OXYCONTIN Reviews (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.5 (417 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 3  failed back syndrome Improved mood, and bettrr relief of pain, have not evet noted or felt euphoric, etc. F 45 1 days
10 mg
12/24/2011
 2  c4/5 cervical fusion/nerve damage Long term side effects are definitely constipation, forgetfulness & addiction. Want to get off of it but don't know what else to take for the pain. I hate being addicted to it and I hate the stigma associated with it. If it wasn't for addiction and other side effects, I would like it. Taken it for 13 years. F 60 13 years
100mg 2X day
11/23/2011
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 1   bad mood swings, cold and hot sweets, withdraws, feel useless, no energy, stomach cramps, pain in anchles and feet i would never advise anyone to take this stuff, i just had second knee operation due to inurys sustained during military service, and Doc put me on this garbage. i feel terrible all the time now< its only been 2 days since i took one so lets wait it out and see how long it takes to not feel like a whole lota poop in a very small bag. this is the second time ive been issued this medicine and know im looking at getting a total knee replacement and would rather lay on the couch with no meds and scream in pain than feel like this again. NEVER again will i put this poision in my body M 27 30 days
20 mg 2X day
11/21/2011
 5  chronic spinal arthritis Constipation, lack of concentration, sleeping all the time I am happy taking Oxycontin, my dosage of 2 X 10mg in the morning, 1 X 10mg at night along with 3 X 5mg (with the odd 5mg if pain is unbearable) keeps my pain under control although I do still have some pain it is bearable. I see a lot of people who have commented are addicted severely to this medication and seeing their dosage can see why, they are far too high! My doctors carefully monitor my dosage and have stated that the dosage MUST be kept as low as possible as this is not a drug to be messed around with, as my condition gets worse they want to be able to treat it, if the dosage is too high to start with you end up taking enormous amounts which will only worsen the side effects. So think carefully of the dosage you take when starting this drug, keep it as low as possible so that you do not end up taking it just to get through the day! F 49 4 years
2X10mg, 2X day
11/6/2011
 1  Osteopenia & Ostroporosis This drug did very little to lessen the pain in my back. After 5 weeks, I stopped taking it and had horrible withdrawal. Please don't take this drug, it will kill you. This drug gets into your brain and affects decision making and everything else. I felt horrible on it and terribly sick getting off it. F 72 45 days
25 mg 2X day
10/23/2011
 4  Cancer,Several Operations& More M 31 2 years
20mg 1X day
9/7/2011
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 1  chronic pain from knee replacements Severe constipation, memory loss, anxiety, felt suicidal after 2 years on drug I would NEVER recommend this drug to anyone unless they are in final stage cancer. Yes, it does help with the pain....but it is highly addictive. I had to put my daily pills in a cup with the time I was supposed to take them. I had to take them every 8 hours or began immediate withdrawal symptoms. It was horrible. I even woke up in the middle of the night to take a dose. You didn't dare go beyond your dose time. As time went on, I felt suicidal as it got closer to dose time. I mean it was awful. I've never had depression or any suicidal thoughts until I took this pill. Pain was gone but so many other things went wrong mentally and physically. I decided to get off the drug and had to go into rehab for 7 days to get off of it. It was HELL. Never, ever take this drug....the consequences are not worth the pain relief. F 58 3 years
3X day
8/24/2011
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 5  Lumbar disk disease Forgetness/ Anger/Only way to I could get out of bed in the morning/ Constipated/ Went from Norco which gave me liver disease to Demerol(good) then to Methadone(sucks) then to Percacet(forget it) then to Oxycotin(took the pain away) Then had to jump to next stronger med Morphine 30mg( good but still tender) Next thing I'll do is cut my back off. But Demerol was the choice to use if you go to disneyland. Helped me out. M 44 1 years
30mg 2X day
8/23/2011
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 3  Failed Back Surgery/Fibro/Paralyzed I have experienced foggy brain, tiredness, confusion, forgetfulness, constipation just to name a few.. Oxy is not the anwer for me, I am currently on 9 types of narcotics inluding Oxy's short (20mg up to 6 times a day) then also the Butran patch which is 20mg x 2 every 5 days and I still have pain day in day out..there is no easy answer or combination, what works for one may not work for another. but make sure you understand all side effects, uses and dosing..and keep an eye for side effects from combining different narcotics/opioids/anti-depressants..some are not such a good mix! F 44 10 months
80mg 3X day
8/20/2011
 1  Pain Post Surgery New OP is weak (pain relief lasted about 4 hours max) and dangerous. It doesn't digest right, found in toilet many days like the pill swelled (seriously) without being digested. Vomiting, impacted (not fun), stomach pain, nausea.. FLUSHED THEM DOWN THE TOILET. This OP crap is um....crap. I was on the old formula back in '04 and that stuff actually worked great. I got 8 hours of pain relief from a 20mg pill without any of the other side effects besides the occasional constipation. From what i've read, they put some new ingredient in the OP to decrease snorting and iv'ing abuse. I think it's working but now we're screwed:) M 31 14 days
20 2X day
8/13/2011
 1  chronic pain; failed back syndrome stomach aches, indigestion Update: Got the first round of Oxycontin OP and it feels like someone is ringing my stomach like a wet towel. The OC was fine. Thank you drug abusers for ruining a treatment plan that worked for me. Now what?! F 32 1 years
20mg 3X day
7/29/2011
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 4  failed back surgery syndrome; pain constipation; memory loss I originally started taking 2x per day but experienced withdrawal while taking & was really sick. Increased to 3x a day and was fine as far as handling the pain. I'm starting to go through withdrawal again and I don't want to increase my dose. I want to get off of this drug! & the memory loss is ridiculous. I can hardly remember anything anymore. I have to make sure I write everything down throughout the days. F 32 18 months
20mg 3X day
7/24/2011
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 3  chronic pain syndrome Constipation, nausea, vomiting, withdrawal symptoms Oxy did help with pain but the side effects were too much for me. After about a year, I'd start going into withdrawal 8-10 hours after taking the drug. Dr. would not increase dosage to 3/day, so I decided to detox on my own. At first cut the tablets in half and would wait until I absolutely had to take another one. Once my body was comfortable with that, cut pill into quarters. After a week of 1/4 dose, I was able to discontinue use. It wasn't easy but it was a HECK of a lot easier than when I'd run out of pills and started the whole hellish withdrawal experience. I know that the pills are not supposed to be cut, but that worked for me. F 54 2 years
40 2X day
5/30/2011
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 3  pain management Effectiveness was short term., quick developing physical and physcological depenancy Initally this was absolutely great. Within one month's time I had to move to 3x per day then a week later add one more dosage. At that point we decided to go another route as this was a dangerous dead-end. I would reccomend this for short-term pain management ONLY. If you have never gone through withdrawls count your blessings. You will wish you were dead, NO FUN. Fortunately there are other options, don't give up. It took almost 4 years working with my Dr to get a plan that works for me. And most importantly get a Dr you trust and can tell anything to. Its hard but if you have a good Dr they will have compassion for your situation and be willing to work with you. Good luck!! M 50 6 months
60 2X day
5/30/2011
 5  nerve damage-3 operations I get drowsy throughout the day, headaches,memory loss,constipation,sugar craving, hot & cold flashes,low sex drive,the last few years I have had a hard time getting an erection.Withdraw pain is severe after 4-5 years & gets only worse over time. My pain was so severe my Doctor wanted me to take Percodan but I said no way because they are very addictive, so he said this new drug Oxycontin is not. Wow was he wrong! Yes the drug is great for my pain, nothing else would work because of my nerve damage and you all know how bad nerve pain is, but I have been on this drug for 12 years and I take 2 80 MG pills 2-3 times a day because over the years they don't last 12 hours but 8. Yes I want to get off of them because I can't work anymore but the goverment does not consider it a disability so only my wife brings in any money.But my wife tells me every time I try the pain is just too great. When I say pain, I mean not just my nerve pain but withdraw pain seems even worse. Every nerve end in my body burns and it feels like all my bones are broken, I have never in my life felt anything like it.I need something for my severe pain but I wish there was something other than a narcotic! I know I will probably be on this for the rest of my life and that's a scary thought, I'm lucky to have my wife, who has helped and understood the side effects. It's also too bad that so many people take this when they don't need it because it hurts the rest of us who really need it. So I'm torn with this drug, yes it really helps my pain, but the side effects are bad and the withdraw is even worse. For you people who have only used it for a year or less, please stop taking it, if you think you have problems now I tell you they will get way worse. M 53 12 years
160 MG 2X day
4/27/2011
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 1  back surgery... chronic pain no sides while taking this drug... it actually works fine for the pain.. but horrible HELL... I MEAN HELL If you run out or try and just go off it. THE WORST EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE X 1000000000000000000000000000. NO SHIT!! PLEASE DON'T EVER START TAKING THIS DRUG .. EVEN IF YOUR DOC SAYS TO. Ask for something else. It is Fricken Evil !! I"ve been on this prescription hell of a drug for way too long and wish I've never ever seen it. Has ruined me financially...and thats taking and getting it legally not no street cost I hear about. My medicare wont cover it so I pay over a $1000.00 a month of my own money M 44 7 years
40mg 10X day
3/25/2011
 1   constipation, mild upset stomach Slow release tablet but did not last expected time of 12 hours. Lasted only 8 hours then without any relief. During that 8 hours the pain would spike then calm down several times. F 74 60 days
30 mg 3X day
2/22/2011
 1  shoulder surgery,DDD,scoliosis New Oxy OP-burning from throat down to stomach. I'll never take these again. To the 41 year old bitch with the new boyfriend (a few posts down): you were a recluse at one time because of the pain. Now you have a boyfriend(like we give a shit) and your pain is suddenly gone. Sounds like YOU have depression. I bet you'll be a recluse again after he dumps you. lol Don't tell us to quit whining! It's called chronic pain!!!!! M 30 7 days
20mg 2X day
2/22/2011
 4  pain in ankle hip and back initaly mood swings works well for me but wish i didnt have to take it. M 59
80mg 3X day
1/8/2011
 4  Chronic Back pain & arthrtitis Dry mouth, dopey For me, it is hard to tell what particular side effects I experience from Oxycontin alone because I take: OxyContin 15mg x 3 daily, Gabapentin 600 x 3 day, PanadolOsteo 1 tab x 3 daily, Allegron 200mg 1 dose per day, Effexor-XR 150 1 dose per day, 1 dose OxyNorm 10mg every 4 hours as needed for breakthrough pain. I also have Durogesic 50 (50mcg per hour transdermal patch) which lasts 75 hours at a time. Unfortunately we found out I am one of those people who have a genetic issue with painkillers and anaesthetics wearing off too quickly, and these OxyContin only last me 6-8 hours maximum, hence why I take it more often than normal (I have come down from 30mg per dose). I am only 26 years old and experienced domestic violence while I was pregnant with my youngest child. Even now I am still not functioning like a "normal" person due to the chronic pain. I hate being on all these pills, and I know that I will be able to one day get off them, because not only did I wean myself on IM injections 2 x per day of morphine by myself, I have also weaned down from 30mg per day to 15mg (only recently) of the OxyContin. I am not a 'take a pill to fix everyhing' kind of person, so taking this cocktail everyday is not good, but without it I am unable to walk or even sit. I also went through a Chronic Pain Course which taught us the functions of each drug - that has helped me to deal with my shopping bag full of meds. F 26 2 years
15 3X day
1/7/2011

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