OxyContin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Elsie...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 28, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I am really glad to see so many positive experiences. I just wish I could say the same. I have been on OxyContin 40 mg for 6 years. I cannot say that I have found relief. I have peripheral neuropathy, and I take the OxyContin 40 mg twice a day and methadone 15 mg four times a day. I am in excruciating pain at least 8 hours a day, and I have trouble sleeping, and now I am having a problem with constipation. I don't really think it is the medication's fault, I think my dose is too low to handle the amount of pain I am in. My doctor will not prescribe anything stronger."

• Jerrie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2013

For Chronic Pain "I've been on OxyContin 10mg 2x daily for about a month now and I stopped it about 2 days ago. I had gotten to where I didn't have the energy to do anything, getting out of bed was a tremendous chore and I have been waking up with a headache and going to bed with a headache. This is the second day off of it and I have a little more energy than I've had since I started it and I am hoping the headaches stop real soon. I made an appt to go back to my Dr. early to change."

• Duddits
• May 9, 2009

For Pain "I started taking OxyContin over 3 years ago for chronic pain in my back, left leg, and foot. I have peripheral neuropathy, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, sciatic nerve injury, drop foot, and I have been told I have pinched nerves. All I know is that I have pain. I started taking 40 mg 3 times a day, then 80 mg twice a day, and now my doctor has me on morphine sulfate 100 mg 3 times a day. He said to do this I won't need to continue raising the dose of the OxyContin. The morphine sulfate has not helped as much as the OxyContin."

• RSayl...
• November 8, 2009

For Pain "As a medical doctor with a practice specializing in the management of acute and chronic pain, I find, from experience, that this medicine has sufficient pain-relieving attributes, but in return comes with a high risk of dependency."

• mount...
• January 13, 2010

For Pain "I am a 47-year-old male who has taken this drug for 10 years (300 mg per day, every day). Yes, it will ease pain, but normally after 2 to 3 years you have to increase it. I was medically dependent within months. In late fall '09, the medicines just lost their effect by at least 50%. So I was faced with a 50% increase in medicines. I said NO! So I tried a medical detox place to start. After 90 hours there, they said, 'You have done great, we are sending you home.' I was so proud till 4 a.m. the next day. I threw up 90 times in the next 60 hours. I lost 34 lbs. in 8 days and had severe withdrawal symptoms for 2 more weeks. It has been 30 days since I started this, and I will never put that poison in my body."

• toots
• July 24, 2009

For Pain "I have been on OxyContin for over a year now, and it has helped me tremendously. Although I only take 30 mg XR three times a day and IR for breakthrough pain three times a day, I am not in pain most of the day. I awake in the morning feeling crappy, but take an IR, and within half an hour, I am fine. I do not feel 'high', I can function normally and even care for three grandchildren I am now raising. So, without this medication, I'd be on short-term pain medicines that do nothing but make you sleep. I was on Roxicodone for a year as well, and they took me off at my request because I needed pain medicines for the long term. I thank whoever is responsible for finding this medication for us, who depend on it, to let us lead normal (best of our ability) lives."

• Chris...
• August 29, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I've had orbital implants, neck surgery, and I am a juvenile diabetic since I was a year old, now I'm 50. The pain in my head, neck, and right arm, and the neuropathy in both feet are very, very painful. I've been on doxycycline for 6 years. It works great, but if you're treating chronic pain, take it when it's time, don't wait until the pain is at its worst. It works consistently better."

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2009

For Pain "I was taking OxyContin after 2 shoulder surgeries. Then I was in a bad auto accident. Even upping me to 80 mg 2 x daily wasn't enough. My doctor suggested 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 2 medications gave me my life back!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2012

For Pain "I'm a little skeptical because I actually withdrew a little from MS-Contin (morphine) when I switched to OxyContin. So far, it is working, but I hear morphine is the more potent of the two. MS-Contin stopped working after 3 or 4 months. So, 5 days into this OxyContin, it seems to be helping. I'm staying hopeful."

• 1bazgam
• January 11, 2010

For Pain "After a series of operations on my lower back, the nerve scarring caused chronic pain. After being prescribed one pain medication after another, I was finally referred to a pain specialist. In 2000, I was put onto OxyContin at 30 mg twice a day. After less than 3 months, I suffered very bad withdrawal symptoms after missing the morning dose. The pain during those hours seemed to increase tenfold. By 2003, the dose had increased to 60 mg three times a day. I have now been taking OxyContin for 9 years. I still have breakthrough pain that keeps me from most activities, and my heart and lungs have been affected. I would like to stop taking the medication but have bad withdrawals."

• Nate-...
• August 22, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I was in a severe ATV accident when I was 15 (am now 18), and have currently had 26 surgeries mostly on my right hand. Once I was released a few months later, docs basically turned me from a 3 sport athlete to a living zombie. I was taking over 25-30 different medications everyday; mostly pain meds. I remember just poping them like candy. I was on 80mg of MS Contin x4 a day, 30mg oxycodone x5, 30mg morphine x3, 100mcg's fentanyl, 2mg Xanax x3, 4mg x4 Dilaudid and numerous other anti-depressants that I am still on to this day. I don't understand how doctors can prescribe such obscene amounts of opiates when it's pharmastists who study drug interactions as their profession. Am currently working to become a 3 fingered anesthesiologist :)"

• ohiop...
• September 10, 2008

For Pain "In 2000, I had 4 surgeries to repair an anal fistula. The surgeries were successful in that they did repair the fistula, but they also left me in severe chronic pain. Pain in the rectum area is very difficult to treat. I've been to numerous doctors in Columbus, where I live, and only 2 were willing to prescribe OxyContin. When I was taking the OxyContin, the pain was much better and I could actually sit down at a desk and do a job. Then the last doctor took me off because I'd been taking them for so long, and now I can't find a doctor to prescribe them again. Consequently, I'm back to suffering with terrible pain because doctors are afraid to prescribe OxyContin in Ohio unless the patient has cancer, which I don't."

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2011

For Pain "I have been on this medicine for about 11 to 12 years and found it to be the most effective and most tolerable for me. I have had to have my dosage raised over the 12-year period and take 210 mg over a 24 hr period, which is quite high. I don't believe I will have it raised from this level though because eventually the higher dose won't work either, so I have decided that I will just have to live with some degree of pain and limit what I'm able to do. I also feel it causes erectile dysfunction and have talked to many others who say the same thing. I believe it affects many more than the 1% they claim with erectile dysfunction. Probably closer to 98% in reality."

• Mikey
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 5, 2018

For Pain "Using 20 mg OxyContin x 3 tabs a day, it's very good for pain, as good as morphine, I believe. At first, I felt sick and puked repeatedly, after 4 days, nausea settled down. I've been on the same dose for 5 years. The way I did it is to expect and live with some pain, if breakthrough occurs, then lie down, deal with that, and do not up the dose. For the most part, it works well. There are no prescribing issues as I am in the UK, and there's no problem here, and it's OC that I get and not OP. Overall, a decent painkiller if used sparingly, try to resist the extra breakthrough meds."

• J-James
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 18, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I have severe lower back pain. It's mechanical, and stretching helps, but it's not enough to stop this kind of pain. I started on buprenorphine, but it was not enough. I tried Oxycodone at 10 mg, not helping. OxyContin that lasts many hours at around 40 mg works. If I do stuff around the house or walk for a while, I need to take 20 mg Oxycodone on top. I have done this for two years. I think this is a good drug. However, I'm thinking about going back to buprenorphine, as the stretching may have helped over the last year. I won't know unless I try."

• paulagy
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 10, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I am trying to get info on what the max dose should be. I was on eight 80 mgs a day. New doctor brought me down to three. It's not enough. I have been pleading with him for 6 months now. I have been taking them since they first came out and 900 mgs of morphine before that. Broke my back at 14, I have 6 fused vertebrae with 2 9' Harrington rods in my back, 2 collapsed discs, and full of arthritis. I run out early every week. I am 65. Did all the other things: steroids, hydrotherapy, etc. Name it, I tried. I just need 1 pill back per day. Any advice?"

• Fibro...
• July 19, 2008

For Pain "After trying all kinds of pain medicines, I was about ready to give up. I was having issues at work, couldn't take care of my kids, let alone myself, because of the severity of the pain. My doctor decided to try me on OxyContin, and it has been a miracle. I can play with my kids again. My productivity at work has increased threefold. I am not calling in sick all the time, and I am enjoying life. I start clinicals in the fall. Miracle."

• maniac
• November 4, 2008

For Pain "These pills are amazing. Nothing has ever worked the way they do on my back. I have had three surgeries, and I will always be in pain, but with these, I can at least function, and that's all I can ask for."

• Anonymous
• January 25, 2009

For Pain "I am 45 years old. I was in a car train accident in 1987, ejected from a truck in 1998, ruptured two discs in 2006, and in a head-on collision in 2008. I wish I could tell everyone—doctors, law enforcement, and everyone who suffers from pain—how life-saving OxyContin is."

• JStep...
• April 18, 2009

For Pain "I've had 2 back surgeries in the last 6 months (herniated disc). I still have back pain, but the nerve pain all up and down my right leg is unbearable. I take 30 mg of OxyContin twice daily. I also take Percocet 10/325 four times a day for breakthrough pain. I would not be able to stand or sit if not for this medication."

• Coco
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 14, 2022

For Pain "Years ago I was on OxyContin for chronic pain. It helped tremendously. Methadone also helped a lot. After 2 back surgeries, NO ONE will prescribe OxyContin or Methadone again. I am on morphine and sorry, it doesn't cover my pain. I commiserate with my friends about the stigma being on these meds. It sucks and it is cruel."

• Heath...
• March 7, 2010

For Pain "I have three bulging discs, arthritis, and sciatica in my lower back and also was just recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have been on OxyContin for about a year now, and yes, it has been increased about three times within that period of time. I am now on 80 mg four times a day. It works great with the pain relief, but it makes me sweat so uncontrollably that I have to keep a fan on me on a constant basis. I am also on about eight more kinds of medicines, so I'm not sure which ones are causing the dizziness. But when I wake up every morning, I can barely walk, and it takes about 45 minutes for the pain to subside. And then I start the sweating. But I can handle the sweating if it helps me walk so I can keep up with my four-year-old son. Truly a life saver."

• larry
• December 26, 2020

For Chronic Pain "I have chronic pain 24/7. it is so bad some days/nights I can't sleep, then fell asleep driving home from work. A friend gave me some oxy 30, and started getting around better. But no doctor will give me any. The only otc that helps me is lots of indica."

• OP 80
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 13, 2023

For Chronic Pain "After an auto accident, I had numerous surgeries just to try to make me look halfway normal as opposed to some kind of monster, and it was horrible! The 1st week in hospital, the pain was monstrous immediately after the initial surgical procedures, but no pain meds at all due to the concussion. It decreased a lot within the first week, but remained constant. The doctors said I had nerve damage in the cervical region. and that this would grow worse after time. By the time I was released, they gave me something called Talwin. It helped a little, but living in pain every hour, minute and second, was enough to make me consider suicide! Ended taking 3 40 mg oxycontin a day, and amazingly, it worked very well! Believe me, ending it all is no alternative! It was the only thing that made living bearable! Thank God"

• Crohns...
• July 26, 2008

For Pain "I have been taking this drug for two years now. I take a 20 mg pill twice a day. I also have 8 Norcos a day if needed for breakthrough pain. I have severe Crohn's disease, and these medicines have been the best thing that has happened to me. My frequent bathroom trips are now maybe only twice a day. They also help me have an appetite. My major pain results from irreversible AVN of my elbows and knees. Before this medication, I could not get out of bed due to the severe pain."