Methadone vs Oxycodone
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| Methadone is used to treat moderate to severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Methadone belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. | Oxycodone is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. | |||
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| Add Methadone review After using most other pain meds. The Methadone gave me my life back, it not only took away most of my back pain but it did not make me feel druged or high like all the others.The one complaint I have is that it drops my Testosterone level to near non existing,so I must take Testosterone suppliments to keep from being lethargic,depressed,and many other side effects of lack of Testosterone.If y ... Used for chronic pain, also have fibromylgia and seems to help it. Still some pain but not near as bad. Don't help headaches though. This medication helps me to be able to live a normal life. This has been a life saver for me. Although I was addicted to Heroin for 13 years and am 20 years clean I swore I would never use Methadone to get off Heroin. I ended up on this 20 years later for chronic pain, Fibromyalgia and Hep C. I know it is highly addictive but at this point in my life its quality over quantity and I can at least function like a normal person again. Before this I was la ... | Add Oxycodone review I have Head and Neck Cancer,I take 5mg every four hours as needed to relieve pain. the pain never goes away very effective This helped a little when it was first prescribed, but is ineffective now. I've had the dosage increased from 5 mg every 4 hrs when initially prescribed to 60 mg every 4 hrs now, but it has long since stopped helping my b/t pain. I'm happy for anyone who is able to get pain relief!! | |||
