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How Much Oxy is a Lot?

I just happened to wander over here and I couldn't help myself.
I'm with Lost Boys - that is a HIGH dose, my friend.
I never need more than 10mg for recreational use.

I have a family member who was on 160mg per day, two 80 mg ER doses.
Another family member is an RN of 20 years.

Trust me, that level of opiate is typically given to cancer patients and palliative care.
That means these are dying people with little hope for recovery.

Only a pain-management doctor should be prescribing at this level.
The prescription itself is filled out in triplicate, in most states.

There will be no 'government agency' or investigation by your pharmacist that goes beyond checking the script and your doc's credentials. If there is a problem with either, then you could be cut off. If you have changed the script, you have committed a felony and will likely be caught.

More important than this is understanding the risks involved with heavy opiate use.
I know you must have real pain. The family member who I won't refer to has lived with intense pain that has lead to a life-long dependency on vicodin, and for several years - high dose oxy.

Even with pain to justify the use, there are severe consequences that your doctor may not be spelling out to you. Your dopamine receptors can be permanently down-regulated, of course.
But you probably know that. Withdrawal is insane!

The greatest risk is death.
If you take too high a dose it can arrest your breathing.
It paralyses the diaphragm and you peacefully suffocate.
Keep that in mind if you ever decide to share your meds with a person lacking your level of tolerance!

Also, if you lower your dose and then return to a higher dose, you may underestimate the effects. This happens to many heroin users - they get clean and then relapse.
Only to discover that the old dosages are now lethal, even to them...

I highly recommend against taking 160mg per day.
It will turn you into a zombie even if it doesn't kill you.
Here's a better idea - save them up.
Use as little as you can and keep the rest.
That way if you are cut off, you will be fine.

Good luck with surgery.
 
My sister was on about that much per day before her brain surgery, so it is non uncommon to be prescribed that much. She was on that much for at least one month after increasing her dose due to the intense amount of pain she was in. It is a lot of oxy, I was shocked when she told me that she was getting that amount prescribed, especially as it is not prescribed much at all in the UK.

My dad used to pick up her prescriptions for her as she didn't leave the house much and he said the pharmacist never really said anything about it at all, or raised any eyebrows. As effie said earlier in the thread, if it is a legit prescription the pharmacy will fill it.
 
First Bad Comedown said:
I never need more than 10mg for recreational use.
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Count your blessings, even if I take 6 months off ALL opiates, complete abstinence, at the end of that 6 months I will still require atleast 40mg of Oxycodone for a buzz, 80mg for a nod. Or 1 bag of Heroin IV for a buzz, 3 bags for a nod.

Remember, some people have naturally high tolerances, so if him and his doctor agree on 160mg a day, i see nothing wrong with it. Although I do agree anything more than that is getting pretty excessive, and it's time to start thinking of a switch to Opana or Fentanyl.
 
um wut the fuck??? your doc has you on 160mgs a day?? wtf

yes that is a rather large amount of oxy to be on every day...damn

i recommend doing a taper or something to get down to 30-60mgs a day and i'll bet youll be much happier with your life and nodd out less damn hahaha

how do you stay awake? omg lol 160 prescribed i ahve never heard of such a thing before
my doc will barely prescribed 5/500 hydrocodones :(
 
^ that's not really a very helpful post is it? You can see in this thread that the OP was tapered up to this level as they needed it to control the pain, and other people have been on this dose and higher for legitimate reasons.. yes it would be a very high dose for a lot of people and certainly not something to be taking unless necessary, but it is necessary for the OP by the sounds of it..
 
When anyone is in severe pain, it should be dealt with correctly by their physician. If that means 160mgs a day for that person to function in society, so be it. Its about having as much of a painless day as possible. Some people need more & some less, depends on the person Some doctors will prescribe enough meds to their patient & other doctors can be mean & not prescribe enough.
 
Unless you have been in pain management or had an injury that required large amounts of meds then in the spirit of harm reduction I suggest you STFU.

laCster said:
um wut the fuck??? your doc has you on 160mgs a day?? wtf

yes that is a rather large amount of oxy to be on every day...damn

i recommend doing a taper or something to get down to 30-60mgs a day and i'll bet youll be much happier with your life and nodd out less damn hahaha

how do you stay awake? omg lol 160 prescribed i ahve never heard of such a thing before
my doc will barely prescribed 5/500 hydrocodones :(
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Violenza666 said:
A friend of mine had 2 back surgeries and they left 2 surgical insturments inside him..... somehow his lawsuit got fucked.... Regardless all around the situation sucks...
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Thats sucks & I have my doctor saying surgery might be the way to go for myself, yeah right.......bet me if instruments were left inside me & I couldnt sue. Someone would pay dearly. If surgery was 90% guarantee to cure my scoliosis, I would do it but theres isnt with these kind of surgeries.
 
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