I frequently have the same issue!! For me, it's because I'm finally not thinking about hectic things such as life, work, pain, school, ect... My mind just calms down, relaxes and lets go! Sometimes I...
I'm not real sure if anybody knows whats up with the shortage... I've heard DEA issues, production issues, ect... From what everyone is saying it's only the straight oxycodone that is an issue. So in...
Lets see here.... Percocet is the name of a drug owned by Endo Pharmaceuticals it's a combo of Oxycodone and acetaminophen. So technically Percocet is a brand name of the Oxycodone/acetaminophen...
frances, I did try that once last year. The pain was just way too bad though. I work full time at a pretty demanding job and go to school 3/4 time, so I really need to be able to function ya know?...
"Jim, I'm sure your doctor mentioned this, but just a word of caution: since oxycontin is a time released pill, do NOT under any circumstance cut them in half. That will destroy the time release...
Hello all, I've been gone for a bit and just thought I'd check in and say hello. I see lots of new ppl here and some familiar faces. I've been really busy with school, work and some other issues.......
Congrats on the DX!! I too just got a name to my pain! It feels great doesn't it? Other than us CRAZY cp'ers, who would be giddy over finding bulging disks (or in my case compression fractures)? Now...
I have been taking valerian root (cat's a** pills as my wife calls them, due to their interesting smell) for the past few months. It really seems to work well for me... My sister inlaw is a...
Thank you all so much for your words!! Many of you deserve some credit for my continued search. I wish I would have found my problems earlier, but now is better than next year. My hope is that it's...
Hello all, After going to 2 doctors in my area and being told I only have some arthritis, ddd and some bulging disks, but nothing major enough to cause me real pain I get some REAL answers!! I got...
Hello all, It's been some time since I posted here last. Over the past few months my pain got severely worse. My doc has bumped me from oxycontin to fentanyl. The fent has really helped me! I am now...
Traction is when they stretch your spine, usually by pulling on your head. It helps me temporarily, it really help to alleviate the pressure on my disks. Some say it can help heal a herniated disk,...
You might want to look into fentanyl as fieldgoal says. You might want to take a look at oxymorphone (aka Opana) as well and discuss it with your doc. Sometimes switching the meds you take helps to...
I somewhat know what you are going through. I didn't do suboxone but I did come off opiates only to realize how much pain I was truly in. When I was off my pain meds, I couldn't move I wasn't able to...
Howdy all!! I hope everyone is feeling well. I haven't been around much lately as life has been spinning my head too much!! Life hasn't been bad, just hectic. I've been ignoring my pain, and doing...
I don't want to tell you what to do, but having just gone through this myself I'd like to offer you my advice. I don't have the job experience, but I did go off my meds... First off, unless the...
Sorry for the late response!! Been sick and busy as heck lately. The Salt Water bleep, is because the forum uses word sensitive censoring. It picked up the T in salt and then the first 3 letters in...
LOL... They bleeped out salt water!! We all need to have something that we love or else we would go crazy!! My wife is truly the love of my life and I don't know where I'd be without her! I just hope...
My first and foremost passion is my wife. I also have the rest of my live with family; a Siberian Husky mix, Yellow Lab and my Husky puppy. I also love fish, I have 2 saltwater tanks and 2 fresh...
Lol.... I forgot about it Mochiah. Cool, just let me know what I need to do....
The doctor keeps canceling my appointments due to the dts table being down. Today I had to cancel because of snow!! I really dislike snow sometimes!!! I'm excited about getting more treatments, but...
Yup, generics are no longer made :sad:. Once the stockpiles of generics are gone, we will all have to get name brand. I use the same pharmacy every time and they finally ran out! I could go to...
Like I said it didn't last long, but it was only the first time. He told me that it will get better with each treatment. Have you even been manipulated by a chiropractor Gramps (or anyone else)? I'm...
I just got back.. All we did today was use the traction table for about 20 min. It gave me a little help, but it didn't last long at all. I can't wait for the manipulation to start....
Well I'm off to the chiro in about 45 minutes. This time he is actually going to do something, I'm a little nervous to get the manipulation! I'm a little excited to go though... I really hope he can...
What other meds have you tried? Narcotic and non narcotic. I have a sister in law who is a recent pharmacy grad, she is a wealth of knowledge and I have learned a TON from her....
The doctor uses DTS Decompression therapy. It's some type of table the gently decompresses by light stretching and releases it back down slowly. I guess how this works is different because it doesn't...
I've taken oral steroids before for brain swelling and some other head related issue (don't know what it was), and I never felt them... I had no ill side effects. Over the summer I had 2 set of...
The thing with me Gramps is I'm still young (old to myself, but young to others) and very bull headed! I won't take them out of the house, so I will often sit somewhere in severe pain. I guess I'm...
Anyone else surprised by the poll numbers? I would think more people take it as I do. I see a lot of people saying that they would run out if they took an extra here or there.... Am I the only one...
I would recommend talking to your pharmacist, if he or she is nice. Pharmacists will usually know most of the doctors in your area, if you live in a smaller place (which it sounds like you do)....
I take mine every 24 hours. I take mine at bed with a bit of water. It never makes me sick. I take oxycodone IR every 6 hours, with what ever is around.. I've never got nauseous from it. I do recall...
He thinks he will be able to help "stretch" my disks back out so my joints aren't rubbing together. I'm not supper confident it will work, but I'm willing to give it a shot....
I'm glad I could offer you guys/gals some comic relief! Seriously though, the dude was just a wacko! I picked him because he was in network.... lesson learned!! Never pick a chiropractor at...
Well I seen one once before, but he was one of those fruity type.. Who knows the secret technique that no others in the area knows. All he did was pat my ass and tickle my feet. The one I’m going to...
Great response! Have you ever read a response that just hit the right place? A post that really needs no follow up?...
I feel out numbered here that's for sure..... Which I guess can be seen as a good thing, if the people taking as prescribed are comfortable and not in pain. Didn't mean to start such a debate....
This topic made me have a conversation with my pharmacist sister in law, I was curious if I was abusing my medication by taking the 1 pill after 4 hours. She said that even though the script says 6...
I've had a friend (well... some might call him a friend!) take some of my meds before. I use to just keep them in the kitchen on the microwave since it's just me and my wife (and my sister in-law at...
Your Beta plays well with others??? Yes, they are fine with other fish, and it's actually ony the males that need to be apart! I think you can have a bunch of females in 1 tank. Space is the only...
I guess I'm in the minority here. I feel no shame or guilt in admitting that on occasion, like I said I will break the 6 hour rule and take a 3rd pill. That 3rd pill is usually enough to keep the...
WTF??? This is the most ridiculous thing I've read! It sounds like Dr. Nick on the Simpsons or something!! Do they offer "special massages" and have hot girls and guys available for "dates"? I'd be...
did you get anywhere with this today?...
tspauld, I often don't take them every 6hrs, which is what my script says. I mean it's prn, so I don't have a script saying I have to take them every x hours. I have the problem where I end way...
How many people here who are on narcotic pain meds take them EXACTLY as prescribed? By this I mean every time? I'll admit, that sometimes I will take my normal 2 oxycodone ir, then 3 or 4 hours later...
The Husky is cutie!! she was one of my christmas gifts from my wife! She cute but a handful :) . We had just gotten out of the puppyness with the lab, and we go right into the Husky! I can't go to...
Sorry to hear about this happening to you!! That's a pretty expletive deleted thing to do! It's really a sign of poor care, and just plain rudeness! A concern I have is; are you dependent on the...
I am somewhat computer savvy.. One of the odd things I do is help people I know with networking and some computer issues (I'm good with computer, but I'm not schooled much with programing..). The...
The hydrocodone was at least a year before the oxycodone (I can't remember when my last hernia surgery was). I know they say that tolerance is never really lost, but it was a pretty long period...
I'm currently unemployed. I was working over the summer and ended up in to much pain and he kinda phased me out. It's hard to even think about finding a job. I can't do any physical labor, or else...