Other - Is oxymorphone the strongest pain medicine out there?

[salviablue]

Originally Posted by I_8_my yellow crayon

Swim wonders why this is so(the heroin high thing). There are many opiates that have claims put on them saying 5-10 times more potent than heroin or twice as potent. I will use dilaudid for instance, when swim went to rehabthe doctor told him that dilaudid was 2-4 times more potent than heroin on a mg to mg basis, but swim found the high from heroin better. This baffles swim, would anyone like to clarifye?

just pointing it out so you're aware

[bknowles27]

swim enjoys the hydromorphone.. and im not on it because of the back pain, nor any other legitimate reason.. lol and for all of swiys it is better feeling, personally of course, than the oxycontin.

[I_8_my yellow crayon]

Wow I read all through that post, no where did I see self-incrimination. Some people..............I would edit it, but....theres nothing wrong with it......

[I_8_my yellow crayon]

I simply said "I will use dilaudid for instance" and in no way was this saying I did anything illegal or incriminating. All I spoke of was general knowledge of the drug which can be read anywheres on the internet. We can use "I" on drugs forum you know when it speaks of nothing illegal. Thats just my opinion though. As to the other poster, yes there are drugs that are 1000-10000 times more potent than morphine, but they are only given in dosages that would equal the same amount of pain killing effects as the normal opiates(oxycodone, hydromorphone and such) to humans. I have never done any of these drugs, but my friend thinks that these potent opioids are made in some cases for other purposes, and in most cases, to work where another medication may not. My friend says that he had no luck whatsoever with fentanyl, but when given oxycodone, it relieves him of his pain. Not all opiates/opioids work for everyone, and some better than others.

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Thanks for taking care of the ridiculous post above although most people should be able to figure out the difference!