oxycontin worries

[trappedhere]

Hello all I'm 42 yo male from the UK, I'm currently prescribed Oxycontin following a broken neck in a road traffic collision. Iv been taking Oxycontin now for just over 2 years and my pain levels are starting to increase again. I was told my body would build a tolerance to the drug and I think I need my dose increased. I am desperate to stop taking this dam horrible drug because I have pretty bad and consistent side effects but my pain is to bad to stop. Out of desperation iv experimented with going without it for a length of time but I get really ill. My doctor (as amazing as she is) really doesn't understand just how bad this is affecting my life.
So I guess my question is, is there another medication I can take instead of this to do the job? One that's not going to be so detrimental to my physical and mental health? Thankyou.

 

[Crackpanda]

As far as the described pain the only thing i can think of is marijuana, CBD , or opiates. Maybe fentanyl patches would help

 

[Choc23]

Hi Trappedhere, is it nerve pain you suffer or the actual break? I have bulging discs an have 2 ops already So I can relate to your pain, although mine is not as bad as yours. Stay strong mate. Keep posting an asking questions on here, the people on here seem great so far. Hopefully they can give you some options to research. All the best