Need a reply quick! (med question)

Sojourner said:

But peacedove, Crumbles' question was about the medicine for pain that he was given -- his doctor wrote the prescription without knowing Crumbles' other symptoms, and I think that's what he was originally asking about.

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Indeed
Still sneezing. No sleep for the weary.

I always HIGHLY suggest:
1. Discussing this with your doctor
2. Having a look at rxlist.com in the Links Section! No one looks at the Links -- shame on ya'll 8)

Well, I was supposed to have a colonoscopy w/full anesthesia in July and chickened out. I am afraid of anything that might make my DP/DR worse. It's also difficult to say what drugs will affect which person.

I put up a link to an article of drugs that have been noted to cause DP/DR

See: http://www.dpselfhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35

The following is the information from rxlist.com for Oxycontin/Oxycodone

http://www.rxlist.com

Oxycontin
Percolone

Generic Name: Oxycodone ox-i-KOE-done
Drug Class: Analgesic Narcotics/Opiate Agonist

"The analgesic ingredient, oxycodone, is a semi-synthetic narcotic with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of morphine; the most prominent of these involve the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal actions of therapeutic value of oxycodone are analgesia and sedation.

Oxycodone is similar to codeine and methadone in that it retains at least one half of its analgesic activity when administered orally."

Crumbles, if you've already started the drug, you already know how it's making you feel. If not, tell you're doctor you're concerned about dissociating, perhaps as opposed to feeling depersonalized, although I've had it up to here with doctors who don't know that term.

Best person to discuss this with is your doctor. Hopefully he/she has a brain and/or will look stuff up in his/her PDR.

Take Care,
My sense is you don't have anything to worry about and are probably sleeping peacefully at the moment and I am not. :?
Peace
D 8)