my partner was prescribed 80mg of oxcontin a yr ago , his gp has now upped this to 100mg, i am worried, HELP?

Question

when i come in from work he is either sleeping or looks like he is on street drugs. can he become addicted and is this a dangerous dose, plz help

the reason he was put on this medication was because he was in a serious car accident which broke a lot of bones in his lower back which had 2 be fixed together with pins , he also broke his hip , and contracted mrsa

Answer 1

Take your partner back to the doctor, explain the effects of the drug to your doctor and ask for a lower dosage tablet and a referal to a pain clinic. I lived in pain for years and know of the effects of the long term usage of such drugs. It may even be wiser to ask your doctor to change the medication to another form of pain killer to minimize the risks of addiction.
But take him back to the doctor and get a referal to a pain clinic, they will then look at his pain more closely than your GP and hopefully stear you in the correct course of action.
I would actually ask for the drug in a 20mg tablet form and try to reduce the number of tablets taken. I know from living in pain that tere where days I could survive with 20mg of amitryptalene and days when i needed 100mg. A fixed daily dose of any painkiller is not good. The dose needs to be varied with the pain. On a nice warm day I didnt need so much but on cold wet days I needed more.

Answer 2

OxyContin is only intended for moderate to severe pain that is present on a daily basis and that requires a very strong pain reliever. Patients with this type of severe pain condition require daily pain treatment. Taking OxyContin daily can result in physical dependence, a condition in which the body shows signs of narcotic withdrawal if the OxyContin is stopped suddenly. This is not the same thing as addiction, which represents a situation in which people obtain and take narcotics because of a psychological need, and not just to treat a legitimate painful condition. Physical dependence can be treated by slowly under the advice of a physician by slowing decreasing the OxyContin dose when it is no longer needed for the treatment of pain. Concerns of addiction should not prevent patients with appropriate pain conditions from using OxyContin or other narcotics for pain relief.OxyContin contains oxycodone, a very strong narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine.

OxyContin is designed so that the oxycodone is slowly released over time, allowing it to be used twice daily. You should never break, chew, or crush the OxyContin tablet since this causes a large amount of oxycodone to be released from the tablet all at once, potentially resulting in a dangerous or fatal drug overdose.

Answer 3

Any doctor can prescribe it, but it does seem like a rather high dose unless he's slowly worked his way up to that. Some docs are med happy and..if you are really concerned about this, sit down and talk to her about it and see how she feels. Maybe she could get a second opinion on pain management. *Hugs* "OxyContin 80 mg and 160 mg Tablets ARE FOR USE IN OPIOID-TOLERANT PATIENTS ONLY. These tablet strengths may cause fatal respiratory depression when administered to patients not previously exposed to opioids." ************************ What Dose of Oxycontin is safe? OxyContin is supplied in 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg, and 160 mg tablet strengths. The tablet strengths describe the amount of Oxycodone per tablet. The medication is sustained released and lasts for 12 hours. The pills are given every 12 hours in order to keep a constant level of the drug in the system. Oxycontin should not be used for quick pain relief. It should be used by those patients who suffer with chronic daily pain that is moderate to severe. It is not for mild pain or for temporary pain, such as after dental or surgical procedures. Each patient has to be dosed individually. What works for one patient may not work for another. This is true for all the opiates. Physicians start out with the lowest dose and gradually increase that dose until they reach the point of pain relief. There are different criteria for different people. It depends on age, weight, type of pain, history of taking opiate's in the past. In a person who has never taken opiates they start them on the absolute lowest dose. In a person who has been on opiates in the past the starting dose will be higher. Oxycontin was produced to provide a time release of the active ingredient - oxycodone. The pills should not be broken in half, crushed, snorted, or injected. Doing this could cause a fatal dose of the medication to be released suddenly.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Better he has a referral to a pain clinic that a GP writing scripts. Ask the GP for a referral anf be firm and polite but don't take no for an answer. Change GP's if you have to.
In parts of America Oxycontin is known as "hillbilly heroin"

Answer 6

Oxycontin is an analgesic that depresses the body system thus slowing everything down even the central nervous system. The effective analgesic dose for some people will be to high to be tolerated by another.Also you should have blood lab work to check on the function of your systems. He needs to be reevaluated soon.

Answer 7

Oxycontin.

Wow - that is powerful !

He must be in extreme pain to require something so strong.

I have 10mg given after a major op.

I think a second opinion seems in order.
And yes, you can become addicted.

Answer 8

He is dependent/addicted now. You didn't say why he needs pain medication. Without more information about his condition it is hard to say why he sleeps so much. Is this disease or from drugs?

Answer 9

Yes, he can. Oxycotin is one of the most addicting of pain medications.

Answer 10

First off, i can't believe a GP is prescribing such a high dose of a narcotic. That would not happen here in this town................i go to a pain management doctor and that is where you need to get your partner ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!