Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 96 | WOW. I know withdrawals can suck. I fortunately was not able to take the fetanyl as they were too strong for me. I have however been on Oxycodone for about 2 years off and on (mainly on) and am not addicted but have had withdrawals on occasion. I do believe that drugs can be addicting but I also believe that some people have addictive personalities which makes it easier to be addicted to something. I am not a big drug taker so getting addicted to something would be hard for me. All of my drugs and food go through a g tube and what I have done with getting of meds was to decrease the amount slowly through cutting the pills or getting it in liquid form so you can decrease the amount slowly and you body slowly gets used to less and less of the drug. And if you need to take a Tylenol along with the lessor amount or instead of the pain meds so your body is still getting something for pain but not the patch.
I hope you are able to find something to help so you can get back to getting sleep and feeling better.
31 at dx 9/06 SCC T4N0M0 with bone invasion upper maxillary Surgery 10/06 CT's clear for 2 years 2nd recurrence - Laser surgery 1/09 dx Tumor board - No surgery to invasive for QOL 35 IMRT 3/30/09 Completed 5/15/09 8 tx Erbitux 3/24/09 Completed 5/6/09 HBO for ORN March & April 2010 Fibula flap 5/10
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