I have been taking a prescription for over a year and may be now experiencing side effects?

Question

I have been taking oxycodone for abouta year and a half now. The dosage and frequency is still the same as always. But for the past 2 days i have been feeling really nauseous when I take it, This has never happened before so was just curious if it is a side effect from the medicine or is it from something else

Answer 1

It's possible. Nausea and vomiting are a common adverse effect. Perhaps you're doing something differently. Be sure to take the med with food or milk as it should not be taken on an empty stomach. If despite taking this step the sensation of nausea continues for another 24 hours, report this to your prescriber.

A medication can affect you differently every time it's taken. The length of time you have aleady been taking the oxy doesn't preclude this.

Answer 2

Pain can be referred from places other than the head. This deals with headaches but the principle works for all kinds of pain.
Muscles get knots called trigger points. These make the muscles tight causing them to press on nerves and other thing.
#1 The first thing is to take a couple swigs of molasses or eat a couple of bananas. They contain magnisium and potassium both of which muscles need.
#2 WATER she should be drinking 1/2 gallon minimum. The head of neurology at UCDavis likens a body running low on water to a car running low on oil (the engine can seize).
Get a good (deep tissue) massage (to loosen the trigger points) on the back, shoulders and neck. Make sure to press up at the base of the skull where it meets the spine.
You rub or lightly scratch everywhere on your head. You will hit spots that are tender these are trigger points. The idea is to rub across them 6-12 times per session up to six times per day until they go away.
For more information on trigger points read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.

Answer 3

Don't know why a side effect would present after 1.5 years of taking the same med. So, I would say that your nausea is probably due to something else. If it persists, see your doc.