I just had some Oxycontin. Woo.

Had my teeth cleaned and a filling done today, and my lower jaw hurts. I have just had a pill of Oxycontin for the pain.

Like all opiates, it makes me feel fuzzy-headed. Not pleasant, but the pain is gone...

Tucker

Geez that's crazy. I know you're feeling pain but they could have given you plenty of other painkillers instead of highly addictive ones like Oxy.

oxys are very addictive....evil

Please do not do that again

i.e. crushed and snorted. Swallowed regularly, it is a time-release cap that is not as harmful.

Vicodin (the usual other alternative) has nasty side-effects for me, and I have a track record of needing higher-than-normal doses of opiates to knock down the pain.

Tucker

you're experiencing serious pain. :-( Do you still have a lot of pain in your jaw related to your surgery?

which is not evil or highly addictive IF TAKEN PROPERLY, as Tucker is no doubt taking it. (She said she'd taken ONE pill. )

Someone posted a good article here the other day about addiction and dependence. A person who takes opiates, such as OxyContin, regularly will develop some physical dependence on it and will need to be weaned off it slowly, but will not be addicted. People become addicted to opiates when they use them to get high. Those people don't take the drugs as prescribed.

OxyContin is a timed-release opiate, making it convenient for patients with chronic or acute pain, since it only has to be taken every 8 hours. Obviously, that means a patient can get a good night's sleep without waking up in pain. Addicts want to get high off Oxycontin so they don't want a slow release of the drug. They crush the pills and snort the powder or mix it with liquid and shoot up so they can get high. People in pain get pain relief from opiates -- pain relief but no high.

Unfortunately, publicity about addicts makes doctors nervous about prescribing adequate pain relief for their patients who really need it. They can lose their licenses if the government thinks they prescribe opiates to too many patients, making life difficult for physicians who treat a lot of chronic pain patients -- and even more difficult for chronic pain patients who can't get the drugs they need for pain relief.

The news media loves to hype up any story so we hear a lot of questionable stories when they get on one of their "OxyContin, the evil danger drugs that your kids may take" kicks. It's true that it can be dangerous if abused, but so can alcohol or almost any other drug.

When a physician prescribes OxyContin, he or she writes a prescription for a month's supply of the drug. The patient has to return to the doctor's office at the end of every month and get another written prescription. No refills are given on this "class" of drug and physicians cannot call in a prescription for these.

All the precautions required by law make it necessary for addicts to buy these drugs on the black market.

That stuff is sneaky...

"The AlienGirl Show": with talent on loan from her pet rat, she's no "Oxy Moron"!!

:-)

Otherwise life is short and enjoy it the best you can.

I can't believe so many people are so paranoid about Oxycontin..There are MANY people who can't function without oxycontin due to chronic pain, cancer, etc..The only people who abuse this drug are dopers who crush the stuff...other than that, it's ok to take this MEDICATION under the watch of a doctor..

:toast:

how many mg of Oxycontin did he give you? I bet it was 10mg..however, I am surprised that a dentist would prescribe oxy for any dental work.

I tore up the script and threw it in his face.

I hate the paranoid doctor that sleeps well while you suffer.

I didn't drive to madness...I was driven.

...that you felt conservative for a few hours?

;-)

Never been given more than 20 at a time. No, doesn't make you feel conservative, LOL!

Thing for people to keep in mind is that it is for PAIN! Sure, it IS habit forming, but by gawd, I don't want to be held responsible for someone like pigboy when I am suffering with PAIN, do you?? When it has been prescribed to me, it has been because I needed it to control PAIN! There are a few other pain meds that cause me nausea, so this one works best for me.

I've also had Demerol and Morphine before in IV's after surgeries. Talk about "out to lunch"!! Now, I felt no pain, but, I really prefer to be aware of my surroundings and know what the hell I'm doing and saying.

I think people with pain need to have that pain taken seriously by doctors.
I know addiction is always an issue with certain substances it always will be until either we find out what causes addiction and addictive personalities and stop the conditions or heal the problems in society that trigger denial and the uncontrolled desire for substances. Either way it's addicts who have to become aware of the issues inside addicts that bring about addiction themselves.And anything can be addictive,food,relationships,sex,internet,religion, the color blue,hoarding animals,shopping,coffee,control.
Should we ban everything in the world because some people want it too much and have no self control?

My dad was a drunk and when I went to Ala-non it was said,to me, you are NOT responsible for making the world alchohol free because there is a drunk in the house,they will drink it anyways whatever you do with the booze.Same goes for oxy,An addict sometimes needs to hit the bottom ,whatever the bottom is for them,to even begin to break through thier own denial enough to see they got a serious problem. Well meaning 'enablers' who cover up for the addict,clean his meseses up,try to stop substances from coming into commmunity or the house,call his work to make excuses for him, or try to control the addict for his own good just delay the enevitable,the bottom.
And this sickness of addiction and enabiling can't be solved by a simple political decree,a 'drug war' or by police action and jails.

And sadly it seems as I hear more and more people's stories of life with an addict, hitting bottom is one thing that can wake an addict up out of denial.In a way I had to "hit bottom" I had to realize that the addict was doing this and he would do it despite me.That I had no control over what he did.I just had control over myself,my emotions,my life and how I responded to his problems.

The addict has to be able to decide what they want for themselves for themselves. Like whether to live or die,circumstances that cannot be denied,are one way for an addict to be able to see thier problem for themself.People in A.A. say listening to other drunk's stories help remind them of where drinking can take them because they see themself and thier story in that other person's pain.They support each other with one goal staying clean.

It is very hard to watch and be around through a loved one's free fall to the bottom. Denial is a tough thing to see .No one can change an addict's habits by guile,kindness,prohibition,pleading or force.The same applies to non-addicts if they are unwilling to change a behavior that's interfereing with a relationship.
Addiction is really tough for loved ones who live or are raised with such a person to go through,they don't want to see thier father/husband/wife/freind addicted and they don't want to live with him when he's off the wagon either,they don't want the addict dominating thier lives, they don't want to break up thier families,runaway or be on thier own alone..ect.Change is tough especially when the outcome is uncertain and out of your hands.

It's painful for families to cope with someone they love under the influence alone, maintaining the addict's appearances and life while they are drugging or drinking becomes the all consuming tyrant ,a secret problem in the home.Addictions can do alot of damage to the lives and spirits of people around them .People living with a drunk or addict need support from others who have been there.And it is vital that people living with addicts get help,support and education so that the addicted person doesen't take even more of thier life and sanity,serenity away.Likewise it's vital that sources of help and support for addicts and drunks BE there when the addict decides to change his life.It's a journey for all of us,and the addict has a hard road,as do all of us on our own ways,which are just as painful.
People need to understand how the problem of addiction in people drives the misguided desire of society to use political pressures to control substances that addicts use and that this is flawed thinking.No one who needs medical help should have to suffer with pain or a sickness or side effect from chemo because of societies desire to control addictive people's habits for them.It's because society is unaware,uninformed about what addiction is,what recovery is,they react in pain dealing with addiction by controlling it and the desire to control interferes with thier thinking clearly too.
Sometimes in our culture the idea of control is what we are taught to do first,we react against an 'enemy' start a war with what we think is THE problem when faced with something uncertain we paint everything black or white.Life is way more complex than this and politics sometimes control isn't the best answer..

I was given it after a root canal. I didn't have any pain but one day I decided to take some before going to class, you know, just to get high. I felt myself turn white, broke out in a sopping cold sweat, and barfed my guts out (I barely made it to the mens room!). I bet OxyContin would do the same thing to me. I have always made a really lousy druggy.

and never had ANY withdrawal problems when I stopped taking it.

I must admit, being pain-free is VERY nice. I just wish it wasn't such a hassle to get legally.