Please use this thread to discuss dihydrocodeine.

What is this med? It is just extra strength codeine?

Dihydrocodeine (DF 118) is a medium strength, short-acting opiate that comes in tablet and liquid form. It is a very strong painkiller and is very addictive. A detox on DF118 is similar to methadone but the physical withdrawal symptoms may be less severe and not last quite as long. However, the fact that DF118 feels more like heroin means that it can make the cravings to use heroin worse than if you are detoxing on methadone. Because of this many services won't prescribe it, along with the fact that it can be more psychologically dependency forming than methadone - because it gives more of a rush.



The detox will take place over 7 days using DF118 tablets taken every 4 hours (only lasts that long), usually 4 times a day. The first day is normally bearable with the withdrawal getting worse until you peak on the third day, after which the symptoms will gradually die down. Because DF118's are only painkillers, you will normally be given a course of sleeping tablets to last the week of the detox plus an additional week.



Because it is addictive in itself, your dose will be reduced gradually as you will need to wean yourself off it slowly to avoid additional discomfort. You will also need to get your heroin use to a low amount before starting, as it is a relatively weak opiate and won't therefore be much help if your habit is too large.



A DF118 detox may mean that:



The psychological withdrawals and cravings can be worse (because it can feel better to take a short-acting drug)

The physical withdrawals may be less severe than with methadone

It can cause bad constipation

It can increase the hot/cold flushes

You can't take it once a day and feel OK all the time

You may have times when you are feeling rough and times when your feeling intoxicated

You have to cut your opiate use right down before you start as it is a relatively weak opiate




If you go for a prescribed detox the first task is to get off all other opiates and only take the prescription drug.



Other things that might help are:



Taking the medication in a regular pattern, as described by the Doctor. Don't feel tempted to take more to make yourself feel better.

Expecting to feel rough and sleep badly for several days

Expecting, after a big drop in dose and when you come off, the withdrawals to get worse over the first 3-4 days, to stop getting worse between 4 and 7 days and to have to wait 7-14 days for things to start to feel a little better

Expecting poor sleep to go on for months




A DF118 detox takes place over seven days with the dose reducing each day, as you wean yourself off this highly addictive medication. Whilst each clinic will follow its own Rules and programme, in my experience the DF118 detox is as follows:



Tablets taken every four hours, along with two sleeping tablets each night (Nitrazepam) for the week of detox plus the following week.



Day 1 : 4 x 4 times a day

Day 2 : 3 x 4 times a day

Day 3 : 2 x 4 times a day

Day 4 : 1½ x 4 times a day

Day 5 : 1 x 4 times a day

Day 6 : ½ x 4 times a day

Day 7 : ¼ x 4 times a day

Can someone who knows please compare the strength of DHC (10mg with 500 APAP) with Percocet?

My doc has never heard of dihydrocodeine and said it wasn't in his US or Canadian PDR, so he gave me Percocet which I have never heard of (not a british drug) - just want to see which is the stronger, can't find any info on the net.

Thanks alot

Percoset is stonger.

I posted this question a few weeks ago and eventually found out for myself. Getting into numbers (mg vs mg) is useless because everyone is different. But as a general rule, DHC is stronger than codiene but weaker than hydro and Percocet. Most dhc comes in the 60mg form. One of these in my opinion is probably about the strenth of 3mg percocet. But that is just my experience and everyone should be careful when dosing something you're not familiar with. Either way you look at it, you have a much stronger drug.

what is this pill.i am in uk.it has a "R" on one side & "273" on the other.it is round and yellow.i cant find out what it is?

Tell your doc to look on page 3596 of the 2002 edition for dihydrocodeine bitartrate as Synalgos-DC capsules (16 mg DHC, 356.4 Aspirin and 30 mg caffeine), produced by Wyeth-Ayerst--he's either lying or lazy--more likely a combo of the two; have you ever spent more than 15 minutes with a doctor who didn't have a speculum or was performing a procedure?

Good Luck,
Lolo

I will ask him about that next time I go, and actually my current GP sees me for about an hour or so (talking, listening AND poking ), but on the drug issue, being where we are, apparently DHC isn't available.

IMO the percocet he prescribed for me did NADA for my pain whereas 2 Co-dydramol (10mg DHC + 500 APAP) helped me plenty. I threw the Percocet in the trash after 2 more attempts to give them a chance.

I can't understand why people rave about Percocet, for me it's inferior to DHC.

so percocet and xanax have no effect on you.

WOW. did you do a lot os something when you were growing up.

not trying to be confrontational but at 105lbs, correct? you must have some great/crazy inhibitors/blockers/supressors going on in your system.

how about Jack Daniels? sorry but just had to be light because I am amazed.

all that said, I know someone in serious pain, and the best med is a "J" but they will give S2's and plenty of S3's but no "j's" and they are trying to get off that nasty merry-go-round

consider your self luck that he nasty hooks just don't land you. hope you find your peace

love
therhino

This is an interesting article I found regarding Dihydrocodeine and Viagra. Is there anyone out there that can comment from experience. I think the demand for Dihydrocodeine is about to increase. I hope anyway!

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/324/7353/1555

From personal experience. Viagra works wonders in obtaining an erection. It works well even if you are taking narcotic pain killers. Problem is is that the narcotics affect your nerve sensations. At least mine. What happens is that it is very difficult to acheive an orgasm. Just my two cents. In fact if I plan to see a lady in this respect I usually stop the pain medication for 24 hours. This is extremely uncomfortable for me. So like a lady friend of mine just told me, I am going to have back surgery because it is ruining my sex life. This is true plus I am really tired of the medications I am on. I am also not looking forward to coming off them. I will discuss this with my doctor and layout a regimen to ween me off of them once I no longer need their pain relieving capacity.

It might sound like fun, or sound funny, but priapism is supposed to hurt a lot.

does anyone actually have dihydrocodeine??
thanks

Biotran used to have it. I would like to know also. PM me with any info.

My doc rxd me dihcd.for my foot issue. It's called (as mentioned b4 in earlier posts-) synalgos dc . But the new combo is Panlor SS or DS (single strength/double strength). Very expensive Brand Name (40.00 w/ ins. copay, + I have good ins) My girlfriend likes it for her monthly issues, I didn't care for it, it has caffeine in it ( don't get me wrong, I love a good espresso) but I agree w/ above. Stronger than codeine, less strong than perc/oxy etc. Similiar to vic. I prefer vic. Remember, everyone is different, every body reacts differently. Please don't throw percs in trash. Somebody here is in pain, and can't get help from the "health system". Not me, --somebody (I'm not suggesting anything-just a general statement.) . Thank you all, be healthy. Be safe.

I would like to find a foreign pharmacy where u can obtain some 30, 60, 90, or 120mg. Dihydrocodeine. It helps me alot to me it works better than norco 10/325. Pharm88 used to have the 30mg variety but evidently they are out now. If anyone knows a pharmacy that has some in stock please relay it to me via this forum. Thanks, Chuck

Call me crazy, but the 60mg DHC I managed to get twice from a foriegn site before they ran out of stock worked way better than the 10mg Norco's and 10mg Perc's I get from my Doc, I have been trying to find ANYWHERE that sells DHC and can't- the couple places that have it on their web sites menu has had it "out of stock" for over half a year now-

SO..is Contugesic (DHC) made at all any more? for over 6 months I have been totaly unable to find it anywhere.

I was also getting the 30mg kinds from another place a year ago but they're gone too...

where can this stuff be bought???

thanks for any info (you'd think that if the company that makes it- is still makeing it- it would be available somewhere)

I used to use DHC as well, and it worked very well for me. I used to get the 60 mg variety from Pharmagroup or Medscorp, but no one anywhere seems to have it anymore. I believe that the 30 mg variant that is talked about above (from Pharma 88) was not the same timed release tablet that used to be readily available. I could just feel how much shorter the effect lasted. I have been inquiring everywhere because I actually prefer this for longer term pain relief than the Norco I am currently taking. If anyone knows where to find this, please let me know as well. Thanks.

Does anyone know if spain or belgium carries this in their pharmacies as OTC? A close friend is travelling there and willing to bring this med back for me, as permitted by customs, a 90 day supply, but I don't know where she might find it. A pm or reply here on the board would be most helpful. thanks in advance,
voo

That is what my DR. gives me for pain. Panlor, I use to take synalos DC but I guess they stopped making it, at least that is what my phamacy told me. It is pretty good for pain not as good as loratabs. You will not get a high either like you do on hydro, and it makes you more sleepy. I have been taking Dihydrocodeine for sometimes, but my DR. will not give me hydro.

we can by certain DHC/apap preps over the counter in the Uk but it tends onlt to be 12.05mg, there is the brand name panadol that contains it rather than just normal codeine.

And to the poster who was talking about DHC for smack w/ds. I found DHC only to be effective when I very first started out on the foil, if I was to take it now (I am on 50mls (250mgs) of methadone) it wouldt touch the sides and hasent for ages. they are only really any good for detox purposes if you have a pretty light habit. just my humble opinion.

thanks for your replies, I will ask her to see if she can get it in spain or belgiumin the 60 mg strentgh--altho i'd take the 30mg.
fyi-i don't take it to get high, but for pain, like I'm sure most of us do.
best,
voo

i just got an email from a very reliable source who says dhc may be bought otc in Andorra. Where the heck is that? anyone?

Andorra is a tiny country in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain & France.

You can't get DHC OTC in Spain.

How does the Paramol sold in UK (low dose DHC/Apap) compare with Nurofen plus for pain? I've heard that Paramol is the strongest over the counter pain medicine that you can get over there. Has anyone tried this medicine?

Andorra is known for skiing. It's a tourist destination.

Percocet inferior to DHC? In theory it should be the opposite. Could it be the novelty of DHC? DHC may be more like a codeine/morphine type experience and that is what you may be feeling. Until recently, I had never heard of DHC being sold in the US.

Thanks. The amount of apap and DHC speaks for itself.

The dosage is too small to be effective for very long. They used to sell 90 and 120 mg continuous release.

GO PISTONS!

Does anyone know the story as to why it dried up? I've heard all kinds of things, but I know they still make the Codesic brand or the DF118 30 mg.

Why doesn't some good IOP just contact the manufacturer in Malaysia and make the deal with them. There's got to be a way to do it. It's one of the best pain drugs out there.

I take panlor which is Dihydrocodeine & Tylenol, and before I use to take synalos which is Dihydrocodeine & aspirin. I have never felt a rush as someone mentioned earlier. To me it is not as strong as hydro-codeine and I have experienced what they might call a rush on hyro. The times I have been out I've haven't experienced terrible things like withdrawal etc. I didn't mind taking the synalos but my pharmacy said they are NOT making it anymore, but the panlor has 750.12 mg of Tylenol in each pill & that is a concern. The pain relieve can't touch hydro-codeine and it's not a pleasurable feeling when you take it, as far as I'm concerned. For some pain, Tramadol works better. That is my opinion and I have been taking it off & on for many years. My Dr. will not give me Hydro because she is afraid it's too addictive.
That is my experience & opinion.

I also thought I would add that Dihydrocodeine makes you sleepy unlike hydro-codeine, so it's more like a barbiturate. My husband has taken it when he was in pain before and he says the Dihy in it. means it kills the hydro effects. He doesn't care for it at all.

Came on market in united states back in late 70s. Still on market name Synalgos DC hydrocodone is stronger than dihydrocodeine. Hydrocodone is chemically codeine methobromide. Dihydro chemically would be weeker than codeine methobromide this is why mg count is unually around 16mg per capsule.

Quote:

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This forum is not to discuss suppliers. This thread is to discuss Dihydrocodeine mg and not the compnaies offering it. We have other forums for that.
Thank you for your support.

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Hi locoveed, I could not find dihydrocodeine on destinyrx's site - did I miss something? Thanks.

Does anyone know who has some in stock it's good for breakthrough pain and helps save my Narco. I'm interested in any strength but would prefer as strong as I can get 120 mg. would be nice. Thanks for any info ya'll can help me with.

i wonder how the 60mg ones compare to noremal hydro, i can get a killer deal on them, way cheaper, and at 60mg its gotta be kinda good dont it

Hey -Priopism doesn't just ''hurt alot'' the cure sucks too-My case was prolonged and ended up in ER having dead blood drained out of me willie -no anesthetics just a huge needle and bulb syringe and alot of whimpering-and that was the Urologist !!!

I wonder how is the 'rush' of DHC compared to codeine phosphate taken in the equivalent amount.

etc, 60mg DHC = 120mg codeine phosphate.

Could someone explain that to me. I've never tried DHC before..

Hey people -Looking for a little help here . I found a site which sells Paracodina-2.40g DHC in 150 ml syrup-is this stuff strong enough to help with pain? For $21.00 is it worth a shot ?


PS PM me if you want the addy

in my experience u need at least 30mg of dihydrocodeine for pain relief of any note... 60mg is much more preferable...

I can't find DHC anywhere help me!

in answer to your question, there is one place that sells 30 dihydrocodeine for 40 dollars: http://www.iglooRx.com
It is sold under the Maylasian name for it: codesic.
Good Luck!!
KJ6CN
Jim

Hi- I just read a message of yours from last May? and you mentioned getting a killer deal on Dihydrocodiene. Do you mind sharing the source? Like a lot of people, I have been looking for it, as it used to be readily available, then just disappeared about 3 years ago. Codiene is ok, but I sure miss the DHC. Hope you dont mind a message from a stranger.

Thanks, David H

In the USA, dihydrocodeine is available with paracetamol in 16 mg + 356,2 mg paracetamol + 30 mg caffeine and exactly double that (32 + 712,4 + 60) as Panlor DC and SS. The company also makes a series of six or seven cough syrups, two of which have DHC (Pancof and Pancof PD) as well as two hydrocodone syrups, Pancof XP and DC) with 3 mg per dose...all of the above are prescription items designated as being Schedule III narcotics.

I found DHC. product is called tosidrin. 30 mL bottle. Any info on this? 20-30 drops is the recommended dose.

centralpharma@hushmail.com sells dihydrocodeine 100 for $170.00 DHC60mg

I think the Tosidrin in meant for children, or is meant for cough suppression, not an adult analgesic. But I may be wrong.

Herbp, the site you speek of, wanted me to Wish you a very Happy Birthday!

http://www.atwatchdog.org/stories/stories_joe.html

However this site claims that Paracodina is a cough medicine and contains 300mg of DHC in the bottle. But it's not a medical site.

And another site refers to it more specifically:


Paracodina 12 mg/5ml syrup 150 mililiter
dihidrocodeína

The following information goes to complement and not to replace the knowledge and criterion of its doctor, phamacist or of any other sanitary professional. This information does not replace I prospect and it does not have to be interpreted that the use of the medicine is safe, appropriate or effective for you. Consult to a professional of the health before using this medicine


Syrup - spoon
Actions:
Used medicine to calm the cough (ANTITUSIGENO).

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl...%3Doff%26sa%3DN

It was in Googlish though (translated).

247-pharmacy sells paracodina 130mL. bottle $99.00. Says 1 tsp. equals 12mg. dhc.

If anyone finds a good source for the 60mg. Please let us know. I know of one e-mail source but alot of bad stuff being said about them lately. I just need something stronger than the Tramadol the Doctor keeps giving me. He is quite the tight wad with the stronger stuff. I'd like to just kick him in the balls the next time I'm in his office and tell him to go take a couple of Tramadol and that should stop the pain. Maybe he would get it, or maybe I would get assult charges laid on me. I don't care I'm just sick of these Doctors that want you to live in pain. It's B.S. When my Daughter had a baby they wanted to give her Tylenol 3, dude she liked to rip that nurses head off. A few minutes later they gave her a shot of Demerol.

Take Care All!
Bikerhoney

Your math is way wrong.

There are 3 tsp. = 1 TABLESPOON

and

2 Tablespoons = 1 oz.


ALSO, 1 tsp = 5ml.

130ml/5ml = 26 tsp per bottle.

The Shill is gone..

You're right. For some reason I was thinking 1/4 cup was 4oz not 2oz and even then I was still off. At least I got the tsp to Tbsp thing right . It's still way too expensive, using the correct math. Nice catch.

Is rxvouge the only source for dhc?

I've seen several scammers claiming to sell it and even sch II's (via Hushmail accounts) but people got ripped off.

medsdeluxe.com

Nope. That is NOT legit as of this posting. Funbag did you mistype it? Did you intentionally do so to protect it...

I'm all over the place trying to give you benefit of the doubt but -

The reality is, fake sources is helpful to no one and a waste of time.

Thanks,
Stits

hey stitsy - relax - funbag posted that back on 4/13 - when you go to the site ya get this lil message:

Notice: This domain name expired on 04/27/08 and is pending renewal or deletion

I really don't think it was funbag's intention to "dupe" anybody.

Rubix,

Thank you. When I made my post their website was silll up and yes I see the subscription to the website expired 4-27 so until they renew it their site is down...

Why are most of you people so angry all of the time?

being in pain and not able to get relief tends to bring out the worst in people, I think.

Can anyone explain to me what is meant by this statement from the DHC CONTINUS data sheet:
"Unlike morphine, dihydrocodeine is not a full agonist. Increasing the human dose beyond 240mg/day does not produce useful additional analgesic effect."

I have been unable to find any info that expands or clarifies this point.I know what a full agonist is,but what are they refering to here specifically?
I would also somewhat disagree that 240mg/day is a ceiling for analgesia.Anyone else with severe pain find this to be true/false?

There is certainly a ceiling with codeine, as the body cannot metabolise more than a certain amount at once. Maybe this is true for DHC? I wouldn't have thought this didn't qualify it as a full agonist, though.

Yeah,the codeine ceiling I agree with,DHC seems to be quite different in this respect.I use it occasionally,but I know others that use quite high amounts,and they(and I) continue to achieve analgesia.The word "useful" seems vague.
I am more interested in what they mean by "full agonist".Every source I have seen,whether it be written text,or on the internet,only ever refer to it as a full agonist.
If anyone has a reference,I would greatly appreciate it.

I should have written above: I am more interested in what they mean by "not a full agonist".
I ran out of time to edit it.

Perhaps they are saying that after a certain dosage (240mg they state, which could be an average value of a small study), the drug no longer is able to have additive effects, at least on a linear scale. It does seem a strange choice of words, but at least they didn't call it a 'partial antagonist' or something, which would have really complicated things.

You're right in that all other sources claim it to be a full agonist, but they will be referring to normal therapeutic doses, which at the moment are considered to be no more than 240mg/day. They won't describe what happens beyond this, because if more than this is required, the doctor will prescribe a stronger opioid.

It would be great if the writers of these data sheets expanded the information a little.Even placing what you wrote above would be more helpful.The way its(the data sheet)worded sort of implied that it may be a partial antagonist,thats why I asked for any reference.I was thinking along the same lines as what you said.
I think DHC is an under utilised medication,especially in Aus.

I totally agree, and I wonder if sending an e-mail to the producers of the sheet would make a difference? Dihydrocodeine orally is probably one rung below morphine on the analgesic ladder, and is used quite liberally in UK hospitals as part of the modern polypharmacy version of pain management, as pain relief in its own right, and as a standard take-home medicine following hospitalisation.

Perhaps some authorities don't see it as a substantial enough improvement over codeine, especially since it shares the same side-effects.

It is likely to be used more in the UK now that patients are not able to continue their co-proxamol, and possibly as more problems with Tramadol emerge.

Yeah,
Stits what's the deal of your rude post to me about medsdeluxe.com. When I posted that on 4-13 their website is alive and well. If you look at it now it says their domain name expired as of 4-27. Perhaps if some of us took some time to read that'd be great. And once again I'd like to point out that alot of the people on this board have no manners. I keep saying it but it falls on deaf ears but we are here to help each other out. (except for those promoting the .info sites)

Stits I think an apology is in order here and you really need to relax instead of going off on me. When I am wrong (and I am sometimes we're all human) at least I have the balls to admit it.

I think it was said without anger,maybe I'm wrong(stits,maybe you can clear things up for funbag).
Stits has a unique way of posting that often confuses people.
No offence stits,I enjoy your style,sometimes its a challenge to interpret,but I love a good challenge.

I've until very recently, been getting DHC 30's from Hong Kong. But As of this week they'll no longer accept Visa or any other Debit type of card. It's risk your credit, or pay 40-60 bucks for wire transfer. This is what I was told by the pharmacist. I'd been doing business with them with a Visa debit card for years, with never a problem. And yes, I prefer DHC over most all other narcs. It's very easy to come off of, a slow taper, or switch to T & C#3 and you're done. None of the nasty sides like on oxycodone or even hydrocodone. PM me if you want to know the name of this pharmacy. It's not their fault they can't take Debit cards. They're just taking orders, just like the rest of the Chinese population unfortunately.
dr patrick.

Patsmag,how are you paying now,by bank transfer or WU or some other way?
Are you able to post the name of the pharmacy,as I think its against the Rules to PM for the source.

Just curious whether anyone knows what the heck happened to the pharmatico.com site. They were a decent source for DHCs until they sort of dried up in the early 2000s (I'm talking about the "Contugesic"/"Didor Continus" variety, that come in 60, 90 and 120 mg caplets, not those little round 30mg DF jobbies). Then the site disappeared for a while. It's back now, but has no list of meds at all - just lists of pretty much useless links. Now, pharmagroup.com has references to DHC in several places on their site, but it doesn't appear on their list of pain meds anywhere (I've got an inquiry in to them about that now). Good news is, I do have an email source that I trust, but the price is high ($8 apiece for the 90mg pills) - so I'm on the lookout for a more cost-effective source.

Pharmatico was actually closed down by FDA, thats what I heard. dihydrocodeine is no longer being made, so anyone offering this has either a stock thats 2-3years old so product about to go bad or is a scammer.

Other generics are available as well:

http://www.bocapharmacal.com/products/PainRelief/acetaminophen100.htm

Above link seems to be bad.

Dihydrocodeine still in UK

Pure Dihydrocodeine is offered in the following countries:
1. Austria "Codidol" & "Paracodin"
2. Australia "Paracodin" & Rikodeine"
3. Belgium "Codicontin" & "Paracodine"
4. France "Dicodin"
5. Germany "DHC" & "Paracodin" & "Paracodin N" "Remedacen"
5. Germany (continued) "Tiamon Mono"
6. Hong Kong "DF 118"
7. Ireland "DF 118" & DHC Continus" & "Hydol" & "Paracodin"
8. Israel "DHC Continus"
9. Italy "Paracodina"
10. New Zealand "DHC Continus"
11. Portugal "Didor" & "Paracodina"
12. S. Africa "DF 118" & "Paracodin"
13. Spain "Contugesic" & "Paracodina" & "Tosidin"
14. Switzerland "Codicontin" & "Hydrocodeinon" & "Paracodin"
15. UK "DF 118" & "DHC Continus"
Source: The Martindale 33rd Edition (The Complete drug Reference) by Pharmaceutical Press Publications Division of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain 2002*
* There is a newer "Martindale" book out 2007 edition, but I do not have immediate ready access to it. The Martindale
also publishes the manufacturer of each "brand name" in each respective country, but to save typing time I skipped that info that is in each of the Martindale books.

I've read that SSRI's block the effect of codeine. Is this also true for dihydrocodeine?

Paracodin is no longer available in Australia.

HI.HAS ANYONE BEEN HAVING SEVERE NIGHTMARES AFTER TAKING DHC?I JUST STARTED TAKING DHC ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND NEVER HAD NIGHTMARES LIKE THIS BEFORE.I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ME SO I WENT TO MY FAMILY DR. AND GOT TYLENOL3 AND THE NIGHTMARES WENT AWAY.I TRIED DHC AGAIN AND SAME THING,NIGHTMARES CAME BACK.AM I THE ONLY ONE?

HELLO, Although people like to think they know everything. Still, very little is known about requirements for opioids/benzos/and other narcotics-pain killers.
There is relatively new research that UNDENIABLEY PROVES:(scientific, not some "know-it-all" claiming people dont need pain-killers)"Some people require opioid medication even if they do not suffer from chronic retrectable pain. Genetically, some of us are predisposed w/lower levels of dopamine and/or the in-ability to produce this chemical."
I hope this helps you out, the next time some family member or co-worker gives you [censored] for taking pain meds.
Scott... Stewart Racing Inc. Boulder,CO

I think the more knowledgable would be a pharmacist.Dr's only spend a short time in med school learning pharmacology, a short course, 2nd yr.

Went to see my doctor for a physical,he asked to turn around and bend over.
I said "Doc, what are you doing?" , "examining your prostate"
he said. I replied "with both hands on my shoulders?"

Hey Patsmag,
could you PM me, the site says I have to have 25 posts in order to PM someone, thank you in advance,
Opy

Just a quick note re: DHC - if it hasn't been mentioned before now. In Europe, these were manufactured in 60, 90 and 120 mg time-release "caplets", with a rather faint imprint of "DHC xx" (xx being the # of mgs) on one side only. I've seen them sold as both "Contugesic" and "Didor Continus" - and they were pretty regularly available from some Euro OPs up until about 5 or 6 years ago. Not sure what happened, but I know that the meds are still around (found an email source for 'em for a while, but lost contact). If anyone's got a lead on some DHCs for a fair price, I'd love to find out where I could get more. Usually one 90mg DHC would take care of me for the entire day. The only problem? Killer constipation if you take too much.

Thanks for the list ... too lazy to do my own research.

does any1 nowere i can buy sum online CHEAP????????????????

second that


x

No. Why don't you go over to France and see a doctor? Oh yea. It's all socialized medicine. Good luck.

Scruffy80 & bazzal99,
I have never seen dihydrocodeine, at least by a "brand manufacturer" in Western Europe or Eastern Europe that was
"cheap" from a IOP. The range I am familiar with is from at least $9.00 per caplet by Knoll Pharma (under license for Purdue to mfg the 120 mg DHC Continus (sustained release) a/k/a "Dicodin", to as much as, $18.00 per caplet for "DHC" in US Dollars
"half the dose" @ 60 mg. for about $18.00 each. The former IOP www.rxvogue.com appears to be out of business, after nearly a 8 year run. (one vendor that offered the Knoll/Purdue product)
www.igloo.com has a 30 mg. DHC on their inventory, @30 tabs for
$52.50 (US dollars) I don't know the manufacturer, or if it is a "generic version" or if it is immediate release, or, the sustained release version. This "pure version" of dihydrocodeine (without any other ingredients like Apap) is a Schedule II inside the USA, (not made in USA) except as a C-III with only 16 mg. of dihydrocodeine (DHC Plus, Synalgos-DC,
with Paracetamol+caffeine).

www.igloo.com is like a skiing enthusiast site wher did you find anything listed for sale?
Dubb

30 for $52 seems quite reasonable, thanks for the infor ludes


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BiggDubb & Scruffy80,
I am sorry I did not give the complete web address on Igloo,
the correct address is www.igloorx.com Also, the site if often "closed to registration to new members", thus, unless they have recently "opened their registration to new members", then, it may take some patience, for you to get a opportunity to join.

ah yes, i did find it by looking through some of the past threads, forgot to post it back on here though.

I have emailed them and am now awaiting a response, will keep whoever is interested posted


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Looks like registration is closed.
Didn't see a "Contact Us" for email.

do some snooping spaced57 and you'll find it.


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What email address did you use? I am also interested.
Thanks.

Has anyone checked out 1oxycodone.com they sell 30 mg DHC. I'm unsure if they're legit though.

these make me really badly vomit. and the constipation from them is like forever. but stil my doctor gives me them. i was on 5mg valium after anal surgery for around 6/7 weeks and my doc just the past week there pulled me of the valium and said to take df118 and Tramadol, i explained both tablets made me vomit,

i have now found out those two tablets cant be use to come off valium, so back to my doctor tomorrow.

wher can i buy dihydrocodein

Do a search, but type "dihydrocodeine" in the search box, as it does not accommodate foreign spellings.

Are you and "where can I buy Oxycodone online without a prescription" related?

Is it possible that I would somehow be immune to the effects of DHC? I have always found codeine to be a big help to me but I recently tried some DHC because I had heard it is more pure and has less side effects i.e. constipation. The problem was it seemed to do absolutely nothing to me. I took a 40mg and about two hours later two more 40s. These were not time release they were genuine DF118. They had like zero effect. Expirey date is 1/11 so I know that isnt it. Could it be cuz I usually take codeine on an empty but took these with food?

DF118 (dihydrocodeine)is a very good pain medication. I have used this for my back pain for a few years with very good results. From reading previous posts there are many members that would like to find a source for dihydrocodeine. I do not want to break any Rules and discuss sources but anyone interested in trying DF118 should contact a pharmacy in a country that carries it and explain why you need this medication. I know that with a little homework and effort you will find a pharmacy that will ship it for legitimate pain.