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IBS And Interstitial Cystitis. Taking Narcotic Pain Medication Oxycodone, Have Interstim Implant. Increase Dosage?

Hello, I take a narcotic pain medication oxycodone 10 mg suppositories. I have tried the slow release oxycodone pill, 20 mg twice a day(2 every 24 hours) and I find the supp. Work much better for me. The pills make me feel like I am dozy and a feeling of not being here, (hard to explain) and the supp. I do not have this issue with and the target the pain quickly and last from 5-6 hours. The pills do not last 12 hrs for me and I don't like the fact they go thru my liver, etc. could you pleas tell me why I don't have the issue with the supp. As I do the pills. I HO to a pain specialist, and he increased my suppositories bay small amount as sometimes one supp. Does not suppress the pain,I wait1/2 hr to take another one and that work fines. This does not happen all the time and he does not want to increas the dosage to 20mg supp, as a concern of becoming desensitized to the. I have been on 10 mg for a period of time, due to I ha e IBS and Interstitialcystitus, which I ha e an Interstim Implant for.
Sat, 27 Jul 2013
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Thank you for asking question on health care magic
the suppository slowly releases the medicine and the effect lasts upto12 hours whereas the pills will have 5-6 hours or more depending upon the dosage.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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IBS And Interstitial Cystitis. Taking Narcotic Pain Medication Oxycodone, Have Interstim Implant. Increase Dosage?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic the suppository slowly releases the medicine and the effect lasts upto12 hours whereas the pills will have 5-6 hours or more depending upon the dosage. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics