Chronic Pain
"I&#039;ve been taking Oxycodone, 60mg every 4 hours pretty much around the clock now for several years. I&#039;ve been lucky and haven&#039;t suffered bad side effects. I&#039;ve suffered from severe back pain from trauma, (car accident), 2 hip replacements, &amp; most recently &amp; worst of all RSD/CRPS from shattering my wrist last year. My doctor says that Oxycodone does&#039;nt work for nerve pain, only musculoskeletal pain. I think it takes the edge off so I can function. Otherwise I&#039;d be curled up in a ball in the corner somewhere. I tried Gabapentin and Neurontin but the side effects made me crazy. My doctor says that I&#039;m on too much every month when I see her, and because I am addicted, I&#039;m afraid she&#039;ll take me off the medication. It just works too well for me."