Just fyi to both you and Humblesweetness...the person and post you are responding to is 4 years old....
It helps to look at the date of last time the OP posted so as not to dredge up older threads...
Don't want any of your good advice or thoughts to go to waste!
Hi Redblue
I've been on Oxys for years. This can be a great medication for chronic pain if taken as prescribed. Her tolerance levels (in my opinion) are increasing rapidly because of the abuse. There already is a nasty tolerance issue w/o abuse. The other thing I'd like to mention is that some of us in the good old USA have a very hard time finding a PM dr. who will prescribe this medication...even w/ the new formulation (tamper proof). Finding a good doctor who will not only prescribe, but increase when needed is a rarity. I'm having a hard time finding a physician that will pick up and continue my current regimen. Tell your friend to please remember the pain (not take the medication and dr. for granted) and how fortunate she is to have a compassionate doctor. I hope things work out.
80 mgs is what I'm taking of the oxycontin. 80 mgs is all a person is suppose to take in a days time according to the Fed laws.. I am also taking Vicodin. On a scale from 1-10 my pain level went from a 10 to a three. I am very happy with taking the 80mgs along with Vicodine.
Thank you very much again for your comments and advice. And i will check out your blog. My friend is on 7 of the 10 mg percocet (10 mg oxycodone/325 mg acedominiphine) per day and when she was on vicoden she was also on the 10 mg/325 mgs. At this point in time she is on 60 mgs of oxycontin and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg percocet per day. the last time she was on oxy she was on 160 mgs of oxy a day and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg vicoden. Right now 60 mgs of oxy doesnt do anything, she said it feels like she is taking nothing. and the 7 percs she said do not work well either like taking nothing. She does get all her medication from a pain doctor and does not buy off the street. But Im still confused if she is "addicted" or "dependant" on her medication because I do see indications of an addict but at other times I see indications of being dependant to help the pain.
Thank you very much again for your comments and advice. And i will check out your blog. My friend is on 7 of the 10 mg percocet (10 mg oxycodone/325 mg acedominiphine) per day and when she was on vicoden she was also on the 10 mg/325 mgs. At this point in time she is on 60 mgs of oxycontin and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg percocet per day. the last time she was on oxy she was on 160 mgs of oxy a day and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg vicoden. Right now 60 mgs of oxy doesnt do anything, she said it feels like she is taking nothing. and the 7 percs she said do not work well either like taking nothing. She does get all her medication from a pain doctor and does not buy off the street. But Im still confused if she is "addicted" or "dependant" on her medication because I do see indications of an addict but at other times I see indications of being dependant to help the pain.
Thank you very much again for your comments and advice. And i will check out your blog. My friend is on 7 of the 10 mg percocet (10 mg oxycodone/325 mg acedominiphine) per day and when she was on vicoden she was also on the 10 mg/325 mgs. At this point in time she is on 60 mgs of oxycontin and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg percocet per day. the last time she was on oxy she was on 160 mgs of oxy a day and 7 of the 10 mg/325 mg vicoden. Right now 60 mgs of oxy doesnt do anything, she said it feels like she is taking nothing. and the 7 percs she said do not work well either like taking nothing. She does get all her medication from a pain doctor and does not buy off the street. But Im still confused if she is "addicted" or "dependant" on her medication because I do see indications of an addict but at other times I see indications of being dependant to help the pain.
Thanks for your response. I did not know that about breakthru meds that generally 3 is the limit when on a long acting. She has been on pain meds for about 5 years and has always had 7 vics or percs a day to go along with her long acting med. Im just really concerned because when she was on oxycontin before, it didnt take her that long to get to 160 mgs a day (about a year). And when she was on 160 mgs a day, she could easily take double that (and Ive seen her do it) and I seen her chew them a couple of times which in my opinion is a sign of abuse. She had said that as long as she has enough for the month, she can adjust according to her pain which pretty much meant over doing for 2 weeks and then having to cut back to make it to refill. So Im concerned about her going back on oxycontin because of the way she used to handle them. And that they are the most addicting narcotic based on studies. The methadone was a God send, she did not over do them at all and had no desire to. Seeing she is back on oxy, she swears she will take them as prescribed unlike before. Im just not so sure.