callofduty
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2014
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I've been taking oxycodone on and off to relieve chronic headaches over the last six or seven years (I got up to 300mg in 2011, got off using Suboxone in 12-13, stayed off a year, got dependent on Advil, decided I might as well take the thing that worked, stabilized at a healthy 80mg dose, had that fucked up by PM assholes) until this pain doctor told me that Suboxone worked well for pain. I thought, "Hey, that would be sooo much easier," and figured, since I hadn't been totally miserable on it before, it should work. But it didn't. I tried 8mg, 4mg, 2mg, and 1mg over a five month period, and I'm still in pain all the time.
So, finally, I went to a new PM doc (relocation and insurance stuff slowed me down), and he put me on 40mg/day (oxy, 10mg pills). I've been on 1mg of Suboxone for at least a month and before that had been on 2mg for three months.
I know it will take a few days before the Sub gets totally off my receptors (I'm sure that's not the right language, but you know what I mean). Still, I'm only on a milligram, and I won't take it until I've gone without for at least 24 hours (I'd wait 48, but I have to teach tomorrow). So, I'm not too worried about that part. I'm thinking I'll take 30mg/day and just feel kind of shitty (and save some pills) until I can fully feel the oxy.
I'm mostly wondering if I've totally screwed up my tolerance with the Sub and if 40mg/day of oxycodone will do anything for my pain (I'm not looking to get high; I just want pain relief). I know that no one can give me an exact answer on that; we aren't the same people with the same bodies and the same pain. But I didn't feel like I could really ask the doctor without sounding like a shopper (he also called 120mme "ridiculous," which is ridiculous). It's possible that my tolerance has stabilized at almost exactly 40mg/day on 1mg Subs, but I'm still halving the dose that worked best for me. I was happy, but then I saw the Rx and got scared.
I'm in NW Florida, and my PM options don't look good; I don't want to screw up this doctor. Perspectives from others who've done something similar? Advice on how best to proceed if the dose doesn't work?
So, finally, I went to a new PM doc (relocation and insurance stuff slowed me down), and he put me on 40mg/day (oxy, 10mg pills). I've been on 1mg of Suboxone for at least a month and before that had been on 2mg for three months.
I know it will take a few days before the Sub gets totally off my receptors (I'm sure that's not the right language, but you know what I mean). Still, I'm only on a milligram, and I won't take it until I've gone without for at least 24 hours (I'd wait 48, but I have to teach tomorrow). So, I'm not too worried about that part. I'm thinking I'll take 30mg/day and just feel kind of shitty (and save some pills) until I can fully feel the oxy.
I'm mostly wondering if I've totally screwed up my tolerance with the Sub and if 40mg/day of oxycodone will do anything for my pain (I'm not looking to get high; I just want pain relief). I know that no one can give me an exact answer on that; we aren't the same people with the same bodies and the same pain. But I didn't feel like I could really ask the doctor without sounding like a shopper (he also called 120mme "ridiculous," which is ridiculous). It's possible that my tolerance has stabilized at almost exactly 40mg/day on 1mg Subs, but I'm still halving the dose that worked best for me. I was happy, but then I saw the Rx and got scared.
I'm in NW Florida, and my PM options don't look good; I don't want to screw up this doctor. Perspectives from others who've done something similar? Advice on how best to proceed if the dose doesn't work?