Was wondering how many Norco/325's would be equal to a 20mg Oxycontin? My Doctor just gave me Oxycontin instead of the Norco that I have been taking for about 3 years.
How does Oxycontin 20mg compare to Norco 10/325?
Question posted by sporter669 on 26 April 2010
Last updated on 10 May 2017
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3 Answers
jellybeanwilliama
7 Oct 2012
Its like comparing apples & oranges.oxycontonlin is the same as percocet w/o the tylenol & its extended release. Norco is a short acting pain med w/tylenol, its the same drug as vicodin but has less tylenol generally. If u r on pain meds long term it is better to be on a long acting like oxycontin 2x a day(generally this is how often it is prescribed) & then u might get something like Norco as a breakthrough med
tlcmed
3 May 2012
There is no difference between Oxycontin and oxycodone. Oxycontin does not contain acetaminophen. 20mg Oxycontin would be much more dangerous in my opinion and would be much stronger. I'm no doctor and I take Percocet myself but I would not personally recommend anyone take Oxycontin unless they had a life threatening medical problem with sever chronic pain as a side effect. If you are like me with a messed up back, torn rotator cuff, arthritic knees, missing an acl, degenerative disc disease and chronic arthritis then you will never be without pain. try to find a pain medicine as mild as you can and just bare the rest. Because when you are dealing with breakthrough pain medicine long term, you do run a real risk of becoming addicted. You will develop a dependence so pull back your dosage for awhile and be in pain. Then go back up slowly to your regular dosage. You might be miserable for a few weeks but it sure beats the alternative.
Jack Burton
11 March 2014
If the person is on a short term opioid for 3 years, as I have been, there's a good chance the pain is chronic. How do you know what their injury is? Oxycodone does not contain acetaminophen. Oxycodone WITH acetaminophen is called Percocet. Oxycodone is called Oxycontin and is used as a controlled release usually taken twice per day lasting 8-12 hours. The immediate release oxycodone is also called Oxycontin, but more specifically Roxicodone, which you would take for breakthrough pain and contains acetaminophen. My pain is not life threatening and it sounds like yours isn't either. You just need pain medicine to get through each day. I have a broken thumb that healed incorrectly, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, chronic back pain with a ruptured disc and degenerative disc disease, myofascial pain syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. I am not about to tell someone what they should take or trivialize their pain.
geoffreyb
15 Sep 2014
Hi. I have been on oxycodone for several years for all the reasons one has to be. The letter before mine prompted me to write because of the simularities between us in the hurt dept. I have been taking 10-325 oxycodonene about 6 times a day around shoulder surgery and therapy. I was just prescribed 20 mg oxycontin and started that this morning. After two hours, I am still in pain and do not know if I can do my therapy yet. The doc said I could use the oxycodone as a breakthrough med and after trying that, three hours later I am still in pain. Can anybody tell me if this is normal at first, I don't want to take more than I should. Doctor is closed today and will call tomorrow. I was taking up to 60 mg of oxycodone for pain and am prescribed now with 20mg twice a day and use other for breakout pain. I t seems like I just went in reverse in the pain dept. Thanks to anyone that responds.
buttercup7764
6 March 2015
hi, if you have been taking 6 of the 10 / 325 percocets the equivalent of oxycontin would be 30 milligrams twice a day long acting.that is figured by the oxycodone content of 10 milligrams times 6 equals 60 milligrams divided by 2 equals 30 milligrams each in the morning and at night and then use breakthrough of oxycodone instant release every 4 hours would be more appropriate in my opinion, this is how pain management would figure out the dosage
christineATU
27 April 2010
Your doctor was right about taking you off the norco's. 3 years is a long time to be on a rapid release opiate. I'm sure you've heard the dangers of long term use of acetaminophen. There's really no comparison between the 2... hydrocodone vs. oxycodone. The oxy is an extended release opiate for moderate to severe pain without the acetaminophen. The hydro is quick release and doesn't work as well as the oxycontin which doesn't have the acetaminophen. If you had 2, 10mg hydro's, it would not work as well as 20mg oxycodone. That's just my opinion. Each person is different when it comes to medications.
Inactive
27 April 2010
I dont really think theres much of an argument, oxy does a better job than hydro does, hands down.
christineATU
27 April 2010
We agree, I just answered longer! lol.
gwfoltz
26 May 2010
How long will it stay in your system and can you go cold turkey
Cathleen186
25 Jan 2011
wow i learned a lot from that one comment. oxy vs hydro, never knew that.
Kfollini
10 May 2017
Norco is hydrocodone!
OxyContin is oxycodone'
Hydrocodone is 80% as strong!
Hydrocodone is more jittery
OxyContin is time release 12 hours
You don't feel '
"High"!
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