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Posted 1/29/2013 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi There... I have been taking tramadol for both fibro and RA pain...however it doesn't seem to be doing much these days. I am allergic to codeine. Has anyone had any luck with any other pain meds that are not codeine based?
Posted 1/29/2013 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi what strength are you on?

as i had to up my strength i started on 50mg then 100mg - i now take Tramadol 200mg twice day

and top it up with Panadol-Osteo

Also Endone (oxycodone hydrochloride)

Perhaps you just need to increase the dosage even short term.

Posted 1/29/2013 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
I have crohns disease and RA and my doc has me on Nucynta ER 150 mg and it really helps.
Posted 1/29/2013 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
Oh wow...I'm only taking 50 mg.(every 6 hours) I didn't think you could take higher dosages, I will talk to the dr. thank you
Bad Day...Is oxycodone hydrochloride codeine based?
eawilliams...what is Nucynta ER 150 mg?
Posted 1/29/2013 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Oxycodone's chemical name is derived from codeine. The chemical structures are very similar, differing only in that
Oxycodone has a hydroxyl group at carbon-14 (codeine has just a hydrogen in its place), hence oxycodone;
Oxycodone has a 7,8-dihydro feature, whereas codeine has a double bond between those two carbons; and
Oxycodone has a carbonyl group (as in ketones) in place of the hydroxyl group of codeine, hence the "-one" suffix.

It is also similar to hydrocodone, differing only in that it has a hydroxyl group at carbon-14.
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