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Posted 4/10/2015 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
I have another question. when I'm completely off oxycodone, how long will it take for the rebound pain to stop where I can tell how much pain I'm REALLY in?

Thanks,
Jodi
Posted 4/10/2015 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
Jodi,
The rebound pain may continue for a few weeks, but should start to settle down after two weeks, perhaps less.
I have taken myself off fentanyl and oxycodone at different points over the last 10 years to see where my pain levels were really at, and have found that it is usually about 10 days to 2 weeks after stopping all meds that things settled enough to get a feel for my baseline pain levels.
Posted 4/11/2015 2:23 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with mrsm and I have found that the few weeks is pretty normal for most people and meds. It took far longer with methadone but the oxy and hydro based meds were about two weeks.

Good luck and let us know if you need help getting through the rough spots as many of us have a few tricks we use to help be more comfortable.
Posted 4/11/2015 2:41 AM (GMT 0)
Thank ya'll so much. Now I will know what to expect.

Jodi
Posted 4/13/2015 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
Personally it takes me a lot longer than 2 weeks to get to where my "real" pain level is, but I've been taking high doses of opiates every day for over a decade now with only one 18 month break after two major surgeries allowed me to stop taking them for that long. At 2 weeks I'm just starting to feel my body's natural pain killers start to work, and it's a long slow process after that before my pain improves significantly.
Posted 4/13/2015 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
It depends on the person, as to how long rebound pain continues and the particular meds involved and the dosages involved.

I've taken myself off 240 mg of oxycontin/oxycodone products, and higher doses of fentanyl, in my over 20 years of dealing with spinal pain and rsd, and while it is not a complete resolution of rebound pain in two weeks, it does start to decrease, particularly if you use other modalities to lessen the pain during the transition.
Posted 4/14/2015 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thank ya'll

Jodi
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