Fear Of Addiction To Percocet

My pain Management Dr. prescribed Percocet (512 pill), 4 times daily, 6 wks ago for my Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis and Arthritis. I am finally experiencing some pain relief . My MRI doesn't warrant surgery at this time. My big fear is that I willI become addicted to these Percocet tablets? Can this happen?

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It really depends on you, there is a difference between addiction, and dependence. Addiction occurs when someone abuses a medication, because they like the side effects, such as feeling high, according to NIH definitions, but side effects tend to wear off, once your body gets used to a medication, so they have to keep taking more and more to get those feelings back. If they suddenly stop they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, which could put their lives in danger.

However, dependence is defined as your body just getting used to a medication, but only taking it as prescribed. If the person that does this stops suddenly, they may experience some withdrawals, but normally nothing that is severely dangerous. The FDA lists them as possibly including nausea, dizziness, fever, chills, and rebound pain.

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