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What Helps With Withdrawals From Oxycodone?
i am a 50 year old man that is on disability for lower back problems protruding disc facet arthrit. been going to same dr. for over 10 years was prescribed oxycodone for most of that time.now my dr. has lost his ability to prescribe narcotics for some reason i am not sure why. been refered to pain management but it might be a mounth before i can get an appointment. im starting to go into withdrawels and dont know what to do. i have never had this problem before
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
Hi,
Oxycodone belongs to the group of medications known as opioids which is commonly prescribed to treat pain. Although very useful to treat pain, this drug can cause physical dependency and addiction. Again, if you stop or decrease the amount of this medication, you may experience physical symptoms of withdrawal. Early symptoms typically begin in the first 24 hours after you stop using this medication and symptoms usually begin to improve within 72 hours, within a week you should notice a significant decrease in the acute symptoms of Oxycodone withdrawal. Mild withdrawal can be treated with non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDS like ibuprofen or naproxen.
Plenty of fluids and rest are important. Medications like Loperamide can help with diarrhea and Hydroxyzine may ease nausea. More intense withdrawal symptoms may require hospitalization and other medications like Clonidine that can help reduce the intensity of withdrawal symptoms by 50-75%. Again, Suboxone is a combination of a milder opioid like Buprenorphine and an opioid blocker like Naloxone can be used to treat symptoms of withdrawal and can shorten the intensity as well as length of detoxification. Methadone can also be used for long term maintenance therapy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician
Oxycodone belongs to the group of medications known as opioids which is commonly prescribed to treat pain. Although very useful to treat pain, this drug can cause physical dependency and addiction. Again, if you stop or decrease the amount of this medication, you may experience physical symptoms of withdrawal. Early symptoms typically begin in the first 24 hours after you stop using this medication and symptoms usually begin to improve within 72 hours, within a week you should notice a significant decrease in the acute symptoms of Oxycodone withdrawal. Mild withdrawal can be treated with non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDS like ibuprofen or naproxen.
Plenty of fluids and rest are important. Medications like Loperamide can help with diarrhea and Hydroxyzine may ease nausea. More intense withdrawal symptoms may require hospitalization and other medications like Clonidine that can help reduce the intensity of withdrawal symptoms by 50-75%. Again, Suboxone is a combination of a milder opioid like Buprenorphine and an opioid blocker like Naloxone can be used to treat symptoms of withdrawal and can shorten the intensity as well as length of detoxification. Methadone can also be used for long term maintenance therapy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician
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