cutting meds in half......Linda-ask first!!

From: Jean (creative@enter.net)
Sun Jan 19 01:36:47 2003


Linda, Before you break any pain meds in half and take them make sure it is ok to cut them in half!!

Not all meds may be broke up or crushed and it would be dangerous, especially the time-released drugs. That would be what druggies do to get a high (not insinuating you are). When they are broke or crushed you would get the entire 12 hours or whatever in one blast!

A good rule of thumb is that if it doesn't have the cut line in the pill then it shouldn't be broke in half.

I didn't know this either until I went on Oxycontin and my doctor told me about it. Since I was throwing up on the full dose I thought I could only use half a dose too, Duh! I never thought about the time-release business getting affected by doing it or connecting it to what addicts do since I have never done illegal drugs. Luckily I asked the doctor "first"!!

Maybe it is ok to do with your pills, I was never on them so i don't know about them. You should first ask your doctor or pharmacist. JEAN


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