Oxycontin abuse side effects
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I was wondering if anyone new about the side effects of Oxycontin. I am currently taking 60 mg. 3 times a day for chronic pain. I have notice among other things that my sex drive has pretty much disappeared and that I have real problems getting erections if I may be so bold here. So I was wondering if anyone knows if that is a normal side effect of this drug. Also sweating and chills seem to be happening alot.
I see from your old posts that you have been doing the detox/ relapse merry-go-round since June. You're going to have to ask yourself why you continue to relapse and do something different this time.
Everyone here will tell you that detox is the easy part. It's the day-after-day of living sober that's the hard part. If you don't change everything in your life that makes you want to use, you will simply keep using.
Pretty much ALL of the opiates do the same thing -- I'm just generalizing here -- but the only reason one may switch from one to another (e.g. dilaudid to morphine, or, oxycodone to oxymorphone, or pick-a-name to pick-a-name) is that one narcotic may have bad side effects that the other one doesn't have.
For example, someone taking morphine may complain of constipation and sleepiness that won't go away, so the doctor may prescribe dilaudid (hydromorphone) instead. And, vice versa.
i agree with lostmakeupgirl. i also am a VALID PAIN MANAGEMENT PATIENT. i didn't think id become a junkie over oxycontin but i did. i didn't think id stoop to the lows i have done but i did. i also find it rude and non productive to tell addicts how selfish we are. and if you reread rhe post he/she is scared that we will be the reason the drug is pulled from his/her life. that is the start of addiction in itself. reread how focused fourfer is on that. and fourfer is uneducated.
Hi Everyone, I was just wondering if Norco, 10-325 is easier to withdraw from than Oxycontin 80mg. My friend was taking 2 oxycontin 80mg a day and told her doctor ( they were not prescribed) and she told the doctor that the only thing stopping her from quitting oxycontin was the horrible withdrawals. He put her on Norco and told her to wean down with those, and that going cold turkey off Norcos ( once she's weaned down to 5 a day) is easier than w/d from oxycontin.
the deal was going good till the oxy formulation change which they claim is because oif abuse which i would agree somewhat but there is another reason and it is to extend there patent on oxycontin........i take all my meds the way i am directed to by my dr. i dont abuse or anyother crap.i have noticed a nasty feeling in my stomach and they dont take away the pain for the time amounts as before causeing me to run out of breakthrough meds early....should i ask my P.A.
for some suboxone or subutex(just buprenorphine) really helps with pain management and carries a little less abuse potential than oxycontin or heroin. you still need to slowly taper off and the lower the dose the greater pain relief you get as opposed to full opiate agonists like heroin, methadone, or oxycontin,etc..
the reason your doc might not prescribe oxycontin might be because of the widespread abuse of oxycontin. people who abuse oxycodone prefer oxycontin because it does not have the anti-inflammitory in it(so they can take more w/o ruining the stomach).
opana is more expensive as just as abused(however it isn't as popular to prescribe, there is less of it around so it doesn't get noticed the way oxycontin does).
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