Comparing Dilaudid vs Oxycodone

For Pain: Dilaudid is used for break through pain and it does an excellent job. I can honestly say that this medicine works very well between doses of my primary medicine. I would recommend that everyone follow your doctors directions to the letter, never take more than you are prescribed of ANY medicine. If I hadn't been put on the proper medicines, I would likely have ended up in an institution due to the pain being so bad. People don't realize how hard it is to live with chronic pain 24/7 unless they have been there at some point themselves.

For Pain: I received this medication on multiple occasions. Typically the situation involved me being awake for a small surgical procedure. Though this became a typical procedure that I grew used to and at times would receive with only local anesthetics, the times I had dilaudid were far better. It reduced my anxiety for the situation and didn't cause me to feel too out of it after the procedure was done (maybe about 20 minutes?).

For Chronic Pain: I had an unfortunate automobile accident two days before my daughters wedding, that changed my life. I have been taking Oxycodone for chronic pain in the neck, shoulder, disc. Last year the clinic drug tested me and accused me of not taking the meds, they said I was selling them. Since then they cut me back to two 20 mgs a day from four 20 mgs a day, could you imagine what I have been through, they increased it back to three 20mgs a day, but I have to take tylenol and 800 motrin to control the pain. The oxys last about 3 hours. I hate the government for what they have done to us chronic pain sufferers. We need a voice to protest, because they are making everybody suffer due to the overdoses of many.

For Chronic Pain: Have been taking oxycodone IR 15 mg for almost 3 years now one tablet every four hours for chronic pain. It helps for my back pain. If it was not for this medication I would not be able to work. I have had very few side effects...mainly slight itching. It has helped me so much.