Endocet Vs Oxycodone (Page 5)

I HAVE BEEN ON OXYCODONE FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND MY DRUG STORE RAN OUT AND GAVE ME ENDOCET? SAID IT WAS THE SAME THING BUT MY BODY TELLS ME THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHANGE?

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Roxies have no aspirin In them and oxycodone does! They are not the same.

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The "price" you will pay for taking ANY of these drugs you are discussing is far greater than any of you have mentioned. You may well pay with your life. Find another way to treat pain. Do not take addictive pain meds.

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I have been taking Percocet for years now. This is the first time the pharmacist gave me Endocet - because she was out of the other stuff.

I am getting no effect whatsoever from the Endocet. It doesn't help with the pain - and it doesn't have any of the side-effects I used to experience with the Percocet. With Percocet, I would get a little burst of energy, and I would get really warm and sweat a lot.

Nothing is happening at all with the Endocet. If only the pain relief was different, I would question whether it was in my mind. But the fact that the side effects are even gone tells me that there really is a difference.

I have an adrenal dysfunction that causes my body to have problems retaining salt. As a result, I crave salt. Endocet doesn't have the HCL in it - which is a complex salt. I'm wondering if that affects the way my body absorbs it?

And I think different people respond differently to medications - so we should avoid telling people that they are "wrong" or that their experience is "all in their heads." Surely we can be more understanding and supportive in our interactions?

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O.P. is right. Endocet 10/325 does not work as well as Watson 932 oxycodone/ acetaminopen.
The guy at the WALGREENS said they were out of the Watsons. (This is after he already filled it).
But if you are reading this it probably means that you have already had it filled.
Just a month ago the Walgreens gave me a differrent generic Maxalt (rizatripran), These were (strangely ) not in a blister pack and they were FAKE.
So twice now in less than a month WALGREENS has short changed me.
WALGREENS, something is changing there.

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I've been taking Endocet 10/325 , 2-3 x's/ day for chronic lower back pain. 2 months now. Just recently started to get some abdominal pain. What can I do to relieve the pain without stopping the meds?

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Endocet doesn't make you itch because it is not the same as the Oxycodone. The insurance companies tell you they are equivalent - but they aren't. I didn't have any of the usual side effects with Endocet that I had with Oxycodone. But I didn't have any of the pain relief, either.

My pain management doctor told me that he frequently hears from his patients that Endocet doesn't work for them. He also said that generics can be up to 25% weaker than the original drug, and still be called "equivalent." He destroyed my Endocet and gave me a new prescription for a better brand of Oxycodone. Problem solved for me.

And as for the people on this thread who want to lecture others about taking these drugs - don't comment on what you don't understand. Not everyone who uses these drugs is doing so recreationally, and not everyone who uses them legitimately becomes addicted. I am a terminal cancer patient and I need this medication. I have been on the same dosage for 2 years and have never needed or taken more. Stop judging others when you don't know their stories.

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It all in the fillers that they put in the meds. Some manufactures fillers make the meds react better. Take the Watson brand they use different fillers as other manufactures that work with the body to absorb more of the medication. It all in the fillers.

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So I guess we can all agree that everyone's bodies are different, and the only person who can really decide what's the best for you is yourself with of without the guidance of a medical professional.

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I have been taking Percocet but now just switched to Endocet.
It feels completely different. I feel head achy (Ironic) and sick to me stomach.
I

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I currently take Percocet (endocet generic) 10/325. I had to respond to "Genie" the lady who lost her son to fentanyl. I know exactly what you mean. I broke my back ... 7 fractured vertebrae ... pain pills didn't help much, so my pain management specialist started me out on the lowest dosage of the fentanyl patch (25) ... before I knew it, I was up to 100 ... if I didn't change the patch every 3 days as instructed, I'd go through withdrawl. Fentanyl is a killer. I requested to be weened off the patch but it took a long time. The withdrawl & side effects of this drug are horrible. Sorry for your loss.

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I totally agree with you. They do not act the same,

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I thought I was crazy but yes the endocet does not work for me.

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Well put my friend. I just got switched from norco over to these & since the norco are no longer made by Watson 10/325 but instead by Actavis & let me tell you ( there are many threads regarding this topic on this same site & many others). Actavis bought Watsons company & name out, which not only all Watson medications are now made overseas by Actavis. The crooks, moved out of the US & all the way all to Ireland, to avoid having to pay US taxes. Any fortune 500 company that would do this devios & desperate act to feed their greed for money over quality health products, you can vet would make serious negative medications now, because THEY CAN!! ( ACT in the stocks ) I never wanted or thought of switching over from norco to these but my pain was only getting worse & I thought since I finally found the Endocet brand of hydrocodone ( norcos ) to be as close to the real old Watsons in quality ( which Actavis claims they only removed the yellow dye, then I heard from another pharmacist @ Actavis that they didn't research it enough before they launched it ) Im telling you all now that all Watson brand medications still are imprinted w/ the same imprint required by the FDA & the same look, but are now made by a bunch of money hungry crooks ( ACTAVIS) & all us chronic pain sufferers have to pay the price for this bulls***! I'm sure the govt. Is in on it as well,( hello ya crooks ) So upon my doctor having changed my medication as mentioned, I thought their brand of percoset would be good also, so I asked my family pharmacist to order the endo brand of the percoset the doctor put me on, dropping one pill, because she was saying it was because it's twice as strong, which I now learned the hard way is BS & you must make your doctors aware of this, I know I will!! Its such a bunch of BS. Who can afford name brand, especially w/ no insurance.. I've bent over & risked my life to serve this country & all my forefathers ahead of me as well, not asking for a violin, but ya would think, I could get a lil respect & get decent quality medication for my hard earned pay! I'm also an organic chemist & you had the best comment this is why I thought I would post this here for all to see & be aware of, it's a damn shame they can get away w/ it to. Pharmacist gave me the bottle to show to my doctor, because in small print on original manufacturer bottle. it even says, oxycodone is not 10 Mg, but 8.37 in near equivalency, so they even admit that & this is where it can be also less than 20% of this number so a 10 Mg endocet is actually a five milligram & their more expensive than the Amneal brand which low & behold worked MUCH better, being they ordered the endo brand in I got a weeks worth of the amneal brand & though their generic norcos are NO GOOD their Generic percoset are much better. Endo, or now " Vintage PHARMACEUTICALS", use to be one of the best, but they are now crap in effectiveness & their quality is very poor. I'm going to show my doctor the company bottle & hopefully either try something else or go back on the norco. I put all my meds in a monthly counter & don't take more than prescribed, even w/ the severity of my injuries, so I just have to suffer. I could be on stronger meds, like pure oxycodone which actually I got a few 15 Mg ones of ( to try very $$$ Rx) & they helped me for over 6 hours, when two endocet did no do s***, I'm sorry to ramble on & I'm on my android so my hands are tired, just has me very upset & I'm now left in great pain. My boss even asked me what seems to be wrong, & not sure what to tell him, but he is a good man & would understand. I do my job ok, but need some relief or I'm no good & can't concentrate but on the pain!!!!!! I wish all true pain sufferers the best & may we all find something, that allows us to at least get the edge off to allow us to live more productive & better lives!! Mahalo to you all here from Hawaii & I wish you all well. Stay away from these overseas medications, especially the India folks, they are terrible chemists & very limited to the inert ingredients as any place is & no matter where you go, the resources of each area is different, so this also like the man spoke of is an issue. Again good luck to you all, hope I shed some light on this 4 you all!

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I am using oxicodone 10/325 and was given Endocet 10/325 instead. The Endocet makes me extremely sleepy and lethargic but I don't feel that way with the Watson brand Oxicodone. There must be a difference in some ingredient that does not agree with me.

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Yes !!! Had the same problem !!! (However, my drug store didn't "run out" of Oxy ... they just chose to give Endocet instead.) Had an appointment with my pain management doc a couple weeks ago and mentioned it to him, and how I thought the Oxycodone was more effective for the pain than the Endocet. When he wrote me a new prescription he made it out for Percocet, and the drug store filled it with Oxy ... so maybe it has to do with the way the doc write the scrip. ??? I don't know ... maybe you can mention it to the doc next time you go. Good luck :)

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Your wrong, it's oxycodone HCL. Look at a bottle @ your pharmacist. The sad thing is it's only 8.9367 percent equivalent. The same w/ all generics, would go to Watson, but since they are no more & are not in business the next best is endocet, the same makers of true Percoset before they lost the patent, the just make a generic now to. Actavis, bought out Watson PHARMACUTICALS, & that's why I had to switch to these from norcos, so maybe Actavis has the formula right for Watson, ( they still use their name & imprints just helps $$ ) I'm curious if since they destroyed the yellow norcos, & the are white & EVERYONE IS HATING THEM, HOW COULD THEIR PERCOSET BE GOOD. who is the best brand??

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Please don't you know Endocet, is a generic form of percoset. It's mixed w/ Tylenol. That being the 10/325. 10 Mg's. Of oxycodone HCL., & ( actually 8.937 & this goes for all Generics.) I don't think you read your post prior to posting it, as I read it & hear you thinking you were suppose to be prescribes just 10 Mg. Of pure oxycodone HCL, WHICH IS NOT MADE IN THE US. Only comes in 5's, 15's, & 30's. & it's called roxicodone. Now this company makes a generic form of that, so very tiny. I have had them & I will say their better than nothing, but truly Mylan has the best generic in them. My point being, is endo PHARMACUTICALS is one of the last true US made medicines & I think they are good & next to Watson. I want to try Watson, but being they truly no longer make the medicine, it's made by Actavis now & since as I saw noted on here by a pharmacist as well, they destroyed the yellow Watson ( norcos ) the say only thing changed is the removal of the yellow dye, since they still have the same imprint & logo. Anyone have currently filled w/ Watson ( actually Actavis, ask the pharmacy to read you the name on the bottle they have, or google Actavis buys Watson & "Watson formula change" . Anyone have up to date quality info on them being their now made by Actavis?

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This is not true, YOU ARE WRONG! Please look at the small writing on the bottle of endocet that you have ( theirs a little astric & or * " it says they it has only 8.9637 equivalent of Oxycodone. I'm very disappointed & was my pharmacist when he read that, " saying this number can be up to 20% below the 8.9637 Mg. All generics say this on them only brand name & Watson take claim to having 10mg, in a 10/325 Mg. Percoset. Must be why they are so more expensive than any other generic. This is not to come across as rude, it's a damn shame actually that these greedy PHARMACEUTICAL companies can suck up to the FDA & get away w/ this. It's not right & I will be showing the doctor this. Having been switched from Lortab 10's to these, I was dropped some saying it was stronger & wouldn't need as much, but do the math. The doctor thinks I'm getting X amount of Mg.'s if medication & I'm just not, know one is.

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I have had the same thing happen to me.

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