Effects of Percocet and Oxycontin

[Not Perfect Either]

My husband is taking both of the pills listed above and is buying them from dealers.  It has been going on over 3 years now and has really gotten expensive.  He has HepC and I have told him how damaging this is to take these pills with his liver disease.  He says that he can't work the way he does without them because they give him energy.  I am starting to see the sudden outburst of anger.  Especially if I say anything about the pills.  Can anybody tell me what the long term effects are going to be for him and how I can get him to see that the pills are not really giving him energy and how bad they are for him?

[Jaybreezy]

My girlfriend an I take 10/325 percosets. We have been doing this for about 6 months. We have been realizing problems here and there and will stop taking them, but then we will always go get some more. We enjoy going to movies and bowling on them. She takes about one and I take 2 throughout the night. After the weekend I find myself taking 1.5 at night during the week. I have been getting bad headaches and weird feelings in my body. I want to stop, but I have said this before. I will stop for a week feel great and then think about them again. They are so easily disposable to me. Further, my dad is 55 and has liver and kidney failure. I am really scared and don't want that to happen to me at all. Someone please advise me on how to quit and to never look back?

[Nikita337]

My husband was in a SEVERE accident and as a result has been on Oxycontin and Percocet for many years.  I haven seen any violent tendencies towards anyone in my family.  I am worried however about his kidneys and liver. He cannot work without taking his meds.  When he doesn't, I've seen him half bent over and crawling up the stairs. His pain is terrible.  Why can't they create a medicine that doesn't do all this harm to your body? I know all about opiates and the opiate receptors....I just can't understand why Pharmaceutical Companies aren't willing to come up with something other than narcotics.  The addiction (he takes only what he is prescribed) is frowned upon by society and people who are holier than thou.  People automatically think everyone that is on pain medication takes them to get a high.  Some people HONESTLY need to take the medication, it's just very sad they can't develop something that doesn't ruin your organs.  It's bad enough what happened to him physically and mentally (he had a brain injury from the accident), so it just ***** once again that PHARMACEUTICAL Co's aren't trying more.  I'm guessing it's due to the holy dollar in the end.  

[TTucka]

I am 29 and have been taking blues for about 3 years now.  Started at 2-3 a few days a week, then escalated to 3-5 pills, 4 days a week.  Now up to 8-10 almost about 4-5 days per week.  If I stop how long will it take before I feel like my old self again? I used to have more energy, more sex drive, more fun in general...  Any advise is much appreciated.

[pattifan]

Hi,

I'm sure my now you can see the road your husband is going down and what the effect are likely to be

The best thing you can do for him right now is just to be there for him and not to judge him.

I'm sure he knows the situation as well as you do but you won't make any progress till he admits the problems to himself.

No amount of preaching, cajoling or threats will help, they'll only make the situation worse.

He will reach the stage where he's ready to admit the problem and ask for your help, and when that time comes, there's no end of people on the list who will help you both through it.

Our thoughts are with you and keep in touch.

[pattifan]

Re Trazodone.

Hi you might want to start a new thread to discuss this. The current one is going in wildly different directions!

However, just to reassure you, I've been on 200mg Trazodone for 5 months. I've found it to be really good and there's been no side effects except for a dry mouth when I wake in the morning.

It's not hard to come off either. Just reduce slowly but I'm sure your doctor will do that for you.

Relax!

[joyceee635]

Hi, I"ve been reading this forum because I've been having quite a different problem with percs. I only take one a day - (I"ve had to come off a 9/day habit after back surgery in the past so now I keep it to a minimum) and I've been experiencing hand pain like no tomorrow! My hands at one point felt so much pain, heat, and I could barely close them. Assured after cutting back to 1/2 perc/day and reading other forums, my percs are the cause.
So, I too am going to get off them. I truly take them for back pain but see many of you do not. You are all wonderful in your words of wisdom and advice in supporting one another. However, Yes, the big BUT, if you are addicted, there is USUALLY another psychological component to BEATING the addiction. This too needs to be taken care of to truly beat it. Whether it is your marriage, work, family, something with self, or who knows...seek help and beat your addiction forever! ♥ I want to thank all who posted and shared here...it's been a pleasure.