Oxycodone for Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Penel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 11, 2017

"I am a 53 year old Mom with an 11 year old daughter. I suffer with lower back pain from L4 disc surgery in Sept '16 and fibromyalgia. Advil just does not touch the pain and it also triggers acid reflux. Hydrodone made me severely nauseous. Oxycodone is the ONLY pain medicine that gives me relief. It does not make me sleepy or cause acid reflux. I DO take a stool softener on an every other day basis to prevent constipation & that works. Previously I had been on it for 2 years prior to surgery for sciatic nerve pain. After surgery I had NO problem weaning off. If you wean slowly, 1/2 pill reduction at a time, it's not an issue. It has been a lifesaver for me."

• Green...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 30, 2012

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I've been on the 60mg twice a day for over 2 years now with Roxicodone 30mg every six hours for breakthrough pain, works better for me than Avinza, High dose Norco, and even the Fentanyl Patches 25mcg-75mcg. It has given my life back, I do recommend you talk to your doctor and get on this medicine, the old version that had OC and 60 was a lot better than the newer OP/60, but eventually your body gets used to it. Just be careful take it as directed. The only side effect is constipation, but otherwise a God-Send!"

• Char...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 23, 2023

Xtampza ER (oxycodone) "I was given this drug for pain from chronic regional pain syndrome. Shortly after I started taking this medication I suddenly felt afraid to drive my car one day. Then things happened quickly. I felt disoriented all the time. I literally could not remember anything. I got to the point where I was passing out anytime I sat down, and while passed out, I would urinate. My son once found my laying down on the dishwasher door, and I had peed my pants. My son and my dad said I would do weird things like pretend I was eating out and having full conversations with myself that made no sense. I remember them telling me something was wrong with me, and I kept telling them there was not. Meanwhile, I was to the point of remembering nothing. Finally, on September 11, 2020, I was taken to the ER with an accidental overdose. I had also been walking on a broken leg for a while, they said. Ended up with 8 days of detox in the hospital. I took this drug exactly as prescribed and still overdosed!! Worse drug ever!"

• kawa-...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 11, 2012

OxyContin (oxycodone) "Oxycontin, gave me my life back. I have taken literally every pain medicine combination known to man. This medicine is the one that has given me my ability to walk again without pain. My case was a very bad coal mining accident back in 2006. I have had five knee and leg surgeries, both shoulders reconstructed and my hips operated on three times. So I lived a very miserable life until I was put on this medicine by my family doctor. All the doctors at the pain clinic I was going to had me on medicines like Opana or Fentanyl and lots more."

• DABK
• December 14, 2014

"I have been on pain meds for a very long time. (13 years) from an injury at work. I used to take (after years) 5 Oxycontin 8 mg tablets per day which was fine until they changed the formula. They don't really help any longer. I have 4 herniated discs in neck and after 3 surgeries it still is not healed or healed correctly. My neck injury causes me severe headaches as well. I am now on 30 mg Roxicodone which is wonderful for all my pain ailments however it has to be a certain brand. If I don't have the correct brand I will get physically nauseous. I must be allergic to something the manufacturer puts in it. The ones that do work for me have saved my life. I am able to function with pain relief. My opinion they work the best."

• Mike_...
• June 17, 2008

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I've been taking Oxycotin now for about two years. I've been through just about everything else you can think of due to the 5 ruptured discs I have. Pain blocker, nerve deadening, etc and even physical therapy but I've haven't found anything as useful as Oxycotin. It's been relatively side effect free for me and I can function pretty well day to day because of it."

• HARLE...
• November 2, 2011

OxyContin (oxycodone) "Life is livable again. I have had no side effects. I stay very aware of the possibility for abuse so am very careful. I count my pills throughout the month and have to give a urine sample every couple months at the pain clinic. I have been on the same dose.. 60 mg every 12 hours for approx. 5 years. I cannot go back to life before I was placed on this medicine. There has been and always will be people who will abuse pain medicines and I can understand why doctors are so afraid to prescribe them but someone has to stand up and treat people like myself so we can get out of bed and face the day."

• bosz
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 8, 2014

"I have rheumatoid arthritis and it causes me a lot of fatigue and pain, but thanks to oxycodone, it helps me to keep going. I have been taking it for about seven years but, only regularly since having rheumatoid. I take 15MG about every four hours. I also inject methotrexate and Enbrel once a week."

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2009

Oxyfast (oxycodone) "I was taking Oxycontin after 2 shoulder surgeries, then I was in a bad auto accident. Even upping me to 80mg 2 x daily wasn't enough. My doctor suggested the Oxyfast for breakthrough pain, so I tried it. This was the only combination that took away all my pain, so I could work and care for my family. At 29 yrs old I thought my life was over, but these medications gave me my life back!"

• Orego...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 18, 2015

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I was in a near fatal car accident when I was 18, I was on Morphine for 6 months. After 30 years it is catching up to me. I am in some pain now most of the time. With Oxycodone I am able to make it through the day, and work. Caution during use, if used for over 90 days, dependency could occur easily. Please be aware of this."

• Anonymous
• June 2, 2009

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I too believe that this is a great drug. Oxycontin has given me my life back. There is no way I would be able to work without taking it daily 60 mg x2 daily. I hate hearing how bad this is for you, I don't want anyone to know I take it because people think you are an addict."

• Bonnie
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 8, 2018

"I get oxycodone 15mg (round green k) they have not been same strength wise since Jan 2018. Then since about March the pharmacy started giving me what ever brand they got which have been several different manufactures. And the strength effect has not been the same. I have been on this medication for years. And the manufacturers putting fillers in and the strength is not the same."

• Cano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 5, 2021

Xtampza ER (oxycodone) "Xtampza ER 18 mg, 2 times a day. Worst medication I've ever been on. Not only did it not work for pain, it made me feel like I was in constant opioid withdrawal. I felt tired, couldn't sleep at night and theres not point this medicine should even exist. Extremely expensive and extremely worthless!"

• ANGIE
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 2, 2013

"Without this medication, I wouldn't be able to do all the things that a mum is supposed to do. I've 3 small children and its hard especially with bulging discs and joints that because of wear and tear are so incredibly painful. The only thing is the withdrawal's. I forgot to get my script over the holiday and had no pain relief for 4 days. It was the worst 4 days of my whole entire life. I will never ever put myself through that EVER again. If I could give 1 bit of advice to someone who was starting on this medication it would be only take what you need."

• Jesse...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 21, 2015

"I'm 20 years old and have been suffering from severe testicular pain for the past 9 months. Not to mention pelvic and groin pain as well, all from a sports injury. While I recover, my Pain Management has put me on Oxycodone 10 mg four times a day (along with extended-release morphine). I can't tell you how much Oxycodone has been a lifesaver when it came to bringing down the severe episodes of breakthrough pain I have. Really lowers it on a tolerable level so I can function! I tried Tramadol and Vicodin prior to this, which provided very limited relief. But I really trust this medication. Highly recommended for any male suffering from severe testicular pain - and any pain patient in general."

• Anonymous
• September 25, 2008

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I have been on Oxycontin for about eight years now, and I rate it as lifesaving. I can assure you that with four spinal surgeries and a failed hip replacement, no other drug including morphine has given me back the quality of life that Oxycontin has."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 10, 2012

"I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, degenerative disc, neck issues and this is the only medicine that doesn't bother my stomach (gastric ulcer) or give me panic attacks. The problem is being able to get it because of abuse by other people. "

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 29, 2012

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I have fibromyalgia and I'm 31. I'm on disability now because the job I had for 10 years said I couldn't work there because I take 2 x 10mg a day of Oxycontin. At least now I can live a life. Play with my kids wash my car...etc. Before all I did was suffer at work and my work performance was so poor they even tried to fire me.....or get me to resign."

• Jenn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 2, 2023

"I found KVK Tech brand generic oxycodone may be 50% less effective compared to other generic oxycodone. I actually looked up to see if they were still a valid company. I also told my doctor I did not want oxycodone from this company. I was in acute post-surgical pain and got a 15-day supply of 5mg twice a day of Roche Oxycodone which helped. When I renewed my prescription due to pain for another 15 days at a different pharmacy I was prescribed the KVK Tech brand and was dismayed to discover I couldn't receive the same relief unless I exceeded my prescribed dose. I told my Doctor and with my third prescription of the same dose Roche Pharmaceutical again provided me with enough pain relief with half the tablets. This is the first time I have been so sure of the inferiority of a drug brand."

• llawen
• October 26, 2010

OxyContin (oxycodone) "Five years ago, I was close to suicidal with pain and found a superb pain management doctor.at the Beth Israel Pain & Palliative Care Unit in NYC. I HIGHLY recommend them. Recently, I began to feel pain again of the acute variety (am always in some chronic pain), Said to my husband, "it is as if this drug is not working at all". Went today for my regular two month check-up and told my doctor. He nodded and told me that MANY of his patients no longer get relief with Oxycontin as the new formula (meant to keep abusers from crushing it) does not work well in ER form. I had not had to use more than the same dose for 5 years, and was in relative comfort, given my disability, and now I have to try a higher dosage or change medication. "

• Anonymous
• October 11, 2010

OxyContin (oxycodone) "Well I have been taking Oxycontin 40mg for 5 years now and it has changed my life until a couple of weeks ago. Now they don't work nearly as good as they did. They put a time release all the way through the pill and it doesn't take the pain completely away now. I hope they change back because this has affected my life a lot!"

• Jake
• May 22, 2008

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I have scoliosis that causes sereve pain, my spine is S shaped. its a pretty severe curve. Anyway been to a number of doctors, finally got a PM doc that prescibed a number of pain meds that did not work, I almost gave up until he prescribed oxycontin. What a relief, now we have to adjust the dosage a bit but finally got it perfect, I take 4 40mg pills a day and been on that same dose for about a year and it is still working great, I am not building a tolerance to it at all."

• buzzard
• August 20, 2012

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I have had 13 back surgeries since 1997 after a car accident I also have a spinal stimulater in me. I take 20mg Oxycontin four times a day and 10/325 Percocet 5 times a day. My pain stays about the same, some days I can't walk. "

• Hez
• October 21, 2010

OxyContin (oxycodone) "I have been on OxyContin for 8 years now, I have many problems and I am disabled. They've tried me on several medicines before this and nothing worked. I am so sensitive and allergic to a lot of medicines. But then they started me on OxyContin's and it has worked for me up until last month when they changed them. They are not as effective as they once were and now I am suffering because of it. "

• JoanieH
• June 16, 2013

"I have low back pain and down my right leg from osteoporosis, arthritis and degenerative disc disease. For two years I have cried most of the night in severe pain. This medicine takes about 45 minutes to kick in and lasts about 3 hours at 5mg. The problem (I think) is that my doctor will not raise the dose, which I understand but only allows me to take it every 12 hours. After about 3-4 hours I'm in severe pain again and just watch the clock and cry. The label on the bottle says every 4 hrs as needed but will not refill if I take more than 2 a day. "