Shoot me Please

I hope all of you are doing well,Boy did I mess -up big time yesterday I hoped my dad with the yard yesterday and boy am I paying for it now.

I hurt so much that I could not sleep at all last night,not even my pain meds were helping I did finally take a real hot bath and that di ease my joint's up some what.

As some of you know My Rhuemy just uped and left with no warning whats so ever.So I had to get my PCP to call in my meds and he changed my pain meds up.

So here is my question what is the different's between Lorcets and Ocycodon?I would appricate any info on this.

Curley........

a.k.a.Mela.........

Curley,Sorry you ae having a tough time. Let me try to answer your question.

Oxycodone is an agonist opioid. Opioid agonists are some of the most effective pain relievers available. Unlike other analgesics, opioid agonists have an increasing analgesic effect with increased doses. Meaning that the more you take, the better you feel. It gives you an Euphoric effect.(that "high" feeling.) It is also very addictive and abused.The longer you use it, the more you have to increase yourdosage.

Lorcet= Hydrocodone (related to codiene)+ acetaminophen.It is possible to become physically dependent to this also.

Oxycodone is by far the strongest of the two , and in my opinion,the most addictive.

You did not say which drug you are taking, if any. My advice to you would be..Just be very careful with both of them. Read all the warnings that come with the meds, including possible drug interactions. Avoid alcohol with both drugs.Always let your pharmacist know all medications that you are taking. He/she can advise of any meds that may be contraindicated with these drugs.

Hope this has helped you. I also hope you are feeling better today.

flopsie

This has been a hard subject for my to grown kids & husband to understand. My daughter and I have had numerous encounters over my pain meds which were narcotics. I would just tell her it was time for her to go home because I was tired of talking about the same thing over & over.

My son on the other hand was here nearly a month ago, he had picked up some tile for me. I noticed right off he was real short with me and I knew something was on his mind. After he finished putting the tile in the shed I told him I wanted to talk to him. So, we sat down and I asked him what was going on and why he was acting like he was mad at me. First thing out of his mouth was "Dad says you are addicted to drugs". I very calmly told him that yes I probably was because a person could not be on the drugs I was on for any length of time and not get addicted. But, I also reminded him that there are 2 kinds of addiction, recreational and medical necessity. I asked him which did he want to see, me laying in bed 4-5 days a week or up moving around trying to have a life. Thats when I told him about the morphine pump too. Since then, he has been his usual sweet self.

The hubby on the other hand, I would like to throttle and may yet. He is old school, so yes he has me labeled but I could really give a rats a**. For someone who is really so smart, he sure can be stupid. He has a chronic problem with circulation in his legs and is going to lose a leg if he keeps up. He goes to the dr but never does what he is suppose to, so I have no sympathy for him. He was dx'd w/diabetes, his mother was diabetic and lost a leg to it too. Right now, he has 2 open sores on the leg and is suppose to start wound care maybe next week. We will see how long he goes this time. So, he knows all about what can & will happen. He does not try to help himself. I will do anything to improve my quality of life and a chance to improve my health.

So, give me a label, I really don't care anymore. Hugs & Love to all, Susie

Susie,

I have a label for you.  VERY BRAVE WOMAN. To endure what you do everyday with your disease is Heroic. You are always so upbeat and trying to help others, when you could use some TLC yourself.

A label is just that... doesn't matter how people label you, you know that without those meds, you could not funtion.

I am one that HATES pain meds (you know about my past, when my children were small) but when I hurt, I take them. Does that mean I am an addict..no. When I take my heart meds every day, does that mean I am an addict..no.

I am not exactly sure how this got turned into a debate here, from answering a question about pain meds, but YES, there is a big difference.

An addict will do just about anything to get a pill, shot, whatever to make them high. Help them escape from their problems, life whatever it is they do not want to face. Although most addicts do have their "drug of choice" most will take whatever they can get their hands on, and do not care who they hurt in the process.

They will use all the money they have to get the "fix" they need, no matter if they can not pay the rent, feed the children, have things like power, water..A lot of them do not even have a home because the rent money went for drugs.

A person with a debilitating disease such as most of us have,,,our label is DEPENDENT. We depend on the drugs that we take to allow us to sit, walk, stand, in some cases, the meds only give us enough relief to be able to lie in bed and breathe, but we depend on these drugs to allow us to do that. Without them, we would have no quality of life whatsoever, and even for some of us, we still have poor quality of life.

I was afraid of getting addicted to some of the drugs I have been put on. My husband told me.."So what, if you do you do, you have to do whatever is necessary to live". And he is right.

There are far to many labels in our society today, and yes someone may label me an addict. So be it. I say to them,,"come walk an hour in my shoes, then label me, if you must".

AMEN!!! i totally agree with you about what you posted regarding your son & husband.  i feel that one should not judge unless one is in that position.  your husband doesn't follow Dr.'s orders? and he has DM????  he's in for trouble. what, does he think he's indestructable?

my boyfriend had passed a joke a few months back about my pain meds...something like "oh, you pill popper!" just kidding because we were joking about his drinking Guinnes every nite.  but i was WAY offended!!!  like...how dare you even say "pill popper" like i'm some drug addict!!!!  but when i was in the ER several times for uncontrolled arm and knee pain he did shut up about it and now understands what a necessity they are.

i feel it is better to take a med and then be able to do some things around the house or enjoy the day for a while rather than suffer in pain and do nothing but lay in bed.

i think pain meds have gotten a bad reputation over the years from peole who party with them and abuse them. i mean, have you ever asked a doc for percocet and they look at you like you just asked them to build the wall of China!???

i'm glad your son has some understanding for you.

take good care susie!

erin