Percocet tolerance
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For most people, as long as you are consistently putting a narcotic into your body, you will grow a tolerance. But I know someone who has taken percocet for over 20 years and has been at the same dosage basically the whole time. Everyone is different. Have you tried medications other than narcotics?
What you're experiencing is why short-acting medications like percocet (oxycodone) don't work well for chronic pain. You end up chasing pain spikes and you're either over- or under-medicated. For the same reason, Percocet is a popular drug of abuse for it's immediate, short-acting properties. I hope you can get in with your doctor very soon and get a medication change. I'm afraid you may be doing yourself more harm than good trying to self-medicate with the Percocet.
Did u withdrawal when you went off them last time(the 2 week period you talked about)? You must have a pretty high tolerance because most people couldn't take 90 in 6 days unless they had a tolerance. I would guess that u will have some wds but I don't think you've given enough info about your abuse to be able to give ya better answer. Good luck though..
Yes I have back problems and a l/knee problems, My Dr gives me 4 ea a Day Percocet 10/325 how many in a 24 hour period can i take without it bothering me as far as too Much, Sometimes I go to bed Hurting so bad that I cant sleep very good at all. I only take them when I hurt but would it be safe to take another one at night to go to bed that would be 5 a Day spaced out over 24 hours, Thanks for yalls advise.
It is my second appt. with him. I am currently taking MS Contin 30 mg every 8 hours(3 x a day) and a Percocet 10/325 (4 X day). Honestly I end up taking about 6 percs a day because of tolerance and just ineffective pain management. I usually find myself up at least five nights out of a 7 day week. I have been on this dosage of percocet for 18 months. I feel like something could provide better pain relief. How do I ask for something more without appearing as though I am a drug seeker.
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?
I don't have experience with methadone but I know that subs have a 36 hour half life but whether you can use other meds depends on your dose. Using a very small amount of subutex, I can take a couple pain pills as soon as 24 hours later and feel some effect. The longer you wait the better but some people also say that stacking a full opioid (like percocet) on top of a partial (like methadone) CAN give a pain-relieving effect although you won't experience euphoria.
It is a quality of life situation, as I am disabled as a result of it. I am currently taking Percocet 7.5/500; however do not want a pain medication with tylenol. I am on another medication that is hard on the liver, so it is important that I stop this. My pain is also more resistant because of an arthritis component. Could anyone tell me what would be one step up from the Percocet that contains no tylenol.
Im really afraid of going through withdrwals from percocet after taking 20 for 16days. I live alone and as I said earlier I have really bad anxiety and take xanax and valium.. Please Help!!!
Hi all.I am trying to keep my tolerance down.If I were to switch from Oxycodone in order to keep my tolerance to it down,what other breakthrough pain meds could I use?I take 300mgs of MS Contin and 60mgs oxycodone,if I were to switch to Hydrocodone 60mgs or Lortab would that work?Any suggestions would help,I find the dose I am on now is not as affective,but I don't want to go any higher.
Short-acting medications like Percocet, increase the build-up tolerance due to how the immediate release action of the pill works on the body. Extended release (long-acting) medications slow the build-up of tolerance as the medication is released slowly and steadily over an extended period of time from 8-12 hours to up to 7 days of action. The Percocet you take now would become a breakthrough pain medication that you take in between doses of the long-acting medication only as needed.
Tolerance seems to be my biggest enemy. Once they find a dose that works for me then a month goes by and now medicine stops working so well. Every month to month and half my body gets use to the dose and pain breaks through and stays constant. Here lies the problem now I must convince my dr. to try and dose me far enough a head of tolerance to actually work. Most of the time the dose change falls short because my tolerance is way extreme and this is something that does not have a dosing chart.
Both oxycodone and acetaminophen have long-term effects that need to be carefully monitored by a doctor in patients taking Percocet for chronic pain and include:
Liver damage.
Kidney failure.
Severe constipation.
Urinary retention.
Slightly decreased testosterone levels in men.
Tolerance.
Im new to the forum so if I'm posting this in the wrong section I apologize. I am 26 years old and I am going in for my second knee surgery due to multiple patella dislocations. My first surgery was similar to a lateral release. Now my surgeon is going to try something more extensive. My question is after my first surgery I was given hydrocodone 10mg/325, which didn't do a whole lot.
I have been on Percocet (10 mg 4 times per day, 1 pill every 4 hours) for about 4 months, before that 3 10mg pills per day. My dr. just switched me to Morphine Sulfate ER 30 MG, 2 tablets per day (one every 12 hours). I'm always nervous when I switch or increase pain meds. I start these new meds tomorrow...can anyone tell me what to expect with regard to how this new medicine may affect me vs. the percocets I've been taking?
and have been going to pain Management for over a year ... I am Prescribed Oxyconton 40mg 3x a day and Percocet 10/325 3 x a day. I did fine until about 3 months ago when I read that people crushed the OC's .. so stupid me tried it.. and liked it of coarse. Anyway then I ran out of my meds 5 days before my regular appointment ... then this month 12 days before my appointment. I have very bad pain .. thats how this whole thing started. Now I am not sure what to do ...
But I got hooked again about a month later and my tolerance skyrocketed from 20/30mg per day to 15mg per day. I quit again last Thursday night. Took my last 30mg at 5pm. I'm on day 4 and feel achy, sweaty and have no appetite. How much longer do you think this will last before I start to feel better? The mental part is hard too. I keep thinking about going to find some and get that fix so my body will relax.
It sounds like you have built up a tolerance to the Percocet. People hear the amount you are taking and will automatically label you a drug addict. What worries me is that you can go through some serious withdrawles that can include seizures. Klonopin, Ativan, Xanax, and Clonidine can help with this. You do NOT want to stay on these medications for a long period of time and risk getting addicted to them.
I've just come off 180 mg oxycodone plus 4 ES Vicodin per day and am told by the addictionologist that since my body has built up a tolerance to those meds, there's nothing else for my pain management other than increasing dosage. As a matter of fact, I currently need knee surgery and they don't want to do it because they fear not being able to control the pain during recovery. Could this be true? It is also my understanding that my tolerance to the pain meds will not return, i.e.
Dr did was wash his hands of me and sent me to pain management. I have now been on 5.35 MG of Percocet, 3 times a day, for 1 1/2 years. It no longer takes the pain away, just the edge and I'm afraid they will either add another dose or go up on the strength.
I went away for a long weekend and forgot my RX at home and needless to say, the vacation was AWFUL! I was shaking uncontrollably, nauseous and vomiting, horrible headache, and severe anxiety.
They gave me motrin for the first 24 hours, then percocet. They give you the options of one or two and I just took one. The best way to heal after is to get moving (slowly), and without pain meds u you tend to walk and move guarded, so you could heal slower. I was worried about being loopy, but I wasn't at all and was able to enjoy my baby. I only took one percocet after leaving the hospital and took the motrin for a few days. I do have a high pain tolerance though.
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