Oxycodone HCL 15mg 31 pills stolen Doc will not help

you are really going through it with your pain MD. i do not know for sure but he does not sound very good with polypharmacotherapy for chronic pain. i will be back in apprx. 30min and would like to tell you some ER meds that helped me w/o stigma of OxyContin. and your liver enzymes. you may want to check out an article by foresttennantMD regarding CYP-450 and CYP-2D6. you can find these and more at foresttennant.com under "articles".

@Spinal Soldier: Thank you for the information and support, I will look into those supplements as the Oxy takes away the endorphines as we all know.

For all: As a matter of fact I was 45 minutes early for my appt this morning with hopes of a cancellation. ;-) No luck but the "Desk Dragon" actually apologized to me for being a, well, you know. She explained DEA requires longer than 28 days after a Narco 'script has been written before another can be written.

I asked why it was so difficult for the Doc to call me to provide that simple 2 minute "if that" explanation then provide alternatives OTC. She told me to address that with the Doc.

BP was and has been way too high, hoping was just anxiety of the situation I was in. Will be keeping an eye on it and if needed, will start juicing red beets for a week.

Doc appreciated my Police Report.
He stated since the 15mg Oxycodone HCL was so close to the ER dosages he was putting me on the new DEA approved Oxycotin 30mg. Stated this was a cellulose pill that acted as the carrier for the medicine. Offered a slow even release without the "high after 30-60mins" then tapered off as the original formulas. Also stated when crushed or cut it turns to gell to prevent abuse. Pretty cool I thought.
I told him about member's reports of the ER only lasting 6-8 hours and would only accept the ER with IR Oxy for break-through pain. This time he did not fight me.

He lowered my Cymbalta back to 30mg from 60 since the sweating was so terrible and really did not make much difference from when on 30mg.
Still on Gralise; lowered dose of Lorzone; 'script for twice a week acupuncture; gave me a man hug and said he will surely miss me.
Said was good I had a new facility back home lined up, "DEA is starting to frown up on cross state line Narco 'scripts and this would have been my last visit to him."

Told him about getting rotator cuff surgery lined up back home. He said since my MRI showed a minor tear he would do his best to prevent surgery, wrote a 'script for PT for 3 months to strengthen the shoulder and included lumbar and thoracic strengthening. Said he had 3/4 tear cuff in the Military during training, did pulley pull down exercises and was good as new. I think I will take his advice before loosing out on 6 months of my life to surgery if I can help it.

Drum roll time------- Once I got 3 5mg Oxy HCL onboard and they started kicking in it was only a matter of about an hour and a half before I started feeling better. Was like a switch was turned on inside me and I felt like doing a jig.

Thanks again everyone. I will keep in touch and please keep in touch with me. I consider you all a part of my family now.

Post Edited By Moderator (Screaming Eagle) : 5/30/2013 5:27:57 AM (GMT-6)

Glad you survived!! And I'm glad you are feeling better already. I haven't personally gone through withdrawals but my uncle did when his patches weren't sticking and I thought we were going to have to take him to the hospital. That alone deters me! LoL. I even sleep with my purse on my bed just so I don't hide my meds from myself by mistake. :)

Thanks for the update. Let us know how the new meds work for you. I'm surprised he doubled your dose when prescribing the Oxycontin. My doc only raised mine by five mgs. You may experience some drowsiness while you are adjusting to the new stregnth but that should go away by your next visit!

I wouldn't or you'll end up running out again... It might take a few days for you yo adjust to the ER but remember it doesn't give you immediate relief. Its not made that way.

I hope you feel better soon.

Glad to see everything got cleared up. PLEASE be careful so as not to run out. You'll thank yourself later!

I have pain up and down the entire spine, and when it's really bad I soak in a very warm bath........as warm as I can stand it. Sometimes a hot shower helps by letting the water just run on it.

Good luck and keep fighting the good fight!

Charlie

QT_Pye78 said...
How many 5mg immediate release are you allowed per day?

Just found this " " thingy. The doc gave no instructions nor maximum for the 5mg. The 'script was for 90 pills though.
After your exlanation then last night the pharmicist here at home, I understand what the break through pain term means.
Woke this morning, took the 30mg Oxycotin then a 5mg Oxycodone IR. What a difference it makes. Slept through my alarm so was 2 hours late on my ER and boy did my body let me know to not do that again.

I wonder if they have a limit as to the amount of BT meds taken a day due to not raising one's need for a higher dose? Today went walking through model homes after a 55 minute ride, finally passenger for once. took a 5mg before leaving at noon. Had to take another before leaving due to my back and shoulder pain from the ride time and then the checking out of model homes.
Also started the sweats as is going on now as I type and the a/c was set to 69 in the car and alao the homes had the a/c on. The most recent 5mg oxycodone was taken an hour ago.
Does it sound like my body needs more adjustment time off the 15mg every four hours to the 30mg Oxycotin ER? Wonder also if this new cellulose oxycotin pill is really doing what it is supposed to do. Doc said it is the new DEA approved oxycotin and the pill acts like a transport for the medicine.

Has anyone gone from the 15mg Oxycodone IR every four hours to the new 30mg Oxycotin ER? Are these withdrawl type sweats a part of adjustment?
Thank you in advance.
P.S. I do not want to O.D. or mess up what should be happening with the ER 'script.

A lot of pain meds cause the sweats, it does not mean you are in withdrawals. You just need to take your medication as directed by your dr & what is written on your bottle. Any time a person starts a new medication you need to allow time for the transition from one med to another, it does not happen over night.

Take care.....Susie

Thank you all for the feedback again. I have been trying to only take half the IR pill and suck up the pain.
Was thinking more so that my body got used to the four hour schedule and maybe was just a mental thing out of habit?
Cymbalta is really bad with regard to sweats, had it lowered to 30mg again from 60mg. The Lorzone I think is just as bad as Skelaxin if not worse on making you feel worse than better.
Poweredbylove, I see you take Lyrica. My doc had me try it, wound up having to nap everyday at 3pm. Worst though was loosing my memory. Slowly regaining it but has been 6 months aince stopped taking it.

Brett the Lyrica won't work on as needed basis. It require a certain blood serum level to be reached to achieve its benefits.

If its causing problems after continuous treatment of 30 days or so it probably needs to be discontinued altogether but most side effects of these class of meds even out during treatment only with continued use.

Have you tried any of the others or just this one?

I was on neurontin before the Lyrica, and I was on that for about 7 months and this is month number 3 of being on Lyrica. Neither one really helped for my pain as far as I could tell. I did take it for a solid 30 days when I first started it but I have since stopped taking it all together as of last Thursday when I talked to my doctor about the side effects and she took me off it. I have not tried Cymbalta yet and it has not been brought up by my doctor yet.

I have no depression issues so maybe this is why I have not tried it. I don't know.

The release mechanisms of the two pills are different.

The 15mg Oxy IR releases quickly but only lasts for a short time. It reaches it's peak concentration in your blood in about **one hour**.

The 30mg Oxycontin on the other hand, releases more slowly, and lasts longer, helping you avoid the ups and downs of IR medications. However, it takes about **3 hours** to reach peak concentration in your blood. It also doesn't *hit* you like the IR medications do, so a lot of times when people first switch, they don't know if it's working or not.

I'm taking both Oxy IR and Oxycontin, and my advice to you is try and wait to take the breakthrough meds (the IR) until after those first 3 hours are up, because then you'll have a more accurate idea of where your pain level is really at.

Also, it sounds like your scripts are written to last you 30 days. If so, and you have 90 of the Oxy IR, then 3 is a good guideline to use as your max daily allowance, even if the bottle doesn't specifically say 3 is the max.

I always divide my scripts using however many days are in the month to make sure I don't run out or come up short.

very impressive on how you handled the TSA, bravo

david