Comments on: FDA Votes To Take Vicodin and Percocet OFF The Market - What Does This Mean For You?

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:39:59 +0000

George: any reports of success with this product and coming off suboxone?

By: george

george — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:21:08 +0000

Hi. Don’t Worry. As I mention in the article, if you are a chronic pain sufferer, you will be taken care of and there will be something out there for you. Your medication will not be taken away from you at all.

By: mommy in pain

mommy in pain — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:00:20 +0000

I am concerned!! I have chronic pain with spinal stenosis due to herniated discs with arthritis setting in, causing me to have constant, AWFUL siatica…it’s been so hard this year especially. I have a little boy who will be 3 in August and I struggle to care for him and keep the house up…it’s even hard to be comfortable at work and I sit at a desk all day!! I’ve tried a few different medications and I have even lost 35 lbs and joined a gym, thinking that the weight loss and exercise may help the constant pain in my lower back and the numbness and cramping in my legs..but it didn’t–it has gotten worse. I am currently taking 7.5 mg of Oxycodone 2x a day for the pain and it helps the pain the best so far but when they wear off, I have a dull cramping feeling mostly in my legs but in the back too until I allow myself to take another when I get home from work (so I can take care of my boy!)Sometimes the pain is really bad and I have no choice but to take like a pill and a half.
What will happen to me if they take this medicine off the market? I am actually going to be seen at a pain management clinic very soon and I was hoping that they might be able to perhaps give me an extended relief form of this drug or at least up my dose (I’m afraid to run out–then I will be in pain.) I’m also open to the injections ect…anything to be out of pain, but i heard they do not always work..i was given a pain shot of Turmodol (? or something by a name similar to that) twice by my reg Dr. and it did nothing!!
This sucks..any suggestions…or any ideas as to what they may to for me at pain management? Thanx in advance.

By: george

george — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:56:02 +0000

They will offer alternatives but we’ll have to see how they are priced. That’s my main concern with this whole thing.

By: Nishkama

Nishkama — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:15:13 +0000

My question is WHY NOW? The FDA has obviously known for years that tylenol has that effect on the liver in high doses. So what are people who are truly in chronic pain going to do? These are the low level opiates they are considering on banning…so someone taking oxycodone 4x daily will now have to switch to oxycontin or Morphine…putting them in a more dangerous bracket of pain management and/or addiction. I dont agree with this decision…Im on pain managment myself…and beleive the tylenol only causes damage if you take more than the Dr prescribed…I hope that they offer alternatives that help…not hinder those in need.