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What Is The Preferred Dosage And Medication For Chronic Back Pain?

What is the preferred dosage and medication for chronic back pain--oxycontin or percoset. Use of oxycontin is time-release, but percoset is needed to handle breakthrough pain. Would it be better to use only percoset as needed than to use a time-release pill plus percoset?
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Fri, 17 Jan 2014
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Hi there.

I would advise you to firstly find out the cause of your back pain and treat it.
One cannot keep on having medicines forever.
Consult a good orthopedician for that.

Coming to querry. I dont think it is a good idea to use 2 prepations of the same drug as it may lead to overdosage and tolerance development.
Continue with the oxycontin and for breakthrough pains go for a Etoricoxib - muscle relaxant combination.
Local heat therapy and analgesic gel massage will help.

I hope my advice has helped
Good luck
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What Is The Preferred Dosage And Medication For Chronic Back Pain?

Hi there. I would advise you to firstly find out the cause of your back pain and treat it. One cannot keep on having medicines forever. Consult a good orthopedician for that. Coming to querry. I dont think it is a good idea to use 2 prepations of the same drug as it may lead to overdosage and tolerance development. Continue with the oxycontin and for breakthrough pains go for a Etoricoxib - muscle relaxant combination. Local heat therapy and analgesic gel massage will help. I hope my advice has helped Good luck