the math ! ! ! and DO NOT USE ! It's Crap. Sacosam

Amen to the tramadol not working. It did make the lights strobe, but otherwise I got nothing from it.

my doc decided to take me off norco 10mg and give me 50 mg fentanyl patches. i had a bad reaction,which caused servere ithing all over my body and a lttle nautious.if i aint mistaken,arent the patches in the oxycodone family? i take roxycodone -no nausia or itcing, but if i take 30 mg i have the same reaction. am i allergic to oxycodone or not.its the only thing that helps with my pain.

I take tramadol 300mg along with pain meds I can go weeks without the pain meds no withdrawal but can't go over 2 days without tramadol before withdrawal symptoms

I had terrible hallucinations on fenynal it was awful. Dont Take Fentynal!!!

I use fentanyl patches, and have for several months now. I have never had any of these side effects. I get very even pain relief and am very happy with the patch. I also use percocet 7.5/325 3xs a day for breakthrough. Awesome... Nothing but good things to say!

Fentanyl patches were not effective for me - I have multiple pain sources, including a nearly worn out disk in my lower back, carpal tunnel and a few others. I have spoken to other people who did not get relief from fentanyl...

I've had two back surgeries and still in pain, i take gabapetin and use fentanyl. I have been using them for the past two years now and no problems(I started off at the 12.5 and now I wear a 100 and a 50 just to function somewhat), but still in pain not as much. Still need to self medicate which only sometimes numbs my legs which leaves me with a pain score around 1.5 best yet

The Patch varies in strengths from 12.5, 25, 50, and 100.

Opana ER 40mg's blow any strength Fentynal away!

If you're having such a severe reaction to Fentanyl with hallucinations and all, that should tell you that you are not a member of the truly opiate tolerant population for whom Fentanyl was intended. But there are people out there for whom it does work.

Makes you itch lol? My dear, the itching is simply a minor side effect which diminishes completely once you become accustomed to the dosage. Noone switches from a narcotic which works in every other way simply due to an itch ...

Wow really oxycodone can damage my liver and kidneys, are you sure? Especially the pure dose with nothing added? Please tell me more, I was given pure oxycodone for spinal stenosis and 5 herniated discs and am in serious unrelenting pain. I need to know. I also have cirrhosis from portal hypertension, so seriously bad combination for pain relief! thank you!

Robin499; Do you suffer from any chronic pain. It does not sound as if you do. When you are screaming in pain and cannot sleep at night, you do not want your natural endorphines to help you, you want pain meds. And at that time you are not thinking of your liver and kidneys.

I think of my liver and kidneys every time I reach for pain meds. You'd think Tylenol was an effective analgesic, the way it's put in everything, instead of a known liver destroyer. What it really has is a great marketing department. Until all of us complain, it will continue to contaminate otherwise safe and useful pain medications.

Actually methadone is quite liver and kidney friendly. Unlike most

Actually methadone is quite liver and kidney friendly

There are different medications for back pain, but with your condition you must be very careful what you take. Definitely discuss this with your Doctor. I have back pain, and tried several medications, there are side effects with them, from tiredness, and constipation is always a big one that you get with pain meds, and more, which you must be careful. I have use lidoderm patches in the past, there is also fentanyl patches, they seem to be stronger, but I had problems, and went on the other ( lidoderm) I had back surgery, but still have problems, but that was years ago, that is not always the answer, talk this over with the Doctor, and see which is the best for you.

Just to add my comment there is a new medication being used for treatment of pain and i am on it and its wonderful it is called OPANA ER -ER means extended release and its the best pain med i have ever beed on- chemical name is OXYMORPHONE ask about it and good luck.

Where is there a doctor that will prescribe methadone because all the doctors i have seen either see it as out of the question or give a low very low dose

oxymorphone is what is in dilauded i think. strong stuff!! some like it better then oxy's. hard to get.

Hey can you tap MSt on the shoulder and let him know that they also make soma in 250mg.

Unfortunately, not all of us can use exercise to stimulate endorphins. My orthopedic surgeon wouldn't even sent me for PT because my back is so bad that any exercises they gave me would just antagonize the situation. I do exercise when I can get enough pain meds to handle the extra pain...

Dilaudid is hydromophone not oxymorphone which is Opana. There is a 5 and 10 mg Opana, and higher doses are extended release.

I have degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia & have had 2 back surgeries in the past 18 months... I have been on the Fentanyl 100Mcg patch every 2 days, Lortab 10-500 every 4 hours, Skelaxin 800 mg 3 times a day and Klonopin at night at different times and Elavil with Flexeril at night, just depends which one works at the time. I have been on the pain meds for almost 2 years and I am still in constant pain! I was told a year ago that Methadone was the only thing stronger than the protocol that I am on... I just don't believe that and I refused the Methadone at the time. My Dr. is retiring this year and I am on the hunt for a new pain dr, that will continue my care and give me my meds. Here in Texas it is hard to find one! Maybe when I find a new one they will be able to help me come up with a different protocol that will help me more. I am tired of not having a life at the age of 44! Prayers for everyone else that deals and lives with chronic pain!

At the risk of redundancy, Nalbuphine (Nubain) is a synthetic Narcotic, MG per MG equal to Morphine. It is non-addicting, safe (can't overdose), and effective. It is to Narcotics what Ibuprofen is to NSAIDS. It is used for Mothers to be in labor, it is also non-constipating, fast acting with a decent half life. It is injectable, no swallowing or stomach or nausea, use insulin needle very fine hardly feel it, can be used anywhere (no water necessary)and injected any where on your body. Nubain is a Pain killer unlike the rest of the opiates which are Brain killers. One more very nice thing, it is not a "controlled substance", not a "schedule drug", can be called in with refills

http://www.drugs.com/answers/104109/comment/?reply=100051

Does anyone else have a problem with certain methadones,methadose,dolophine,I really had some problems with some and ive been lied to at several phamacies,i caught them red handed,it's very anyoying,and rude,and shouln't be allowed I heard someomone saying they get the cherry dolop[hine in the cough syrup bottle,and just wanted some input... thanks

didnt know you had heart problems. they wont give u methadone but its is top dog for narcs and does work best