pocketsevens
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Hi there. I have the opportunity to be prescribed oxycodone long term for chronic pain due to a heart condition. The actual reason for the prescription would be chest pain, but the main reason I benefit from oxycodone is that it helps with other issues I have. Normally I feel very uncomfortable in my body. I'm always tried, groggy, and slow. I feel as if I'm always weighed down by something, and no matter how much sleep I get, I'm tired. Oxycodone lifts this weight and makes me feel like what I imagine normal people feel like. I was on it for 3 months consecutively and during that time my performance improved at work, I made better use of my free time doing things like free online classes, and I was in general more happy and comfortable. It was honestly the best 3 months of my life, and during that period I didn't need to raise the dose *much* to get the desired effect.
The problem is, it's hard not to abuse. I was prescribed 180 pills a month and it felt like so many that I felt like it was no big deal to take an extra one here or there to feel even better than usual. And I feel like that's the only reason I needed to raise the dose at all; because of my own mistakes taking more than I was supposed to.
But I want to know, if I was able to have complete self control, and only take the pills when I really needed them, is it possible to be on oxycodone long-term without raising the dose? Probably not. What do they do to get around this for people with permanent pain issues? I wouldn't mind taking one day off a week if that would keep my tolerance down, but I'm sure that's not enough.
Sooooo, my question is, does anyone have an experience where they were able to be on oxycodone for legitimate reasons, long-term without it spiraling out of control? If yes, please describe. If the answer is no, how long were you on it before you lost control and what do you believe caused you to lose control?
The problem is, it's hard not to abuse. I was prescribed 180 pills a month and it felt like so many that I felt like it was no big deal to take an extra one here or there to feel even better than usual. And I feel like that's the only reason I needed to raise the dose at all; because of my own mistakes taking more than I was supposed to.
But I want to know, if I was able to have complete self control, and only take the pills when I really needed them, is it possible to be on oxycodone long-term without raising the dose? Probably not. What do they do to get around this for people with permanent pain issues? I wouldn't mind taking one day off a week if that would keep my tolerance down, but I'm sure that's not enough.
Sooooo, my question is, does anyone have an experience where they were able to be on oxycodone for legitimate reasons, long-term without it spiraling out of control? If yes, please describe. If the answer is no, how long were you on it before you lost control and what do you believe caused you to lose control?