I'm 20 years old and recently endured a tear in my hip, which radiates pain to my groin and testicular areas. An MRI showed a labral tear. Anyway, I currently don't have health insurance and Percocet 10/325 is extremely expensive, approx. $115 for a month supply. However, tomorrow I may ask my orthopedic for straight Oxycodone 10 mg - which is 95% cheaper. Pain relief wise, is there a significant difference between these medications? My pharmacist said they're basically the same concept medications; only one is combined with Tylenol. My doctor has given me Percocet 10/325 in the past, but not a month supply. It worked okay for my severe pain, but if the Oxycodone alone has the same effect, I'd rather pay only about $30 for that as opposed to $115 for the Oxycodone/Acetaminophen combination. Has anyone else tried birth of these? With the major price difference in mind, what would you recommend? Thanks!
Pain - Percocet vs. Oxycodone...Please help?
Question posted by Jonathan1109 on 15 Jan 2015
Last updated on 27 April 2023
11 Answers
Oxycodone is so much better for pain if not strong enough ask for Oxycontin 20 mg,40mg,80 mg
To me, neither works better than the other. Very close to the same...
Can no longer get oxycodone. Drugstore tells me I have to get percocet. I see my pain doc tomorrow, should be fun. I am 69 years old, suffer chronic abdominal pain from surgical adhesions. Hurt all the time. Not a drug seeker. I am so weary.
Sunie, I’m guessing it’s the state your in? Our pharmacy does have it as I was prescribed it today. I sure hope your pain appt went well.
I also suffer chronic (left side) abdominal pain! I thought I was the only 1 in the world!! (Not happy you have the similar pain) I had an UPJ operation 5 years ago (basically it was removing a kink in the tube that runs from kidney to the ureter)
Then reconnected... after much pain, tears, ER visits and basically be deemed as a “druggy” I reluctantly went to a pain specialist in a large city where they “concluded” I had a trapped nerve from the scar tissue. After many visits of ultrasound pain meds injected with NO relief for more than my 3 hr ride home.
I finally gave up on them! I now have a wonderful PC and pain specialist. I’m coping well w the “trapped nerve”. I pray you find someone who believes in you and willing to go the distance for you. Don’t give up... there are answers for you too.
Just to be clear I’m takng stronger meds now bc I now have tingling in my right leg and foot . Going for MRI next week.
Best of luck to ya!!
I'm really concerned about all the misinformation on here! The oxycodone In a straight 10 is different than Percocet. In Percocet, it is oxycodone hydrochloride, which not as potent as straight oxycodone. The small oxycodone 10s are definitely noticably stronger than Percocet 10s (generic).
In my experience, I feel that the straight oxycodone kicks in faster, whereas the Percocet takes a little while... so if your pain is not at a pretty consistent level I find it's hard to take the Percocet in time to help prevent the pain. I take the 10mg oxy and am also prescribed 800mg ibuprofen. I can generally cut the oxy in half and take as needed. I know the Percocet upset my stomach if I don't eat before I take it (as does the ibuprofen), however, I can take a 10mg oxy on an empty stomach and be fine (I've been taking it for quite some time now, so I'm not sure if that's the case for everyone). Hope this helps!
I hope what you said about cutting the OXY in half is true that is a no no no cutting an oxycodone tablet especially if it is the er version is very very dangerous both the er and the ir version are ment to take whole do not crush chew or disturb the tablet in any fashion it is ment to be taken whole breaking it in half could cause you to receive the dose much faster and could lead to serious overdose or worse you can check this out yourself be safe these medications are dangerous especially if not taken right please check it out for yourself
Hi, please get that fixed asap. I had the same problem turned into snapping hip syndrome, i had the surgery didnt show that i had a gluteous medius tear from waiting so long, didnt show up on mri because of inflammation, i had it done this morning, hard recovery..good luck, please try to fi it soon, snapping hip is a bad recovery not looking forward to it, it's your it band tendon and when your hip gets swollen from inflammation, it shrinks it..good luck
The reason both drugs are packaged together is that they work together better than either one can work alone. Normally, 1 and 1 don't equal 2; in some people they equal 3, in some people they equal 4 or 5; the end result will vary from person to person. The two drugs don't need to be in the same pill to achieve that effect. Working with your doctor and/or pharmacist, you may find that a little more Tylenol may help, and at a much lower price than the combo pill.
I have taken both. They seem the same as far as pain relief goes. I would definitely ask the doctor for the straight oxycodone, especially since you have to pay so much more for the Percocet. It is also much better healthwise. You don't need the added Tylenol because it doesn't help and it's bad for your liver!
Thanks :) I'd assume doctors feel more comfortable prescribing it w/o Tylenol due to concerns of liver damage
Well ill say it like this hun... ive was diagnosed with server osteoporosis and many many croniv disabling pain I can't exaple
Soma and other with draw drugs are even a biger addition..
Feel free to reply hun
Julie
They're the same thing except one has Acetaminophen and the other does not. Beware of Brand names, that may be where the cost is coming form.
I would go with the straight oxycodone as there really isn't much of a difference having that small amount of tylenol in it and if you feel you need the tylenol just go buy some generic tylenol. I hoped this helped? Hope you're feeling better soon.. good luck
Percocet is oxycodone. The only difference is the Tylenol in it. I would never recommend a combo drug and to certainly not with Tylenol in it. Combo are generally much higher then if its just one.
Yeah, I already know chemically the differences between these meds. I'm asking if it makes a significant difference to add Tylenol to the Oxycodone where it's worth paying 80% more for the Percocet?
Both meds are exactly the same except for the Tylenol in Percocet. If you find the prices are hugely different take the cheaper one. If that is Oxy, my doctor says add a tylenol or some other over the counter pain reliever with it to heighten the effect of oxy. Reason oxy is better is because Tylenol is bad for the liver if taken too often and too much.
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