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?

[Dav125]

This is a very old thread . Go to the top of the main forum page and hit "post a question", and start your own thread. People will be inclined to respond to you quicker than responding thru this old one....

[dogga]

hi everyone ive been addiceted to percocet for about 4-5 years now its so bad i dont know what to do, the withdrawal so bad i cant quit please i need help .......... my freind dad just passed away from OD on pain meds i feel if i cant quit this will happen to me

[holly52500]

My husband is on Percocet and Vicodin.  I notice that about every two weeks, if I do something that upsets him, he gets extremely angry and verbally abusive. He is on the medication for apinched nerve, and a very painful knee that will be replaced this winter.  This is all prescribed by the doctor. Myh usband knows that he is addicted but cannot function with the pain without the meds.  But he says such horrible things and screams, etc. when he has one of his moods.  Is this possible with these meds?  How does one cope with it?

[ChingAt168]

I have a friend snorting at 6-8 a day going on 4 months then   3 month break and 4 more months. First four months it was 3-5 a day, second 4 months it was 6-8, what damage is he looking at now and long term. He's taking pk 10's

[ChingAt168]

I have a friend snorting at 6-8 a day going on 4 months then   3 month break and 4 more months. First four months it was 3-5 a day, second 4 months it was 6-8, what damage is he looking at now and long term. He's taking pk 10's

[chessie632]

I have been taking oxycodone for at least 10 yrs! Given to me first after surgery on my neck. Then given again in 03 after a second surgery. My problem: I also have Restless Leg Syndrome,Fibromyalgia, a form of arthritis called ankylosing spondilitis. What happened was this...while recovering from the 2nd surgery I realized while taking the hydrocodone for the pain it was actually helping me for the RLS! I do not know if anyone else has heard of RLS ..but you want to talk about a DEMON! Well I was for years not able to sit and watch a movie,drive in a car for long periods of time etc....this syndrome attacks whenever you are at rest! It alos attacks you after you have had a strenuous day of physical activity...like simple vaccuming or lifting or gardening! So the more activity the more chance of getting the symptoms of RLS later...when you are trying to rest!! I call it ridiculous leg syndrome! It started after I gave birth to my two kids...it would come when I got up in the middle of the night to feed them "sitting in a chair"....I could not! I would take showers sometimes 3 to 5 a night to get relief! My husband would find me in the tub sleeping in cold water! Or standing in the shower sleeping with the cold water running! Although it started out HOT...the hotter the better! Ok so now you know the background of my demise!
Once I told the RLS specialist that the hydrocodone worked awesome for the RLS symtoms he prescibed oxycodone 5 mg...he had done studies and research on this drug and the invaluable relief it brought to RLS patients! RELIEF is an understatement... I was getting this in the daytime now while driving... my kids would say oh mommy has the HEBGB"S!!! hence my email address hebgbgirl! I was so crazed with this "dis ease" taking over my life...I could not sleep at night and i could not function during the day!! WOW!! with 2 kids I was a mess...until I started to take the oxycodone on a regular basis that is! Well it is now 10 yrs later....i was fine up until about a year ago.....my original dose was like 4 to 6 tabs a day as needed....I did good...no more RLS!!! Yeah!!! Then I started to build up resistence to them the dose is 5mg. Which if I must say is still the same only now I take up to 10 a day! Not only that but I have started to snort these bad boys! I function great all day I sleep great I do not get RLS at all...unless I don't take them for a while...and I try to rest! My issue is what the heck to do ...I know I need to #1 stop snorting them.....and get off....but I am so scared to do it...because I do not want to go back to square one!! Living with RLS is a nightmare! I also take Mirapex....at night only....this is prescrbed for RLS patients.....I must take this in order to be able to get through the night......I am extremely active while I sleep as well...kicking, flinging my arms .....some nights better then others....so when I awake in the morning the pain of being so active kills! On top of   the Arthritis and fibromyalgia!! I want to "kick" this...but my problem is I do not want to live with the RLS symptoms either......if the oxycodone was not so bad for you I would be in great shape! They work....but after 10 yrs of taking them as prescribed(which by the way I think I did pretty good) I now have an obvious problem....if they did not help me to function during the day and keep the RLS demon away...I would just do the detox and say I'm done....but the underlying problem is what to do about the RLS demon after the oxycodone is gone??? What is going to keep that demon out of my body?? I am so confused about what to do....I know I have abused myself and the entire process...and if I did not...it would not be an issue......since I truly believe if you take a med for a real purpose and do not abuse it.....you will be fine and I was fine until last year! So anyone out there want to comment on my ridiculous story....PS I am 46 yr old Mom...as if that helps....LOL