Xtampza ER for Chronic Pain User Reviews (Page 5)

• Conce...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 14, 2022

"Insurance company switched coverage to Xtampza about 18 months ago. Never worked well for pain relief. I complained to PM doctor who was totally unsympathetic. About 2 months ago PM doctor popped by DEA and lost practice. Had to find another PM ( so few left). Ran out of xtampza. What an unexpected bonus. The massive migraines that I blamed on sinus infections disappeared. I realized that with taking xtampza I was the same level of pain as using it. However without it I feel better and no longer have massive migraines and constant confusion. This stuff is garbage and I will never take it again."

• LDM
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 26, 2022

"Have been on 40 mg ER of oxycontin 2 x a day along with ten percocet 10/325 and many other drugs for severe chronic pain for 20+ years. Was made to switch to Xtampza 36 ER 2x a day and 5 percocet. The Xtampza er is worthless! Shame on whoever decides that a drug works or does not as every individual persons body is different as are their diseases. For people who are responsible and do not have a life without adequate pain relief, you are making us prisoners in our own bodies. Even with OxyContin 40 ER 2x a day and all the other meds, most of us still suffer plenty. I am not even 60 and can hardly move with new drug changes. Have had over 40 surgeries and am full of hardware. I do not like having to eat the high fat with Xtampza twice a day. When you are in severe to debilitating pain, you have no appetite. I am probably 10 pounds over weight but do not need to carry any more weight with eating high fat twice a day as I eat healthy. Suicide rates will increase with this new drug"

• Bhugg
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 18, 2020

"New pain doctor did not want to increase oxycodone to 4 times per day. Long story short, he prescribed Xtampza 13.5 @ 1 twice a day with 1 oxycodone 10 mg per day for breakthrough pain. I have to say it's not awful. It took a few days to kick in, but there have even been a few days that I didn't need the oxycodone! Chronic pain is awful!"

• Corey
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 14, 2021

"I have been getting physical therapy, doing physical therapy anyway as epidermal, delta cortisone shots into shoulder, back and well diagnosed pain, varicose veins, rheumatoid arthritis, torn tendon and neuro-pain. I've been taking oxycontin 80mg Cr every 12 hours, with lidocane patch , until the OxyContin was not covered, so I was now prescribed Xtampza ER 36mg twice daily every 12hours. It made me have withdrawals , sweats, changes in behavior and not much analgesic pain help, this medicine makes people bloated and drag their butt around in pain all day. And nobody wants to take something that just gives poor sleep from pain that keeps you awake and bad dreams of how you still have pain. It should be remade or off the market of pharma for false advertising."

• Birdie
• October 18, 2020

"I have been on oxycodone for years after a back injury that has resulted in multiple surgeries and two fusions. The pain relief didn't last long with the Oxycodone so we went to Xtampza for more continuous pain control. This has continued and has really improved my quality of life. I still have some pain which I take IR Oxycodone for, but I am actually on a lower total dose of opioids now than I was before Xtampza. I am back to living more and my husband has commented so many times on how much happier I am. I have been able to walk my dogs again, work out, sleep all night and do other things I missed so much. You need to take this with food. Your body won't absorb the med fully without a high calorie meal. About four hours after taking Xtampza I feel the effects pretty intensely. This last 1-2 hours, so I have to plan my day around that so I am not driving. I had stomach pain when I first started but that subsided after a few days. These are really the only downsides I have had."

• JennM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2022

"After being on perc 15mg for several year which worked very well for the pain, but doctor said had to switch cause it's a short term med. So we tried a few other long term meds which help but wasn't lasting the full length that they were supposed to last for so I asked my doctor to put me on another long term med and he put me on Xtampza ER 36mg and this new med Xtampza 36mg does not even work. It doesn't touch the pain I'm in. Why would you prescribe this medication to anyone it's Junk it doesn't work"

• mouse
• October 7, 2017

"For me it lasts about 5 to 7 hours depending on what I am doing. It does help which is saying a lot for me as not much seems to help anymore. I am glad that I got the opportunity to use this. Thank you!"

• Roseb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 5, 2022

"Xtampza ER 9 mg didn’t help with my chronic pain at all. It did, however , make my anxiety level increase greatly & my blood pressure go up. These side effects are such that I’ll be talking to my Dr about an alternative pain medicine."

• Rstarre
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2020

"Chronic pain from bone spurs in my neck and spinal degradation in my lower back. I have been on pain meds for ten years. I have tried everything except fentanyl. Hydrocodone worked best for me overall with no side effects like nausea or constipation. But my liver enzymes went above normal and doctor thinks it is caused by the tylanol that is combined in the hydrocodone. I changed to morphine which I had to stop because of the terrible nausea that got worse and worse after two weeks. She then put me on Xtampza. I do not like to wait over an hour for it to work. When it does kick in, it works ok but it lasts only six hours most days....7 at the most. Pain relief is ok but hydrocodone worked better for me even though Xtampza is suppose to be 1.5 time stronger. Xtampza does cause me slight nausea but it also elevates my mood. I am going to try and talk my pain doc to give me regular oxy. I don't know why she is reluctant to do so. Hydrocodone works better than Xtampza for pain in my case."

• Dino
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 20, 2021

"I have been taking pain meds of years due to injury to my spinal column. I see a lot of complaints about Xtampza ER here and this concerns me. I have taken it for over a year (insurance company issues like all!) and have had no issues with the difference. I have taken several types of ER thru the years without issue. I was just switched to Rhodes on 15 mg breakthrough and am concern with all the feedback. However, confused, given that the company is owned by the name brand Purdue. Will update in a few weeks with my experience. but please don't avoid Xtampza JUST from these remarks below."

• Gigi
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 11, 2021

"You have to take Xtampza with about 12 to 14 grams of fat. I have experimented with higher and lower fat amounts but 12-14 gm is my sweet spot. When I first tried it I used butter, cheese, really hf foods. This made my cholesterol jump way up. Now I eat a palm full of walnuts when I take xtampza. It works well for up to 8 hours for me"

• Lucien
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 11, 2020

"I have been on opiates for over 30 years. Eventually, I was put on Suboxone to mangage addiction with Xtampza for chronic pain. Because of the Suboxone, I have to take at least 72 mgs of Xtampza to get any relief. It takes about 4 hours to kick in and then lasts for about 4 hours. I only get about 8 hours of coverage (not 12) but I imagine that is due to the Suboxone taking up so many of the receptor sites."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 4, 2023

"I don’t like this drug. It provided no relief for me. I gave it an honest try but no benefit from it at all. My insurance doesn’t want me to get the OxyContin ER and this was one of the suggestions. Miserable."

• Kim
• July 1, 2022

"I was taking Percoset 10, 150 pills a month. Without consulting me, my Doctor changed it to 120 pills & 30 Xtampza. He said take 1 at bedtime & it should help me thru the night. Maybe it did for the first couple of weeks, then nothing l could feel. I asked to be put back on original prescription & was told they wouldn't do it. After 4 months of demanding not to take Xtampza I am looking for new Pain Management Doctor."

• Goober
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 22, 2018

"Today went off the Fent for good. Doc prescribes Xtampza. I told doc I will try it but no more patches. If the product does not control my pain it too will be gone. I refuse to pay what I pay for insurance, be is pain 24/7 and not be able to find something to control it. The Pharma game of money roulette is over. The 2 major surgeries with hardware, new L5 disk several thousand over 8 years. Nope"

• littl...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 23, 2022

"I began using Xtampza 13.5 ER and supplemented with percocet 5/325 4 times as needed. I am now using xtampza 27 ER and supplement with perocet 10/325 4-5 times a day (mostly take 4) as needed which has greatly reduced my chronic pain. I eat anything I want with no weight gain. It has taken 5+ years of using Xtampza and percocet to be very effective in reducing my chronic arthritis pain. I use Mira-lax to control constipation."

• Pam
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 11, 2021

"Due to a job injury I've been disable for 9-10 years. I've taken all kind of meds. Then finally found Xtampra 18mg my pain dr put me on it. I'm happy to say that they WORKED for me until the so-call I fell into the so called "donut hole" in my insurance. Price went from $25.00 to $165.85, so I say to you raise your hand if you would be able to afford to pay for that every month with disable income. I NEED HELP TO PAY OR LOWER THE PRICE. PLEASE, PLEASE, I'm hurting so bad every day, each step I make hurts."

• MS Pa...
• October 17, 2022

"I have found that It works very well in combination with immediate release. I have tried several different medications for years and this is certainly noticeably much more helpful in managing severe pain. I would recommend use in combination with immediate release, I suffer from Multiple Pain Management complications from spinal fusions to Rremitting Progressive MS. This combination has helped me get through many days of very difficult ainful flare ups- from bilateral sciatica to a crushing sensation in my left arm which is constant."

• Discu...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 15, 2021

"Well I've been on this about a year now after being on 15mg oxycontin for 2 years. I finally felt like my pain was being controlled and was able to do more for myself. When my Medicare stopped covering it and was put on 13.5mg Xtampza. Since then my pain is not controlled and now I have unexplained stomach attacks that have been getting worse and more often. And last week they cut me back half on my 5mg break thru pills from 2 a day to 1 a day. I feel trapped in a broken painful body that will never go away. I am now struggling to even cook dinners for my kids now. No one is protecting chronic pain sufferers from opioid abusers."

• Kingb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 12, 2021

"Unless you can wake up and eat a high fat/high calorie meal this drug sucks. You cannot get it to release all of the drug without it. Read ALL of the documentation. Otherwise you only get about 40% of the meds. I would tell anyone who has been prescribed this go back and ask for morphine sulfate(generic OxyContin). It is a LOT cheaper and much more effective."

• Sound...
• November 27, 2022

"I have been taking Oxycodone (40 mg tid) for year having stepped down from 80 mg tid to Opana 30 mg tid. After two years of paying exorbitant copays and prior authorization for each script, my pharmacist suggested Xtampza ER at the 36 mg level. My copay was reduced by 75% and it was approved for six months It works just as well as the Oxycontin. Because it's a capsule instead of a pill, there is little chance of it being being abused."

• Yellow...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 2, 2022

"Does not work for my pain I need something that works right away when feeling pain that get worse as the day goes on I have knee, lower back, top of feet, hands and shoulders pain. I work so as the day progresses and I am on my feet all day the pain can come unbearable. I want something that works right after I take it. This medication hasn’t helped any."

• TJo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2021

"I was on oxaydo 5 ml 4 x day. I was undertreated but was afraid to complain. It barely touched my pain. I WAS PUT ON XTAMPZA ER 9 mg every 12 hrs. What a joke! Its worse than oxaydo! They told me that oxaydo was no longer available. Now I suffer waiting for my next appt. Will the doctor switch me to something that will work. Xtampza needs great improvement."

• sgtwi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2022

"So far the main draw back is the complicated requirements for administration, the doctor says to open the capsule and put in food. The pharmacist says opening the capsule is more risky and reduces amount absorbed. All very confusingd an time will tell on effectiveness. Pain control is moderate and requires additional opioid boosts to maintain pain control daily with out loss of relief. More time may alter my personal rating"

• Faith...
• August 24, 2021

"I was switched from 40 mg oxycontin very suddenly w/o warning after being on oxcontin since 2009. The first couple weeks it took 3 hours to get relief, & at hour 5 became extremely tired & pain comes back. Now 5 months later, it takes a full 5 hrs for 80% relief of pain. And still at hr 3/4 I get extremely tired, and have to wait till it starts working. I NEVER sleep through the night anymore, as its usually worn off after 7 hrs, 8 hrs max, & then I'm almost useless. It is the worst pain reliever I've had outside of morphine. Instant oxycodone works best so I don't have waves constantly. The oxycontin also worked better, but w/o anything for breakthrough pain, I have no life anymore, or social life. I cannot go on any long drives or trips, & avoid all events in the evening, & early morning. My days are all timed. I was sick for about 4 days after the switch & my Dr stated I wouldn't notice any difference. I have a bad tear in C4 caused by a forced procedure, metal neck, 2 torn knees."