Multiple Sclerosis And Oxycodone (Page 3)
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I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008. Over the years my nerve pain has gotten a lot worse. The pain has gotten so bad that it's ruining my life. I cant walk due to my legs not working correctly and experiencing a loss of all balance. I have pain everywhere but it's the worst in my feet. My Dr. has me on 10 mg oxycodone for about 5 years now. I was on percocet prior but I worried about my liver with all the acetaminophen. My problem is I'm not sure if I have built a tolerance or if I should be taking more at a time but it's not doing much for me. My pain never goes away. The pills slightly take the edge off for about an hour. That's it! I have tried 3 different types and strengths of pain patches and they didn't do anything. I tried morphine with the same results. I even went to a pain specialist who took me off oxycodone and put me on methadone and gabapentin. I had to stop those after one dose because I was in so much pain and wondering why, so I called that dr. and he said it takes a couple weeks to work. There's no way I can miss any pain med dosage. Let alone a couple weeks. Can anyone steer me in a direction to help me not be in misery all day? Thanks for your time.

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You might be a p450 rapid metabilizer, it's a test. idk what insurance covers it. I've tried all of the above meds and morphine works for me, methadone works really well. So you might be metabolizing these medicines so fast that's why you are only getting an hour of relied.
Good luck to you, there are times when my pain gets so severe that after I've taken meds, a bit bath or use tens machine, that nothing helps, but this is only during a flare.90% of time my meds work

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I am a hospice patient and i understand the pain level that some are in even though they have a different dx as yourself , the dr is correct when he said it takes a couple of weeks for a different pain med to work , remember you are changing your whole pain rx to something your body has never had . Each person is different in how long a drug gets in their system to relieve pain , so maybe take plain tylenol with your med for temp relief , you will need to wait and give the new meds a chance to work

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