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Oxycodone is the BEST pain medication for CHRONIC SEVERE LOWER LUMBAR BACK PAIN! It works a bit less by the 4th year or so, but, at least takes the "edge" off more than any other pain medication. The problem is....many, many doctors will not take you on as a patient for "chronic severe pain" with anything...if you need any narcotic in order to function! They ALL seem to be "FRAIDY CATS" because...

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Everyone Who is reading this and taking this drug, get ready for the your life is about to become. If you stay on it longer than 6 weeks you are now in the oxy-head club! Once you reach tolerance level, and taking over what the Dr. prescribes its over, you loose libido, the interest in going out , ya i've heard the whole Quantity over Quality life bit spoken like a true hooked, yes addicted per...

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rsealy | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/1/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I broke my fibula & tibia above my ankle. It was a spiral fracture.(i had a rod,pins,& screws in my leg) After my hospital stay my doctor prescribed me oxycodone. This drug helped me heal & NO I did not become addicted. I may have taken the drug up to 4 weeks while at home & haven't taken it since. I was in a wheel chair for 6 weeks. That was over 3 yrs ago.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month |
11/30/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 4.3
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covette76 | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/30/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 3.0
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had shortness of breath

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[email protected] | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/30/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 3.3
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RELIEF OF CHRONIC PAIN SENSE OF FOCUS, MOBILITY

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
11/29/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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Basically this med gave me back my life. Before I lived in front of my TV doing nothing. Now I can do things and have a life. And I have a very bad back, 4 screws and 2 rods and my neck is beyond surgery. Don't get me wrong, I have my limits, but that's because of the injuries not the pain level. I hope this helps someone.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/28/2007
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 4.7
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THIS MEDICATION HAS ALLOWED ME TO FUNTION BETTER DURING THE DAY. I SUFFER FROM CRONIC BACK PAIN.

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USMCinpain | 45-54 | Male | Patient
11/27/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 2.3
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This medicine works, Its to bad that Doctors are afraid to scribe it!!!!

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Salmon | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/26/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I have chronic back pain, this medication has made my back mobile again! Thanks oxycodone!

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/22/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 4.3
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dylan783 | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/20/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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In high doses this medicine can't be beat, if you have bad chronic pain, this pill will give you your life back

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sicialan hotty | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/19/2007
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 4.3
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That it works better then loratabs 10/500 but very habit forming!

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mustbenutz | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/19/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 4.3
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Hello: I broke my ankle and later had to have it fused, and was sent eventually to a pain clinic where prescribed oxycontin 40 then 80mg twice daily + a host of other drugs. Oxycodone is a generic for oxycontin FYI. Then methadone then 100mg mscontin later w/ morphine tabs in between, now back on oxy-c and with me all these drugs I mentioned are only effective if you have no, or mucho decreased your activity, so I decided (as long as they only work if you don't have a real life) to reduce mgs. Side effects are constipation, rarely any sex, fatigue when it begans wearing off at about 8 hours, and it is a 12 hour dose; HA! Oh yeah if you decide to detox; expect 4-6 weeks withdrawls, and first 3-4 weeks are hades eventhogh your pain clinic Dr. may say 8 days. If I knew then what I know now I would have searched high and low for any, and every alternative solution. By the way I went thru detox cause it did only help me when I was being a couch potatoe and sleeping. I stayed off it 5.2 months and decided it was helping more then I thought, but in those 5 months I did not research alternatives which I highly regret. But let me say this before I bore you to death. Detox,and withdrawels were worse then my so-called level 7-9 pain if I went shopping w/ my much better half. I wish you all well, and apologize for my long brief description. KjK Read More Read Less

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sacredfaith | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/19/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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i broke 4 ribs and it rally takes the pain away well.but i dont know how addictive they really are?

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
11/16/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 1.7
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I was taking morfine sulfate & had better results

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DavClater | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
11/16/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 2.7
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I have COPD along with Crohn's Disease and two worn out knees. My pulmonary doc and orthopedic docs both say they will not attempt an operation on my knees because of the other problems. I'm not a candidate for a lung transplant, so therefore I just go to a pain management doc and haved learned to live with the pain. I tore up both my knees playing baseball for over 25 years.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/16/2007
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 3.7
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It takes the edge off and lets me do what I need to do

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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/15/2007
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I HAVE CRONIC PAIN AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THIS 4 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE REALLY HELPFUL AND ALLOW'S ME TO CONTINUE WORKING AND DOING EVERYDAY THINGS.

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EWB | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
11/13/2007
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.0
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Emma | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/13/2007
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 3.3
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Taking a 60mg dose amoung several other types of strong painkillers I suffer from sickness, lightheadedness, and find it very hard to concentrate, and a feeling of being 'high' making simple daily activities very difficult. I take all the painkillers to treat pain in both my feet caused by nerve damage from an operation 4 years ago, and have been on painkillers ever since. Although I am sure if the side effects I suffer are caused by this tablet or the combination of all my medication.

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Marine4469 | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/12/2007
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 4.7
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Has been used on a long term basis, ie; to date approx 40 months. Have increased dosage once (22 months ago) to current level of 80MG every 8 hours. Current dose is beginning to become less effective, particularly later in the day.

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