Ms contin, oxycontin, and the pharmacy Q'z

[everytimeidie]

swim went to my doctor. he gave me 30 vickes then put me on a pain contract. the next month he up'ed it to 45 and told me he thinking about putting me on a longer acting narcotic. obviously swims not gunna get fentynal because he's on hydro so it will mostliely be something very low. but swim does not want ms contin and afraid that is wat he will give swim and he w ould def. prefer oxycontin or even just percs. im wondering if can say something that would make swim not sound like a drug seeker so i dont get the morphine .im afraid to lie and say t hat i've had side effects to morphine becasue there is no documentation of ever being perscribed it. any hellp would be awsome. also swim had the vickes filled about a week earlier than the next appointment. is the pharmacy going to make swim wait to get the new perscription filled? would it make a dif. if it was a different medication or can the doc. over ride it?

[Solinari]

Don't say there is an allergy to morphine or anything like that, the thing about history and documentation is quite right.

I don't think there anything some one can say that will make a doctor choose one over the other without the possibility of it coming across badly, and asking for a specific medication isn't really a good idea, most doctors don't like that. Something longer acting, well MS Contin and/or OxyContin as i am sure you know, are time release versions of the drug but they aren't in themselves longer acting, ie. longer half life.

I would see what the doctor has in mind first and then accept it, if it is something that doesn't work or it had side effects that are unpleasant (maybe making out they are a bit worse than they actually are) then mention that to the doctor and see if an alternative is possible. Personally i would go along with the doctor until something is found that is acceptable to both parties.

[oxyaddict420]

When a DR changes a script for you the same pharmacy can fill a new prescription for you multiple times in a monthly period. At one point Swims DR was doing the same thing as Swiys and started Swim with Vics, then Percs then mscontin, then finally oxycontin. The main thing is to act like whatever he is giving you is really going to help and that you are greatful for the help. If he does prescribe the ms-contin give it about 6 days and then call the office and say that they are not working like planned and make sure to look up the known side affects and tell hin that you are having multiple side affects that are outwaying the the good affects. Then he should try another until you get it just right. Swims DR wrote him about 5 scripts in a 1 month period when doing this " trial and error" method of doing what works for the individual.

Best of luck!

[IntrepidTraveler]

One more piece of advice, after calling SWIY's doctor about the ineffectiveness of the MS contin, if you end up having to make a doctor's visit, bring the still relatively full bottle of MS contin back with you. This will make you look more like someone who is unhappy with their medication than a drug seeker. As, per the doctors logic, even if you didnt like the ms contin that much, you would still have used it all and/or sold it. Hope this helps.