I have been on Oxycontin, oxydone, zanix, for the past 15 year's DUE TO CHRONIC PANCREATITIS, KNEEE PROBLEMS, BACK NEEDS 2 SPINAL FUSIONS, NOW I HAVE A IMPINGED NERVE IN MY ARM! For no reason (failed urine test, which was 100% WRONG!) I have been dismissed from my pain management doctor which I have seen for year's. (I do not know if he will give me another urine test to PROVE I have NOT done anything wrong or not) but just in case he will not, I am so afraid I will die coming off these med's, I do not know what to do!!! One of the big problems is even if I can get off these med's on my own, I know I am going to have severe pain with all my medical problem's, which will also include a stay in the hospital for my pancreatitis where they are going to have to put me right back on them!!! I am dammed if I do and dammed if I don't! If ANYONE could help me, you do not even know how grateful I would be!!! Thank you for any help at all any one may be able to give me.
I have no idea about withdrawal but I'm in the same situation regarding pain medication. They have me on a lot of strong meds like yours. I've always had the same worries about what would happen if they suddenly dropped me. I am very careful about what I take but one time my test came back bad. My doctor called me and I missed the call but called her back as soon as I could. She told me I had a bad test. I told her I had never taken what they said and I was very upset. Thank God she knows me and had the lab retest the urine they had and it came back negative. So talk to them and ask them to either retest the sample they have or you, whichever they want.
But a word of warning, NEVER tell them you had to take an extra pain pill for whatever reason. I made a mistake, I was in a car accident and was hurting really bad. I was taken to ER but they would not give me any pain pills because of what I take. After I went home I took 1 extra Oxycontin and then told my doctor next visit. That was the wrong thing to do. Now it's in my record and almost got me kicked out of the program. They would not have known I took 1 pill by my test, but I was trying to be honest.
Good Luck
Thank you so much for answering me!!! You are the only one that did! This was the first time I had ever used this site and with only one response, I am very disappointed, I really thought I may be able to get some advise from people that had been through what I am. I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ME.
Angie