Oxycodone for Pain User Reviews (Page 4)

• Fli...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 26, 2021

Oxycodone "Knee damage, waiting on replacement surgery. Due to the pandemic, knee surgery has been postponed for almost a year... I need to keep working at my job to support my family. I was on a regimen of Percocet 7.5 mg three times a day... I timed them out perfectly for pain relief while at my job and while at home getting work done...... The pain center replaced that regimen with Xtampza 13.5 twice a day. Explained nothing to me about taking with a special diet. They do not offer comparable pain relief as the Percocet did.. I rate them a 4 out of 10 at best. I would like to go back on my old regimen, but due to the fact of people abusing pain medicines, they have ruined it for us, the people that truly need them."

• too...
• July 24, 2009

Oxycodone "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."

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

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 me 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!"

• Lef...
• April 20, 2021

Oxycodone "I’ve been on it a week. First off, I got nauseated, then realized I probably needed to eat with it. I’m not a breakfast eater, so this is going to be an issue. But I did start eating a few saltines with it. I’m on 18 mg. They do nothing for the pain by themselves. If I take them with my breakthrough med, they do seem to help a little bit more. But they do take an hour and a half to two hours to notice any pain relief, then they only work for like four hours after that. So no way they can be considered long-acting. Also, they make me sleepy constantly, so now I have absolutely no energy to get up and clean the house. So to sum up, they are pretty worthless."

• Mic...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 15, 2015

"I have been taking Oxycodone 30 mg for about 4 years now. I have chronic pain issues (arthritis, scoliosis, neuropathy, bulging disc, bone spurs, and many other pain-causing conditions). I also have been diagnosed as having rectal cancer in October of 2014. I have had only one bad side effect with this medicine, and that is constipation. I now take Miralax every day, and I no longer have constipation. This medicine does take away the pain. I am glad I no longer take Vicodin, as it was wrecking my liver and kidneys because of the acetaminophen."

• Dud...
• May 9, 2009

Oxycodone "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."

• Joa...
• 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 5 mg. 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."

• Amy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 6, 2021

Oxycodone "I started Xtampza a week ago. I have chronic pain in general but usually stays in my upper back to lower. After just 4 days, my knees are swollen. I can’t bend my right knee. I have zero additional pain relief as I am on oxycodone IR. This medication is extremely expensive-$1200/60 36 mg caps. But luckily, my insurance covered 100 percent. Because after reading reviews... I will not take these anymore. I’m calling my pain management physician tomorrow and requesting oxycodone 40 mg bid. My insurance won’t cover, but with a coupon, it’s $250 a month for generic. Definitely worth the money because it works! This Xtampza needs to be off the market! And the big hoorah is that it’s tamper-proof? So is Oxy ER? ... so really? ... c'mon."

• Tom...
• July 18, 2013

Oxycodone "Have had leg/hip pain for over a year now. My doctor finally put me on OxyContin, and it works fantastic, however, I am concerned about the problem of becoming dependent on this medication. This should not be a long-term medication."

• buz...
• August 20, 2012

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

• Que...
• November 15, 2011

Oxycodone "Roxicodone has improved the quality of my life exponentially. Like so many others on this site, chronic pain has been a debilitating nuisance for me, one that I initially dismissed as a sign of aging. As my doctor confirmed a sciatic nerve compression, I was given Roxicodone to manage my aches and pain. Immediately, I felt years younger -- no longer am I stuck avoiding everyday tasks, such as grocery shopping, for fear that the pain will ruin my day. This medication has also improved my performance at work and at school, as I am able to concentrate without random aches and pains distracting me. I feel more rested when I wake up in the morning. Yes, this is a 'serious' drug, but taking it as prescribed will get your life back - seriously!"

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2009

Oxycodone "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!"

• man...
• November 4, 2008

Oxycodone "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."

• Gri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2022

Oxycodone "Do not expect Xtampza to relieve pain similar to a Percocet. I had severe knee arthritis, bone-on-bone grinding, but needed to continue working as a lab technician. So I was on my feet, walking 50% of my day. After 3 weeks of Xtampza and the pain just continuing, I went back on to Percocet. I was taking 13.5 mg Xtampza twice a day with little to no pain relief. Went back on to 7.5 mg Percocet three times a day as needed, and I was able to continue working for 6 months while waiting for knee replacement surgery."

• tha...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 10, 2016

"I have been on 4-5, 15 mg oxycodones a day for the last 2 years, and I finally have my normal life back. The prior 12 years, I was in and out of the ER and hospital more than I can count. I just know in 2014, I was in and out a total of 14 times, with a GI surgery. In 2004-2006, it was about 128 days total with a surgery. I have a very odd birth defect in my GI system. Without the painkillers, I would end up in the ER 1-9 days every couple of weeks with level 10+ abdominal pains that would cause uncontrollable vomiting for more than 11 days at a time. No fluids would stay down, nothing. I would be bedridden to the point the paramedics would have to come carry me out of the house to the ER."

• Mik...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 5, 2018

Oxycodone "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."

• Anonymous
• August 2, 2010

Oxycodone "I have been using this medication for about 6 months. Roxicodone 30 mg every 4 hours. It does work great, takes the pain away within a short time period, about 15 minutes once taken. I have had 17 surgeries and have been unable to do a lot of things until I started taking this medication. I don't feel tired or get a 'high' feeling. I am happy I found a medication that works for me. Only one bad thing - I had when some of my medication was stolen. I had to stop taking it. I thought I was going to die - I was in bed for 3 days. Like they say on this site, put all your medicines up and follow the directions. I wouldn't want anybody to have to go through withdrawals on this medication."

• ohi...
• September 10, 2008

Oxycodone "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
• January 25, 2009

Oxycodone "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."

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2011

Oxycodone "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."

• 1ba...
• January 11, 2010

Oxycodone "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."

• Fib...
• July 19, 2008

Oxycodone "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."

• big...
• April 29, 2013

"I am a 59-year-old who has follicular cancer plus chronic fatigue syndrome. I was on SR morphine tabs but had bad reactions to it, so I was put on oxycodone oral 10 mg as needed, plus 20 mg of OxyContin twice a day, and the change in me is brilliant. Everyone who knows me says, 'Have they cured the illnesses?' as I look and feel great. They have not cured me, but the tablets have given me a new lease on life."

• EMT...
• January 19, 2011

Oxycodone "No other medicine helps me get through my pain and through my day like oxycodone. I have been in 2 horrible car accidents and have tried many pain medications, and oxycodone is the only medication that completely takes away my lower back pain. It is a shame that so many people abuse this drug because it works miracles for chronic back pain."

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

Oxycodone "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."