Oxy question Laurie

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I dont think a person needs to stop taking a medication to prove to

them selves they actually need it. Especially a cp patient. There

were many times when I would take the pain meds prophylactically. I

did not consider myself phychologially addicted just afraid of having

that horrible pain come back. Besides most pain meds work better if

you take them at the first sign of pain rather then wait until it is

unbearable.

My issue with the oxy's was that I did not like the way it made me

feel when I took it. My mind was dopey, I couldn't even do the

simplest math problems in my head. It made me nervous, jittery and

very, well lets just say, cranky. I was only one them for 8 weeks

and when I stopped monday a week ago I was literally sick for 3

days. I had headaches, backache (thought there was a problems with

my kidneys) nausea, couldn't eat, cold sweats,and was very very

aggitated and restless. It was the later 3 that indicated to me it

was withdrawel as that was the feelings I had withdrawing from the

demerol. Mild by comparison and I took that drug for 14 months if

not a bit longer. I have never had withdrawels, insofar, from

dilaudid and have been of and on it many times over the last few

years.

Oxy is an excellent pain reliever; however, as the resident reminded

me of this yesterday it is one of the most psysiologically addictive

pain meds out there. I will never take them again because how they

made me feel. Any drug that a person takes will eventually become

physiologically addictive. Our bodies become accustomed to taking

them and will react when it is discontinue in some form or another.

If you were to stop the oxy just to see how your body reacts, you

will find that you will have some form of withdrawel. Every body is

different and your reaction could very easily be completely different

from mine. The same in how our bodies react to taking them. From

reading your posts I would gather that the oxy does not affect your

mentation in the least. However, it made me dumb as dirt and I had

little or no short term memory.

I have spoken to many docs about pain meds over the last few years

and they have told me that a person does not build up a tolerance to

these drugs, where as they need more to achieve the same degree of

comfort. I am unsure of that as I had increased my dosages in the

past and I am not sure if it were due to tolerance or an increase in

pain. If you take only 3 tabs one day and get relief then on another

day you need 6 to reach the same level then the next week only 3

again, I would say that tolerance is not an issue but recognition

that your pain level changes from day to day and from activity to

activity.

I am not saying that people whould stop taking oxy' all I am saying

is be aware that there will be withdrawel. For me that withdrawel was

significant and I will never take that drug again, hopefully.

Warmly,