OXYCONTIN Reviews (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.5 (417 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare OXYCONTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR OXYCONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 4/29/2006 | 5 | | 7/25/2004 | 5 | | 6/1/2004 | 5 | HOW LONG DOES OXYCONTIN STAY IN YOUR SYSTEM, IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A DRUG TEST? | | 1/14/2004 | 5 | | 2/25/2005 | 5 | | 8/29/2008 | 4 | | 2/15/2009 | 3 | | 10/22/2007 | 1 | | 7/3/2004 | 5 | nurapathy, crnic bk pn, crpel tun | Drowiness, dizziness, lighthedness, constipation | Wonderful drug to use if correctly | F | 35 | 3 years | 5/11/2004 | 5 | rsd | Nausea for about a week, headaches, major withdrawl symptoms if dose is not taken on time. The ups and downs and highly addictive. | This does work very well for chronic pain. I have tried them all except the patches which is what I am going to have to go to now because my DR says this is causing my kidneys to not filter properly which is causing me to have edema in the feet ankles and legs, a very hard time urinating, blood in my urine and severe back pain. The only problem is that I am on 160 mg every 8 hours and I am slowly tapering off but having very bad withdrawls, It's like a time clock going off in my body when it's time to take it, the chills start and I am just miserable. Not sure how I am going to get through it but I just keep asking the lord to help me. Despite all of that it does work well but is highly addictive and it doesn't take long. SO BE CAREFULL!! Should only be used for severe chronic pain. | F | 33 | 2 days | 7/2/2004 | 5 | severe spine injury | none | relieves pain alot, then the pain starts to return themedicine begins to relieve the pain again and you can definetly feel the relief again | F | 52 | 3 times | 12/20/2003 | 5 | 3 FAILED surgeries fusion of l4-s1 | constipation | I have had a servere herniated disc l5-s1 had emergency surgery and then had DDD. My doctor said i would have to go into for a fusion some time in my life, started have really bad back pain and was basically bed ridden with permanent nerve damage of my right siatic nerve. this medicine works awesome and it is sad that if your husband knows that you have this medicine that he would take it from me and use it recreationally. He stole many pills from me and know getting a Divorce and he is using that i have had all these surgeries and on all these medicines so he can have my children.... I Don't Think So! but right know i am not using this medicine i was on 40mg 2xaday and 20mg1x at night. I am in a lot of pain and it sucks but my court date is in 2 weeks to get my children permenetally , i have them now. then my dr said we can use it again. It sucks that the judges loook at you like you are a junkie and that you should not have your kids when you have had major back issues and nerve dama | F | 28 | 2 years | 6/29/2007 | 5 | to get hhiigghh | i got wacked man!! | its great if u knwo what your at.. but there nuts and kills alota bodies byz! so be careful | F | 18 | 9 months | 3/18/2004 | 5 | chronic back hip leg pain | addiction | hard to get scripts and costly | F | 28 | 4 years | 11/6/2003 | 5 | Back Pain | moody, grouchy, unable to sleep, | The drug worked great for pain, but the stopping was tough. Bad temper, sleeplessness, and severe mood swings. It helps for pain but do not stop taking it cold turkey. and for all of those punks using it for recreational use F-off you are making it hard for those who really need it to obtain a perscription. Little Weasels | F | 27 | 30 days | 7/26/2006 | 5 | L5 - S1 Fracture, Herniation & More | Some constipation which I fully expeccted. It is a known side effect of Narcotics (I'm an RN). Just take a stool softener daily and it will take care of it. And easy fix! I ONLY take it as prescribed and recommend you do it as well. Even though i am an RN, I will NEVER go up without consulting my DR as that makes it an easy line to cross in the future. Make your rules and make yourself stick to them! | This MEDICATION (and that is what it is when you take it for a medically prescribed reason), has already turned my life around and given back so much that I lost due to an auto accident with an 18-wheeler. At only 33 years of age, my life was change so horribly in a few minutes when I was side-swiped by an 18-wheeler. My diagnosis are L5-S1 Fracture Vertebrae, Herniation, Spondylolisthesis (L5 collapsed on S1), Severe Degenerative Disk Disease. I do have radiculopathy pain that radiates to both thighs and all the way down my left leg. It is constant. Start Slow! I started at 10 mg twice daily. Now 20 mg twice daily. I see my doctor tomorrow and keep in close contact. After being unable to work for close to one year, I feel confident that I will soon be able to return to a rewarding career. I am, once again, cuddling with my children ages 3 and 6. Playing with my children and being an active part of their lives. I think maybe I’ll even be able to garden some day. | F | 34 | 1 months | 10/6/2008 | 5 | Severe Fibroymalgia & arthritis | Constipation and itching at times | I suffered from pain in all my joints, then it started going throughout my entire body. It feels like my bones are throbbing (like someone is hitting them with a hammer) and I would get symptoms like having severe flu. I could not sleep because the pain was worse at night and that affected every other aspect of my life. I would soak in water as hot as I could stand it at 3 or 4am to try and get some relief while praying for sleep. Then I would get a bladder infection from sitting in water so often. Then I would take antibotics for the bladder infection and then get a yeast infection from the antibotics. This was a cycle I lived for more than 20 years. I saw countless doctors and had surgery on my knees. (one doctor said my knees were the problem) Finally I was really at my end when I was sent to a rheumatologist who diagnoised me and put me on oxycontin. For the first time that I could remember since I was 12 or 13 yrs old I slept through an entire night. I have a regular, normal life now. For 7 yrs I have taken the medicine just as it is prescribed to me and have not had any problems. When I read some of these posting's and what people do, how they abuse the medicine that so many of us not only need but our life depends on it and knowing that they are putting us in risk of the medicine being removed, they make me sick. Just selfish, ignorant scumbags. One thing that I would like to find is a fibroymalgia support group, or perhaps an online site or blog where we could chat and learn from each other. If anyone knows of one or wants to start one please email me. Thanks, dominique | F | 46 | 7 years | 7/28/2005 | 5 | Chronic back pain, hip pain | constipation & itching but it does go away | It has helped me tremendously, I take 40 mg. every eight hours and I also have oxycodone 5mg for breakthrough pain. It has been working quite well I have been on pain medication for almost 10 years. Vicodin for 4 years, then percoset for about 4 years and because of all the acetomenaphine, I switched to oxycontin and I have been using this for about 2 years and am very happy with the results. | F | 57 | 2 years | 12/17/2004 | 5 | rsd; CHRONIC BACK PAIN neck pain | Only side effects is pain relief unless u stop taking it and then you get the chills and shaks and pain comes back with a vengence. | I take 80mg two tablets twice a day and duragesic 100mcg/hr patch change every 2 days with Percocet 10/325mg QID for breakthrough pain. Klonopin for sleep. It is the best for pain but do not take it for granted. take as directed | F | 37 | 8 years | 11/2/2004 |
OXYCONTIN (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The higher strengths of this drug (more than 40 milligrams per tablet) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of an opioid pain medication. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of oxycodone to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional ("as needed") use. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)