Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Hi guys, It is me again! I know I must get aggravating! I have started itching after I take my oxycodone. I just started on it last week and at first I thought it was the pollen. But I have noticed that it is only after I take the oxycodone that I start itching. It is not severe itching and there is no rash. Could it be a reaction? Have any of you experienced this. I have only been allergic to one other drug. It was skelaxin. They gave it to me after they thought I passed a kidney stone about 4 years ago. Actually I think it was a pancreatitis attack now that I look back on it. But I knew it was a reaction for sure because I had a rach and severe itching. Should I stop taking it if it is just a mild reaction? This is new to me so I am not sure what to do. Thanks, Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Thanks guys! I am glad I am not the only one. I feel better now that I know I am not allergic. Thanks again! Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 That is very common as with most narcotics. Mark Allergic reaction? > > Hi guys, > It is me again! I know I must get aggravating! I have started itching > after > I take my oxycodone. I just started on it last week and at first I thought > it > was the pollen. But I have noticed that it is only after I take the > oxycodone > that I start itching. It is not severe itching and there is no rash. Could > it > be a reaction? Have any of you experienced this. > I have only been allergic to one other drug. It was skelaxin. They gave it > to me after they thought I passed a kidney stone about 4 years ago. > Actually I > think it was a pancreatitis attack now that I look back on it. But I knew > it > was a reaction for sure because I had a rach and severe itching. > Should I stop taking it if it is just a mild reaction? This is new to me > so > I am not sure what to do. > Thanks, > Angie in SC > > " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the > best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along > their way. " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Yep, it makes a lot of us itch!!! > Hi guys, > It is me again! I know I must get aggravating! I have started itching after > I take my oxycodone. I just started on it last week and at first I thought it > was the pollen. But I have noticed that it is only after I take the oxycodone > that I start itching. It is not severe itching and there is no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hello Angie, When I done stomach surgery, the doctor put me on morphine catheter in my spine and I also had a little bit of itch, not rash. But many years ago I was having a real bad bout of throat pain. The ENT put me on a common anti-inflamatory that I used in the past, Cataflan. Well I took one and 8 hours after a second one. I woke up in the middle of the night, with my face puffed, red and with a nasty rash, due a severe allergic reaction. It was so bad that months after I was still pelling off.. My hubby rushed me to ER. I had to use special medication to controll all reactions. Soon after I discovered that my sore throat was from scarlet fever. I think that you must talk to your doctor about this. Stop your med without doctor's concern could be dangerous. Good Luck, Liane -------Original Message------- Hi guys, It is me again! I know I must get aggravating! I have started itching after I take my oxycodone. I just started on it last week and at first I thought it was the pollen. But I have noticed that it is only after I take the oxycodone that I start itching. It is not severe itching and there is no rash. Could it be a reaction? Have any of you experienced this. I have only been allergic to one other drug. It was skelaxin. They gave it to me after they thought I passed a kidney stone about 4 years ago. Actually I think it was a pancreatitis attack now that I look back on it. But I knew it was a reaction for sure because I had a rach and severe itching. Should I stop taking it if it is just a mild reaction? This is new to me so I am not sure what to do. Thanks, Angie in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Actually Angie, that is an allergic reaction. It is very common as you can see. Have you ever had problems with taking codeine or morphine? Generally a mild reaction like itching is not something to worry about per se'. However, you always need to be guarding for a more serious reaction. A lot of meds make me itch as well. I take dilaudid when the pain gets too bad or when I am afraid of taking too much vicodan. I ran out of benedryl and was in a ton of pain, took the dilaudid and stayed up all night itching like a mangey dog. I will always take some benedry when I take the dilaudid. You can pick up some and take it also but please keep in mind that it can make you very drowsy so I would not suggest taking it when you are trying to do something important. That was a great idea about adding Marks' web page to the favorites list. I just did it. I have closed down all my pop up blockers and still cant get into the pai chat. It keeps coming up as unauthorized publisher and even going into the list of publishisher I couldn't find Yahoo to delete/add it. I have spent so much time trying to fix that it actually gave me aheadache. I amglad we are getting to use Marks. The perv's didn't stick around too long...lol. Most of us do not get email directly to our boxes. It can sometimes be way too many for our systems. I go directly to the PAI homepage and have placed the message board on my favorites list and all I have to do is click that and I am here. You can edit your membership to receive emails, digest, special notices or whatever you want to receive. I just get special notices to my email box. That saves me alot of memory space. Let me know when you find out about the octreotide injection. The one that had me on was the once a month type IM injection. I am still kind of torn between seeing him or somebody else about this possible hernia thingy. I have made an appt but I really DONT want to. I am worried tho that since I have had so many big operations and my guts are no where near normal that no body else would know what to do with me. Its not that I dont trust him, he's an excellent physician. I just dont want to be HIS patient anymore or even see him again for that matter. I just want to put all that behind me. The last few years have been an absolute nightmare and I want to push all the bad experiences out of my memory. I sure do wish I lived closer to Cincy, I would go back to the surgeon there. But I need to have this thing taken care of so that I can go back to work. If I just wanted to sit at home on my laurels, it wouldn't bother me so much. Quite a quandry, huh. Sorry to ramble so, hope your feeling better and try the benedryl for the itching, it will help tremendously. Warmly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Thanks Liane, It is not too bad just a little itchy. No rash. And from what others have said it is common. I will watch it carefully. Thanks again! Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 , You are such a help! Thanks. I have only had a reaction to skelaxin and this is no where near that type. I had a bad rash and severe itching. This is just for a little while right after I take the med. Morphine and demerol don't do that to me. I am only taking 5 to 10 mg of the oxycodone. Strange huh! I will get some benedryl. The benefit of the pain relief far outweigh the discomfort from the itching! I hope you don't have to have surgery again. I know you don't want to go through that again! I know you want to go on and get all this nightmare behind you. I would too! It is such a consuming thing! I feel like I lose days of my life to this disease. Do you mind me asking why you don't want to see again? Thanks, Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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