i have been wanting to start a thread asking about painkillers for a while, and whether i was going to end up addicted.

i am currently taking 600mg gabapentin (neurontin) 3x daily, and oxycod/apap 5-325 1-2 pills 4x daily. i have been afraid of getting hooked on the oxycodone and have only been able to get one doctor to prescribe it as it is. i have been on the oxy for about 2 months. i had this prescribed by my physical therapy doctor, and when i went to my PCP for a referral to the barrow MS Clinic, and also to refill my oxy prescription, she pulled out a list of how many times i had been prescribed painkillers and treated me like a junkie and said i wasn't getting any more. needless to say i will never see that dr or visit that clinic again.

i have been trying to take only the bare minimum as far as the oxy, but sometimes taking 1 pill does not do it for me, as i have a lot of pain in my right hand especially, and my right side in general, as well as back and neck pain, and now an extremely painful right hip...

i just recently started with a new PCP and she also did not want to prescribe any painkillers but at least she was nice about it and referred me back to my physical therapy doc (i needed the referral for the therapy anyway).

plus it seems like everyone in my personal life thinks i shouldn't take oxy or i'll definitely be hooked quickly...