How Comparable in Effectiveness Are Hydrocodone, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Methadone?
Question by plastic bruno: How comparable in effectiveness are hydrocodone, fentanyl, oxycodone, and methadone?
This would be for chronic pain (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue). Patient has been prescribed 10 mg Hydrocodone @ 6 day for the last five years.
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Answer by mnvikes
theyre all probably pretty similar with equivalent doses. i think most fibromyalgia patients usually do better with drugs like amyitriptiline, lyrica, flexeril, mirapex, etc. than opiods
Answer by naner
all of these meds are opioid based narcotics. hydrocodone (vicodin) is a short acting narcotic that needs to be taken every 4-6 hours. oxycodone (which is the main pain reliever in percocet) is stronger then vicodin but also short acting. fentanyl comes in transdermal patches that last for 72 hours. methadone is taken mostly in pill or liquid form and is a longer acting opioid that has a 24 hour half life.
all these meds are addictive. for fibromyalgia…most people go with either the fentanyl patches or methadone.
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