Oxycodone For Back Pain (Page 2)

I have had moderate to severe back pain for several years now, and have been prescribed meloxicam, vicodin, zanaflex, flexoril, and percocet, just to nam a few. i ignored the pain for several years, but it got to the point where i had to get it checked out. after getting an mri, they discovered several problems with my lower back. degenerative bone disease, slipped discs, arthritis, etc. Most of this is due to the nature of my work, and a couple of motorcycle wrecks. Here is my main question and problem. Out of all of the things that I have been given, I find that oxycodone works the best for me personally, without making me drowsy, or having any other adverse side affects. My doctor was giving me 90 extra strength vicodin per month, with another 90 percocets to use during the extra bad days over a 6 month period. This was in conjunction with a muscle relaxer, too, all of which made me drowsy. I know that taking that much vicodin and percocet is not good at all for my liver. I take 40 mg of prozac as well for an antidepressant. $0 mg of oxycodone twice a day, sometimes only once, relieves my painto a tolerant level and produces no side effects. However, when I mentioned this to my doctor, he is reluctant to prescribe it. I have since been to a pain management clinic, where I now getting injections in my lower facets every six months. This is a big help, and has made a lot of difference, but I would still rather take 1 dose of oxycodone and not have to take all of the other stuff at all, with the exception of my antidepressant. My friends and family tell me to go to a certain doctor that will prescribe it, but I don't feel comfortable doing this, nor do I think it is morally the right thing to do. I know what works best for me and my body, what am I not seeing or understanding to get the medication I want from my doctors?

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I am very curious. Oxycodone 30 mgs. was prescribe for severe pain in my back and for Fibromyalgia. I can't stay awake when I take a pill, and I am prescribed up to 3 a day. I never take 3 and most of the time take 1. How do you function and stay awake. Someone told me to insufflate it and I would not get sleepy. Then someone else told me the coating can do something permanent to my lungs. I am in a no win situation! Please answer!

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I had the bright idea that if the pain was unbearable to insufflate the oxycodone. If it was supposed to make you high, it wouldn't make you tired and that was true. It burned my nose and hurt my breathing over time. Then I removed the coating today and it was smoother an didn't burn my nose. However, I wasted 5- 30 mg. pills by trying to get the coating off, and I am sure it is still damaging my nose and my lungs which both can be problems that can't be reversed and over time, with or without the coating and who knows what else it's doing. I can function and the pain is better but I will continue to need more and do more damage to my body. I may as well just stick a knife in my heart. I am killing myself slowly, but each time, I can be sure that I may have a heart attack, stroke or whatever. I know I have to stop! Where I live, I will get tossed out if I ask for help because it was a condition of moving in--that since I had a history of addiction with other substances, ONE misuse of a substance would be the end of my housing here.

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Where is the info ? Thanks

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I stopped going to mine. I just cancelled last Friday's appointment. Now I suppose I am in for a detox, but I don't care if it is torture, the Oxy was killing me!

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What's the name of the plase?

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Oxycodone is only bad for your liver BECAUSE IT HAS TYLENOL IN IT. That's why a lot of doctors prescribe Roxycodone WITHOUT TYLENOL!

You are so right Mr. sick of jumping thru hups!

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Just a correction to Candy's previous post ... please note that Oxycodone does not have Tylenol (Acetaminophen) in it. It can be combined with Acetaminophen, but a common brand name of that combination (Oxycodone + Acetaminophen) is called Percocet. Otherwise oxy is just plain oxy on its own. Hope this clears things up!

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Where are u located?

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I'm sorry. It is Freeman Pain Institute. They have offices in Union and Edison, NJ.
They are very good, but they will prescribe pain medication IF YOU NEED IT.

I am off the Oxycodone! I am not a happy camper some days, because the pain gets so severe, but with an OTC pain killer, ice packs and a heating pad, I'm doing it!

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I live in the out skirts of LA and I need a new doctor to prescribe me my meds. For 5 years Ive been getting 240 30 mg roxys. 240 norcs, and 60 Xanax bars. If anyone can give me a lead it would be greatly appreciated.

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when do they expect this 30 mil oxy to be resolved? this is week 2 that i have not been able to fill my meds, i have cancer and lupus and rumatory arth, and going with meds is not only painful but after being in pain managment for 6 years , fighting being fairly sick, why has this happened is it because of those abusing it? These companies know they have many that fill very single month, why would they allow this to happen?

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DizzyD, could you please message me back with the place to go to, to get the meds/help that I really need? In excruciating pain for many years now due to 2 different diseases, plus other conditions & am completely at my wits end & need some real help! Don't know what else to do! Please help! Ty in advance!

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Just wanted to let you know that oxycontin does not cause liver damage.I don't know about the generic oxycodone but I am sure of oxycontin.

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