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Author | Time | Post |
 How the hell does anyone get addicted to Oxycodone? (Original post) |
haele | Oct 2022 | OP |
| SheltieLover | Oct 2022 | #1 | |
| TheRealNorth | Oct 2022 | #13 | |
| SheltieLover | Nov 2022 | #50 | |
| TheRealNorth | Nov 2 | #58 | |
| SheltieLover | Nov 2 | #59 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2022 | #48 | |
| SheltieLover | Nov 2022 | #49 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2022 | #52 | |
| SheltieLover | Nov 2 | #60 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #61 | |
| underpants | Oct 2022 | #2 | |
| rubbersole | Oct 2022 | #3 | |
| haele | Oct 2022 | #8 | |
| TexasBushwhacker | Oct 2022 | #14 | |
| blm | Oct 2022 | #4 | |
| mitch96 | Oct 2022 | #5 | |
| jimfields33 | Oct 2022 | #19 | |
| mitch96 | Oct 2022 | #39 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #74 | |
| Aristus | Nov 2 | #67 | |
| Island Blue | Oct 2022 | #6 | |
| Enter stage left | Oct 2022 | #7 | |
| haele | Oct 2022 | #11 | |
| spooky3 | Oct 2022 | #27 | |
| flyingfysh | Oct 2022 | #20 | |
| blueinredohio | Oct 2022 | #28 | |
| TheRealNorth | Nov 2022 | #40 | |
| blueinredohio | Nov 2022 | #41 | |
| OAITW r.2.0 | Oct 2022 | #9 | |
| Phoenix61 | Oct 2022 | #10 | |
| OAITW r.2.0 | Oct 2022 | #12 | |
| Effete Snob | Oct 2022 | #15 | |
| OAITW r.2.0 | Oct 2022 | #18 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Nov 2022 | #43 | |
| LudwigPastorius | Nov 2022 | #56 | |
| flyingfysh | Oct 2022 | #16 | |
| MLAA | Oct 2022 | #17 | |
| Historic NY | Oct 2022 | #21 | |
| cilla4progress | Oct 2022 | #22 | |
| chillfactor | Oct 2022 | #23 | |
| nocoincidences | Oct 2022 | #24 | |
| samnsara | Oct 2022 | #25 | |
| TigressDem | Oct 2022 | #26 | |
| BlueTsunami2018 | Oct 2022 | #29 | |
| RobinA | Oct 2022 | #37 | |
| Ocelot II | Oct 2022 | #30 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Oct 2022 | #31 | |
| Earth-shine | Oct 2022 | #32 | |
| Elessar Zappa | Oct 2022 | #33 | |
| onethatcares | Oct 2022 | #34 | |
| BlackSkimmer | Nov 2022 | #46 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #66 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #80 | |
| highplainsdem | Oct 2022 | #35 | |
| Chainfire | Oct 2022 | #36 | |
| RobinA | Oct 2022 | #38 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #81 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Nov 2022 | #42 | |
| Kali | Nov 2022 | #44 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2022 | #51 | |
| panader0 | Nov 2022 | #54 | |
| BlackSkimmer | Nov 2022 | #45 | |
| Marthe48 | Nov 2022 | #47 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2022 | #53 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #62 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #65 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #68 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #69 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #70 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #71 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #73 | |
| RobinA | Nov 2 | #75 | |
| LuckyCharms | Nov 2 | #79 | |
| Skittles | Nov 2022 | #55 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #63 | |
| csziggy | Nov 2 | #57 | |
| Aristus | Nov 2 | #64 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #72 | |
| RobinA | Nov 2 | #76 | |
| Aristus | Nov 2 | #77 | |
| LeftInTX | Nov 2 | #82 | |
| Luciferous | Nov 2 | #78 |
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:53 PM
SheltieLover (54,078 posts)
1. Opioid addicts actually get energized by taking them.
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I worked at a methadone clinic for a few years.
Many of my clients told me this. Blew my mind, tbh, 'cuz they put me to sleep. Took 1 dose after surgery & hated the feeling.  |
Response to SheltieLover (Reply #1)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:10 PM
13. I received Vicodin once for ACL repair...
Response to TheRealNorth (Reply #13)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 07:46 PM
SheltieLover (54,078 posts)
50. Be very careful with them, as this is classic reaction by those who are opioid dependent!
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Response to TheRealNorth (Reply #58)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:08 AM
SheltieLover (54,078 posts)
59. Glad you are being careful.
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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #1)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 07:40 PM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
48. They give me energy!
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #48)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 07:45 PM
SheltieLover (54,078 posts)
49. Be very careful with them then!
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This is a classic reacfion by many who are opioid dependent!
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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #49)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 08:00 PM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
52. This was in 1990. And yes, I take about 1/2 pill of Tyl #3 every day.
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #52)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:10 AM
SheltieLover (54,078 posts)
60. Sorry to hear you are suffering this way.
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Have you tried acupuncture or cold laser for pain?
Glad you are careful with meds! |
Response to SheltieLover (Reply #60)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:11 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
61. I do my own acupuncture..LOL
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:53 PM
underpants (174,506 posts)
2. I was given it after a foot surgery
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:54 PM
rubbersole (3,337 posts)
3. You're fortunate.
Response to rubbersole (Reply #3)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:00 PM
haele (11,696 posts)
8. I do feel for those suffering from addiction.
Response to rubbersole (Reply #3)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:11 PM
TexasBushwhacker (18,640 posts)
14. I was thinking the same thing
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:56 PM
blm (110,709 posts)
4. After my surgery I would only take a 1/4 chip
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:57 PM
mitch96 (11,859 posts)
5. Oxy was sold to doctors by salsemen as "non addictive" pain killer. The brainwashed doctors
Response to mitch96 (Reply #5)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:18 PM
19. Thankfully they control it much better.
Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 11:36 AM
mitch96 (11,859 posts)
39. MD's today are taught basically three things to treat a patient...
Response to mitch96 (Reply #39)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 11:06 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
74. I'm actually surprised that everyone is going home with oxycodone.
Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:33 AM
Aristus (61,054 posts)
67. Yeah, but if we prescribe carefully and judiciously,
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:57 PM
Island Blue (5,809 posts)
6. I took one after I broke my wrist
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:00 PM
Enter stage left (2,886 posts)
7. Hang tough...my SO had hers done just barely over a month ago...
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She only took 2 oxy pills within 3 days of the surgery and has been on Tylenol and Ibuprofen since then. Still has some muscle and nerve pain, but not as bad as when her knee was killing her.
It will probably get most of us sooner or later. I commiserate with your uncomfortable pain, and wish you the best. Think how much better you will feel in a few months.  |
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #7)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:04 PM
haele (11,696 posts)
11. Both knees needed to be replaced.
Response to haele (Reply #11)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:58 PM
spooky3 (31,266 posts)
27. Good luck to you. Please don't be discouraged if it takes much
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #7)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:21 PM
flyingfysh (1,990 posts)
20. There is a useful device to help with recovery
Response to flyingfysh (Reply #20)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 09:15 PM
blueinredohio (6,567 posts)
28. I had one of those when I had foot surgery
Response to TheRealNorth (Reply #40)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 03:50 PM
blueinredohio (6,567 posts)
41. I kept mine too.
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:00 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (17,867 posts)
9. Kinda like coke and me in the 70's.
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #9)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:03 PM
Phoenix61 (14,831 posts)
10. We are kindred spirits.😀
Response to Phoenix61 (Reply #10)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:06 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (17,867 posts)
12. Backatcha.
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Snorting coke numbed my nose and hardly got the physical buzz my peers raved about.
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Response to Effete Snob (Reply #15)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:16 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (17,867 posts)
18. I tried everything.
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #18)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 06:38 PM
ProfessorGAC (56,772 posts)
43. We Were Surrounded By It
Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #43)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 09:23 PM
56. During the 90s, I wasn't into coke to get high.
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I just liked the way it smelled.  |
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:13 PM
flyingfysh (1,990 posts)
16. I had the same surgery, but didn't have those problems
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:13 PM
MLAA (13,807 posts)
17. I had foot surgery 6 weeks ago.
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:25 PM
21. Tell me about it....I thought the entire Suez Canal was backed up inside.
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:33 PM
cilla4progress (22,064 posts)
22. Weed does it for my husband -
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:35 PM
chillfactor (7,108 posts)
23. I had oxycodone after I fell
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:35 PM
nocoincidences (1,714 posts)
24. I don't feel much of anything with opioids,
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:36 PM
samnsara (16,815 posts)
25. i cant do any of those opiates..even when i had 6 teeth extracted all i took
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:50 PM
26. You don't have the genetics that make it fun. Be glad.
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 09:20 PM
BlueTsunami2018 (2,864 posts)
29. I totally get how people get hooked.
Response to haele (Original post)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 09:33 PM
Ocelot II (105,630 posts)
30. I was prescribed some for a root canal, never used it until I had a knee injury.
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 02:50 AM
Rhiannon12866 (171,764 posts)
31. I believe it was Hydrocodone that my doctor prescribed when I had TMJ and couldn't lie down or sleep
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There was a warning about not driving while you were on it, but I couldn't get off the couch. I know that people can become addicted to it, but I couldn't function, only took it a few times. Fortunately, the TMJ cleared up.
Hope that you're feeling much better soon. |
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 03:33 AM
Earth-shine (2,291 posts)
32. Well, if you don't want those pills ...
In addition to getting addicted to pleasurable or pain-relieving sensations, I think we can become addicted to things based on fear of pain. For example, I have a friend who takes Ambien every night. It does not guarantee that she sleeps well. Many nights, she doesn't. Yet, she fears not taking it. She literally gets afraid if her supply runs low. |
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 06:38 AM
Elessar Zappa (10,384 posts)
33. I didn't get nauseous or dizzy.
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 07:56 AM
onethatcares (15,321 posts)
34. the new drug is Tramadol
Response to onethatcares (Reply #34)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 06:49 PM
BlackSkimmer (48,502 posts)
46. Tramadol makes me as sick as the other stuff.
Response to onethatcares (Reply #34)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:31 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
66. I'm really surprised that everyone is being sent home with oxys!
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #66)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 03:37 PM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
80. I had IV Fentanyl for about 5 days in the hospital with
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pancreatitis.
Apparently, I called my friends several times a day and talked shit to them. I have no recollection of doing this.  |
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 08:15 AM
highplainsdem (42,084 posts)
35. I know someone who fell shortly after knee replacement surgery because he was dizzy
Response to haele (Original post)
Mon Oct 31, 2022, 08:47 AM
Chainfire (12,066 posts)
36. It wires me to the wall. One dose and no sleep for 24 hours.
Response to Chainfire (Reply #36)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 07:32 PM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
81. Based on this thread, it's a fairly common reaction
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 06:30 PM
ProfessorGAC (56,772 posts)
42. No Nausea Here
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 06:44 PM
Kali (53,869 posts)
44. I prefer hydrocodone when I can get it
Response to Kali (Reply #44)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 07:57 PM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
51. Yeah, I was thinking something similar
Response to Kali (Reply #44)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 08:32 PM
panader0 (25,320 posts)
54. Good to hear. I remember when you were going through that.
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 06:48 PM
BlackSkimmer (48,502 posts)
45. I can't take pain meds either.
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 07:00 PM
Marthe48 (11,610 posts)
47. Itook it after gall bladder surgery
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 08:29 PM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
53. If you ever are in so much pain that you have no choice but to take one,
Response to LuckyCharms (Reply #53)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:19 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
62. Is oxy controlled release???
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #62)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:28 AM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
65. I don't know if they make a controlled released Oxy. The ones that I
Response to LuckyCharms (Reply #65)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:33 AM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
68. Edit to the above:
Response to LuckyCharms (Reply #65)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:35 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
69. Everything says tablets are control released.
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #69)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:50 AM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
70. There are two different versions of this drug.
Response to LuckyCharms (Reply #70)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:54 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
71. Oh..OK..thx...yes..just cut the things if they are not extended release!
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #71)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:59 AM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
73. It's very confusing...
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You had me wondering there for a moment if my pharmacist gave me bad advice.
I had to dig relatively deeply into the Google search results to verify that my particular brand of oxy could indeed be cut! I appreciate you calling attention to the fact that extended release pills should not be cut! |
Response to RobinA (Reply #75)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 03:19 PM
LuckyCharms (14,016 posts)
79. Please see link in post #70. n/t
Response to haele (Original post)
Tue Nov 1, 2022, 08:46 PM
Skittles (147,732 posts)
55. people react to medication in different ways
Response to Skittles (Reply #55)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:23 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
63. You seem to have a strong reaction...
Response to haele (Original post)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 01:33 AM
csziggy (33,783 posts)
57. Opioids don't relieve the pain for me - they just make me stupid
Response to haele (Original post)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:28 AM
Aristus (61,054 posts)
64. If you try hard enough, you can get addicted to almost anything.
Response to Aristus (Reply #64)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:59 AM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
72. I was a cigarette flunky...I smoked off and on for about five years...
Response to RobinA (Reply #76)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 12:32 PM
Aristus (61,054 posts)
77. It didn't feel good to me.
Response to Aristus (Reply #64)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 07:33 PM
LeftInTX (21,640 posts)
82. I can't tolerate ETOH
Response to haele (Original post)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 12:52 PM
Luciferous (5,613 posts)
78. I've never taken Oxy, but every time
