IamT, thanks for the good info. If Oxycontin is worse than Hydrocodone, then I want to stay clear. The Hydrocodone (same as Vicodin as you obviously know) went beyond nausia last night. I can't even describe what it did to me. I did get nauseous (very fast) and thought I was going to start retching, but instead had some sort of weird nervous attack at the sink that lasted about 20 minutes - broke into a sweat, heaving and crazy shakes. Not as painful as the back, hip, leg and knee pains. But, very unsettling. Don't want to do that again. I think I had that happen with Hydrocodone before when I had knee surgery. It was very unsettling then. I actually wrote a note on the bottle that I might be allergic to it or something. But, I still had the bottle and the pain from my back associated pains wasn't being helped by aspirin, Tylenol, Exedrin, Advil or Aleeve. So, I gambled with some older Hyrdocodone. I was hoping maybe I had been wrong and whatever episode I had after my knee surgery was from something else.
The Hydrocodone was working for a couple of days with just nausea. The reduction in pain it was providing was worth the nausea until last night. After last night, I am pretty positive that the reaction was from the Hydrocodone. I don't understand why I didn't have that reaction every time I took it. But, no matter - twice was more than enough. Now I think I will have to pass on Hydrocodone (Vicodin).
It sounds like you have WAY to much experience with pain meds. Sorry to hear. I hope I don't have get that knowledgeable.
If so, I might have to reference some of the above info and maybe contacts as well.
I figured somebody could put my problems to shame.
I think you need to call Amy - Amy's sunshine makes you "right as rain".
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). But, still, I have to believe there must be about a 98% or better chance that I am just not compatible with Hydrocodone - expired or not.
