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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Hi Gunny,
I am so glad to see you are getting a little relief! I hope it keeps on going.
Opiate induced hypersensitivity is real and certainly something to consider. It is part of why opiates are not preferred by some docs for chronic CRPS. The mast and glial cells can get turned on by opiate use and don't shut down, something CRPSers have a problem with anyway.
At the very least you will have developed tolerance and might get better relief from opiates by backing down and starting up again. Embarking on getting off them or just reducing is a worthwhile challenge.
Thanks for the update. Sending hugs for the day,  |
Gunny,
Just don't understand why your doctor is giving you so much Percocet; but next to nothing of Oxycontin.
As we have discussed, Oxycontin is a time released delivering a continuous amount of the Oxy. It does not throw a 50 or 60 mg's at once like Percocet does which is usually used as a break thru when there is a time that the pain might spike using the Oxy; then one or two of the Percocet can handle the spike.
Using them all at once does not make sense. Your doc is taking you down from 30mg'sOxycontin of Oxy to 10 mg's twice a day. With 24/7 pain, you really don't get a high; but taking the break thru which delivers the full amount very quickly is a real problem in many ways. If you were getting a higher dose of Oxycontin to take maybe 2 to 4 times a day at spaced intervals;, (10mg's of Oxycontin twice a day does next to nothing to help control your pain). there would be no need to take so many Oxycodone (Percocet) at one time to control the pain for just a very short time and the pain returns with a vengeance. Also, when using up your supply of meds so soon; leaves you constantly in a state of withdrawal and not enough medication to get thru the month.
I'm glad you and Dave are PM ing. He is a very logical caring person. Gunny, wish you all the best as well as adequate Pain Management.
Gerry