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[t3844]

i am on oxcy. 80mg for pain mgmt. i also go to phy. therapy for knee replacement last yr. and a lot of other people have told me that the ones on strong pain meds. have been told by there dr's. to cut back there dose or to stop there regular pain meds all-together, because of some kind of problem with there hearts a QT interval ?? does anyone here know about this ?  could any  Medical professional/doctors on here have any information about this, what does it mean if i get a EKG or ECG done and it is not normal i will have to flush my pain meds and then what? suffer in pain from on and bite on a piece of wood in my teeth...?
thanks for the help...

[Tuckamore]

As said above there are no physicians on this forum. There may be some of us that are in the medical community but none of us could offer a medical opinion on this forum.

Click on the Forum icon on the top of the page. On the left hand side you of the forum listings you will find forums that are headed by physicians. Medical opinions are offered there.

Good luck to you,
Tuck

[JoshuaY46013]

Like Molly said, this isn't a professional forum BUT I do know that Oxycontin isn't on the list of drugs to prolong the QT-interval.  Matter of fact I was reading about this the other day about Methadone, I happend to look at the drug links of all the drugs that do, can do and might do and Oxycontin/Oxycodone wasn't on any of them.   Methadone was of course on the list.

I'M NOT A DOCTOR, so this is something you need to speak to a doctor about, I'm just reciting what I've read!

[Mollyrae]

Hello t3844:

There are no Doctors in this Forum. You might want to go back to Forums and on the right hand side of the page you will find the Professional Forums.

Good luck,
Molly