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Trying to come off oxycontin prescribed after TKR

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Maryedna21
Maryedna21

Been on Oxycontin for last 5 weeks after TKR- taking 30 mg Longtec night and morning. Reduced morning dose to 20mg at end of last week but feel rotten .Also very constipated despite Lactulose whole time on Oxy. Chemist advised Movicol on Sat and seems to be working but very nauseated! Withdrawal or Movicol cause of nausea and chills??

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  • barb31990
    barb31990 Maryedna21

    Posted

    I was on Oxocdene for about 7 weeks and switch to Tramadol. After 5 days on Tramadol I went off all meds. I experience withdrawal systems weeks and was unable to keep food down and lost 10pounds. I am just beginning to feel a bit better. Make sure your gradually wean yourself off so you avoid withdrawal issues.
  • Irish_Al
    Irish_Al Maryedna21

    Posted

    Hi Marydena,

    I was exactly the same. I was on oxycontin and oxynorm too long. I had to try hard to get off them, like Barb said it was about a week with withdrawal symptoms such as flu like cough, phlegm and no energy.

    It was worth getting off them as I am like a different person now, back to myself, exercising more, still not 100% but much more positive.

    Take care,

    Alan

  • max07424
    max07424 Maryedna21

    Posted

    Hi i had my knee replacement some 4 weeks ago, i was in terrible pain and was giving tramadol, after a few weeks i still had the pain but it was at the back of my knee and i noticed i was having shaky  hands and couldnt even carry a cup of tea without spilling it, i am now on cocodamol which isnt great but my hands are not shaking as much i am on movical and it works i found lactulose didnt work for me either, i am having physio but the pain hasnt eased much i want to go back to work but cant side effect from these tablets is awful, i know 4 weeks isnt long but i am so bored at home i need to go back to work, i have a circulation booster and i am wondering if it is safe to usemafter my op.  max
  • tricia1954
    tricia1954 Maryedna21

    Posted

    Hi Mary Edna

    ?I am 5 weeks post PKR tomorrow. I have been on Tramadol for almost 5 weeks 400mg per day (4x2 tabs) I was so fed up of feeling nauseous that even though still in pain I decided to come off it. I dropped down to 6 tablets for a few days then 5 tablets for a further two days then missing one altogether it turned out I had been 18 hours without any so since Saturday have gone cold turkey just taking paracetamol and ibuprofen. I do feel terrible, shivering and sick. It is an awful feeling but I am determined to see it through.

    ?On your other issue Movicol, I find it very useful and gentle and you can take one sachet or more. It is very natural and doesn't make you sick. That unfortunately is withdrawl.

    Good luck

    • Maryedna21
      Maryedna21 tricia1954

      Posted

      Thank you,Tricia. Feeling bit better now and almost certain withdrawal. Taking large doses of Movicol over weekend flushed the oxycontin I had taken out of my system too quickly. Will hang in there now with lower dose of movicol now that large doses have sorted out constipation and reduce oxycontin very slowly over next few weeks! This forum to the rescue again!
  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX Maryedna21

    Posted

    30 mg oxycodone is a hell of a dose!!!  I was on Percocet 10/500 (10 mg oxycodone plus 500 mg Tylenol).  Easy to break the tablet in half to titrate off of it quickly.  You need to do the same but at 30 mg, it could take you a while to get off of it...S L O W L Y !!!!!  Just give yourself a few weeks...
  • linda84382
    linda84382 Maryedna21

    Posted

    I decided after 3 weeks to stop hydrocodone cold turkey. After being sick the day after I stopped I contacted my doctor who provided me with a plan to wean off over a week of decreasing doses. It is dangerous to stop suddenly and unnecessary. No way was I going to go through that sickness . Hope you are feeling better.
    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX linda84382

      Posted

      It's called titration and can be used up or down.  A lot of anti-depressants start at a lower dose and titrate up to a higher one.  Getting off opioids is the reverse where you titrate down by gradually decreasing the dose.  Always good to have a doc manage that because each drug has a different half life.  Do it wrong and you get a "roller coaster" effect...not good.  

      Also, Tramadol (Ultram), a very mild opioid, is often used as a transitional drug between things like oxy- and hydro-codone and OTC pain relievers.  Ask the doc about it...could help a lot getting you off the oxy. 

  • charlane19436
    charlane19436 Maryedna21

    Posted

    I am nine weeks pist tkr.. had left one done nov 20.. had right one done feb 20... my first one was off pain meds in a week.. this right one .. omg worst pain ive ever gone through!!! Still taking one percocet in am and  tramodol if i need wfter that.. PT is brutal.. ive really thought i wish i would not have done the surgeries but i know i needed it.. no cartilledge left!! I wish all of you a good recovery.. my forst onee i was back to normal in three months ... now both knees hurt like i jysr had surgery!!! Please tell me there is light at the end of this tunnel!! Praying for all...
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