Percocet for arthritis

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Avatar f tn I am now taking Percocet 10/325 up to 6 times a day. Last week i went without any for a few days just to see my level of dependance and aside from a blah feeling,it wasn't too bad and the pain was fairly unchanged. Meaning the percocets help, but not much. Is that possible? I am thinking I am taking a very high dose of percocet and should feel better results no? I would appreciate your input and hope I am posting in the right forum.
Avatar f tn ve figured out is if you have a good dr that understands the meds like I do they will switch it up once you build a tolerance. ie. Percocet for 3-6 months then switch to morphine for 3-6months so that your body doesn't get used to the meds. Just something I've learned over the years. I don't respond to NSAID's at all, even before I got sick it had to take prescribed medications for migraines etc. (not always narcotic meds just saying that..
Avatar f tn per day, I am out of percocet, but am taking the oxycontin. I feel kind of sick. Arent they the same thing? Why would I be having withdrawels? I take the meds for real pain, and ran out of the percocet, because I try not to take as much oxycontin, becuase it makes me tired and gives me a headache. Any ideas?
Avatar f tn I will live with pain for the rest of my life. I was prescribed oxyxontin 40mg 3 times a day plus 10mg Percocet for breakthrough pain. After my botched hip replacement (at age 51) I was searching for a magic cure and was willing to take the pain killers. When I realized this would be forever I wanted to stop the opiates. My doctor gave me a slow withdrawal - every week I went to a lower dose 2 times a day. But when I got to 10mg the schedule was 10mg once a day. Huh?
Avatar f tn They could up your gabapentin dose. Have you tried Cymbalta? Some have good luck with it for CP. I have bad arthritis, RSD, nerve pain, fibro ...the list goes on. I was at very high doses of a many drugs, including narcotics, and it didn't really help my pain. I've had better pain control after coming off the narcotics, though some of the flare-ups are bad. I found swimming helped my pain quite a bit.
Avatar n tn Thanks, I guess he's going to see his local dr. this week and explain the situation, I know he'll make it so that he gets the Tramadol which quite frankly if it works for him and he's not in pain and not a jerk then fine! Right now, he's taking Percocet but not the Flexeril or Naproxen nor Tramadol (until he gets more).
527890 tn?1263783127 My last rheumatologist treating was treating me for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylarthritis with Lyrica, Celebrex, Sulfasalazine for 3 years, and the pain has totally escalated out of control as Dallas heats up. I saw a new rheumatologist today who discussed Fibromyalgia with me today for first time by any doctor. She stated that she has never dealt with an HIV+ person, POSSIBLY misdiagnosed with RA/AS, and she is going to have to research.
Avatar m tn I Have been on percocet 5g tab 6-8 per day, have prescri[tion eery 2 wks for 90few months ago i had oral surgery on 3 teeh i to the dentist i was on perccet for back pain bu gave me a script for 15 vicodins, i had no clue when i filled the viciodin was doing anything wrong...nowmy primary dr cant fill my regular percocet...i have appt nxt week hoping he understands or refers me to another dr...he has been prescribing meds for 2yrs never failed drug test or miss appt..
Avatar m tn I have been on the smallest dosage pill (oxecodone) for over 3 years now for arthritis in my feet. Currently I get 100 every other month or so. The Dr says he has patients that take as many as 6 per day. I have taken 8 in a day but I can go days without any if I stay off my feet and have no withdrawal. Am I addicted? I am afraid of them but my feet hurt so bad.
Avatar n tn I'm perplexed. I've had 4 back surgeries, permanent nerve damage, torn miniscus in my knee, degenerative disk disease & arthritis in my back/knee/hip etc. I take four 325 per day of oxycodone aka percocet. I've been with my Dr. for 19 years! Today I was told NO medicine at all showed up in my urine. I've never failed a test in almost 20 years.
Avatar m tn I do want to decrease pain meds and am worried about addiction. This percocet rx has been ongoing for at least 3-4 years on an increasing dose basis. I have a connective tissue disorder as well as an inflammatory arthritis - various tendon tears/problems, 3 broken metatarsals, back and joint surgeries, etc. Has anyone experienced such a change and offer any advice?
Avatar f tn I have 2 bulging diclsc in the lumbar fegion that are sitting on the l4 l5 nerve and sciatic nerve. Plus arthritis in upper lumbar region. I have been on so many meds and the only thing that helps is percocet. Any suggestions? My doc wants mue on thelonger acting meds with minimal break through meds. I dont do well on oxycontin, any suggestions?
Avatar m tn ve tried it. The only thing that seems to work is Percocet. A few months ago the dr said she seems to think the pain is in so many words "in my head" she seems to think the Percocet is causing me to think I am in pain. She started tapering me down from 3 325mg/5mg a day to 1 a day.
Avatar n tn I have been reading many of the posts here and feeling so scared about the dreadful withdrawal and suffering that goes on. I have a chronic pain condition and have been taking percocet for 1.5 years, I know I already have a dependency as I feel the withdrawal symptoms when I do not take it. I have just started lyrica and hope that it decreases my pain to the point that I can get off the percocet entirely.
1448748 tn?1312956208 we did even more tests to check for lymes, lupus, arthritis, etc.... and nothing... and then I started getting neurological symptoms which I think saved my life. Double vision, balance problems and severe severe and chronic daily headache and neck pain. numbness and tingling and memory cognition impaired motor... u name it so i was sent for mri to rule out ms... They found Chiari(short easy def.
Avatar m tn Hi I was just looking for everyone's personal opinion regarding my history of pain and narcotic meds. My pain is from DDD, arthritis in my back L4-L5, S1, sciatica left leg and also severe arthritis in my knees and I had to retire early as a Firefighter of 22 years. 10 years ago started on Tylenol 3 and slowly went to Percocet, OxyContin then to morphine MS Contin and statex to dilauded and hydro morphing ER to back to oxycodone and now on fentanyl 37 mcg.
Avatar m tn I'm currently taking generic norco 10/325 4 times a day. Problem is my bottle last at best for 2 weeks. I have arthritis, a cyst in my spine as well as Schmorl's nodes. I generally need to take 2 - 3 norco in the morning just to get ot of bed with out severe pain. Another problems with the norco is it wears off really fast and I have to take more within a few hours. My bottle lasts me maybe 2 weeks at best.
Avatar n tn I have been on Percocet for 2 years. I kept having to take more and more until I was taking about 11 a day. When my prescritpion would run out, I would go to people who I knew had pain meds and ask for meds. When that failed, I'd go to an Urgent Care or Immediate Care facility. I have been off the percocet for 3 wks but am now on tramadol to help get off of it (actually, thats all i could get my hands on).
Avatar m tn I am a single mother w/ 3 children. I was first prescribed percocet when I was diagnosed w/ arthritis. I used as directed at first and then eventually, I was using more and more. I am at witts end and just want these pills out of my life. Monday, I decided "this is ... [More] it." So I had 6 pills left. I took 4 that day. And thought I could hang but by 9 PM I was feeling awful so I took one more. I had a rough nite but not too bad but by 5 AM OMG!
Avatar f tn i have been on either vicodin or rarely percocet for 4 years @ 10-10mgs a day. im prescribed 4 a day, so am always running out. like NOW i just took my last 10mg until 4 days from now when i get my script. the dr. knows they are no longer working thats why hes refering me to pain mgmt. the strongest ive ever taken is percocet. what can i expect from pain mgmt? thanks to anyone who can help. scared of withdraw i know i can expect until script is filled.
Avatar n tn I've been in severe pain for 15 years, and it keeps getting worse. My doctor put me on Hydrocodone 10/660 about 10 years ago, and it has worked wonders and kept my pain level down to a 2 (scale 1-10). Now, I'm told she can't prescribe it for me anymore, and has cut me back to 10-335. I feel like I've gone backwards in time. I'm back to soaking me feet in ice water, and coating my feet with Capazation, just for a little bit of temporary relief.
Avatar f tn Why would my drug test show Hydrocodone? My husband is prescribed hydrocodone for arthritis. Could handling his meds somehow rub off on mine? I don't get it; but the clinic is threatening to drop me.