Chronic Pain
"I&#039;ve been taking oxycodone for roughly 5 years....I&#039;ve gone a few weekends without it before because I&#039;ve ran out but never experienced any withdrawal symptoms.  It works great if you take it exactly when you need to and don&#039;t exceed your prescribed amount or take it early.  I&#039;ve been living with chronic pain for years...have had a complete joint replacement on one side and and anchor placed on the other side of my jaw. The surgeries help immensely but I&#039;ll still always be in pain.  Been taking the same dosage of 10mg 3x a day for the 5 years and yes my body is used to the effects so it doesn&#039;t work as well but it works well enough and I refuse to take a higher dosage or more pills per day because...well let&#039;s face it..this medicine is scarey"