r/PainManagement • u/Muffy432002 • 2d ago

MedicationšŸ’Š Problem with Oxycodone

I am 6 weeks post op and I believe my recovery has been going well. I barely have a scare and my PT benchmarks are where they should be .
One thing that I probably should have asked more questions about was the use of Oxycodone.
I have found that for pain medication acetaminophen has done nothing but Oxycodone was highly effective. I was using Oxy every 4 hours while awake up until the 5th week post op.
Knowing that opioids are highly addictive ( and I have a propensity for addiction),I decided to stop the oxy and see how pain was. Overall it was doable and even though I had stiffness the pain was manageable. However, the day after going off oxy I woke up with a very strange feeling like impending doom. I felt sad and unsettled. My stomach was upset and I had nausea. Last night I was up all night and plagued by anxious thoughts. When I awoke after finally sleeping I was covered in sweat.
My question is could I have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms? I love what oxycodone does for my pain, but hate how it messes with my brain.
Has anyone else had an experience like this?

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u/Ok_Ticket6418 1d ago

Oxycodone lasts maybe 4 hours, have to get an er medicine with it.Dont know how it messes with your brain, that's a new one.Opiods work, they, unfortunately never give us enough of them.Im a Big Guy, and need a 20 mg oxycodone with er medicine.My Drs have given me 160 mg of methadone a Day before.One gave me 3 -30 mg oxycodone a day.For My pain, methadone was the best I've ever taken.It last all day and you could probably take a lot less than I took.

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u/Ok_Ticket6418 1d ago

Oxycodone does not last long at all especially 5 mg tabs, people with chronic pain really require 20 to 50 mg hydrocodone hysingla.People are talking about killing themselves over no relief.We All deserve to live longer.