I have spent alot of hours doing research here and i agree with some things and i also disagree with some.But all i want to say is the people that can say oxycontin does not work,well you are wrong!!! My DR told me to do this and it worked!!! When i did this i was in my peak and was not on any preventatives.

Take 2 at bedtime and you will not wake up with any pain.These 2 pills will last for 8 hrs.Therefore if a headache kicks in the Oxycontin is already working and you are good to go.

Can anybody please post that thread with the one member here with that horror story about getting addicted to opiates to mask his cluster pain.  I need to save that somewhere so I can post it on this kind of thread.

Brew wrote on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 10:25am:

   That happened to me when I was being a junkie.  Thank god I didn't own a car.

                Potter

See you in detox.

I'll be the guy on the other side of the desk.

Jackie wrote on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 11:38am:
Thanks Jackie, that's it alright.

I think our other Chad needs to read this.

This story touched me eventhough I have never done opiates to treat clusters.  I think any clusterhead using opiates should read this and let it sink in.

Ok first let me say that everyone is different the way they fight the clusters this is my story and Remember its just my way of dealing with the chronic clusters pain I have ........................................................
Ok 55 year old man had clusters (chronic since Nov. 1999) (before 17 years fall and spring only). First I must say after 67 different meds in many combo's for 16 years. Even had my trigeminal nerve cut at the Mayo Clinc  in Minn. in May of 2002 (which I got a little over 4 months releif only to come back full force).
Ok this is what I take for my clusters right now since 2006. I wear a fentanyl 75/mcg/hr and for the bad times I take a 10mg morphine shot. I am only allowed 12 per month and can take 3 in a 24 hour period (which has happened about 5 times since 2006). I get these shots refilled about every 45 to 50 days. So I dont go every 30 days & refill it to have more here than I really need. Now PLEASE let me say that EVERYONE is different how they get thur the pain. I have two  O2 tanks with proper equipment but sorry to say dont work for me BUT there are so many people is has worked well for.  And I have read about Svenn's bad dealing with the morphine. My wife is a CNA and trust me she would tell me if I was hooked on it. Before the pain patch and shots I used stadol and I abused that med loved the rush it gave me so after 3-4 months I took myself off it cause I know it was wrong. I also take meds for depression and bipolar disorder. Plus meds for acid reflex and high cholesterol. I am not telling everyone about my meds I take to stir up any trouble just thought I would let everyone know that its worked for me. 15 to 20 minutes after a shot I can do anything I need to do like drive , mow the yard , house work etc without any problems. Well thats all I have to say about this.
Terry 

I had a girlfriend from 2001 to 2004 that had degenerative arthritis of the neck and spine.  She was prescribed Oxycontin.  Take 1 for pain, became 2.  Two became 3.  Time for a 30 day refill after only 3 weeks.  And so on.  She became not only dependant, but also addicted.  Within 4 months time, her life was opposite of near perfect it once was, despite her neck/spine.  She became a walking zombie when she had enough energy to get out of bed.  She had gotten fired from her job that she used to have an absolute passion for, Child Protective Services intervened due to her not getting her daughter to school/feeding meals/grooming/etc. resulting in her 8 yr old daughter taken from her due to parental neglect, she lost all care in the world to get out of bed and try to enjoy things in her life she was passionate about, not interested in opening the blinds to enjoy sunshine, etc.  She went from a beauty school nail technician with a very loyal clientele of 17 yrs who all left her because she didn't show up for work, went from a fashion diva to not caring if she shaved her legs/arms and barely took a bath, she became a mess.  I called her mother out of state to intervene as I had had enough.  "You can't help somebody who does not want to help themself".  Her mother flew across country and checked her into rehab and I never heard from her again.  Too bad because this was a woman I loved very much, even was considering marriage.  Oxycontin is extremely addictive and destroys lives!   

In 2003, my neighbor across the street had surgery on his spine.  He was prescribed Oxycontin.  His wife reported that over a short 6 weeks time he had become dependent on the pills, as his tolerance level was requiring more pills to reduce the pain, as compared to less amount of pills that previously worked. 

One morning I walked outside my house to go to work and noticed the ambulance, police and fire department all parked across the street.  John Graham, age 37, father of 3 small children, husband, brother, son, etc...my neighbor had overdosed on Oxycontin and died that day.

The family story is that because he was such a large man and because his tolerance/dependence levels changed; he thought it would be ok to take 1 extra pill on occasion...that occasion was the morning I just described, which ended his life!

Chad from mn wrote on Apr 11^th, 2010 at 10:34pm:


My former girlfriend was also a strong minded German!  And my dead neighbor was a strong minded German also!!

Chad in MN,
Please think long and hard before relying on Oxy to control your pain. I totally understand the desire to find something ANYTHING that will bring relief but I just dont know if the risks are worth it.
I have seen that drug destroy many good, strong people. None of who thought they would become dependent. Be very careful.
Good luck to you.

Whatever works to help one's pain is what will be supported around here.

People are just looking out for you not developing further pain in another area of life.

the reality is when one deals with opiates, you will at some point develop a dependence.
It has nothing to do with being strong minded or not.
It has to do with our body's metabolism, biochemistry and the plain simple science dealing with habituation.
you will be come dependent. This doesn't mean you are a junkie or a bad person.

For the vast majority of people there are more effective treatments with less damaging side effects.

For people like Terry and some others not named in the thread, there is few alternatives left.

Just make an informed decision and research but try not to act hastily.

good luck

Svenn is the most stubborn, strong-minded Norwegian I've ever met.  He kept telling himself he was fine til he could no longer hide it from even himself.

In my opinion, this thread was started similar to a TROLL for attention.  The reason why I write this is because Chad from MN is NOT ignorant, he knows better as he has written in some of his recent previous post replies to others. 

I looked at this Newbies' "last 40 recent posts" (less than 30) from his profile and he has replied to others stating that his Verapamil works great!  Redbull actually killed an attack!  and oxygen is wonderful.  Hmmmm.  If all this is working, why the Oxycontin interest?

Here's why...in many of his posts, he makes references to illegal drug terms with attached smiley faces....crack rock, snorting pills, smoking pills, cooking and shooting.  Form your own conclusion, yet? 

"You can't help somebody if they don't want to help themself!"