Comments on: OxyContin FAQ

By: Leigha

Leigha — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:49:56 +0000

I have read all the comments here and I haven’t seen any mention of norco 10/325. I have been diagnosed with chronic back pain and Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ankylosing-spondylitis/DS00483).
In any event, I was taking the norcos for at least 5 years now and I started taking 3,4 even 5 at a time because my pain was so severe at times. Especially during the winter months. So, I went to my doctor and told him this he looked at me first with concern that I have become an addict since I was taking such a high dose, but really seen that the days I went without when my script was being filled….that I had pain so bad I couldn’t get out of bed and several visits to ER. Anyways, through all that he has changed my pain mgmnt plan to 20mg OxyContin. It helps but for me it doesn’t work as well as the norcos did….can anyone tell me why? Thank you and I wish all of us can be pain-free someday… :/

Leigha

By: mjmorton

mjmorton — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:07:37 +0000

I have a question if you please. Of course I have MRI and CAt Scans and many things substantiating reason for taking Opiates. I take 20 mg three times a day to ease the pain, Oxycodone 10mg/325. My dr game me something else to try for break through and that was oxycodone 10mg without tylenol told me to take 2 twice a day which would be 20 mg without tyleno. This worked find for one month but found it hard to find a pharmacy that had it. So the next month he gave me the same but gave me for breakthrough pain Oxycontin 10mg. Here’s my question, since I was talking 2 Oxycodone 10 mg for breakthrough can I take 2 tablets of the 10 mg Oxycontin with no problems or should I cut them in half for the same affect. I see much about cutting but since I’m used to high doses would that hurt me to take 2 Oxcontin 10mg with no problem or should I cut them up and just take two. If I explain this to my doctor he would be confused.
Thank you
mjm

By: Pookie

Pookie — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:08:53 +0000

Is there a 15 miligram Roxi, available, that is white in color? I have only saw 15 milis in green. Swim, says they have 15 mili Roxis, and they are white… I am thinking that this may be Oxycodone and not Roxi, which makes a big difference if you cannot tolerate all of the apap in the Oxycodone. I know there are generic forms of alot of pain meds now, so it is very confusing.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:07:08 +0000

Hi there everyone! I have Ostoeartritis in my Jawbones, both sides, no disks , I am bone on bone and believe me the pain is UNBEARABLE. I cannot eat, I have trouble talking , I am losing some control of many of my facial muscles, even brushing my teeth is a hardship. I had jaw surgery in Nov. 2010 and it has failed badly. So, I have finally gotten my Dr. to give me Oxycontin 20mg. for 1 week to try. I had tried Fentynl patches in Dec., but,I started having breathing problms, so that had to go. I was taking Percocet 10/325 for about 1 year and Soma and Klonopin. I also have been to a pain Dr. all of last summer, and injecting these areas was excruciating and sent me to Urgent care several times after. Of course I had to have them on the phone to instruct them of what to do , and to give them permission, since pain Dr. make you sign a contract that no other Dr. will treat you for pain.I also, took drugs test at every visit. I am praying this will help me, the main question I have for you guys is the sleeping problems some of you are having with this drug. How many of you have this? I am desperately trying to stay working full time as I have debt big time from all of this. Without sleep, I would not be able to function. And anyone who does get that, what are you doing to help you sleep??? I would love an answer asap, as I am kinda worried about this. Thank you!!! Hope you all are having a relatively pain free day!

By: guest

guest — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:18:35 +0000

I have been taking oxycontin 20′s 4x day for unrelenting pain these past 9 year’s. I hate the stigma of taking any narcotic pain pill but i hate the pain more. I had read so much about the new op’s and was frightened of them. 6 month’s ago i finally had to go to the new op’s. They were not as strong as the original but i was relieved that i didn’t get sick taking them. Now after 6 month’s i have noticed severe itching and blood sugar and blood pressure has never been so high.I take blood pressure med’s..is the new op’s blocking my diabetes and blood pressure med’s? Also i just suffered a severe case of intestinal blockage..it felt my intestines were being ripped inside out. Am wondering if the gel in the new op’s has caused blockage. Is anyone else becoming ill after taking the new oxycontin?

By: bobny11901

bobny11901 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:41:37 +0000

It does not say “crush and snort” on the label of my oxycontin tablets. This might be why you became addicted to it.

By: mrogue

mrogue — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:55:44 +0000

I suffer from severe back injuries in my lumbar and thoracic spine. I have also had major surgeries to my abdominal muscles from a near death peritonitis incident that hernIated and required a kevlar patch that is now full of adhesions. I live with unbearable pain. I now take 5 milligram doses of oxycodon 2 or 3 at a time and can function at my job (I own a restaurant long hours and 6 days a week) I find that a larger dose in the morning helps me get mobile and able to be social without being miserable. I read all of this stuff from people who obviously dont and haven’t suffered from real pain, it is a monster and the relief of it and its possible side effects greatly outweighs a life of misery. I have been taking the pain meds for 12 yearsand am a productive happy person when not overwhelmed by pain. However I think I need a different approach. I have heard that oxycontin is time released. Would i be better off with a larger dose of that rather than taking 2 or3 mls in the am and 5 ml every hour to get keep the pain from taking over. THE government is involved in the dispensing of this medication and scares docs into just treating the poor Bastards who need help. I have considered retiring to anther country that lets people br responsible for their own lives, where might that be?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:21:38 +0000

I think the discontinuation of the original o.c. pills was the smartest thing anyone could have did. I became addicted to oxycontin in the summer of 2004 after only a few times of crushing and snorting the o.c. 80 tablet. I soon began to withdraw myself from friends and family unless you were a friend with the same interest in getting high. I soon began to realize that the only way for me to continue to do the pill was to sell it. And so I rounded up 500 dollars and purchased 10 oxy 80s at 50 a piece. I began selling them at 65 a piece and so I was making money and staying high. After only a couple weeks I was buying 50 pills at a time and a couple weeks after that a hundred at a time. With the increasing amount of product I was buying so was the money increasing and the addiction. Before I realized it my addiction had spiraled out of control and weny from 1 o.c. 80 a day to about 6 a day with xanax on top of that. I didnt see the problem because I thought of an addict as someone who was always broke because of the drug. I thougjt how could I possibly be an addict with the amount of money I am making? I bought cars, guns, and about anything I wanted with drugs because so many people were willing to give up their nice things for the drug. I guess I preyed on the weak and I got what was coming to me. In April of 2010 I was stopped by an officer for a simple traffic violation and after a check on my liscence revealed a suspension he had the right to search my vehicle. I was arrested for possesion with intent to distrubute oxycontin and prohibited person in possesion of a firearm, a 40 caliber pistol. Upon my arrival at the police station I was greeted by 2 drug task force officers that informed me that there were 2 active warrants for my arrest for distributing oxycontin pills. As it turns out one of my very good friends had got caught with a pill right after buying it from me and decided to make a couple of purchases for the police. Now I am on bond and facing a total sentence of 9 to 60 years. I dont blame anyone but myself but I just want people to know the huge impact oxycontin has on people. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

By: CINDY

CINDY — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:48:19 +0000

I have quite a bit of pain, and I have been on oxycontin 20mg’s and 10mgs. When it is real bad I will take both, but if I don’t need it, I only take a 10mg oxycontin. A pain management doc changed my meds and due to it, I missed 3 days worth of work. I was so miserable! This time of year I go to the 20′s and 10′s , but in the summer I try to stay more on oxycodone 10mgs during the day and then 2 at night to sleep. Just filled the script and BCBS denied my 10′s completely with no reason and changed to OP instead of OC and filled only the 20′s. I won’t have enough pain meds this month, so I am cutting in half and trying to only take 10 mgs during the day when possible.
Don’t want those docs shootting crap into my spine! I have friends who have had that done for 10-15K and it doesn’t work on most people. What a waste of money. I have been on pain meds for a long time and I try to not use them when I don’t need, started swimming in the summer and that helps a little, but it is getting worse (pain) Now I will have to figure out what to do since insurance companies are dictating what I get and how much. I would like to wish my pain and others pain on the ones who make choices for us. I am working because I can keep pain level down. If I can’t keep the pain level down I will be on disability. Can’t work with this kind of pain. Bad enough also have neurological pain in feet (not too much helps that.)

By: jean wolfe

jean wolfe — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:51:03 +0000

Wow, it’s so nice to talk to and post w/others that use oxycodone…(15 mg).
But y’all seem to be haggling over identifying them? Just wondering why…?
I have been on the same dose for about a year now, and it’s sort of like
baby aspirin @ this point, but my Doc says they ‘don’t come any stronger’,
which I’m assuming means he won’t write for anything stronger. I see a pain
doc for a year at a time. These are all guys just outta school doing their
internships, or clinicals-or something. And each one tries to change my treat-
ment plan first off. Then it’s months of just going in and getting my fills
the requirement being that I see a primary doc every 90 days or something.
Well, good night all of you interesting folks.—–Jean (or gknee)