Oxycodone withdrawal headaches?

Did you stop too abruptly - should you have tapered?

My husband was on a pain management regimine and tapered after surgery and in about 2 months or a bit less he was totally off the meds and by doing it that way he had no real ill effects.

Hubby had his surgery 7 months ago and we are having skin issues too. That was one of the big reasons I was disappointed that the ileo was permanent and he was unable to have the j-pouch as he has sensitive skin. Even if the pouch could have been performed it really sounds like he would have had a lot of strikes against him due to his anatomy and condition of what the Dr would have had to work with.

He has tried two different systems and got used to both and liked them both. We have some coloplast samples and will try them next.

Overall things are going well - I would just like to see his skin not have the redness it has in the upper area and one side.

Just redness - no blisters or weeping and no itching. It is the top area and extending to about 9 o'clock area of the wafer and the remainder of the skin is good. A little redness here and there but not concentrated. His dermatologist catergorized it as a dermatitis and reaction to the adhesive portion of the wafer as it is not where the pectin area is. He does have a prescription cream but of course it can't be used under the wafer.

I believe there is a gel we should get a prescription for as that will dry and not affect the adherance of the wafer.

However she did say that it will keep returning even if you clear it up since his body doesn't like the bandage part of the wafer which is what also happened with the hollister one. As I said the all pectin wafer was not comfortable for him at all and did not hold up.

He isn't as nearly concerned about it as I am. We will keep experimenting and ultimately we should find something that is "THE ONE" for him. That was why I was hoping ultimately he would be a good candidate for the j-pouch. But of course that isn't a guarantee either.

Really can't complain...life is so much better overall and he is out of pain and so happy to be back among the living and we will work through this eventually. Just a minor inconvenience.

sorry you need to go back on the oxy....hopefully it will get you back to a comfortable level and then deal with getting back off it later when it is better timimg

(as I said Hubby isn't concerned but I want to get his skin back to a better normal situation as I wouldn't want this to turn worse which can happen quickly too)

As far as I was aware both tramadol and oxycodone are both work as opioid painkillers and so tramadol could have same withdrawal effects as the oxycodone.

Sorry -- I didn't see the earlier post.

Dependence for the last 2 years of his UC before surgery he was on pain meds so he could cope, function and get through the day.  Now in his case it wasn't like he was "addicted" per se but it got to the point that the medication needed to be increased as he was having breakthrough pain.  He went monthly to his pain management specialist and had random drug testing done per the Federal rules this Dr. followed and closely monitored.

It got to the point between pain meds and all the other meds and things just not improving and his poor quality of life it was time for the surgery.

Right after the surgery the change was dramatic.  However he did need to be weaned off the meds and did so and was totally off within 2 months.  So although I was quite concerned and thought it would be a long drawn out process once he was out of pain he was able to taper very well.  So yes he was dependant on them while ill and in pain...once he was out of the pain fortunately for him he was able to get off them with no ill effects or withdrawal type problems.  Even his pain management Dr was impressed and pleased he did so well so quickly.

Dear Ron and Stripey,
According to nimh and my pharmacist, Tramadol has more severe withdrawal symptoms than Oxycodone. The most severe is seizures which I have already experienced from a drug reaction. Definitely not something I want to risk again. I really appreciate the suggestion though.
Szm

szm, that is why I said that tramadol wasn't a good idea due to the addiction and side effects from withdrawal. You would just be replacing one problem with another. I used to only take it maybe once or twice a month for my neck injury but since I developed the nerve problem side effect from the Humira I take it once a day when I get to work and it allows me to be at work.

I try not to take it at weekends to give myself a break. I'm lucky that haven't had seizures but then the info does say that it shouldn't be prescribed to people with history of seizures due to reason it can increase them.

Hopefully the Humira side effects will go away as I have now stopped it but am well aware that they could be permanant, should know by end of September when it is fully out of system. If they are permanant then will be ref on to sort out some proper nerve block medication. At moment taking 30mg of amitriptalyne (spelling?) at night which helps with the pain at night.

Hope you sort your pain problems out and are pain free soon.

Glad you had a good day and hope they continue. Should know about my side effects being permanent by end of September. If they go by then it is good news, if they are still around well have to work through that to find the correct nerve block medication that suits me. These things happen, it's how we deal with them that is important. So it is just something to accept and find ways of getting it to fit into my life, I'm stubborn as hell so it has to fit in my life and not the other way round. :)