Oxycodone and headaches
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The six times per day of 10mg oxycodone leave me with nausea and headaches. This is particularly bad at night which prevents me from getting enough sleep. Of course, being awoken every four hours contributes. I would think after time symptoms would lessen. Am I destined to living through nausea, headaches until I finish rehab from the surgery?
I'm 8 wks PG and have started having bad headaches and migraines. Tylenol isn't working so the Dr. prescribed percocet. I'm a little hesistant to take it but figure my Dr. wouldn't prescribe it if it wasn't safe. Has anyone else had this prescribed to them for pain? Did you have any side effects while taking it?
Thanks.
I did some research and some of the top side-effects with the Morphine are Headaches and Drowsiness and dizziness and being light-headed. There are many more than that but those are the ones that were at the top.
I don't know if that helped you or not BUT I hope that it did.
I really think you might want to consider talking to your NP about switching your BT meds.
Ever since my first pregnancy I have had horrible headaches, I am getting severe chest pains (even hurts to breathe), and I am always tired no matter how much sleep I get. I am 26 yo. I am a smoker, I am a recovering addict (oxycodone I used to smoke them) and I have a feeling all of these factors have done damage to me. I do not know my family medical history (I am adopted). I had tests done recently and the only thing that came back for a little concern was my ALT which was 63.
I had the Tylenol 3 first and then it wasn't helping so she decided that I could top up with Oxycodone, instead of going higher with the Tylenol 3's. I take 1 Oxycodone 4 times a day, and 2 Tylenol 3's 4 times a day. I do not think I have experienced and drowsiness on these medications, but definitely bursts of energy, and constipation, itchiness, and nausea, but thankfully no vomiting.
Technically, I suppose you could, but really why would you? Better to wait the requisite time before regular dosing. Also, just an FYI, Oxycodone and any narcotics really aren't very good for chronic headaches as they tend to cause worse rebound headaches. Good luck to you!
Let me amplify that oxycodone will not help with tendon type pain. I have two tears, one in the shoulder and one in the hip socket, and oxycodone 5mg won't do a thing for it. I'm glad to hear it helps your migraines but keep in mind it's only masking the pain. If you search in this migraine forum you'll find some comments I made that should help you narrow down which components of the weather are more responsible for your migraines.
mmediate-release oxycodone has not been formally assigned to a pregnancy category by the FDA. Some combination products that contain oxycodone (such as Percocet and Tylox) are assigned to pregnancy category C. Controlled-release oxycodone has been assigned to pregnancy category B. Use of narcotic analgesics in late pregnancy is associated with the risk of neonatal withdrawal. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy.
i have had a similar experience with morphine-----it upset my stomach and didn't affect the pain very much! Your doc sounds like she (i hope) is one of the "good" ones willing to listen and wk with you. Mine switched me to oxycodone for breakthru pain and it worked really well----not seasick all day!You might try it. This is a good forum and also the Chronic couch for info and compassion. Let's fire this thing up for a while--0----get current. Get active! Get together!
oh really yea and i also go to the gym and stay in the sauna for 10 min the last 2 days and tapering down 25 oxycodone sunday and 15 mg today but i dont wanna take anymore tmrw. but i only thing i feel is when i sleep i wake up with like my chest or heart poking? i dont really have aches or headaches yet idk would i get them?. usually when i WD i dont sweat or drink alot of fluids (quit) i just do more mgs. id do like average 75 mg oxycodone a day for llike 2 yrs .
Ok so I was taking oxycodone pain killers for about 1 1/2 years for my back issues. 10 mg pills and I was only taking anywhere from 1 to 1 and a 1/2 a day. Never exceeded that. However I started getting nervous that long term probably isn't good on my stomach. So I lowered my dosage last week to 3/4 of a pill for about 5 days then I quit last Friday.
That's where the problems started. First 40 hours I felt like I had a strange low grade current running through my arms/legs.
it also matters how often and for how long you have those headaches because fentanyl is around the clock relief and you may really not need or want all that extra medication during the night. Personally, I also do not like the way it makes me feel although the pain relief is incredible. but it causes me to become dysphoric, as in the opposite of euphoric and I really feel slowed fown and medicated.
For over 5 months I have experienced weight gain, headaches, sinus pressure, dry peeling sore swollen lips, and for over a month I have had dizziness added into those symptoms and also left ankle/foot edema. I had a CT of sinus and it was "ok", MRI of brain and "ok", Thyroid levels "ok", I did find out I am anemic (iron deficience) a month ago and am on iron supplements now for a over a month. Was treated for sinus infection, ear infection and still have symptoms.
I have been through so much....gosh where to begin. I started taking the oxycodone regularly when I was pregnant because I suffer migraines and headaches-tension/stress. ANd as you know, couldn't take imitrex, Topamax as a preventative, Maxalt, etc. And the headaches were SO bad. I can't even explain them. I'd had them for years before, but to not be able to take anything for them was torture. I'd be in bed crying.
Yes I am on so many its scary!! I'm on Oxycodone, amitriptaline, omoprazole, sertraline, a water tablet amongst others. I'm almost 14 weeks pregnant and have fibromyalgia and arthritis and also have a slipped disc. I'm slowly coming off of the Oxycodone but I have spoken to a specialist who adviced me to continue with the other meds.
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