MS CONTIN Reviews (MORPHINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.9 (202 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MS CONTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MS CONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 6/1/2004 | 4 | cervical disc degeneration | extreme nausea and dizziness leadin to loss od appette | Have suffered the past year with pain and numbness to the point of praying for death. This med is a wonderful thing it allows me to be a somewhat more active parent and wife. | 30 | | 1/30/2003 | 4 | VERY addictive | | 2/9/2003 | 4 | arthritas.fibro,much more! | 1 days 90 mg dail | 1/5/2013 | 5 | Severe neck pain/herniated discs | Constipation, but miralax works great! MS Contin was a life saver! I had to quit taking it due to stomach issues from what the OxyContin OP did to me prior to taking MS Contin. I will go back to MS Contin if my stomach ever heals fully. I was taking 60mg three times a day and I was able to finally take care of the household and enjoy my hobbies. MS Contin had the fewest side effects compared to all the other long acting pain relievers out there. | F | 40 | 2 years 60mg TID | 10/14/2013 | 5 | multi-focal avascular necrosis | occasional sleepiness, constipation, | 45mg BID with percodan 3x for breakthrough and soma TID for spasms and cramps. The only narcotic/analgesic to work with few side effects. Can function day to day with relative normalcy. Will not make you high at correct dosage. Would NEVER chew or take extra without discussion with Doctor. Over 4 years have only had to up dosage once and actually lowered dosage from 60 to 45. Marvelous pain relief overall, although does seem to be less effective if taken during breakthrough episode, recommend taking breakthrough meds first, wait until they begin to work, then take normal daily dosage. I have gotten around the pharmacy problem by beginning a dialogue with the pharmacists and the techs. Once they understand the nature of the problem, they are very helpful and accomadating. IF you find this unhelpful. discuss with store manager. head pharmacist, or take business elsewhere. pain is undertreated in this country and any chance to educate should not be wasted. | F | 50 | 4 years | 11/9/2006 | 5 | Severe Chronic Back/Neck Pain | terrible constipation is the only side effect. | I left a comment about a month or two ago regarding MS Contin. Since then I have received a lot of help with my obsession of chewing them. I can no longer chew them, or I get sick and it also was getting me high, even though I was in denial. I talked to my doctor about it and he is doing blood tests now to see the level amounts in my blood stream. Obviously, if I chew them, the level will be very high. If I swallow them, like I, and everybody out here is supposed to do, then, I will have normal levels. I have been doing good with them. My husband keeps the bottle for me and gives me my daily dosage before he goes to work. I don't trust myself with the bottle any longer. I don't think I will be taking them much longer any way, as I am going to a very reputable pain clinic that does NOT believe in any narcotics whatsoever with their patients, and I like that! I will miss the MS Contin, since it really did take away 97% of my pain. I feel free now that I don't chew them!! And anybody out | F | 42 | 10 months | 9/10/2006 | 5 | surgery(fusion) on L-4, 5 & S1 | constipation | I have had a spinal fusion of L4,5 & S1. A year later I had to have the hardware removed because I couldnt tolerate it. I have degenerative disc desease, osteoprosis, fibromialgia, and now am looking at surgery on L2,& 3 and also on discs in my neck. Before being prescribed MS Contin, I couldnt get out of bed. Now I am taking 240mg a day and am able to function almost normally. They tried me on all different kinds of pain medication but the MS Contin is the only one that seems to help. What I dont understand about this medication is why it is so hard to get prescribed. I had to "doctor shop" for months before I found one that would prescribe it. The doctors are all so afraid that you will get addicted to it that they wont give it to you. So f**king what if you get addicted. Id would much rather be addicted and function normally than not to be and not be able to get out of bed. What is it with all these doctors?? If only they were in my shoes.... Im just s | F | 47 | 1 years | 2/19/2007 | 5 | Degenerative Disc Disease L4 L5 S1 | constipation | This drug saved my life! I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease "DDD" L4 L5 S1. Its has been 7 years. I have sever pain in my low back and pain ,pins and needles , ache, muscle spasms and numbness in both legs. I was in a wheel chair unable to walk before this drug. My pain doc tried me on a long list of other narcs before we found this to be the best. I take 1200 mg (yes I really take that much, it's not a typo) a day in the form of 100 mg tabs. I take it every 4 hors. I don't really have side affects. I do not get high. I am not impared in any way. If i take the meds I do not have much pain , if I don't take the MS contin I have tremendous pain. I also take Lyerica for the leg problems. For the constipation I take Zelnorm+, it works pretty well. | F | 37 | 6 years | 2/11/2007 | 5 | double amputee-multiple surgeries | some constipation | Very effective for pain control. I have taken every pain medication there is and this has helped control the pain the best. I take 2 60mg. pills 3x a day. However, I need to find an effective med. for the break thru pain. I have had over 30 surgeries on my legs-first trying to save them and for the past 4 years trying to fix the damage caused by the disease that led to them being amputated. Doctors want to amputate more of my legs-they think it will help the pain. But with the ms contin, my pain is under control and I am able to walk on prosthetic legs. I refuse to let them take any more of my legs. With the ms contin I am able to live a fairly normal life and be a good wife and mother to my family. I also have a wonderful pharmacist who understands the battle I have gone through in trying to seek pain relief and he never gives me any hassle. Finding a good pain management doctor and pharmacist is very important so for those of you who are struggling, keep looking until you fi | F | 42 | 1 years | 2/22/2006 | 5 | endo | none | I have real pain and it takes it away-No highs-If you are taking this med for a high get help!!!THIS MED IS NOT FOR THAT!!!IT WILL KILL YOU IF IT IS NOT FOR PAIN!! | F | | 7/31/2006 | 5 | Chronic pain; fibromyalgia | You WILL get constipated when you first start on MSContin, but things eventually make their way out, and once your GI tract adjusts to the body's new metabolism, you shouldn't have any problem at all. | A true lifesaver; the original time-released Morphine; ask for it by name. Could not believed how much of a difference it made to my chronic pain levels. | F | 46 | 5 years 15 mg 3X day | 5/10/2010 | 5 | Hip injury | Very mild acne. | The Morphine has helped me to function (mostly) regularly. I sometimes have unbearable breakthrough pain. Lately, though, I feel that I may have built a tolerance. If I take my prescribed dose, I feel pretty much the same as if I hadn't taken the dose at all. I find that if I take 2 doses at once, I get the relief I used to. So I am wondering, one: Is building a tolerance normal? and, two: Is there a way to ask my doctor to up my dosage without her thinking I'm addicted? I don't really know where to go from here. Thanks for any help that comes my way. :) | F | 26 | 2 years 15 MG 2X day | 5/15/2010 | 5 | nausea | if it hadn't of been for ms contin I not have been able to get out of bed and do my normal daily activities due to a chronic back condition. | F | 53 | 2X day | 8/9/2010 | 5 | S1 nerve damage, 3 L5-S1 surgeries | Slightly drowsy within an hour of taking dose, wake up every morning with extreme hoarseness and dry throat/mouth. Mild acne again, slight itching. | I was on Oxycontin 40mg 3X a day for the last 2 years and thought it was great. Little did I know how much different my life would be on MS Contin. (Plus it is SO much cheaper!). My husband cannot get over how calm I am. He describes it as on oxy, there was always a level of tension/possible emotional eruption lurking, but with MSC, I am mellow as can be. Very happy, he says the "old me" is back, more chatty, happier, overall mood enhancement. I never realized oxy had done that to me - after years, we forget our former personalities, I guess. I was taken off oxy abruptly due to severe side effects that came on suddenly, so I am being titrated up slowly on the MSContin. I am going every 2 weeks until my dose is settled. I am hoping this dose will be "it" - 100mg 3 X a day. I take Percocet 10/325 up to 3 a day for breakthrough meds as needed. I am very glad to have gotten the "oxycontin" burden out of my life - hated ever having to tell any docs, any ER, any pharmacy because of the stigma. I would have asked to switch years ago if I knew it would be this effective and allow the return of "me" personality-wise! | F | 44 | 5 weeks 100 3X day | 11/1/2010 | 5 | Spinal Cord Injury | I was taking 30 mg oxycotin and had severe side effects, especially mood changes and dizzness. Since I've been on MS Contin and able to focus and go without any side effects. | F | 48 | 12 months 15 3X day | 3/25/2011 | 5 | 3 herniated spinal discs; sciatica | Constipation, itching, mild nausea, mild sedation. No euphoria, and isn't too "loopy" to function. | I love this med - it's made my life partially managable again after a bad fall on my tailbone, which ruptured 3 spinal cord discs in my lower back (L-4, L-5, S-1). I have herniated disc disorder with sciatica (which is radiating/shooting pains down my legs, usually the left one). I've got severe nerve damage in my legs due to the jelly from the ruptured discs adding too much pressure on my spinal cord. MS Contin works even more effectively with Chitosan supplements. Google it - I speak the truth, from experience. I prefer ENDO generics, because they seem to release a bit faster. Mallinkradt (sp?) are annoying because they take FOREVER to kick in but once they do, they're fine. The other I've had are Watson, which I very much like as well due to earlier feeling of analgesia onset. | F | 28 | 9 months 30mg 3X day | 11/15/2011 | 5 | autoimmunes,fibro,back shot.... | Actually not many..some constipation a little tired but will | F | 46 | 3 days 100mg | 4/26/2012 | 5 | severe lower back pain | constipation is my main complaint | I used to be on 60mg bid, I insisted on going down to 30mg bid, it does not work as well and in more pain, but I would rather not have to take any pain medication if it is not necessary. I do take another med for break through pain and have for 4 years. | F | 46 | 4 years 30mg 2X day | 6/13/2012 | 5 | lupus, degenerative disc disease, | constipation, sweating, MS Contin 60, then 80, then 100 all taken for one month each at 3 times a day that is every 8 hours, helped but still had acute break through pain, now starting MS Contin 100 3 times a day with MS IR 30 mgs twice a day for break-thru pain. SWEATING. Can walk better, still feel the pain but can move better. NEED multiple joint replacements. No cartiledge left. | OK, but there is prejudice from some professionals like pharmicsts at Newark Delaware ACME pharmacy, they said they do not have it, do not stock it would not fill it. Told me to go next door, and that pharmacy had me wait 30 minutes to then tell me they did not have it. One month while on the 80 mg only had to wait 5 hours, leave and return to a Maryland's Kleins grocery pharmacy as the pharmacist wanted to check and recheck with the doctor and insurance company. I am a pleasant, normal looking individual with above average education and income. A graduate degree, married 17 years to same person. Did not deserve bad treatment. | F | 49 | 4 months | 4/15/2003 |
MS CONTIN (MORPHINE SULFATE): This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The higher strengths of this drug (100 milligrams or more per tablet) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of opioid pain medications. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of morphine to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional ("as needed") use. FDA Approval Date: 1993-11-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)