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oxycodone

I have been taking a few different types of oxycodone pills since july and its now december.  I have a vascular malformation on my right hip and have had 2 alcohol ablation treatments beginning of july and end of august.  I have had wound care since the beginning of september due to skin collapse at several locations.  Now I am getting to the point where I have good days and bad days and I am not sure what I should do to try and reduce the medication.  The radiologist was leary to increase my dosage so I was on 10mg er until a few weeks ago but still having pain and taking aleve or tylenol with those pills.  It seems that the days I dont have pain and wait to take the pills until I have pain, usually late afternoon, I am a complete wreck emotionally.  Crying and moody and I am not sure what to do.  Should I not wait till I hurt or maybe be on some antidepressants or something?  It seems to go away after I take the pills and have the pain.  Go figure.  I dont usually take a lot of medication and I cannot find any help online with how to stop taking the pills but plenty of info on how to start.  Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
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131817 tn?1209529311
I agree with path and Brandy. You need to be on a schedule. If you don't take them before the pain gets bad they won't work as well.  As Steve says, perhaps you do need a pain management dr.

Hi Brandy!  How are you doing?
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You seem to have contradictory feelings about this. You have really severe pain but do not want to take the medications that treat it. You need to see a pain management specialist.
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358486 tn?1294776388
I TOO AM ON OXYCODONE, & I FIND THAT IF I TAKE THEM BEFORE THE PAIN STARTS TO INCREASE AGAIN THAT THEY SEEM TO DO MORE FOR ME! I ALSO READ ABOUT THIS,THE ARTICLE SAID IF YOU DO THIS IT WILL MAKE YOUR PAIN MED MORE SUFFICIENT!
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how is your medication prescribed? are you supposed to take it as needed or on a regular time schedule. first of all, you need to take it before the pain becomes severe. if you want to stop taking the pills you could either do a slow taper and just quit cold turkey. there might be some withdrawal symptoms depending on how much and how long you've been taking it. you can go to the addicition forum and post your questions or concerns. there are alot of people there going through what you're experiencing and can offer you a lot of insight. good luck.
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