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LuckyCharms

(17,287 posts)
73. It's very confusing...
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 11:59 AM
Nov 2022

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!

Opioid addicts actually get energized by taking them. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #1
I received Vicodin once for ACL repair... TheRealNorth Oct 2022 #13
Be very careful with them, as this is classic reaction by those who are opioid dependent! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #50
I hear ya TheRealNorth Nov 2022 #58
Glad you are being careful. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #59
They give me energy! LeftInTX Nov 2022 #48
Be very careful with them then! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #49
This was in 1990. And yes, I take about 1/2 pill of Tyl #3 every day. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #52
Sorry to hear you are suffering this way. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #60
I do my own acupuncture..LOL LeftInTX Nov 2022 #61
I was given it after a foot surgery underpants Oct 2022 #2
You're fortunate. rubbersole Oct 2022 #3
I do feel for those suffering from addiction. haele Oct 2022 #8
I was thinking the same thing TexasBushwhacker Oct 2022 #14
After my surgery I would only take a 1/4 chip blm Oct 2022 #4
Oxy was sold to doctors by salsemen as "non addictive" pain killer. The brainwashed doctors mitch96 Oct 2022 #5
Thankfully they control it much better. jimfields33 Oct 2022 #19
MD's today are taught basically three things to treat a patient... mitch96 Oct 2022 #39
I'm actually surprised that everyone is going home with oxycodone. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #74
Yeah, but if we prescribe carefully and judiciously, Aristus Nov 2022 #67
I took one after I broke my wrist Island Blue Oct 2022 #6
Hang tough...my SO had hers done just barely over a month ago... Enter stage left Oct 2022 #7
Both knees needed to be replaced. haele Oct 2022 #11
Good luck to you. Please don't be discouraged if it takes much spooky3 Oct 2022 #27
There is a useful device to help with recovery flyingfysh Oct 2022 #20
I had one of those when I had foot surgery blueinredohio Oct 2022 #28
+1 TheRealNorth Nov 2022 #40
I kept mine too. blueinredohio Nov 2022 #41
Kinda like coke and me in the 70's. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #9
We are kindred spirits.😀 Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #10
Backatcha. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #12
Never touched it Effete Snob Oct 2022 #15
I tried everything. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #18
We Were Surrounded By It ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #43
During the 90s, I wasn't into coke to get high. LudwigPastorius Nov 2022 #56
I had the same surgery, but didn't have those problems flyingfysh Oct 2022 #16
I had foot surgery 6 weeks ago. MLAA Oct 2022 #17
Tell me about it....I thought the entire Suez Canal was backed up inside. Historic NY Oct 2022 #21
Weed does it for my husband - cilla4progress Oct 2022 #22
I had oxycodone after I fell chillfactor Oct 2022 #23
I don't feel much of anything with opioids, nocoincidences Oct 2022 #24
i cant do any of those opiates..even when i had 6 teeth extracted all i took samnsara Oct 2022 #25
You don't have the genetics that make it fun. Be glad. TigressDem Oct 2022 #26
I totally get how people get hooked. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2022 #29
I Do Too RobinA Oct 2022 #37
I was prescribed some for a root canal, never used it until I had a knee injury. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #30
I believe it was Hydrocodone that my doctor prescribed when I had TMJ and couldn't lie down or sleep Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #31
Well, if you don't want those pills ... Earth-shine Oct 2022 #32
I didn't get nauseous or dizzy. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #33
the new drug is Tramadol onethatcares Oct 2022 #34
Tramadol makes me as sick as the other stuff. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #46
I'm really surprised that everyone is being sent home with oxys! LeftInTX Nov 2022 #66
I had IV Fentanyl for about 5 days in the hospital with LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #80
I know someone who fell shortly after knee replacement surgery because he was dizzy highplainsdem Oct 2022 #35
It wires me to the wall. One dose and no sleep for 24 hours. Chainfire Oct 2022 #36
Well, It's Not Supposed RobinA Oct 2022 #38
Based on this thread, it's a fairly common reaction LeftInTX Nov 2022 #81
No Nausea Here ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #42
I prefer hydrocodone when I can get it Kali Nov 2022 #44
Yeah, I was thinking something similar LeftInTX Nov 2022 #51
Good to hear. I remember when you were going through that. panader0 Nov 2022 #54
I can't take pain meds either. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #45
Itook it after gall bladder surgery Marthe48 Nov 2022 #47
If you ever are in so much pain that you have no choice but to take one, LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #53
Is oxy controlled release??? LeftInTX Nov 2022 #62
I don't know if they make a controlled released Oxy. The ones that I LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #65
Edit to the above: LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #68
Everything says tablets are control released. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #69
There are two different versions of this drug. LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #70
Oh..OK..thx...yes..just cut the things if they are not extended release! LeftInTX Nov 2022 #71
It's very confusing... LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #73
All Oxy RobinA Nov 2022 #75
Please see link in post #70. n/t LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #79
people react to medication in different ways Skittles Nov 2022 #55
You seem to have a strong reaction... LeftInTX Nov 2022 #63
Opioids don't relieve the pain for me - they just make me stupid csziggy Nov 2022 #57
If you try hard enough, you can get addicted to almost anything. Aristus Nov 2022 #64
I was a cigarette flunky...I smoked off and on for about five years... LeftInTX Nov 2022 #72
Pick Your Poison RobinA Nov 2022 #76
It didn't feel good to me. Aristus Nov 2022 #77
I can't tolerate ETOH LeftInTX Nov 2022 #82
I've never taken Oxy, but every time Luciferous Nov 2022 #78
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