OxyContin for Pain User Reviews (Page 4)

• JSt...
• April 18, 2009

"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."

• JES...
• August 27, 2008

"I have been on this medication for about 3 years. I had to go off of it due to being pregnant and breastfeeding. This medicine has worked wonders. I have tried so many different things, and this is the only one that has made it so I can go outside and play with my kids instead of saying, 'Not now, Mommy's back really hurts.' It was to the point where it was getting hard to get out of bed. So thank you for making it possible for me to function again and feel normal."

• Anonymous
• March 20, 2009

"I use 3/40 mg OxyContins a day with 10 5/325 mg Percocet, and it works wonders. Family members frown about the dosage and the fact that I am 26 and have been on pain medicines for a couple of years, but it takes away 80% of my pain. I just recently started taking the OxyContin, and it works great. I think this is a miracle drug. I have an 8-month-old child (first one), and I am able to play with him and pick him up, which I couldn't do before these."

• 001...
• December 1, 2010

"I have been on 80 mg OxyContin for five years. I have had four major back surgeries in the past four years. The OxyContin has helped me lead as normal a life as possible until they changed them. They don't work anywhere near as they used to. Now my pain really has jumped from a five to a possible eight on the doctor's pain scale."

• sla...
• June 18, 2010

"I have taken this drug for the past 10 years for back issues (discs bulging and ruptured). I have not increased my dosage in the past 6 years, and the ER extended release has worked wonders. One 20 mg pill in the morning, and I am good 95% of all days. Occasionally, I need one additional pill if I have been overly active. This pill allows me to live a fairly normal life."

• fem...
• September 21, 2011

"I have been taking OxyContin for over 10 years. Started at 10 mg and slowly up to now 60 mg. I have always been prescribed for 2x a day. But being a former alcoholic, I only took one tablet per day and Vicodin 500 mg for breakthrough pain. It is the only way I would be able to have any type of quality of life. I suffer from degenerative disc disease, 3 herniated discs, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and now Sjögren's. I am 49 and disabled from work, but I do not want to be disabled from life. My grandbabies need their grandma! You can abuse aspirin if you choose to, but if you take the medicines correctly and do not abuse them, it will give you some degree of life. Life is to be with quality, and this medicine has helped me."

• pap...
• September 13, 2008

"My primary care physician put me on OxyContin for about a year and a half prior to having shoulder surgery. I had recently started a new job and did not have enough leave time to have the surgery. The only reason I survived and was able to work and have a halfway normal life with less pain was through the use of OxyContin. When I was finally able to have the rotator cuff surgery, my surgeon said I would have to be off of OxyContin for at least a month prior to the surgery because he could not give me anything stronger for pain after surgery and feared I would have a tolerance and that Oxy would lessen the effect. No problem, I just stopped taking it. That was when the honeymoon was over."

• nst...
• January 1, 2009

"I've been on OxyContin for almost 4 years, with a dosage of 40 mg twice daily, supplemented by hydrocodone 10/500 three times a day. My diagnosis is severe skeletal trauma from a motorcycle accident and other car accidents. The OxyContin provides me with almost complete relief on a good day and makes my pain bearable on a bad day. The negative is the brutal withdrawal. I travel extensively for my job and take with me only what I need in a separate pillbox. I carry a copy of the prescriptions with me. I had 22 OxyContin and 30+ hydrocodones stolen out of my luggage. I didn't want to ask for a refill early because I couldn't get either the airline or TSA to acknowledge the theft and did not want to be labeled a drug seeker."

• o-m...
• December 19, 2008

"This is a miracle drug for me. I raced motocross my entire life and broke many bones. Just twisted and banged my body for 4 years. I'm only twenty-eight, and some mornings I feel 85 and can barely move. OxyContin makes it all go away. It can help with little to no side effects."

• sis...
• December 19, 2009

"OxyContin is the best drug I have ever had. I suffer from a prolapsed disc L5/S1. I also have a lot of shoulder pain due to a work accident where I had a bad fall. My dosage for OxyContin is 120 mg twice a day. I also take Panadeine Forte 200 mg twice a day, also Oxynorm 10 mg 1-2 times per day for breakthrough pain. I also wear a patch called Fentanyl Duragesic 75 mg. I also get injections every 2-3 months. I also take a lot of depression medication. Overall, with this combination, my pain is under control most days, but some days I cannot even get up, and I lose my balance a lot. I have to rotate my movements regularly during the day and night. I cannot sleep properly due to the pain."

• Anonymous
• December 14, 2010

"0016unregistered: Posted about how the OxyContin doesn't work as well as it used to. I agree. The abusers have caused so many problems for us legitimate users, in real, horrible pain that the DEA has directed the manufacturers to do something, I don't know what (I heard it on the radio, don't remember the details) to prevent abuse. I use 40 mg 3x a day, and, about, say, 18 months ago I detected a very noticeable reduction in effectiveness -- and it is not tolerance. It happened too quickly. I will spare you the details of my injury, suffice it to say I am confined to a wheelchair after being T-boned by a stone-cold sober driver who ran a red light."

• ste...
• March 6, 2009

"I have just been put on 40 mg OxyContin and 5/325 Percocet, and I am so happy to have my life back. My sons are 9 and 11, and now I can play football and 'GET TACKLED' as well as playing baseball. I have had 7 knee surgeries, a shoulder rebuild, and severe arthritic back and hips to top it off. There are days when I feel like I could strap it up and dance for 60 minutes like I did in college. Thank God for a doctor who would write these scripts. There are many that will not for legal reasons."

• plu...
• September 27, 2009

"Been on this medication for three months now. Having problems with having to urinate in the middle of the night. Also, can't sleep an entire night, and the mood swings are unbelievable. Pain-wise, it does a good job."

• Anonymous
• September 6, 2010

"I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis; adenomyosis in my left pelvic muscle; and just recently had 3 cancerous polyps removed from my colon. I am 27 years old, and I have undergone 9 surgeries in the past 2 years. I have tried every pain medication out there, and OxyContin is the only thing that gives me any relief. I know that I have a long road ahead and will most likely have to increase my dosage over the years, but thanks to the OxyContin, I am able to get out of bed and do the normal things I need to do to be a successful individual."

• Joh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 7, 2023

"As an elderly man having significant shoulder pain that gets little or no relief from over-the-counter pain medications, I have used 20mg OxyContin with wonderful results. It removed my pain and allows me to sleep and recover. It also works well when I suffer during the day. I do not like the lost feeling of the excitement I lose for crazy or creative things, but the relief of severe pain is most welcome. And nothing could steer me to becoming an addict. I am too happy with an alert life."

• old...
• October 18, 2011

"My doctor took me through a number of different medicines prior to starting OxyContin. I have found that I sleep and eat better on OxyContin. More importantly, I function better on OxyContin, including being able to care for myself. Since I began taking it, my insurance tried to force me to the 'generic' Oxycodone ER. Oxycodone made me physically ill whenever it released, its continued use would have made me totally reliant on outside help as I live alone with closest family over 2,000 miles away. Since the Oxycodone affair, we have tried other medicines, and nothing works as well without the physical illness. I have ankylosing spondylitis and am looking at chronic pain."

• Pho...
• February 6, 2009

"Personally, OxyContin takes care of the pain better than any other medicine, and instead of the drowsiness feeling, it gives me the energy to exercise and fit in with a healthy lifestyle. No breakthrough pain medicines needed at 80 mg twice a day."

• Fib...
• January 7, 2009

"I have been on OxyContin for 6 years now. I take 20 mg 2x a day along with a couple of other medicines. Before OxyContin, I was on 14 or more prescriptions that didn't work. I was ready to give up. Now, my pain from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue along with several surgeries is tolerable. Every now and then I forget to take my OxyContin in the morning, and my body reminds me what life would be like without it. I don't know what I would do if it was ever pulled from the market."

• mou...
• January 13, 2010

"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."

• Anonymous
• April 19, 2009

"I have been taking this medication for years for chronic pain. It has helped me get my life back. I manage it well. I do not have addictive tendencies, so I have not had problems. I am aware that I would have to step down slowly if I stopped taking this medication. OxyContin has helped me deal with pain so I can take care of my family and hold down a job while dealing with painful osteoarthritis in my back, neck, and hips."

• sha...
• March 20, 2009

"OxyContin has served me well over the years for numerous severe injuries. At first, I was prone to abuse it, either by using more than the prescribed amount or mixing it with alcohol. It didn't take long to figure out that for extended relief, which allowed me to live a normal life, I had to strictly adhere to my doctor's orders. It did take a while to garner the full benefits from the extended-release pills, however, it has been worth it. The tolerance level is hard to deal with, but with exercise and a careful diet, I feel in control and much more active."

• The...
• October 12, 2011

"I was prescribed this medication following a motorcycle accident (R. leg broken 4 places/L. wrist fractures both sides of joint/Broken pelvis/fractured vertebrae). I currently take 70 mg twice a day, and it helped with the pain. At 80 mg, I found everything a bit distant. So, I end up taking the 70 mg twice a day, and wow, how it helps is great. Whilst I am still in pain, I can function these days. I go to work full time (computer operator). Good medication, well worth taking."

• duc...
• March 14, 2009

"I currently take 80 mg OxyContin four times a day, although I sometimes try and see if I can manage on 2-3/day. I am 45 and will undergo hip replacement at the end of April. OxyContin allows me to feel normal, and most activities I used to do are doable. The best part is the absence of drowsiness and 'euphoria' I always associate with opiates, so it doesn't get me all loopy."

• Roc...
• February 14, 2009

"Took this for intractable migraine headaches. It worked wonders. I was able to go out in the world, go to movies, go with friends, go to restaurants, etc., until the doctor pulled it and started me on continuous Toradol, which never cut the pain. This medication was a wonder drug."

• cha...
• November 10, 2010

"I have peripheral neuropathy and pain throughout my body. I have been on Norco 350/7 mg 6 x a day and 20 mg OxyContin 3 times a day. Most days it helps the pain tremendously. There are days that nothing much helps, though. Luckily that is not that common. My pain management doctor has been good working with me and getting me the help I need. Overall, OxyContin has helped my quality of life."