I am on Oxycontin 20 mg and Hydrophone 4 mg for extreme back pain?

Question

Before you answer please no b.s. about getting off drugs or them being bad of you or your perspective of people using them. I am in sever pain 24/7 and waiting on surgery. The additional part to this question is, I felt better while on vicoden and loritab, With the new ones (oxy and hydromorophone) i feel like crap and i have a headache all the time, the pain is still present but i feel restless and my body aches. I have been on them five days now.any suggestion would help.. but keep your name calling to yourself, some people actually take meds for a real reason not to just get high.

Answer 1

tell the doctor the new meds arent working for you. and the symptoms you have since starting them. you dont need extra problems while you are dealing with everything else. some of the symptoms may be related to withdrawal from the old meds but if the new ones arent working the doctor needs to know.

Answer 2

The Oxycontin is a time-release praparation, while Oxynorm is immediate release. The Oxyconint lasted 12 hours but the Oxynorm only lasts 4-6. I can't say why the doctor changed it, but if she was fine he probably shouldn't have. If the Oxynorm isn't working as well, she should talk to the doctor and tell him so. The acttive ingredient in the medication is the same, but patients are sometimes given the Oxycontin to take 2 times a day regardless of whether they have pain or not to keep the base level of pain low and the Oxynorm for any breakthrough pain they may have.

Answer 3

I feel your pain! I had major back surgery last January and have been in extreme pain since the surgery. I had major complications from the surgery, although the surgery in itself, was successful. I have been on constant narcotics since that time. Currently, I am on Methadone, Fentanyl patches, Lyrica, Percocet and high blood pressure medications. Even with all of those medications, I am still experienceing excruciating pain! The second week of January, I will have a pain pump implanted. I went through a pain pump trial and I got about 40-50% in pain relief. To some, that isn't much, but to those who have been in constant pain 24/7, this is magnificant relief. It is like a miracle to me. I am so excited about getting this pump, even though it is another major surgery. I would talk to the doctor about how you are feeling and let him know that even these medications are not helping you the way they should. If he is a good doctor, he will listen to you and either change your prescription, or do some more testing to see why you are having so much pain to begin with. Have you ever been to a pain management doctor? This is the doctor my neurosurgeon sent me to after my surgery. He is the best! He has been working with me for about 9 months now, trying all types of procedures to help alleviate the pain. Now, thankfully, he has finally found that procedure! Like I said before, I feel your pain! I know exactly what you are feeling and what you are going through! I hope that your doctor will listen to you and help you! Best of luck to you and may you heal quickly! Merry Christmas to you and your family and have a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year!

Answer 4

I'm so glad that you are getting medication to help with your pain until you can have surgery. Being in chronic pain is extremely hard on your body, not to mention your mind, and anybody who tries to tell you that taking pain medication is "bad" or that you should be able to just tough it out is an idiot -- good for you for recognizing this!

As for your question, it sounds to me like you are definitely experiencing side effects from the two new medications. Is there a reason why you've switched drugs? It sounds like the other combination was working better for you. Many pain medications carry the side effects you mention and it can be very difficult to find one (or two, in your case) that works well and doesn't make you feel WORSE instead of better. I'd encourage you to get in touch with your doctor immediately and describe your symptoms and see what they can do to help.

You may just need a dosage adjustment, or you may need to try a different medication (or combination of medications). Or, there may be an additional medication you can take to counteract some of the side effects you're experiencing.

Hang in there! I hope you have lots of support from family and friends while you are going through this hard time.

Answer 5

Ask you Dr. if you can switch back to the Lortab and Vicodin. Hydrophone is not one I am familiar with. I havent had any patients complain about the Oxycontin as far as feeling crappy. Hope Surgery goes well. Good luck.

Answer 6

I've had surgery eight times on my spine, I have 32 screws and 32 wries along with twelve cadaver bones and four of my own in my spine. I have one shoulder scraped. I have both hands with ten inch plates put in. I can't move my wrists anymore. Now my knees are giving me trouble.
I was on "Darvocet" then "Vicodin" then "Lidoderm" patches, then ":Fentanyl Transdermal System patches" I can tell you they're all crap. I went back on "Vicoden" four times day and "Lyrica" and I put up with Little pain, that's it.

I feel for you. I've been on this no more no less for about eight years now, my bones are literally falling apart. I have Osteoarthritis in the severe stages. Anyone, Anyone I mean that say I should do without these drugs can come and live in my shoes. My orthopedic surgeons have tried everything, I have four of the best. They have four other people like me but, they won't put us in contact they say they can't do that.

I feel for you, take care a God bless.

Answer 7

Although the hydromorophone is a very powerful drug it is not very well absorbed in the stomach (orally) and tends to have far less of a euphoric effect. My suggestion would be to contact your md and ask to be put back on your last meds. If they are hesident to do this then try the oxy w/o the hydo. Good luck.

Answer 8

You may have developed over sensativity associated with narcotic use. The stronger meds may have caused this. It can make things hurt more instead of less. This is just one of many things it could be.

Talk to your doc. I'm sure they will be more than happy to let you go back to the lesser meds if they work better for you.

Answer 9

Hi honey..why dont you ask the doctor to change perscription? Oxys are why higher than a vicodin..you shouldnt be taking them if they feel bad...but yes they could give you something else to help with the sickness too..i would call them if I were you...xxxx hope you call and change..or they will addxxxx merry Xmas dearxxx

Answer 10

if the oxy's are not helping you i don't know what will. ask the doctor to write you out oxy 40, oxy 80 or even the 160mg

If you are in severe pain oxys would help, loratabs and vicoden are weaker so really you must not be in severe pain