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 |
| 4 | fibromyalgia | I have no side effects. | F | 55 | 4 months | 2/6/2005 | 5 | Chronic Back Pain 5 fusions L5-S1 | Constipation and horrible withdrawals when RX was stolen and Dr. wouldn't refill | This medication is awesome and has given me my life back. I have been on some form of pain medication for the last 23 years. Nothing worked as good as the Oxy. I also take Oxycodone 5mg 4-8 tabs up to 4x per day for breakthrough pain. Gonna talk to my Dr. about switching me to OxyfastIR for the breakthrough pain. I recently fractured my Ankle and had to have pins put in. They gave me Morphine IV in the ambulance and that hardly touched it. In the ER they have me Dilaudid 4mg every 15 minutes after explaining to them the meds I was on. This worked great and took away the pain while they were setting my ankle until surgery. I was very lucky that the Doctor that did the surgery was aware that I would have a hard time managing my pain from the surgery due to the high level of meds I take. I ended up taking 40mg of Oxycodone the first 3 days after I got home to take the edge off of the pain. I receive my Meds from PurduePharma. I am not working and could not afford the $900.00 per month for the 100 mg I take in the AM and PM. I would suggest anyone that is attempting to pay for this medication to call Purdue and ask them for an application for their Patient Assistance Program. Don't tell anyone that you are taking this as it will disappear. Family members will even steal it. Pharmicist also look at you like you are a druggie. | M | 40 | 6 years | 1/30/2005 | 3 | back pain | very nausious | it worked good for the pain with few side effects, apparently only little punks get high off it, i think its like the girl that was drinking water and thought it was booze, so she was acting drunk, grow up, it'll be real funny when you cant get off the stuff | M | 26 | 2 months | 1/19/2005 | 4 | headaches | constipation | i started taking these for headaches (which started after treatment with pegylated interferon)....the Pegylated interferon cured my hep c (fyi: hep c was not caused by iv drug using)but caused headaches...i think i started with 2 40mg a day...now am up to 2 80s and 2 20s a day..... ...but the headaches are bad...my wife says they may be rebound headaches on top of the headache i started with 1 1/2 years ago. i have heard that oxy causes rebound headaches, but am not convinced this is my case. i do not want to ask for more oxy, 1. I do not want to ask the doc, he would get mad... 2. i would rather get off these... | M | 50 | 18 months | 1/17/2005 | 4 | DDD, OA, facet arthritis | It doesn't last the full 12 hours, I dose at approx 6-7 hour intervals. | It needs almost a full hour to take effect, so I take my first pill before its really get up time. | F | 48 | 1 years | 1/16/2005 | 5 | RSD, Back Pain, leg pain | Sleepiness. | My doc's been very careful not to let the dose escalate too much. While I have been in pain because of this, I feel I still am on a relatively low dose after two years, which is good. I'd like to keep the dose low if possible. But honestly, if the pain gets out of control, I'll have no problem taking more. This pain can get really bad, and I'd rather be dependent and alive and well, than 'drug free' and suicidal with pain. This drug has helped me as well as many others. Banning this, and categorically denying its usefulness is shortsighted and unfair. There simply are people who shouldn't take this drug. Thank you. | M | 35 | 2 years | 1/15/2005 | 5 | chronic back/knee pain, arthritis | constipation | I'm a bit concerned about the dosage I'm having to take to ease my pain (240 mgs twice a day = 480 mgs) and titrating higher every couple of months. But in a sense, it has given me my life back. I wouldn't be able to continue working without it. It has been a godsend for those of us who need it for severe pain. Too bad there are idiots out there who risk its continued availability by abusing it. | F | 49 | 8 months | 1/14/2005 | 5 | Seperated 4-level spinal fusion | Confused speech. Difficult to say words correctly, (i.e., turning words around or combining words). Have to concentrate on saying things correctly without sounding stupid! | Was extremely hesitant to take medication but found it necessary while waiting for surgery date. Gave tremendous relief of otherwise unbearable pain. | F | 52 | 31 days | 1/10/2005 | 1 | sluggishness, exteme tiredness, brain fog | PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay away from this drug. It ruins lives and it took away over two years of mine. The withdrawals are NOT worth it and they LAST months and months and months without end. I had a bright future and now I have to start all over. Years of unpaid bills, broken relationships, and psychological trauma. It can happen to anybody. You WILL get addicted. Please. It's not worth it. | F | 25 | 2.5 years | 1/3/2005 | 5 | For Fun | Slight Itchiness,Drowsiness,Short temper,Constipation | Man this stuff really is trouble for so many people. The worst thing you can do is take this stuff because your depressed, youll start to rely on it to much. During this period I was going through a hard time due to some things that were out of my control and the Oxy just made everything beautiful. I started really wasting my money on it and became kind of a scumbag, stealing money from my mom. I actually stole two bottles from my stepdad and got in the worst trouble of my life because of it. I wouldnt say I was addicted but I just loved how I felt on it and it really made me forget about my problems. Now that its over though I see how much ive changed and how much I really hate who I was back then. My circumstances are getting better so I can do drugs recreationally and not worry about getting addicted. I realize moderation is the key to so many of peoples drug problems. Stay away from this stuff if your depressed, it may help temporarily but in the end itll destroy you. Plus this stuff is so expensive you start spending money you could use to improve your life on drugs that are just instant gratification and make your problems worse. Please your current emotional state has a lot to do with it as well as how easily you get addicted to things. Good Luck. | M | 18 | 1 years | 12/31/2004 | 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 | 1 | back pain | addictiveness,constipation | NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG | M | 36 | 2 years | 12/8/2004 | 4 | kidney stones | high | M | 18 | 30 days | 11/26/2004 | 1 | broken hip | My father was given one dose. he hallucinated, tried to get out of bed only 1 day after surgery, he threaten nurses and my mum who had to stay be his side to calm him, He removed all his drips and treatments, Dad is 80 years old and needs to recover, not be made worse., BEWARE Don't take this drug!!!! | This drug is known to cause hallucinations even when only taken immediately after surgery and yet was still administered to my 80 year old father . his recovery is still ongoing and he's not come down from taking it yet. My sister (39) just died from leukemia and my parents did not need the added trauma of a drug that did this to dad at this time, which was bad enough when he fell and broke his hip so soon after my sisters death. DON | M | 80 | 1 days | 11/17/2004 | 2 | migraines | Constipation. | Worked well for pain, problems when I had breakthrough migraine pain along with nausea, could not keep meds down, started to go through withdrawal. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 11/15/2004 | 4 | chronic back pain, failed fusion | none | able to work and function normally with this medication. | M | 41 | 6 years | 11/14/2004 | 3 | headaches | M | 35 | 1 weeks | 11/12/2004 | 1 | My cousin took it... | He died... @ the age of 25, not from over dose.. He died from long term effects on his heart... | My cousin was put on this drug for major back pain just like a lot of others on here. He took it for two years starting with a dose of 20mg, then his Dr raised his dose to 40mg, and once again before his death raised it to 80mg.... This was all per his Dr minde you, however, he was no longer in pain... is it worth it???? | M | 25 | 24 months | 11/12/2004 | 3 | chronic back pain | warm feeling,elevated mood(feeling high), constipation hunger, sometimes drowzie,dizzy | seems to work better than the equivilent dose of percocet and ms-contin(morphine)a helpful drug with minimal side effects. addiction should not be a concern if the drug is needed and the doseage NOT increaced by the patiant | M | 24 | 5 years | 11/4/2004 | 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 |