Perecot??

Marilyn,….I have been on Oxycodone products for over 8 years now..Percocet and Oxycontin. Your Norco is Hydrocodone, and takes a different nerve path way to the brain..each has their purpose, and some do better on one or the other. Everyone is different in results to each of these products.

Most all pain med's have side affects….and the Percocet's may indeed make you sleepy….however once your body becomes accustomed to the med over a period of time….that affect may go away. It takes time for the body to adjust, and I see many patients give up too quickly on many of these med's and miss out on quality pain relief.

Also your Dr should be starting you out on a starting dose to see how well you do….and a problem common with these type of med's is constipation….so make sure you take plenty of fiber…and drink plenty of water as well. I personally use prunes….they are all natural and seem to work best for me.

Good luck!

SE

…also you might want to think about trying non-narcotic med's first. There is a time and place for Narcotic med's, but be very careful with them….tolerance builds and the only place to go is up!

….from my own personal experience…the higher up the ladder….if you ever miss a rung…the harder the fall. I don't want or mean to discourage you from these med's…all I'm saying is be careful. Also for CP patients, it is not an idea to be totally pain free with a Chronic condition….but to live a somewhat better quality of life at a lower level of pain. As a chronic pain Patient, we understand that we will live a life time of pain….and will have to learn to endure some of the pain on a daily bases. However, at the higher levels of pain…the type that absolutely stops us from living any sort of quality of life….then higher doses of pain med's is understandable.

Take care,

SE

Marilyn….if you need the Percocet's…then give them a try…..I don't want you to live in fear. Then can work wonders for pain…and you can always start on a low dose 5mg and go to 7.5….and then to #10's. Three to four a day should't be something to worry about….and I have been known to break them in half many times. Again, if your in pain to the point you cannot get to sleep because you are so uncomfortable…then you may very well do ok on them.

I have been on 7.5mg x3 for BT and as much as #30's x3 Oxycontin's…..and that is a higher dose than I wanted to be on. At the moment I'm at 7.5 x2.5 to 3 a day….and dropped the Oxycontin….it was not easy….and I'm on Gabapentin for nerve related damage….and it seems to help…but I'm not sure.

Good luck to you….and again be careful and use good judgement..but I certainly don't want you to fear the Percocet's, as they may very well give you some much needed relief.

SE

I have never tried percocet (even 10mg of vicodin make me sick so I have to stick with the 5mg) but I do know people who after trying them say they will never go back to vicodin again. Good luck.