DrugBuyers.Com: Re: Codesic vs Contugesic (DHC)

First, thanks everyone for more interesting information about DHC which, through my own research, I have also found to be quite an "interesting" little med.... It has quite a fascinating history (including why it is no longer made in the U.S.).

I still have one big question, however, which, is what got me started on researching DHC to begin with as I eluded to in previous posts. And it relates to the affects I should expect from DHC vs. hydro.

First, let me say that I too read about the chemical similarities of DHC and Hydrocodone, although I also read a lot about its supposed longer half life. But, I basically find that, for whatever reason (and I know all these drugs very closely related opiates) hydrocodone does not put me to sleep like codeine does. The pain affects may be similar but I, personally, find it's hard to work or do much of anything if I take 100 mg of Codeine, in theory, the equivalent amount of 10 mg of Hydrocodone. But one 10/325 hydro, if anything (and we all know about this) increases my energy while taking care of the pain. It is my understanding that this is part of reason, hydrocodone was developed. At least I read it was to improve upon codeine and, among other things, eliminate the nod off affect of codeine.

I became interested in DHC after reading that it was developed for similar reasons although during a more primitive time, at least medicine wise. I read that it provides the same "lift," if you will, that hydro's do, but for 10 hours and without the aceto that I dislike.

Now, it is hard to find much information, at least reputable, about DHC anymore since it is not made domestically (or many other places it appears), so I am not saying I believe all that I read.

But in any case to sum up, my question is: should equivalent dosages of DHC (i.e. 50 mg) have the same affects as hydro (i.e. 10/325s, accounting for the extra pain fighting affects if the aceoto)? Both the same therapeutic affects as well as same the side affects?

In any case, microdot, as far as the picture in the article you pasted., it looks about the same except that the codesic from Pharm88 has only a score down the middle and no other identifying markings.