Oxycodone

If you mean natural drugs that will help suppress the withdrawal symptoms, there aren't any. There are however prescription drugs you can get from your doctor that will help ease the withdrawal process, and most doctors are understanding if you ask for that help.

Withdrawal drugs essentially ease the withdrawal process by subbing for the opiate, but they can make you sick if you take them at the wrong time. I personally don't like using them as it's just something else in your system you have to deal with at some point. But each person is different, and it really depends on how you deal with withdrawal symptoms.

It's actually easier to do an incremental dosage reduction over time. Having been dependent on opiates for many years, and having had to increase and decrease my dosages many times over that period (10 years), I've used incremental dose reduction many times to lower my dosages. Usually it takes about 4-6 weeks depending on the drug. Since I use the strongest dosages of the strongest opiates, and have been using them for over 10 years, (I have major spinal problems and severe chronic pain), it takes a bit longer for me than it might for someone using less for a shorter amount of time.

In incremental dose reduction, what you do is cut the pill in half or in quarters. If you're using 2 pills per dose, just cut one down and add the 1/2 or 3/4 of one pill to the other. OxyContin is a bit harder if you're using the capsules, and the dosage dropoff is pretty steep (when the dose ends and withdrawals begin). If you're using the capsules and can't cut down the dose, extend the period between dosages a little at a time, and sedate yourself as described below for that period if you can.

First try taking half your normal prescribed dose, and see how you deal with the withdrawals. If it's too strong, then start with only a 1/4 reduction in dosage by cutting the pill in quarters and taking 3/4 of your normal dose. Take it for a week, then drop another 1/4. If the withdrawals are too strong still, then stay at 1/4 dose reduction for another week (2 weeks total) , then try again. When you can tolerate the withdrawal, then reduce by another 1/4, and repeat the weekly process. Keep doing it until you're completely off of the drug.

Since I'm retired on disability, I have the luxury of being able to sedate myself heavily and remain in bed when dealing with large dosage reductions and withdrawals. Since most people don't have that available to them, it might take longer or shorter amount of time to reduce the drug to the point you can stop taking it. Most don't have the luxury of that much time off. For me, IDR works well because there are times when I've had to ramp up my dosages significantly (double or more) such as when additional spinal damage occurs. After being repaired and recovery, I then always want to return to my original dosages or less.

There have been times where I've run out of my meds (even though I maintain a 1 month emergency supply it can happen) and had to deal with severe withdrawals. In those cases, I've used Flexeril or anything that would keep me in a sedated, twilight, or completely unconscious state. As long as your brain isn't awake and dealing with it, it's easier to get through it.

You still need something to help with the withdrawal pain though, and there are some OTC meds you can use.

When I do need it, I use Tylenol's Rapid Release Gel-tabs. They work within 30 minutes or less, and do a great job relieving pain and inflammation.

The other OTC med that I use a lot is Bayer Back and Body Aspirin. I find it works even better than the Gel-tabs. It contains a small amount of caffeine to stimulate a faster release through the system, but it's fantastic for pain relief when I don't feel the need for a much stronger drug like Percocet or I'm lowering my dosages.

If you can't do the sedation because for one reason or another, caffeine can sometimes help as it substitutes for the opiate. It's just something else to deal with, but it can help.

Something else that can help is Prednisone if you have access to it, but you really need to be careful and under your doc's supervision if you're going to use it during withdrawals to ease symptoms. It's not normally used for it - since I have Asthma as well, I always have it for emergencies. I found out by accident that it helps withdrawal symptoms quite well, for me at least, but it has its own set of risks. ___________________________________________________________________ If you are reducing dosage of Oxycontin you CANNOT cut the tablets. These are extended release tabs and if cut they will release all the oxycodone at once providing a possibly fatal overdose. Oxycontin is available (with combinations of available dosages) in almost every dose at 5 mg increments. The best way to reduce dosage or stop completely is a very slow (~5mg/dose/month) reduction. It will take several months but you will have a minimal of discomfort. The real key to being successful is to find a doctor who will really work with you and manage your meds. Trying to do it yourself, with out the right drugs in the right form and dosage is miserable and plagued with roadblocks to success. I know from experience as I too have been treated with oxycodone for a back injury for over 10 years.

Totally depends on the dosage involved, the tolerance and size of the person involved. Each person is different - someone not tolerant to opiates would succumb to respiratory arrest fairly quickly if they took too much, while someone like me who has used it for many years actually only gets increased side effects.

One possible outcome would be that the person could OD and not die at all, just wind up with brain damage. There are things worse than death.

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever/fever reducer, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Hydrocodone is a form of codeine, which is a narcotic. These two drugs do NOT interact, rather they are used together in combination to relieve severe pain.

Percocet contains oxycodone and acetaminophen. Lorcet contains hydrocodone and acetaminophen.

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Not necessarily - it completely depends on you - your size (weight), tolerance to opiates (if you've ever used it before, had anesthesia during a surgical procedure, been given lower narcotics for pain or an accident, etc.), and how well your body processes it. The biggest factor is overall tolerance and how long you take it. I've been using Percocet for 9 years (highest dosage, 10/325, which is 10mg Oxy and 325 tyelenol), and I get and use between 120 / 150 per month. That's just for breakthrough pain - I use Duragesic patches for primary pain). At the tolerance level I'm at, taking any amount of Percocet is like taking aspirin. I found that after the first 18 months most of the side effects pretty much went away, (a good buzz, too, unfortunately). It no longer makes me drowsy or anything else in the great list of side effects. However, I'm not a small person either - I'm 6' 250lbs, and before using it I had used Oxy in other forms, as well as lower end narcotics for pain. So I'm well tolerant of it. Most people I know with my kind of problems who also use a lot of it also find the more they use it the less side effects really bother them.

In the end though, each person is different, and your medical history pertaining to pain drugs will be another large factor in whether or not it affects you to the point you have problems with decisions. The best course to take if you're concerned is not to put yourself in that position until you're sure you can deal with the effects.

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Probably. Addition by Aphlyxion- That depends completely on the person, 5 mg qid, is a comparably small dose, it might make you a little drowsy, but your overall thought processing and decision making skills should not be affected. Addition by Echo646 - It could also have the opposite effect, and make you more awake, but with less of an ability to focus, though I believe this effect is less common. I personally have to take 5-10 mg of oxycodone for chronic pain and still go to classes, but I am still able to comprehend difficult concepts and complete my tasks. I'd say whenever making a decision, add in the fact that you are on a medication that alters your mental state.

If you do not have a prescription for the percocet then yes, it is bad. It will show up as opiates until it is sent to a lab for further more detailed testing, where it will them show up as percocet.

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The morphine. What you're comparing is 10mg of oxycodone vs 60mg of morphine. Mg by mg oxycodone is a bit stronger than morphine, but 60 mg's of morphine would be about equivalent to 40 mg's of oxycodone, which would be four of the 10/650 pills. I don't have a conversion chart in front of me, but this is a pretty close estimate. Even though 4 of the Percocet would be equal to about 60mg of the Morphine you dont want to take the Perocet for a long period of time because it is only 10mg of oxycodone and 650mg of Acetominophine which you are told not to consume to much of because the liver damage it will cause.

There is no reason you should need to know this unless you are a drug addict and on methadone already. If you are taking methadone, you should not be prescribed percocets. But if you are looking for ways to get higher yes, they work together, just adds to the effects of each other.

yes you can mix them, but you will not experence nearly the high you would from just the oxycodone alone, the methadone partially blocks the euphoric effect of the oxycodone... speaking from experence save the methadone, and take the oxy.

What do generic oxycodone 10's look like?

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yes it is very dngerous to take oxy with subs!! you can die no doubt about it. what suboxin does is prevent you from doin an oxy it is a opiet blocker. if you take a sub and try to do an oxy an hour or so later you dont get high or if you do an oxy and then do a sub you will get severe withdrawl symptoms or go into cardiac arrest be careful with both of these drugs.

DO NOT TAKE THE TWO TOGETHER BEFORE YOU TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR! Methadone is a very strong pain reliever and could be fatal if taken with out a doctors supervision.

I currently take 150mg of oxycodone, 160mg of Oxycontin and 30mg of methadone. so yes you can take both. but something to remember you need to take them at the same time or so I have been told, If you do not I have been told one will block the other. Also the methadone attaches it self to a different pain receptor then the Oxycontin or oxycodone so it amplifies the effects ten fold! It in no way blocks anything If taking correctly methadone is used all the time for chronic pain patients like me. it lasts longer then the other medications and offers a different type of pain relief. So when your taking methadone and oxycodone together you're attaching to both sides of the pain receptor. Which gives me almost 100% pain relief.

Medically, you swallow as directed. When I used to abuse them, you snort, smoke and shoot them. Don't recomentd the latter 3, leads to a horrible addiction (as bad as heroin)

As long as one of them is time released you can take the immediate realease on top pf that.since the time relase is low dose and the immediate is for any break through pain you still have

No, Oxycodone is in Percocet. If you're meaning Oxycontin and Percocet; the answer is still no because Oxycodone is the ingredient in Oxycontin and the same drug used in Percocet. The only difference is that it may show a higher amount of it, just say you took a few extra Percocet You're good either way though. Oxycontin just is a time released capsule with a large amount of Oxycodone(10-80mg/Each) in it and Percocet has a small immediate effective amount of Oxycodone(5-10mg/Each) mixed with APAP ([325-650mg/each] acetaminophen, Tylenol, etc.) in it. Hope that answers you're question pretty well. Have fun ;) and stay safe! -Patrick (Future Pharmaceutical tech)

That is a generic OxyContin. 40mg.

Each pill contains 40mg of pure oxycodone hydrochloride, which is an opioid analgetic.

The medicine should be used with care as it is very addicitive and has a high potential for abuse.

You should discuss this with your physician. Alprazolam (Xanax) and oxycodone taken together can have significant sedative and respiratory effects. I would avoid taking them together if you have to perform any activities which require you to be awake and alert.

I have been prescribed the sub for Percocet which is Oxycodin and it takes about 20 min depending on if your stomach is empty or full.

Everyone is different , but generally oxycodone is better.

Opiate Withdrawls can last from 5 days to 2 months. Dont let the 2 months thing scare you away from quitting these horrible drugs. It all depends on what opiate you were using, how much and for how long. I am on day 4 of a year and a half of vicodin/percocet and the occasional oxy-contins. After day 5 and 6 you start feeling better. I have gone through this before and its just a matter of having strong will power to get you through it

I'm currently in the 6th WEEK of opiate detox (from a 3+ year habit that culminated with me taking as much as 2500mg/day of oxycodone). Although the acute symptoms have faded, I am still constantly experiencing problems, including profuse night sweats, diarrhea, joint/muscle pain, jitters/tremors and a general feeling of malaise. But I fully understand why: it took me 3 years to get to the point where I could tolerate what would surely be a lethal dose of Oxycontin to most everyone else, so naturally it will take some time for my body to recover from that.

Yes Naltrexone has been known to test positive for opiates in almost all at-home drug screens. I was baffled when I tested my daughter, until I called her doctor and confirmed that Naltrexone can indeed cause a false-positive.