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Anyone else take Oxycontin extended periods?

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I was on Oxycodone 5/325 for about 2 months but I never never felt any euphoria or other effects, I just stopped taking them when the pain subsided to bearable levels.
 
Thanx all for the input.

I do NOT share or take it inappropriately. Ever.

Sampson, also am pragmatist, and if I need to continue to take a (much smaller than 9-40mg + breakthrough) I will, have no qualms about that, but also need to discover if I can do without!
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
I think you really need to get over the fact that you need drugs in order to live a comfortable life. One of the biggest fallacies with pain management is that you should get off of the drugs as soon as possible. In my experience with my family and friends there is pain that will NEVER go away, no matter what you do. There should be no shame in taking these wonderful drugs available to us to make your life liveable as normal.
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Agreed. There's no weakness in your character if you need drugs to live pain free.

It would be one thing if you were 20 or something, but age 50 to 60 is around the time that I plan on supporting a steady opiate habit, barring any major medical advances surrounding life expectancy and aging.
Maybe I'm crazy, but when my body starts breaking down I do not want to feel it and it'd be nice to be too doped up to care.
 
And a thanx to the PM's received, its very heartening to have such responses,
and appreciate the mostly respectful and ontrack responses...
 
Update: after being on 40mg bid of the ER, I've weaned myself off completely again, now for a week. Has not been fun, intense headaches, explosive you know what, abd. cramps, sweats, chills, "crawling" skin....I sure thought this 4th time would be easier. Have MD apointment tomorrow w bloodwork schedules (the always test for all drugs...inc recreational ). I can't say it was easy, despite very conservative titration, and unfortunately insomnia and chronic at times near intractable pain have returned. Appears at least for the present will require a manintenance dose, maybe 120 or 160. Certainly a huge improvement from pre-fusion surgery of 360 + prn breakthrough (~40-60mg more in IR).

Still wondering though, have I given long enough to drug holiday? And as widely thought, is the "rebound pain" actual, or result of new receptors the flood of opiates have found in my body?

Not averse to using it approriately even longer term if absolutely necessary, but obviously, NONE would be better.

Someone asked earlier how original injury happened: went to aid fellow nurse on lockdown BA receiving unit, PT 280lb 6' and totally psychotic, enraged at being on close obs for suicidal ideation...attacked (and eventually killed other nurse, bashed his head into concrete wall corner), I attempted to intervene as trained with rapid acting sedative syringe in hand, while bent at waist injecting into clients dorso-gluteal site he threw me about a dozen feet, landed on and broke my coccyx and compressed L4-L5-S1 with immediate loss of sensation, areflexia, intense radiculopathy. Original decompression discectomy about 6 mos later was successful for about a yr, until the then degenerated discs comressed nerve roots again. Have exhausted all alternative and conservative modalities inc acupuncture, hypnosis, traction, seroids, trigger pt injections, blocks, to no avail.

Still work psych (well, soon as fully recovered from 3 level fusion), hence the NIC, and if you know anything about Finns, the sig also....
 
Krazefinn, have you tried Kratom for the WDs? It doesn't do much for the pain, but does wonders for WD symptoms for most people. Legal, so far, and doesn't show in testing. Worked wonders for me. Good Luck!
 
It's a plant that can be refined or used as is. This page should give you some background info. About 6 months ago the Feds closed many on line pharms in the US selling Hydrocodone without a script. This led to many people looking for a weaning substance and Kratom fits the bill. Prices have more than doubled, but it is still a very viable weaning/take a break alternative. There are many Kratom BBS.
 
Yup, did a search, looks interesting. Always prefer a self-directed regimen vs always feeling powerless in healthcare decisions.
 
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