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 | 2 herniated disks | AT NIGHT I SLEEP LIKE A BABY WITHOUT HAVING TO GET UP AND TAKE ANOTHER PILL TO GET ME THROUGH THE NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR MY DOCTOR TO TRY THIS. I'VE TAKEN JUST ABOUT EVERY THING THEY MAKE UNTIL THIS. | THE PEOPLE AT THE PHARMACY LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOUR SOME KIND OF ADDICT PIECE OF CRAP BUT THATS ALRIGHT WITH ME. I ONLY HOPE THOSE ASSHOLES CAN ENDURE THE PAIN FOR A DAY THAT I'VE LIVED WITH FOR 2 YEARS. | M | 53 | 7 days | 4/25/2005 | 4 | RSD Chronic Acute Pain | Constipation, intense withdrawal if having to go off it! Not fun. I do not get high from this or tired. It just helps me with my day to day life/pain. | I have been taking some form of morphine for 10 years. My pain is extreme but this with combination of a fentanyl patch seem to help. If you have chronic acute pain, this is the drug. My quality of life and those around me are better due to this drug. | F | 32 | 10 years | 3/11/2005 | 5 | Back (disc & sciatica) Pain | None really not even constipation due to my diet and drinking lots of Evian water. Believe it or not when I drink cheaper or faucet water I do NOT go as well or as frequently. | It is very helpful and allowed me to resume a normal life once again. I started at 60 mg. 2x daily then 3x daily now take 100mg 2x daily. | F | 68 | 3 years | 2/23/2005 | 4 | Chronic Low back pain | Contipation | I have suffered for years from low back pain and was hard to find a Dr. to take me serious. I even had to quit my job as a CNA in a nursing home due to my pain. Was so frustrating that nobody would take it serious. I'm glad to say I finally found a Dr. that would take my pain serious come to find out that I really need back surgery for my deterorating spine, but I'm scared and really can't afford the time off from work to recover. So, we experimented with a few different combos. She started me on percocet 5/325 and Oxy IR 5mg. That combo didn't help too much although I found the Oxy IR very addicting and was easy to take more than I should. I was glad to get off those. She then switched me to Avinza 60mg once a day w/ percocet for the break thru. Those helped somewhat but didn't find them to last the 24 hrs they were supposed to plus I had a extremely hard time getting them filled so now I'm on MS Contin 60mg 2x's a day w/ percocet for break thru and I'm finding them easier to be filled(generic). I do have to agree with the ones on here about getting funny looks from some of the pharmacists. Most ppl don't understand that we take these for our pain, not to get high and taking them for pain you DON'T get high from them. I function a normal basis now that I take these, although I think I need to be uppped on my dosage and the withdrawls from this is horrible I had to go 2 weeks without it and it was the most excruciating 2 weeks ever! So don't ever stop taking them on your own. Over all if you suffer from an every day debilitating pain I would suggest talking to your Dr. about this med. | F | 36 | 8 months | 1/28/2005 | 5 | work injury to L3 L4 C1 | constipation | It allows me at 65 years of age to a relatively pain free qiquality of life I also take paracetamol 500 mg TDS n cojuunction. the tw tegether work wonders for my chronic pain | M | 65 | 1 years | 1/22/2005 | 5 | Pain | small amount of nausea & drowsiness at first | M | 42 | 10 months | 1/15/2005 | 4 | cronic back pain | i just started this drug three days ago,so far no side affects | so far it is realieving the pain better than what i have been taking. | M | 57 | 3 days | 1/10/2005 | 4 | Post Polio/ Chronic Pain | Constipation, sweats, fatigue | I take 100 MG Ms Contin 2x day plus 2 oxycodone 5MG twice daily. One Xanax .5 MG at bedtime. Was taking Oxy Contin. Much more effective Med but Insurance refused to pay for OC's and switched me to MS Contin. It's adequate and allows me to do my daily activities. Now on Soc. Sec. Disability so side affects not as big a problem to deal with as I can stay at home rather than work | M | 51 | 2 days | 12/29/2004 | 5 | Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis | Constipation, enough I need to take something for it. General | Fibro, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Neuropathy (from Raynauds damage) had pretty much killed my life. I used to spend most of my day in the bed, and other pain killers would only give me a couple hours a day that were useable. Now I have almost my entire day useful to me, I still have to take breakthru meds sometimes, and at least one a day I get a lull where it doesn't work as well. This is a great med for preventing pain, but it isn't powerful enough to knock it down if it gets out of control, so it's best to have another med to take with it. Currenting using MScontin 30mg 3x a day, and Oxycodone 5-10PRN for breakthru and the lulls. This medicine gave me back most of my life. Downside: Pharmacist give you dirty looks, and you don't want your friends or employer to know. They think anyone on morphine is going to be laying in a pile of drool all day, and it just isn't so. I'm not impaired, I'm not | M | 32 | 3 months | 12/26/2004 | 4 | Pain after failed fusion for Neck | Diminished libido, severe constipation, and sporadic headaches | This is an effective drug for pain, but like all others it has its share of side effects. However, most are tolerable except for the contstipation. You'll need to take plenty of fiber and drink a ton of water. It's also very difficult to wean off of. If you do need to wean off it, please do so very slowly and let your body adjust to each and every dose reduction. | M | 38 | 2 years | 12/1/2004 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Nothing really bad except TERRIBLY addicting. PLEASE USE CAUTION - I can't get off of it... | F | 42 | 4 years | 11/30/2004 | 5 | Neck Nerve damage/ severe pain-head | Well I do get constipated, & since I take MORE than the prescribed dosage & crush & swallow them I have alot of energy & have a hard time sleeping. | This is a marvelous pain med! I've taken so many different opiate analgesic meds over the yrs this is the best i've found for long term relief! The way I take them & the amount lasts me all day long til I sleep! Because I have other opioids to prevent wd's I usually take between 4 to 6 30 mgs(Endo or Malinkrodt)tabs daily & I do what you're not supposed to & crush & swallow them with Coca-Cola which nakes them take effect faster! I've been on Dilaudid(every mg & even used to take them when they were prescribed in grains & were soluable! Remember those beauties?:)& almost every Oxycodone & Hydrocodone there is & even Fentanyl & Demerol & other synthetic pain meds made, as well as meds now discontinued like Pantapon/others. I've used to be on on 75mg Methadone daily for over 10 years at a clinic(& would often buy more from other patients of the clinic illegally up to 200mgs daily!) but had to get off basically cold turkey in a hospital setting where I was only given 25 mgs Demerol for the 1st week(then decreasing amounts) to detox, then only Catapres(a hi blood pressure med that somewhat helps the wd's)& benzo's & sleeping pills to detox the rest of the way! IT WAS HELL! So I finally found a considerate Dr. who(after trying many other pain meds)gave me the MS-C, but altho i've been on my supposedly normal dose for 4 yrs I need more but he won't prescribe a higher dose, so I take more than I should. This is an efective med for pain & I don't know what i'd do w/o it! I've been on opiates for over 30 years. Most of them for recreational use for most of that time but when I developed my REAL pain problems at age 46 I began the MS-C at age 48 & have been on them ever since & it's worked wonders. As I said I do get other opiods(mostly Oxycodone or Hydro's)which keep me from having withdrawals. I just pray i'm never taken off this med unless a cure is found which i'm told will never happen so....I'm very happy now & mostly pain free & pray I stay that way! I'm glad I found ONE Dr. (out of approximately 30 I saw 1st who wouldn't prescribe anything stronger than Vicodin-Narcos-Percocet-ect. or even Darvocet or Tynelol #4 which is like taking a placebo!)who had the knowledge & compassion to give these MS-C's to me & the other fast acting pain meds as well....THANKS Doc! If you need a great pain medication that lasts long term Morphine Sulfate ER(MS-Contin Extended Release)& has little side effects(for me)I highly reccomend you 'try' MS-C! Btw, I recently fractured my radial & ulna bones in my forearm/wrist & when taken to the ER they 1st gave me Morphine IV which didn't work at all because of my tolerance to it, & the kind ER Dr. immediately gave me IV Dilaudid in 4 mg injections(16 mgs in total in a 6 hr period)& this almost completely took my excruciating pain away. SO IF you are on MS-C & ever have a serious pain related injury, I suggest you be truthful & tell them you've been on a strong analgesic to allow them to treat you with a pain med that will work for you. I had NO IDEA(after my yrs of recreational opiate use)how much i'd need these types of very potent pain meds for REAL pain, & I now belong to many msgbrds for people w/Chronic pain & sympathize with the 10's or 100's of thousands of people whom suffer REAL PAIN & have trouble finding a Dr. WILLING to prescribe the neccessary opiates for relief!! GOOD LUCK! | M | 52 | 4 years | 11/26/2004 | 4 | RSD pain | Only side effects is when you stop taking them. 60mg two times a day | works good with oxycodone 15mg 3 tms dly | M | 6 months | 10/25/2004 | 5 | chronic pain 10 yrs | M | 56 | 10 days | 10/16/2004 | 3 | Fibromyalgia,Chronic back pain | Dry mouth,Constipation,Vomiting (In the begining) | I am currently taking 30mg 2x daily of MS Contin,as far as my pain. I have relief about the first 2 hours. i have been taking this for 6 months.I also take Lamictal 200mg for bi-polar,Trazodone 50mg,Wellubutrin SR 150mg and Nabumetone 500mg let me tell you I nod constantly, but yet can not sleep at night i will go for 2-3 days with no sleep then fall out and wake up feeling like ive been it with a mack truck. I applied for social security disability and was denied.How in the hell do you work while taking all of the above medications? hell i lose concentration all the time and have trouble staying focused. | F | 34 | 6 months | 8/19/2004 | 4 | Severe RLS / Neuropathy | Awful constipation. I don't experience any euphoria, dizziness, sleepiness, etc. This is a nice change from my first regimine of Klonopin and Oxycodone. | MS Contin has positively changed my quality of life. My neuropathy / restless legs was so severe, I often couldn't get out of bed all day long - and I was only 30 y.o. at that time. My first doc had me on 5/350 mg oxycodone 5x a day and Klonopin. That often knocked me out completely - with extreme daytime fatigue. And the ups and downs of oxycodone was awful - it worked fast and wore off fast, with a terrible rebound effect. MS Contin is so different, but you need to take a STEADY regimine - find what's effective and stick to it. I take 60 mg in the morning and at bedtime and one .5 mg Xanax at bedtime - I've been nearly symptom-free doing this. The pain is almost gone, and so are the muscle twitches. I sometimes have breakthrough pain, but it's only moderate. Also, MS Contin works best to prevent pain, instead of as a cure. So, take it BEFORE onset of symptoms. The only negative side effect I've noticed is horrible constipation. But I've discovered mineral oil! Only, don't take mineral oil within a few hours of your MS Contin dose or it could lessen the efficacy. | M | 33 | 18 months | 8/4/2004 | 3 | hidradenitis superativia | Constipation!!!!!! Sleepiness | I have a horribloy painful skin condition. I was on Percosett prior..Occasionally oxycontin, but for my condition, the MS Contin did not work as well as just 10mg of Percosett. I am on 30mg of MS Contin 2x daily. I have a lot of breakthrough pain. I have one good hour after taking the medication and that is it. | F | 32 | 2 months | 8/3/2004 | 4 | RSD Chronic Pain condition | For the first few weeks, dizziness, sleepiness. Now I have constipation, I'm very forgetful, can't concentrate for long, tired about 1 hour after taking it. But definately worth it for the pain relief. | I take 30mg a day, but needing to go up now as I'm getting too much breakthrough pain. But it's helped me when other things (neurontin, tramal, digesic, nerve blocks, forte etc) haven't even touched it. It's given me a much better quality of life. I have three kids under 6 and will take whatever I have to, to be able to be a good mum to them, and this tablet lets me have some independance and pain relief. I also take Baclofen for muscle spasms and cramps and that's a godsend too, with no side effects. | F | 26 | 5 months | 7/25/2004 | 3 | Chronic Pancreatitis | Sweating, periodic nausea. | I switched to the MS Contin after taking Methadone for the pain for 7 years. Although the doses were supposed to be equivalent, it was necessary to increase the dose after the first month. I take 200mg. in the AM and 100mg. in the PM, as well as 30mg. of MSIR for breakthrough pain 3xdaily. My only real complaint is that the relief doesn't last 12 hours and my dose needs to be re-titrated more frequently. | F | 41 | 7 months | 6/11/2004 | 5 | | 6/1/2004 |