MS Contin and Tiredness: What Users Say

• Big...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 3, 2013

For Pain "I experienced a slipped disc years ago, and after a few injections, I was still in pain. I was then treated with physical therapy, tramadol, OxyContin, and finally morphine. The MS Contin was a godsend! I take 2 60mg MS Contins a day, with 4 15mg instant release for breakthrough pain. Although I only get 8-9 hours of relief from a 12-hour pill, I feel 3 times a day for MS Contin would keep my levels more steady. But my doctor is reluctant to increase it. Sometimes I feel a little tired, but the quality of my life has improved dramatically without the high drugged feeling and mood swings of other opiates."

• Aur...
• May 14, 2017

For Pain "I am retired, but still read and do many other activities. I was taking MS Contin 30 mg 3x and Oxycodone IR 10 mg 4x per day. I stopped reading and crocheting. I stopped watching my favorite programs. I never knew when I was going to fall asleep. I became hostile, angry, depressed, paranoid, and had substantial memory loss. I stopped talking to people and was tired all the time. I didn't connect it to my pain medication because I have numerous chronic illnesses. Last year, my doctor suggested a change to OxyContin, but I was afraid. A month ago, I started taking Oxycodone IR 10 mg four times a day and Xtampza 18 mg three times per day. I wish I had done it sooner. I have eaten a good meal with the Xtampza, but I am awake, and my real personality is back. My energy is up."

• Anonymous
• March 1, 2011

For Pain "MS Contin was good at relieving pain, not as strong as Oxycontin, which I was used to. They are different, and I read in a 2007 Physician's Desk Reference guide that they are 45-55% or more absorbed by the human body, where Oxycodone was 60-85% absorbed in the human body. Also, it made me more tired than Oxycodone. Secondly, though both medications made me tired, it seemed like the MS Contin made me more tired and lethargic than Oxycontin."

• Anonymous
• March 1, 2011

For Pain "MS Contin was good at relieving pain, not as strong as Oxycontin, which I was used to. They are different, and I read in a 2007 Physician's Desk Reference guide that they are 45-55% or more absorbed by the human body, where Oxycodone was 60-85% absorbed in the human body. Also, it made me more tired than Oxycodone. Secondly, though both medications made me tired, it seemed like the MS Contin made me more tired and lethargic than Oxycontin."

• Day...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2015

For Chronic Pain "I took this before when I had open heart. Worked very well. Now I have just finished my fifth hip surgery and the Vic's five a day don't help much. This 15 mg makes me really tired."