Oxycodone

Pain Pills
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My husband is on oxycodone 10mg 3 x daily is this alot?
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Welcome DKing,
Welcome to the board ;o) !!I really can't answer this question. However, is it for pain and prescribed? Is he still having the pain? Does he stay within his prescribed dosage? Does it alter his mood? How long has he been taking it? I really can't answer that for you. It all depends on what's alot, everything is different to each person. I hope you find support ;o). Take care, Best Wishes
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It's not really a lot but what is he taking it for? Legit pain,pleasure or has it turned into an additction? How long has he been taking it and does he want to stop? My name is Rachel and if I can help in any way let me know. Rae
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He had a major surgery 1 year ago upper back. I don't really understand all this stuff. Yes he did run into some problems abusing the medication and I had to beg the doctors to quit giving to him. They now have him on 10mg 3 x daily and he would take more if they would give it to him. He complains of pain all the time but I don't always see the pain
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Well if he had surgery than maybe he is in pain and you can't see it. On the other hand does he think the surgery was successful? Or did the doctor just keep him on the meds to long and now he is additced? That is good that he is under a doctor's care this way oneday if he decides or the pain eases up for him to try and stop, then the doctor can help him taper and quit. Good luck to you and your family... Doesn't sound like there is much you can do at this point unless he sees it as a problem and is willing to get help with it!! I would suggest sitting down with him and having a good heart to heart talk about this and let him know you are there for him when he is ready to stop and maybe try different methods to ease his pain other than narcotics. Rae
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Thanks for any feed back. I try to keep supportive but it gets hard. I have to hide his medication because he can't control his own dosage.
Its so hard to tell if this all true pain or if his body just wants more medication.

He did start back to work this week so I am hoping this will take his mind off some the pain.

Thanks for listening.
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By the sounds of everything, it definately appears like he has an addiction problem. I mean if you gotta hide the pills that should tell you something right there. Also if his surgery was a year ago already, there is no need to be taking the pills that long now. Also if he can't control his dosage thats another problem too.

He'll just keep telling you he's in pain when he's not just to get pills. He's been taking the pills so long now that they are causing more pain they they are fixing.

You definately have a big problem on your hands.
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dking
your husband is on 10mgs 3 times a day at the moment it is not a lot but as time goes by he will reqire more, please if he does not have to take it, I would suggest He quit it now before it is too late and find something else to take for pain something that is not addictive, That is how I started 10 mgs twice a day and I am now up to 200 and even that is not enough.please take my advice and get off it now or there will be bigger problems down the road. how long has he been on the oxy?
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sorry to say this but if he is an addict and has been taking them for other than pain for a few months and you are hiding them from him... I suspect he is getting them elsewhere and letting you live in your little dream world that you are controlling his use....

That is what I would do... I would let you do what you think you needed to do and I would do what I needed to regardless of what the consequences were.... Addicts are very smart (so to speak... as far as getting there stuff) and cunning... we will go to any lengths and con the very people we love...

Just my feeling... I dont mean to rain on your day but you need to be honest and confront him... gently with concern and firmness.... tell him you love him and you know that this is not a character flaw and that it is easy to happen and that you will work this out as a family... if he is really having pain then he need an new doctor or a second opinion..

Tersea
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Okay, thanks everyone! I do want you to know that because my husband hasn't worked until this week he has no money. I cancelled all credit cards he has no access to my checking therefore, I don't think he can be buying anything. Maybe I am wrong I don't know. The doctors will not raise his dosage because I have complained so much. He's not even allowed to change pharmacys anymore. If he does change pharmacys there is a letter issued to all doctors involved. I am hoping that because he is on such a small dose and the doctors wont give him anymore that he will get better. I am afraid right now that he is just maintaining.
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Why do I get the feeling like there is more to this story...?.... seems like an awful lot of trouble to go through for just 3- 10s a day..... and by the way... I am about as realistic as they come and it takes what it takes.. but... if you tie a dog up for a long time and he gets loose.... look out.... he is gone..
my point being if you have all the power and control (that being talking to his doc for him and being the pharmacy police and not letting him have any money.. and so forth)... with him not even acknowledging that he has a problem and doing any recovery work then... well... he will find a way to use... trust me... you cant stop him until he wants to stop...

Teresa
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Teresa

There is a whole bunch more to the story, the doctors let my husband have so much medicine this year and he did get hooked. I also believe he has pain.
I think my husband does want to change but isn't strong enough. We did seperate and for a few months this year. He then decided to let me have the pills so that he didn't abuse the dosage. But your right, I think he will slip again and I am scared because our marriage is riding on this
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Dking- I agree with Ter- I would suspect something is up. Since you are controlling the meds, you can see if he is going through wd's. I've only taken them for 90 days, and believe me, I'm addicted. Lot's of people don't like the taper, but I'm doing it. And when I feel the wd's, believe me, I feel them. You will KNOW if he has them. My wife holds mine and doles them out, and I would never ever go shopping for them. Just not in my nature. My mind is made up to get off them. But, if you see no signs of wd's and if you are cutting his dose, he's getting them somewhere else too.
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I think he has withdrawl daily being on only 3 10mg daily. He has tried every excuse as to why he needs more. Now he just deals with it because no one listens and the doctors won't give anymore. I agree with Teresa as well that my husband is maintaining and is in serioius trouble later.

Can anyone explain what these pills make you feel like
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Dking- I can only tell you from personal experience, because I never took one before September. What it does is makes you feel energetic, but at the same time, kind of like a "warm blanket" is wrapped around you. I mean, it's really strange. I didn't ABUSE them as a lot of people did. And I know a lot of people that take this stuff for that reason. I mostly stayed within my dose. But, being an addictive personality, I knew there was a problem probably 30 days into it. I can't ct, thats why I am tapering and I am doing well on it, but believe me, I feel it. But at the end of the day, I've decided I'd rather live with pain than be addicted to something.
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I'll tell you what it feels like besides the warm blanket feeling that Danny described it also:Gives you a buzz,gives you energy,gives you confidence to talk to just about anyone even people you don't like,it helps with pain also. However, if you are addicted to them and not really having real pain when you do take them for pain it really doesn't work that great! Know what I mean, you bulid a tolerance is what I am trying to say... So if something really happened to him he would need something even stronger to kill the pain. Also after a while of using and abusing your "buzz"only last a short time and wears off, then you want another one because you mind is telling you to chase the buzz but the high doesn't last all that long if your body is used to taking them. For someone that has never taken one it would probably knock them out for a whole day but when you get used to it you can paint the house,sweep the floors and feel like your king of the hill. I know everyone is different but from my own experiences this is the way I felt.... Also different medictaions have different effects. Vicodin/hydro in general only lasts between 4-6 hours (yeah right) not quite that long,percocet/ocycodone lasts between 6-8 hours but not for everyone and 1- 10mg methadone can keep you going 12 hours....Well it sounds as if you are doing everything you can do to help your husband but the sad but true part of it is you can't do anymore. He has got to want it and if he doesn't then you can't change the situation. Just like a smoker the more you preach the more they smoke until they are ready... Good luck to you!! Rae