I need to get a new pain med. I was on oxycodone, 20mg IR x 4 a day, and that was working very well. But after about 6 weeks of that I wanted to stop to avoid getting hooked. I went cold turkey, which was a lot of pain and some withdrawal symptoms, but I got it out of my system and good to go. Problem then was that I still had pain whenever I was doing anything other that laying still in bed. I told my doctor that I quit the Oxy (explained my concerns about getting hooked) and got a scrip for demerol. The demerol works, but barely. I have to eat it like candy to get anything out of it, and I find at the doses I have to take it makes me feel sick all the time.
So my question is when I see the doc tomorrow what should I ask for? I was thinking dilaudid (hydromorphone) would be the logical choice?
So my question is when I see the doc tomorrow what should I ask for? I was thinking dilaudid (hydromorphone) would be the logical choice?