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Due to terrible pain from radiation for cancer treatment, I've been taking 10 mg of oxycodone for 4 years...and suddenly began suffering with severe...really severe... daily constipation. My dr recomended a new medication and it's working! It's "Movantik". Ask your doctor. Because it's so new, he/she probably won't know about it... but convince him/her to study it. It's available in both 12 and 25 mg doses. I'm still experimenting with which dosage works best for me.
Hope this works for you. Please let me know if/how it works for you.
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Hi Cessna,
I'm so glad Movantik works for you. I'm on a low but daily dose of Suboxone. I tried Movantik but it didn't help. I'm now trying Relistor, which works the same way, and have had some success, but still need dulcolax. And the Relistor is even more expensive than Movantik.
Anyway, I'm glad to hear a success story here. Good for you!
Joe
Thank you! I’ll inquire about it, since the meds I’ve tried haven’t worked.
3 tablespoons of mineral oil at night - magic!
Hi my name is Robin, I was injured on the job in 1997 and I had back surgery in 2009. I had to start taking Oxycodone and over the years I started reducing my dose; however my constipation has not gotten any better. I have tried the Movantik in the past and it has not worked on me. I have tried so many things for constipation, may I ask just to refresh my memory is this a shot?
Robin
Instead of taking another drug, I take a spoonful of flax in my cereal and eat 5 or 6 prunes at lunch as recommended by my doctor and usually remain regular. I do hope what you are doing works for you.
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In reply to @cessnal50, I forgot to mention that this new constipation medication is for patients who have used oxycodone for a long time. ANY opiod, I think.