fire_and_ice
09-24-2003, 07:15 PM
Hello everybody,
I am new to the board and I have a question about side effects from narcotic pain medication - specifically roxicodone - which is just straight oxycodone without the Tylenol. Anyway, I take eight tablets of 15mg each - per day - of the roxicodone. I use it for chronic pain resulting from scoliosis, fused vertebrae and metal rods in my back from extensive orthopaedic surgery (to sustain the curvature and keep it from progressing), as well as fibromyalgia and low bone density. I used to take hydrocodone with Tylenol and really didn't have the side effects that I have now with the oxycodone. Anyway, one of the weird things I notice is that during the day I urinate without any difficulty; But, at night, if I have been asleep for an hour or so and then wake up to urinate - I find that my body has the urge to go - but the medication relaxes my nervous system so much that it is hard to urinate. I have to wait for about 2-3 minutes before I actually can go (just sitting there on the toilet). I don't know why this only happens at night, but perhaps it's because I am already tired and my central nervous system is in shut-down mode anyhow. Then another side effect I have is the feeling that I need to yawn to pop my ears - like they are clogged. It sort of feels the way it does when you are in an airplane and your ears get clogged from the abrupt altitude change and you need to yawn to release the pressure in your ears. Anyway - I do yawn - but my ears remain in that clogged feeling. The other thing that bothers me is that I notice a subtle ringing in my ears that only started after I began using this medication, and I can only notice it at night when I am in bed and everything is very still and very quiet. I am wondering if these are side effects that the rest of you also experience and if they will go away once I stop taking the meds. Please let me know. I have talked to my doctor and pharmacist about all of this and they don't seem too concerned - but it bugs me because this is my hearing and I want to make sure this isn't something permanent! Anyway, any response is much appreciated. Thank you so much. Take care!
Lisa
I am new to the board and I have a question about side effects from narcotic pain medication - specifically roxicodone - which is just straight oxycodone without the Tylenol. Anyway, I take eight tablets of 15mg each - per day - of the roxicodone. I use it for chronic pain resulting from scoliosis, fused vertebrae and metal rods in my back from extensive orthopaedic surgery (to sustain the curvature and keep it from progressing), as well as fibromyalgia and low bone density. I used to take hydrocodone with Tylenol and really didn't have the side effects that I have now with the oxycodone. Anyway, one of the weird things I notice is that during the day I urinate without any difficulty; But, at night, if I have been asleep for an hour or so and then wake up to urinate - I find that my body has the urge to go - but the medication relaxes my nervous system so much that it is hard to urinate. I have to wait for about 2-3 minutes before I actually can go (just sitting there on the toilet). I don't know why this only happens at night, but perhaps it's because I am already tired and my central nervous system is in shut-down mode anyhow. Then another side effect I have is the feeling that I need to yawn to pop my ears - like they are clogged. It sort of feels the way it does when you are in an airplane and your ears get clogged from the abrupt altitude change and you need to yawn to release the pressure in your ears. Anyway - I do yawn - but my ears remain in that clogged feeling. The other thing that bothers me is that I notice a subtle ringing in my ears that only started after I began using this medication, and I can only notice it at night when I am in bed and everything is very still and very quiet. I am wondering if these are side effects that the rest of you also experience and if they will go away once I stop taking the meds. Please let me know. I have talked to my doctor and pharmacist about all of this and they don't seem too concerned - but it bugs me because this is my hearing and I want to make sure this isn't something permanent! Anyway, any response is much appreciated. Thank you so much. Take care!
Lisa