what can happen to you if you take OxyContin?

Question

i need short term and long term plese

Answer 1

Oxycontin is a painkiller. If you are under a doctor's care, please ask the doctor about side affects. Oxycontin is addictive. It should not be taken long term. It should not be perscribed to people who have problems with addiction to drugs, alchohol or painkillers. Almost all pain can be managed with extra strength tylenol. Chronic pain should be managed by a doctor who can suggest surgery or pain management therapy that does not involve drugs. Good luck.

Answer 2

Knocked me out at first, now it gives me a light buzz.
Pain at first went away, it made me sleep. Now I feel the buzz but this is it.
Because of my seizures I stay at home when I take it. Just in case I go into one I am at home where I can sit or lay down.
Marijuana does better then oxy___ (add the ending here). If you are having to take this and go to work remember you will not pass a drug test, so be open with your employer....They are not supposed to fire you over it, supposed to....
Thank god I live in the state I do, pain management is taken serious here.....
Good luck on it.....

BTW I read what was wrote up there, if you are a pain management participant you are not going to be put in jail!! This is just a ignorant scare tactic. Keep in close contact with your doctor. I do agree it is addictive. If you can find another drug as I have do it!!
For chronic pain the doctors will try anything for you. If you are buying this off the streets, don't!! You will go to jail for this! Like the lady up there said flush the extra down the toilet and from my past experience do not even tell your best friend you are on them...

Answer 3

This is not a commonly prescribed but it is a commonly misused medication so a physician would have to have a very good reason to prescribe it. I would never prescribe it alone and will only use it as part of a pain management program and only as a last resort. The short and long term complications are the same as use for as brief as 1 week may cause problems. Addiction heads the list. There is also fatigue, sedation, interference with other medications, and respiratory (breathing) suppression (not breathing deeply) which may lead to infection. This is a stout drug - good luck.

Answer 4

Oxycontin is a very addictive painkiller if taken long term or not taken appropriately. It can and usually does cause constipation. Not sure why you are taking it but the sooner your off and finding other pain management solutions the better you will be. It should be taken for acute pain ie (recent surgery)

Answer 5

You end up looking like Whatsisname! lol Just kiddin...maybe. Anyway, according to on site (yes, it was a litigation site, but had good info): "The prescription drug OxyContin is a morphine derivative used to treat moderate to severe pain. The medication works by attaching to certain opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord to effectively block the transmission of pain messages to the brain. First introduced in 1995, the drug has received a lot of press in recent years due to a significant number of cases of illegal diversion and abuse. Taken on a daily basis, OxyContin can result in physical dependency and if stopped suddenly, the user experiences severe withdrawal symptoms. Serious injury and death have been attributed to the drug.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened its precautions in the labeling of OxyContin Tablets, including issuing their strongest warning � a Black Box Warning. At least 1,000 deaths per year are due to OxyContin abuse. Currently, the DEA is requesting that family physicians and non-specialists be banned from prescribing the drug.

Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, has been criticized for failing to provide adequate warning of the risk of addiction associated with the drug and have been involved in numerous lawsuits nationwide alleging aggressive marketing and minimization of OxyContin�s highly addictive nature.

As recently as January 2004, congressional investigators said that Purdue Pharma sent promotional videos to physicians making unsubstantiated assertions that minimized the dangers of the pain-relief drug. In January of 2003, Purdue Pharma agreed to suspend medical journal advertisements for the medication due to the FDA�s allegation that the advertising is misleading. The FDA also warned Purdue Pharma about advertisements that do not include adequate notification regarding the �potentially fatal risks associated with OxyContin�." (1) (There is more information on oxycontin and its uses and side-effects on this site).

Depending upon your level of pain and the type, acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help with fever and headaches, though most people say it does little for inflammation, such as arthritis or wound-related pain. Ibuprofen (Motrin) usually works better. Acetaminophen also has serious risks for long-term use, such as liver damage or even failure.

Aspirin is good, but can cause kidney failure, stomach and intestinal bleeding.

Both aspirin and ibuprofen are known to exacerbate asthma.

If your pain results from muscle or tendon overuse or injury, I'd go with ibuprofen and ONLY use Oxycontin by Rx and for a short time.

If you're injured, try ice alternating with heat. This improves circulation (after the first 24 hours, when you use ice to reduce swelling).

If you pain is chronic and probably long-term, look into other methods such as a TENS unit, biofeedback or acupuncture. There are many options available in addition to or instead of drugs.

Try WebMD, for other options on pain management. (2)

Answer 6

Oxycontin is used for acute post surgical pain and acute pain that comes with cancer and other terminal diseases.

Unfortunately, most who take it--even for a short time, become addicted. Even if it's only physically (meaning just your body craves it, not your mind) it's still very hard to kick.

If you do abuse it, what can happen is jail, mental institutions and death. It's not pretty. Most of the people in jails these days have terrible drug habits. Oxy is one of the worst.

Answer 7

I take Oxycontin 40mg extended release for chronic pain management and also oxycodone 5 mg as a PRN for breakthrough pain. Short term use of a narcotic under a doctors supervision is relatively safe. Long term use of narcotics for chronic pain management is something to carefully consider once you begin to take narcotics long term your going to have to take them for the rest of your life. You build a tolerance as time goes on so your dosage will need to be increased over time to get the same pain relief. The most important thing is to follow your doctors instructions for taking the medications. Never take more than your suppose to. If your pain increases talk to your doctor let him adjust your dosage or prescribe something for you to take on days when you pain is more than usual.

Answer 8

It is addictive. Unfortunatley those who have pain needs medically needs it to continue to function , ie with their jobs, or ability to do household chores and sleep. So it is a question of functionality and quality of life.

I am not definitely in favor of Oxycontin or any pain killers for that matter. But is a highly controversial issues.

Taking ES Tyleonol appears to be safer, biut it oculd cause liver failure too. Same with Aspirin, it could cause bvleeding tendencies, stomach ulcer and Kidney failure. You die quicker here, quality of life.

Life is full of choices. Self control should be everyone's priority.

Answer 9

i was given oxycontin after a laparoscopy.....I refilled it once, and threw out the prescription afterwards, I became slightly dependent on it very quickly. it took me three weeks to get my sleep patterns back to normal.

Answer 10

oxycontin is just like the drug herion! and if used without a doctor it can be additive