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I’ve had chronic pain in my feet since two surgeries to take the fascia out of both feet, nerves torn left and right. I have taken Oxycontin 20 mg for 12 years. I am NOT addicted. I hate them because of the opiate bowel thing. Some days I don’t take any. Some days I use two. Once in the morning and once at night. I only take them when the pain level is near 8. Once it reaches 10 it takes a lot longer for it to calm down. I have not increased my dosage. (20mg is fine)

Truth be told a friend brought me a joint and it does give me relief from the pain. I live in Florida. From what I understand this state was a pill mill sanctuary a few years ago. Now there are big signs in doctors offices. “we do not prescribe opioids”. This last time I went for my refill he put me on Gabapentin which is supposed to reduce pain in DIABETICS. My blood sugar is fine, thank you. Gave me a months supply of Oxy20 as well. Gabapentin caused blurry vision and wife said I was acting delusional. Stopped taking it.

It has been an interesting two years here. Med MJ on ballot.

Gabapentin? Unghh.....

My sister tried it for chronic rheumatoid pain and restless leg syndrome, and had horrible nightmares.

I developed Lateral Migraines six years ago. I was having migraine pain and vertigo weekly, so my neurologist prescribed Gabapentin to prevent the migraines entirely. It worked, but it put me to sleep within the hour.

I got a great nights sleep, but I had constant vertigo. Had to switch to Depakote. I’ve been Migraine free since.

Marijuana is medicine no matter if some folks disapprove. There are antiinflamatories and stuff that reduces pain like aspirin in MJ.

All the terpenes in MJ serve some type of medical use, and in CO they even sell MJ specifically for certain maladies. They even have a strain for kids who have uncontrollable seizures - it has zero THC.

PS: eschew the Gabapentin; that stuff sucks. For several years I was prescribed it for leg cramps and it gradually lost its’ efficacy. I went to an acupuncturist who cured me in 1 day, and I never took those horrible pills ever again.

I have taken Oxycontin 20 mg for 12 years. I am NOT addicted. I hate them because of the opiate bowel thing.

Actually you do have a mild addiction. However, you are obviously not psychologically addicted. This is okay as you do not need increasing doses to take care of the pain and do not like the way it makes you feel.

My father was a chopper pilot and broke his back in a crash. He was totally physically addicted to codeine for pain control. He was not psychologically addicted. Once the pain was under control he got off the codeine. He did not need it any more.

I donated half my liver to my brother. The surgery required them to cut all my abdominal muscles from below my sternum to above my belly button and to the lateral edge of my ribcage. I was effectively filleted like a fish.

The postop pain was horrible. I took massive amounts of morphine for a few days for pain. I needed the morphine for pain. I hated the way it made me feel. As soon as I could endure the pain I instructed the nurses and physicians to reduce the dosage.

If your description of your use of Oxycodone is accurate which I feel it is, you do not have a problem even though you may have a marginal addiction.

Relative to the bowel problems with opiates I am particularly susceptible to this also. Post Op the almost had to cut me open again as I had an illus induced by the morphine. I asked the Doc what I had to do. He said get up and walk as that helps the problem. I was exhausted and in pain. For two days I would walk the wards. I would make three rounds in about 30 minutes and then lay down for about 30 minutes and continued the same for two days. I was exhausted and in pain but sure as hell did not want them to cut me open again.

Opiates are good for people that need them but they must be used with discretion. I am a pharmacist and know of which I speak.

Registered pharmacist State of Texas.

If you ever want any information on drug therapy as a fellow freeper my advice is here for the asking.