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pain meds and anxiety.

mizkriz73
mizkriz73
I had a surgery done in my mouth yesterday. I was pretty bad in there. i had my left sinus sewn back up because it was broken, so I was put on pain meds. I am taking Oxycontin 5-325. I was fine yesterday. i kinda just slept and stayed in jammies. Today however, I took one this afternoon and after it kicked in I had a bad panic attack. I was so scared and I had to wait it out. I finally just fell asleep but I have been dreading taking another one. It has been 10 hours since I had last taken one and I am in pain but I really don't want to have another panic attack. I was wondering if anyone else had this type of reaction and what kind of help did they recieve? I am in so much pain and I am starving. i just want to do something. My second son is still up and I want to sleep. Please I just need some advice. i have already called ask a nurse and she suggested I only take half but I am too chicken to.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is your choice how you deal with the pain. I think you are worried that the pain pill will cause problems and when you worry - you trigger the anxiety attack. So you have to change your thoughts about the pain pill, or choose not to take it and look for alternative ways to deal with the pain instead (heat, ice, Tylenol or Advil).

Your pain will eventually go away so keep reminding yourself that it is only temporary.

My sympathies! I hope you are making smoothies.
lance139169
lance139169
Narcotic pain killers do the opposite for me. I was prescribed Vicodin after surgery awhile back, and I was great during that time. My anxiety levels hit all time lows.
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Mid
It is a choice you have to make to relieve the pain and let the anxiety go in the wind. I would suspect the panic attack is from the relief of pain, and, if so, then know it's up to you to be positive that the temporary change in pain is good for you to heal.
Yes, the pain is going to come and go while you heal. You're going to notice every single change since the pain is so present. Just do all the ideas mentioned by kacc until you find what works for your pain relief.
Yes, the pain pill will bring you relief. This is needed, so you can rest and relax the tensed muscles.
Hope you feel better soon!
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