"Drug is indicated for moderate to severe pain where use of an opioid analgesic is appropriate for more than a few days"

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I took Oxycontin for about 5 years and to my knowledge did ok. My family may say different, but was it the long term chronic pain/sleep deprivation, loss of career and physical abilities that changed me or the oxycontin.

I know when I first started it, what a relief to have some of the pain gone.

I was still hurting so I asked for a change in pain med. My doc changed me to Kadian without a problem

About 3 months later my husbands insurance company sent a letter out saying that they would no longer be paying for oxycontin. No other pain meds were mentioned.

My kidney and liver function studies are still normal.