For this reason, oxycodone is classified as a federal controlled substance C-II. Abruptly stopping the medication can lead to withdrawal symptoms. The amount of oxycodone needed for analgesia pain relief varies widely between people. Usually, a doctor will start you on a low dose and then increase the dose slowly until your pain is well controlled.
People who have taken an opioid medication before may need to take a higher dose in order to experience pain relief. Oxycodone is taken by mouth oral and should be taken with food. You should start feeling the effects of oxycodone in just 20 to 30 minutes. Oxycodone reaches peak concentrations in the bloodstream in roughly one to two hours following ingestion.
Extended- and controlled-release formulations can take three to four hours to reach peak concentration in the bloodstream. Over time, you may build up a tolerance to oxycodone. This means it may take longer to feel the pain relief or the relief may not feel as strong.
When this happens, your doctor may want to increase your dose or switch you to a different type of pain medication. One way to find out how long a drug will last in your body is to measure its half-life. The half-life is the time it takes for half of the drug to be eliminated from the body. Immediate-release formulations of oxycodone have average half-life of 3. In other words, it takes 3.
It takes several half-lives to fully eliminate a drug. Since everyone metabolizes medications differently, the half-life will vary from person to person. For most people, oxycodone will fully clear the blood within 24 hours, but it can still be detected in the saliva, urine, or hair for longer than that.
Talk to your doctor about how you are feeling during your treatment with oxycodone. Do not stop taking oxycodone without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking this medication suddenly, you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, yawning, sweating, chills, muscle or joint aches or pains, weakness, irritability, anxiety, depression, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fast heartbeat, and fast breathing.
Your doctor will probably decrease your dose gradually. This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. If you are taking oxycodone on a regular schedule, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it.
However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Do not take more than one dose of the extended-release tablets or capsules in 12 hours. Oxycodone may cause other side effects.
Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are taking this medication. Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children.
Store it at room temperature and away from light and excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom. You must immediately dispose of any medication that is outdated or no longer needed through a medicine take-back program.
If you do not have a take-back program nearby or one that you can access promptly, flush any medication that is outdated or no longer needed down the toilet so that others will not take it. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily.
To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at While taking oxycodone, you should talk to your doctor about having a rescue medication called naloxone readily available e.
Naloxone is used to reverse the life-threatening effects of an overdose. It works by blocking the effects of opiates to relieve dangerous symptoms caused by high levels of opiates in the blood. Your doctor may also prescribe you naloxone if you are living in a household where there are small children or someone who has abused street or prescription drugs.
You should make sure that you and your family members, caregivers, or the people who spend time with you know how to recognize an overdose, how to use naloxone, and what to do until emergency medical help arrives. Your doctor or pharmacist will show you and your family members how to use the medication. Ask your pharmacist for the instructions or visit the manufacturer's website to get the instructions. If symptoms of an overdose occur, a caregiver or family member should give the first dose of naloxone, call immediately, and stay with you and watch you closely until emergency medical help arrives.
Your symptoms may return within a few minutes after you receive naloxone. If your symptoms return, the person should give you another dose of naloxone. Additional doses may be given every 2 to 3 minutes, if symptoms return before medical help arrives. Keep all appointments with your doctor. Your doctor may order certain lab tests to check your body's response to oxycodone. Before having any laboratory test especially those that involve methylene blue , tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are taking oxycodone.
This prescription is not refillable. If you continue to have pain after you finish the oxycodone, call your doctor. People prescribed an Oxycodone-based Painkiller may be suffering from cancer, arthritis, or other physical disorders, or they may receive a short-term prescription after surgery or trauma.
Prescription forms of Oxycodone are designed to provide around-the-clock relief. Oxycodone is made by modifying Thebaine, an organic chemical found in Opium. Designated as an Opioid or semi-Synthetic Opiate, Oxycodone shares a general classification with Heroin , Hydrocodone , and Oxymorphone.
This means that, although it has a definite medical purpose, there is a high potential for abuse. Taking more than the prescribed dosage, taking the drug for longer than recommended by a doctor, or ingesting the drug through chewing, injecting, or snorting all constitute abuse of Oxycodone. Many people abuse Oxycodone for its euphoric effects. With approximately 32 million prescriptions written in for Percocet alone, the wide use and acceptance of Oxycodone in the medical community to treat patients with moderate to severe pain is clear.
Because prescription Painkiller use is generally accepted in society, it can be difficult to identify or address Oxycodone abuse. Especially in the cases of legitimate prescriptions, it can be hard to tell the difference between an acceptable dose and abuse. A good telltale sign of abuse is when an individual runs out of their prescription before their next script is available for refill. Scottsdale, AZ. View Center.
Galloway, NJ. Alcohol and Benzodiazepines are two of the most dangerous substances to combine with Oxycodone. Because Oxycodone, alcohol, and Benzos all depress the central nervous system CNS , mixing them can be extremely damaging and potentially fatal. This deadly cocktail can slow down breathing and cardiac function to the point of complete failure.
Additionally, people addicted to Oxycodone also commonly abuse Marijuana , Benzodiazepines, and Stimulants. These drugs may be taken to either amplify or mitigate the effects of Oxycodone. Oxycodone can also be a gateway to Heroin use. When a person addicted to Oxycodone can no longer get their prescriptions filled, they may turn to Heroin for a cheaper, more accessible drug with similar effects.
According to the United States Department of Justice, more than 13 million Americans abuse Oxycodone, including some children as young as 12 years old. Despite the dangers of the drug, many people still abuse Oxycodone, often in combination with alcohol.
Contact a treatment provider today for help with this dangerous addiction. After graduation, he decided to pursue his passion of writing and editing. All of the information on this page has been reviewed and verified by a certified addiction professional.
Keep your unused medicine in a safe and secure place. People who are addicted to drugs might want to steal this medicine. If you think you or someone else may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once.
Your doctor may also give naloxone to treat an overdose. Signs of an overdose include: change or loss of consciousness, cold, clammy skin, coughing that sometimes produces a pink frothy sputum, decreased awareness or responsiveness, extreme dizziness or weakness, increased sweating, irregular, fast, or slow, or shallow breathing, pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin, sleepiness or unusual drowsiness, slow heartbeat, seizures, swelling in legs and ankles, or trouble breathing.
Call your doctor right away if you notice these symptoms. This medicine may cause sleep-related breathing problems eg, sleep apnea, sleep-related hypoxemia. Your doctor may decrease your dose if you have sleep apnea stop breathing for short periods during sleep while using this medicine.
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants. Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for allergies or colds, sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine, other prescription pain medicine or narcotics, medicine for seizures or barbiturates, muscle relaxants, or anesthetics numbing medicines , including some dental anesthetics.
This effect may last for a few days after you stop using this medicine. Check with your doctor before taking any of these medicines while you are using this medicine. This medicine may be habit-forming.
If you feel that the medicine is not working as well, do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor for instructions. Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may occur when you get up suddenly from a lying or sitting position.
Getting up slowly may help lessen this problem. Also, lying down for a while may relieve dizziness or lightheadedness. This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, or lightheaded. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. Using narcotics for a long time can cause severe constipation. To prevent this, your doctor may direct you to take laxatives, drink a lot of fluids, or increase the amount of fiber in your diet.
Be sure to follow the directions carefully, because continuing constipation can lead to more serious problems. If you have been using this medicine regularly for several weeks or longer, do not change your dose or suddenly stop using it without checking with your doctor.
Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely. This may help prevent worsening of your condition and reduce the possibility of withdrawal symptoms, such as stomach cramps, anxiety, fever, nausea, restlessness, runny nose, sweating, tremors, or trouble sleeping. Using this medicine while you are pregnant may cause serious unwanted effects, including neonatal withdrawal syndrome in your newborn baby.
Tell your doctor right away if you think you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant while using this medicine. Using too much of this medicine may cause infertility unable to have children. Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you plan to have children. This medicine may cause adrenal gland problems. Check with your doctor right away if you have darkening of the skin, diarrhea, dizziness, fainting, loss of appetite, mental depression, nausea, skin rash, unusual tiredness or weakness, or vomiting.
Check with your doctor right away if you have anxiety, restlessness, a fast heartbeat, fever, sweating, muscle spasms, twitching, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or see or hear things that are not there.
These may be symptoms of a serious condition called serotonin syndrome. Your risk may be higher if you also take certain other medicines that affect serotonin levels in your body. Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
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