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Taking Percocet For Years. Now Having Asthma Symptoms. Took Benadryl, Mucinex With Percocet. Need To Detox In Hospital?

I've been taking Percocet for three years 7.5/325 x 6/day with no problems. Over the past couple of weeks I started to wheeze after taking my medication. I have asthma, and can't take NSAIDs because they give me asthma symptoms also. Percocet is now giving me the same asthma symptoms so I need to come off of it ASAP. I am going to call my PM doctor tomorrow in the meantime I am taking Benadryl and mucinex with the Percocet to combat the asthma symptoms. Has anyone else ever been in this situation? If yes, what did your doctor do for you? I have a host of serious medical problems so I know I can't detox on my own. My addiction to Percocet is purely physical, I have no psychological attachment to the drug which hopefully will work in my favor. Do you think I will need to detox in a facility/hospital etc...? Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Hi, welcome to Health care magic forum.
You are taking percocet since 3 years, for past 2 weeks, you are getting wheeze. You have asthma, and get wheeze with the pain killers, but never got with the percocet.
So now the wheeze may not be due to the percocet, may be due to some other allergen which is recently introduced to your diet or dress or cosmetics etc. Try to find it and avoid it .
Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.
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Taking Percocet For Years. Now Having Asthma Symptoms. Took Benadryl, Mucinex With Percocet. Need To Detox In Hospital?

Hi, welcome to Health care magic forum. You are taking percocet since 3 years, for past 2 weeks, you are getting wheeze. You have asthma, and get wheeze with the pain killers, but never got with the percocet. So now the wheeze may not be due to the percocet, may be due to some other allergen which is recently introduced to your diet or dress or cosmetics etc. Try to find it and avoid it . Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.