@linda6101 I am on Oxycodone 7.5 4 times a day. Without the Oxycodone I could not function. I wonder what the Oxy is doing to my brain, liver, and kidneys. I have been on Oxy for over 3 years. I was on Hydrocodone for 2 years prior. I am labeled a chronic opioid user by the medical profession. Any medical procedure I have requires strong pain meds for longer periods of time than the average person.
I have ingesting the pain meds. I do not feel like the alter my thoughts or behavior but I cannot believe they don’t.
If you were to speak to me in person you would never know I was on the meds. My pain management doctor told me he could tell if I am lying about pain. He balance my meds based on my reaction to the dose.
What a pain. I hate the necessary evil.
My biggest issue with the pain meds is they really don’t eliminate the pain, they numb the pain. Odd but true. I was admitted to the hospital several times and was given a pain meds called Roxy. Roxy took away my pain and didn’t make me feel, blah. I forgot to mention that Oxy makes me feel blah. I know there are irritants in Oxy to keep folks from becoming addicted, but give me a break. Why am I not prescribed Roxy. My pain is permanent and it is very obvious I have pain. If society is worried about my addiction, society can shoulder my pain.
I find it very odd that that the medical world withholds medication that eliminates pain from chronic pain patients. Why? Why should I be in terrible pain 24x7 when there are medications available to make me more comfortable?