Oxymorphone and Drowsiness: What Users Say

• EDS...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2016

Oxymorphone for Pain "I was switched to Opana from OxyContin because even 150 mg of Oxy a day wasn't managing my pain anymore. Opana was said to work just as effectively at lower doses, with fewer of the miserable side effects of Oxy (constipation, drowsiness, etc.). I have found that to be the case in general; my daily dosage is more like 50-80 mg per day on this med, and I can go to the bathroom again without using a suppository first. My pain control started out slightly better on this med, but since I'm a fast metabolizer of opiates, I've started developing a tolerance to this one too, and the pain is bothering me again to the point where I can't function. My major complaints about this med are that it is very hard to find, and it is costly."

• ros...
• June 10, 2014

Oxymorphone for Pain "Too strong for me. If taking Opana 30s for the first time, I suggest starting off with smaller doses then increasing gradually. Took one the other night, nausea set in and I vomited. Great loss of appetite, like on Adderall, minor drowsiness."

• Chr...
• February 24, 2011

Oxymorphone for Pain "I have tried many different medications and therapies for my lower back pain to no avail. I switched doctors, and he prescribed Opana 20 mg, 2x a day. It is by far the most effective pain medication I have tried, with the fewest side effects. Once you adjust to the sedation, all that remains is phenomenal pain relief."

• JR ...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 14, 2022

Oxymorphone for Pain "I was placed on this drug when it was first released. I suffer from acute, chronic lower back pain despite three back surgeries including fusion. I was on Vicodin, Dilaudid, methadone, Neurontin, Cymbalta, and Percocet. It was a whirlwind, often chasing my pain. Opana ER 40 mg every 8 hours came out, my pain level dropped considerably, no longer chasing my pain. No longer on Dilaudid, Vicodin, or Percocet. Opana was a godsend for me to manage my pain effectively. I used it for years successfully. The only side effect, at times it made me drowsy. Otherwise, it was great. It totally sucks that abuse/misuse caused people who needed it and used it properly to be sacrificed, penalized for these reasons. I didn't see Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol, or morphine discontinued. So now I'm in the same boat I was before just because some moron in the bureaucracy of Washington wanted to make noise and claim he was diminishing the opiate crisis by having this drug discontinued."

• jus...
• April 13, 2017

For Pain "I have spinal stenosis, DDD, bone spurs, ruptured discs, double laminectomy at L5-S1, L3-L4 in 2013. I've been on oxycodone for over 4 years. That worked great, but I started at 100 mg a day and even now only at 80 mg a day, so I think it is not out of the ordinary to have a built-up tolerance. Dr. switched from four 20 mg oxycodone to four 10 mg oxymorphone. He said it is equivalent to 25 mg oxycodone. It worked a little better on pain, but the side effects were awful! I was very sedated, moody, irritable, and grumpy. The worst was at night, I had a restless leg syndrome type of pain in my legs, and I could NOT stay asleep, even with sleep meds! I do NOT recommend this medication! I'm looking into this genetic test I keep hearing about!"