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marycanelas
marycanelas
I have multiple autoimmune diseases, Lupus (SLE), MS, Sjogrens, and Ocular Myasthenia Gravis. I also have stage 4 endometriosis. I am having an abdominal hysterectomy, including both ovaries and cervix in 2 weeks, on Jan 13th. After a few years of refusing any narcotics for pain, I finally realized that my quality of life was nothing, and I needed help to get through the day, I have 2 beautiful boys who need me, and need me to be able to get off the couch, or the bathtub, and function. I not take 40mg of sustained release oxycontin 2x a day. It does help alot with my pain, and I do not get any feeling of loopy, or high or anything. I am so nervous about being addicted , I never did any drugs as a teenager or anything, and it really bothers me that I now take this every morning and evening. I have noticed that in the evening I always have the chills and feel flu like, but this could be my Lupus, which does cause this, but I am worried that I am addicted, and its my body showing withdrawal signs until I take my evening dose. Please offer some advice, do you think I am addicted to this med now? If I am, how will I ever get off of it, or maybe I will never, because of my chronic pain. I still have breakthrough pain, more the more I do throughout the day, and I am very active and work out regulary. I take oxycodone for that. 5-10 mg 1 or 2 times daily. Please share your thoughts, I would really appreciate it.
thank you very much,
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Please do not worry about getting addicted. Just continue to take your medicine as prescribed and if there are any changes in the way you feel, then get on the phone and tell your doctor about it.

You don't abuse your medication by taking it by the handful like I use to do. When the time comes for you to go off your pain meds, your doctor will wean you off very gradually and you should be ok.

God Bless and TC!
marycanelas
marycanelas
thank you very much for responding. I feel much better.
I hope things continue to go well for you. take care and have a happy new year!
deleted_user
deleted_user
If it is withdrawals that you're going through, you could need to get your breakthru medicine upped. When you're on this kind of medicine, your tolerance goes up. You need more and more of this medicine for it to work. But like Bobinmaine says, always take it like its prescribed! Don't abuse it by taking more of it then you are supposed to, or take it a different way (snorting, smoking, etc). Thats a sure way to get addicted FAST! I give you props for using this medication like you're supposed to...a lot of people cant do this because they like the feeling it gives them. It starts out that they take one or two extra because they are in more pain, and find out how it feels to be "high" and keep taking more and more. Plus, their pain is gone.
And if you are very concerned and want to get off of this medicine, your doctor will safely wean you off without going thru any withdrawals. You'll be fine. Just keep taking them how you're supposed to...thats the key!
Good luck, God Bless, and Happy New Year!
marycanelas
marycanelas
thank you for your advice. I have to say, I have never abused drugs, never even liked smoking pot when I was younger, so I am not one who is prone, or likely to abuse any drugs. My pain from my diseases is very bad, and taking the one pill in the am, and another after dinner really helps. I have never felt any desire to take more, and have never felt "high" or anything like that. I think it is because my physical pain is so bad, it just does what it is supposed to. Thank you for the good advice. I do notice alot of breakthrough pain, but I am trying to keep to 2 5mg percocet tablets daily, which is what I am prescibed. I do notice that I am so tolerant to this med, it bearly helps my pain compared to what it used to do, but I try not to take any more. As far as smoking or anything else, I have never in my life done anything like that. I do not think In am at risk, although I guess no one is safe, but never ever have I done anything like that in my life, so hopefully I will not fall into that. Have a wonderful new year,
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
I knew you were not one to abuse drugs from what you wrote in your first post but as I said before Mary, keep your doctor informed of any breakthrough pain, and what it does to your quality of life.

5 mg of percoset is almost nothing in the realm of pain killers. Should your doctor increase your dose, do not worry about getting addicted. When I look at the whole picture, addiction should not even be on your mind!

You sound like a good person who wants to do the right thing and rest assured Mary, you already are!

God Bless and TC!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi Mary, I'm new to this group but I had to respond to your comment. You sound alot like me, I also have lupus, sjogren's and have had a hysterectomy. I never took pain med's until I got pancreatitis, I was in the hospital for 2 full months on diladid (I know I spelled that wrong) which is a very powerful pain med I was getting it through an IV and when I was sent home I was put on pill form. After about 2 weeks I thought I was feeling OK so I stopped taking the pills, boy did I get sick. I called my doctor right away and she told me that I should be weaned off the med so she put me back on it and that is what we did. It took about 10 days but I was fine after that. That was about 5 years ago. Once again I have been put on pain pills because my joints ache so bad and like you I take them as prescribed. I just wanted to let you know that even though I was addicted 5 years ago I can still take my med's now the way I am supposed to and I'm sure you'll be OK too. You sound like your a smart women and you are doing the right thing. I hope I've helped a little.
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