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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue While On OxyContin

Yes, I ve been trying to find out why OxyContin makes me so fatigue , I would like a pain med that dosnt make me so fatigue , I have fibromyalga , oysteo arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis , spires in neck and lower back , feet and leg pain and now I have inflammation in my lower back , I take oxy 10 mg 4 or 5 times a day ...or night depending on my pain , I weaned off of lorazapham cause of fatigue , can you tell me what kind of pain med that does not cause too much fatigue ?
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

All pain medications in the opiate family of drugs can potentially cause drowsiness, this is a side effect that they have in common with each other.
This would include tramadol, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone (your medication), pethidine etc

Medications in the NSAIDs family eg arcoxia, celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, cataflam, do not cause drowsiness , so you can consider one of these.

Another option would be a combination of an NSAID along with an opiate.
That way, the dose of the opiate would be reduced , so you would have reduced drowsiness.

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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue While On OxyContin

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic All pain medications in the opiate family of drugs can potentially cause drowsiness, this is a side effect that they have in common with each other. This would include tramadol, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone (your medication), pethidine etc Medications in the NSAIDs family eg arcoxia, celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, cataflam, do not cause drowsiness , so you can consider one of these. Another option would be a combination of an NSAID along with an opiate. That way, the dose of the opiate would be reduced , so you would have reduced drowsiness. I hope this helps