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Oxycodone Blues

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:37:18 -0800

How to avoid occasional crippling nausea when taking oxycodone? I am currently taking high doses of Tylenol with codeine, and will be graduating to Percocet later this week, if my meeting with my doctor goes as I think it will. I'll be on it for a few months while I wait for surgery, and then recover from surgery. I went through this situation before a couple years ago, when I was on it for 4 months, and while I was ok most of the time, there were a couple instances where I couldn't get out of bed for 2 days and couldn't hold down any food. I attribute it to the Percocet because I hardly ever get sick like that. I always take the tablets with a little food (saltines or what have you), and most of the time my stomach isn't bothered at all (and no constipation either), but I'd like to avoid getting hit by occasional severe nausea, if at all possible. I'll be asking my doctor for her suggestions, but I'd like to hear your experiences/suggestions as well. Thanks in advance!

Which PainKiller is best? Aspirin, Paracetamol or Ibuprofen?

complience — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:31:45 -0800

Which PainKiller is best? Aspirin, Paracetamol or Ibuprofen? I suffer from a condition which is similar to cerebral edema, I have recently started taking painkillers to get me through the day.

I like to self medicate myself as much as possible, so I want to find out exactly how these drugs work.

As well as pain control, I also suffer from poor circulation which results in my extremities getting cold.

I believe asprin causes thinning of the blood which might improve circulation, but what about paracetamol and Ibuprofen and which of these 3 is most powerful in stopping pain and in what way?

I also read somewhere that because Aspirin and Paracetmol work in different ways.. you can take them both at the same time without risk of OD.

I'm also interested in other pain killers like Tramadol and Diclofenac,

Is it okay to take Asprin with Morphine based drugs like Tramadol? I heard either Asprin or paracetamol boost the effect of morphine.

Basicly im after all and any infomation you can give me on all the different painkillers out there from doc leaves to
diclofenac.

How to support SO through Oxycontin rehab?

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:23:34 -0800

Oxycontin out-patient rehab. How to best support my S.O? My boyfriend, who has struggled with Oxycontin abuse on-and-off for years, has (on his own) contacted a local outpatient rehab clinic and I will be accompanying him on his first, and probably on subsequent, visits. I'm proud of him for taking this step, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts at "DIY" quitting (cold turkey, tapering down, self-medicating with Suboxone, Lexapro, or other prescription meds to manage the withdrawal symptoms). I hear a commitment in his voice when he talks about getting clean that I haven't heard before, and that gives me (cautious!) encouragement.

Some background: we're both in our late 20's, have been together for about 3 years, and have known each other well for about 5. The BF has no medical need to be taking Oxycontin - it's never been prescribed to him, so this isn't about whether or not it's an appropriate drug to manage chronic pain. We're in Western Massachusetts if that is relevant.

My question: what can I expect from this rehab clinic? What questions should I be asking, as an advocate for the BF? What can I expect him to go through over the next days, weeks, months? I've looked over some other threads but they seem to be specific to heroin, meth, or in-patient rehab. If any of you have gone through outpatient rehab or have supported a significant other through this process, please let me know. I'd be happy to follow up with any additional info, throwaway email address: rehabanon@gmail.com.

PS: DTMFA not a helpful response. I want to avoid relationshipfilter but, I want to make sure people understand that I am aware of the serious problems that my boyfriend will have to face on his own and that he may never recover from this, and that the relationship may be irrevocably altered. At this point I'm hoping to get responses that are specific to the experience of outpatient drug rehab programs (good, bad, what to look for or look out for), hopefully specific to Oxycontin rehab, and how to best support someone in one.

"Quarelin" painkiller in the USA?

redteam — Wed, 16 May 2007 07:21:21 -0800

Is there something like the Hungarian "Quarelin" painkiller available in the USA? Quarelin is this incredibly effective headache-killer that my Hungarian girlfriend introduced me to. It wipes out headaches really quickly and very reliably. Usually, my girlfriend has Hungarian visitors bring her a bunch of boxes of the stuff but no one has visited in almost a year. We use them very sparingly for bad headaches and we're almost out.

Does anyone know if something like Quarelin is available (for cheap) in the USA? Maybe through a prescription?

I can't really find any names or any info on my own. According to a Romanian and a Hungarian source, the tablets are composed of:

[Romanian]
400 mg metamizol sodic, 60 mg cafeina, 40 mg drotaverina hidroclorica

[Hungarian]
400 mg metamizol-nátrium, 60,0 mg koffein, 40,0 mg drotaverin-hidroklorid