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Out of the blue allergy

Hi Everyone!  Hope today is a great day for all.  I saw my ortho surgeon today and she said I basically developed an allergy to hydrocodone - she said it can happen to anyone with anything at anytime even if you have been exposed to that "thing/substance/whatever" for years and years.  So, she switched me to oxycodone, or percoset.  I have never taken this and excuse my ignorance but I thought hydrocodone and oxycodone were basically the same - but she said just because I'm allergic to one doesn't mean I will have an allergy to the other.  I was honest with her about my mis-use of the hydro and she told me that long term use of some substances will cause an allergy.

So, I guess I will just continue to monitor my use the best I can.  My mom is visiting and she giving out my pills.  I call her the pill nazi.  But it is a good thing but I felt so good being clean, though I am not going to beat myself up over needing to take pain medication to deal with my ankle.  

Can anyone explain the difference in the oxycodone and the hydrocodone?

I don't normally ask folks specifically to pray for me, but in this case, I am going to ask for your prayers, that I am strong enough to not let myself get caught in the addiction again.  I know I will be an addict for life, I am just trying to maintain a healthy relationship with the pills.

I hope everyone is doing well today, you are all in my thoughts and prayers!

xoxo
Corrine
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All I know is they are both opiates; derive from the same family of drugs. Hydrocodone is Hydrochloride/tylenol, aka Vicodin, where Oxycodone is oxycodone hydrochloride/tylenol aka Percocet...I think that is right, I know I will hear about it if not..and that's fine...Good luck, and I hope you get better soon. I have definitely heard of developing an allergy to anything at anytime in your life....How did you know you were allergic to Hydro? I mean what were your symptoms? A lot of people on this board say Percocets are much stronger than the Hydros, I only had Oxy one time, and I did not like it at all.....I know, that is very weird...since I have a serious affinity for hydrocodone...
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About 30 minutes after I tooke the norco (it was hydrocodone 10/325) my eyes began to swell and my whole face (but especially my eyes) began to itch.  I also became very nauseated, though I did not vomit.  I called the surgeon and they told me to take benedryl - 50 mgs every 20 minutes until the itching subsided - if I got to 4 doses and wasn't better I was told to go to the ER.  But after 100 mgs. of benedryl I felt fine.  

I just found it odd because I used vicoprofen (hydrocodone 7.5/ibuprofen 200) for 4 years - averaging about 70 mgs. daily.  I was 8 days ( i think - maybe 9 or 10) c/t when I broke my ankle.  I was doing well taking a mixture of non narcotic drugs for pain but then had to have my ankle rebroken and pins put in.  I developed an infection after the surgery which just made my pain about 20 times worse.  I was hospitalized and on a Patient Controlled Anesthesia machine with Demerol for several days and was released yesterday.  It was my first dose of the norco that I had a reaction to.  

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Oxycodone is a derivative of morphine as is codeine. Hydrocodone is not. Chemical structures are completely different, hydrocodone is much different than the close morphine derivatives.

xoxo-D.
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