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 | Arthritis pain back shoulders, knee | none | works very well. | M | 3 years | 2/14/2009 | 4 | C6-7 ACDF/radicular symtpoms | None | I take this exactly as directed, 20 mg two times day. I still have pain but it does take the edge off and I am able to function. I do not get "high" from this. It infuriates me the number of people that take controlled substanes for recreational purposes and "fun". Thanks to you people with chronic pain have to jump the hoops to get the medicine that makes us be able to lead some sort of life. It sickens me that people have the nerve to post on this site their experiences when they took it for "fun". I no longer read those post and stick to the post from people who actually have an issue that warrants pain medication. | F | 38 | | 2/8/2009 | 2 | Chronic Pain L4-5 surgery, DDD, OA | Anxiety, agorophobic-like tendencies, itching. | I have tried this twice over the past 12 years. The first time was for over a year. The second time was for 4 months. The side effects vs. any relief I got were not worth it for me. | F | 51 | 10 years | 2/8/2009 | 1 | pelvic surgery,hip replacement,back | constipation,depression, | oxycontin i am on 360mgs twice a day i also take oxynorm 80mgs 4 times a day,i was on 540mgs of oxycontin every time i went to my doctor he up the dose, i felt like a drugy i could not get up in the morning i had to do something as this is on life for me and my famiy,i got down to 360mgs twice a day by myself it can be done slowly im hopeing to be of the drugs by the summer and im doing it all by my self | F | 38 | 10 years | 2/6/2009 | 1 | chronic pain | severe, debilitating depression - cried more waking hours than not | F | 50 | 7 days | 1/28/2009 | 5 | Post-op pain | Nothing major | This medicine is great for pain relief. I Could not take a DUMP for several days. Had to have a laxative to clean out my hiney ;-) | F | 23 | | 1/14/2009 | 4 | Post-operative pain | Flushing of the face with a bit of a warm feeling. Relaxing feeling. Some euphoria. Feeling like everything is okay and your problems are not that big a deal. | I took the oral dose like you are supposed to. Everyone else I know that takes these for pain snorts them. I guess the risk of death is not important to them. Anyway it alleviated my pain just fine, but I had very little euphoria like everyone talks about, which is good. I don't want any addiction issues. Since my pain is a temporary post-operative thing, I doubt this will happen anyway. I could not believe I did not get nauseated or vomit, and this has happened on Vicodin. I seriously felt like Oxycodone was weaker than the Vicodin, but that could be because it is time released. I could see how they could be addictive if you took a higher dose (mine is 20 mg) or you snorted or chewed off the time release which every idiot who takes these to get high does. Then they wonder why they have to go to rehab or take methadone. | F | 35 | 7 days | 1/12/2009 | 5 | Pain from thoracic surgery | Vivid nightmares + waking dreams, sweating, itching, severe constipation, difficulty urinating, constricted pupils, nervousness, intense euphoria, dependency | Was originally prescribed for post-surgical pain management. When I ran out, I was not only still in pain (and have been suffering from chronic pain for the past two years since the surgery), I was getting withdrawal symptoms! They told me this wouldn't happen if I only used the medicine for pain; they were wrong. Because I'm bipolar (schizoaffective?), for some reason withdrawal from oxycodone triggers psychosis, so I *can't safely quit* unless I want to pose a danger to myself and others. I found a friend who can get me oxycodone from pain patients who sell their extras to her so they can afford the ridiculous cost of this medicine. This street oxy costs $.50/mg, and I usually buy about 5 80 mg pills and crush them up and snort - total of 60 mg a day, just so I don't have psychotic episodes from w/d. My tolerance hasn't gone up at all in the two years I've been on it -- but spending $2-300 a week on oxycodone is painful enough despite my body being used to it and there being few side | M | 19 | 2 years | 12/22/2008 | 4 | 6 Shoulder Surgeries | Itching, Hypoglycemia, You must eat before taking this medication! Sleepiness | I have had six labral reconstructions, (3) on each shoulder since May, 2007. I am about to have number (7) my left shoulder on 12/10/08. I was on percocet 5/325 (1 every four hours) and then Vicodin 7.5/750 (1 every four to six hours). I was scheduled for my 7th surgery to be done on 11/12/08 but my liver enzymes were slightly elevated because of all the Tylenol in the Vicodin. My doctor switched me to Oxycontin (20mg a day) and my enzymes have started to go down. I get decent pain relief with the one dose but it doesn't last 8 to 12 hours like it is supposed to. This may be because I have developed a tolerance to oxycodone from being on Percocet for so long. I will not increase my dose on my own. I will talk with my doctor first. I also have herniations L4-L5-S1 that give me back pain, but sweat it out. If you abuse this medication you can end up in the ER or just stop breathing. How some people take up to 80mg or more of this drug a day just for kicks and don't die amazes me. | M | 43 | 30 days | 11/29/2008 | 2 | migraine | severe anxiety, trouble swallowing, trouble breathing, | My daughter was prescribed this in the hospital for a refactory headache that turned out to be a severe chronic migraine. It didn't help her pain at all and required a trip to the ER when she couldn't breathe. This was probably a very bad choice of drugs for an 8 year old. | F | 8 | 3 days | 10/17/2008 | 4 | pain | slight nausea | Eat first! | F | 29 | | 10/16/2008 | 1 | for fun | sweating alot | i started taking oc when my dad was diognosed with terminal cancer it seemed to help me and my father would not take them so the 40s were easy to come by. After my father passed things got steadily worse, i would sell anything i had to get the pills even the possibility of jail. Then a year after taking them i had a little girl, she was born in Jan and i was at the methadone clinic Feb. It took two years on methadone then i was done. I was clean and sober for only 6 months now i have been doing them for about 10 months and i am in a very bad spot with my little girl. I am on my 4th day and the side effects are realy bad, i have a runny nose all the time my stomache aches so bad at times and the not sleeping is very brutal oh and did i mention the sneezing for some strange reason i cant stop but i will get through this i have to my little girl is depending on me and i wont let her down. So the bottom line is if you dont need them dont do them it is only asking for trouble. | M | 36 | 10 months | 10/15/2008 | 5 | Chronis Pancreatitis | Constipation(mild), Euphoria, energy boost, hearing loss, loss of appetite, drunk feeling, glossy heavy dry red eyes, severe itching, unable to urinate timely, insominia. | Oxycontin is a great drug to use for round the clock pain management, it is not designed fro short term use, it definitly works in pain control and can easily become addictive, I have found that a 1150 dose in 24 hours is more than enough! I usually dose 60mgs a day for good pain relief. A good reliable narcotic, only real draw back was the unable to urinate and the itching. | M | 31 | 2 years | 10/12/2008 | 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 | 3 | Arthritis, L4 and L5 issues | Foggy brain, manageable constipation | Not cheap without insurance | M | 45 | 2 months | 9/22/2008 | 4 | Osteoarthritis, labrum tears, slap | Itching, cannot keep my eyes open while fully conscious. Weight loss, constipation. | Oxycontin combined with Morphine works. I have been taking this medication since June 1st, while running tests and eliminating every possible cure to avoid shoulder surgery and replacement. Now, four months later, surgery is scheduled for October 5th. After reading all the comments on this site I worry that the doctors will not be able to control my pain post surgery since I have been taking these two very strong pain killers for quite a long time. When a doctor promises to keep you pain free until surgery SHE MEANS IT! | F | 47 | 4 months | 9/13/2008 | 2 | Migraine | Next day hangover (nausea, ironically headaches again) | 5mg takes my headache away for just two hours. Now I realized why people create tolerance and dependence. 3 days taking it and I stop it. Use it when there is no other way out of pain. | M | 30 | 3 days | 9/4/2008 | 5 | | 8/29/2008 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Constipation...a good thing for Crohn's patients. Limited pain tolerance. | I take 40mg as needed for pain from Crohn's Disease. This drug helps greatly during "flare-ups". However, I do find myself experiencing withdrawal symptoms (sweats, chills, body aches) when I stop. Also, pain tolerance is almost gone when not taking this med. | M | 33 | 1 years | 8/27/2008 | 5 | For my back and knee | consipation, that is it. | After I injured my back at work. and just had a third knee surgery. I take 40mg every 12 hours.Since I have taken this drug for about 1 year and a half. It has helped me with pain.If I didn't have this drug for my chronic back pain and for my knee. I had knee surgery last may. I couldn't not function. Now I can function better at work and ease the pain that I have 24-7. The people that get high off of it is awfull. The 80mg that I take every 12 hours has helped out a lot. | M | 45 | 14 months | 8/19/2008 |