Codiene? Darvocet? Opinions?

I hear ya. I remember being prescribed codeine years ago for chronic back pain. It always gave me an upset stomach and I didn't find it to be  effective either. I remember the itching you mention also as one of the really annoying side effects from it. I think hydrocodone is such a far superior medication compared to codeine. Its like the difference between nite & day. I can take my prescribed hydrocodone on an empty stomach and be just fine, whereas with codeine I would feel worse than before I took it. IMHO Hydrocodone is a way superior medication for pain control.  I wish they had invented it sooner and I didn't have to suffer with the harshness of codeine way back when, that stuff was pretty nasty.The only thing I can think of that codeine was good for was diahrea, figures right? lol  Never got prescribed Darvon, but Darvocet was another pain med that I was prescribed. Disappointing, not  very effective, but I would choose that over codeine any day.

I agree with the numerous other threads about this very subject.  Darvocet has been shown slightly better than aspirin for pain control, yada yada.  It's all been talked about before.  Anyone have some pills to ID?

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I agree with everyone else about their opinions on the pain meds but as far as the itching and scrathing, thats gonna come with every opiate from davon, and codiene all the way to oxycontin.

One database does show E222 as 45mg Mirtazapine, but I do not have a picture to confirm that with.  I only checked two sources though. 

gtrplayer

Eon Labs' Labeler code in CDER is 00185

The product code for Mirtazapine is 0222

The application number is listed as: other

Here is a picture from Eon Labs:
 

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Darvon/Darvocet are completely useless in my book. I would pick codeine over darvon compounds however I would pick hydro over anything else. I have tried ultram, darvocet, hydrocodone, oxycodone er and ir , dilaudid, ms contin, methadone and demerol. When taken for bad pain I usually prefer hydro or oxy codones.

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codeine works fine for me, but having a high tolerance from fentynal and aslo oxycodone from the past, Codeine will not do a than codeine. When codeine does have a 10% morphine conversion and  1% hydromorphone is fine for me. the withdraws from codone and mscontin was to much for me. 

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I definately agree that Codeine and Darvocet are useless. It's like taking a big aspirin. Hydrocodone or better is the way to go.

Will your insurance pay for any type of drug that may be considered habit-forming?

I receive DoD treatment and T-4 works good for now.Darvocet has been completely removed from DoD,VA,and Federal employees.It was causing methadone related and tylenol related overdoses.It was also studied where group given 2000 mg of tylenol couldn't distinguish from 3 darvocets.

since gov't doesn't worry about The DEA, the preferred process for moderate-heavy chronic pain,non-terminal,and where trying to solve thru surgery would cause more issues.Is T-3,t-4,maxium t-4,then ms cotin.What most people dont realize is codine is methylmorphine,a direct analog to morphine sulphate.

somewhat related to this topic is the maker Qualitest Pharmaceuticals.I have had several pharmacist call this company for me.Check this out,They don't make the generics.They are a disbributer,who has undisclosed companies  manufacture  there  meds.They have  gov't  approval  not  to reveal there suppliers.My VA just switched my clonazopam(purpac)which I had complained for 1 year about it wasn't effective.Qualitest Pharmaceuticals now has the contract and I just tried those.They were unlike any other clonazepam I had ever had.I am convinved these are made by roche and sold thru this shell company.This Klonopin is stout, definately a contender to alprazolam.What im getting at here is Qualitest is the best deal in town if you have to pay out of pocket.I hope I get access to the lortabs/norco compounds so I don't have to go in person every month for ms contin.I won't allow a doctor to exceed 2000mg of tylenol per day.

I'm kinda new at pain treatment but the t3/t4 regained my mobilty and I have lost 40 pounds in 6 months since,so atm I'm pretty happy with codein,it's just will only work at best for 2years based on the rate its being increased every 6 months.

sorry for the rambling, just real happy atm,getting GAD,and mobilty pain treatment at the same time seems like a dream come true.

 So you are trying to say at VA hospitals they got straight from Tylenol # 4 to MS Contin? I guess this may be your doctors only options, but I have a friend that gets both Lortab and Oxycontin from a VA hospital. You also say that Darvocet has been removed from DoD,VA and all Federal Employees. Who do you consider when you say "all federal employees"? is TSA and USPS employees considered "all federal employees"? They are still "allowed" to get them, seeing that they buy into private health insurance.

I guees I can agree with one thing you said "Qualitest doesnt make there generics". On the other hand it is common knowledge that Vintage Pharmacueticals makes a ton of meds for them. So your statements about  them having Government approval to not disclose who makes them, I dont buy into.

I believe your post could have had some good information and merit if you wouldve weeded out the speculation and rumors yourself and kept your eye on the prize.

codeine also makes me itch, however synthetic codeine doesn't which is in percocet or vicodin anyway darvon and darvocet must be made for children because they never not even once relieved my pain.

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You know what, nevermind. Its not worth it.

apap is tylenol, and you can take a certain amount per day and be fine. i take percocet 10/ 325 for breakthru for that specific reason...meaning the low dose of acetophetamine (tylenol) spell check lol.