[oilboss2]

Pretty new to this forum, don't know what to expect. I'm a 60 yr old man severely addicted to oxycodone. I need it for chronic pain but fear I am taking way to much. 40-50 mg per 4-5 hrs. not sure where to turn

[melinda7.5]

Hi oilboss
i think it would depend on what your taking it for...40 to 50 mg is not allot for most of us around here...can you tell us a little more about what is going on...
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[oilboss2]

I'm taking it for joint and back pain, I have been for about 3 years, I started with 5mg per4hrs that didn't even start to work. I over the years got my dr to increase it but only to 10mg every 4 hrs . problem is I run out after 10 days of a 30 day refill. I take 40 mg in the am just to be able to move , another 40 3 hrs later, then I can funtion fairly normaly. When I do run short I totaly panic. I seem to have to take the 40 every 4 to 5 hrs 24 hrs a day. sleeping is unpredictable, some nights I sleep a few hours some nights I just lay there and wait for the pain to return. I try to take less and get really sick. I have ran out a few times and had to get them in ways I never dreamed I would resort to. Now that is getting common.

[melinda7.5]

hi oilboss
Well i had a bad pain pill addiction,so I had to quit...but there are longer acting pills that you can take...if you ask your doctor he could give you oxycontin 40mg that = 8 5mg oxycodone, but they are time released.
Could you get by with out your pills or is your pain to unbareable...
if you can't get by you can ask for a longer acting pill...
just a thought...let us know what you decide...
Talk to you soon, Melinda