[Vintersemestre]

Barely a week has passed since I got my original prescription for Oxycontin 2x20mgs daily (which was inexplicably upped to 2x40mgs daily, besides the point).

Here is a list of symptoms I experienced daily and relentlessly prior to taking my first one many years ago and after attempting to stop. All of these symptoms are now gone, as they stayed gone while I was on the same dosage for four years prior this unnecessary endeavour of misguided temperance.

-Constant fatigue
-Recurrent flu-like symptoms
-Hoarseness of the voice
-Frequent tremor and trembling
-Inexplicable coughing
-Night sweats (soaked sheets, every night, all night)
-Odd overall body-temperature fluctuations, moreso in the extremities
-Infrequent heart palpitations
-Intermittent episodes of dry eyes/watery eyes
-Increased thirst
-Severe headaches in the morning
-Muscle twitching
-Chronic lower back pain from multiple injuries
-Joint pain (mostly in my knees)
-Chest tightness and pain
-Lightheadedness or feeling "spaced out"
-Inability to think clearly ("brain fog")
-Infrequent (on the average bi-weekly, so don't know if these have stopped yet, but i suspect they will) blackouts
-Verigo (caused by the SSRI I was taking)
-Brain zaps (caused by trying to stop the SSRI I was taking)
-Tingling sensations in my scalp
-Extreme sensitivity to bright light
-Noise intolerance
-Difficulty judging distances/lack of depth perception
-Everything looking two dimensional
-Inability to quickly change focus on what I'm looking at
-Ocular pressure and pain
-Frequent urination
-Stomach ache and abdominal cramps
-Intermittent nausea with occasional vomiting
-Frequent diarrhea
-Bloating and general gassiness
-Cravings for unhealthy food
-Dry scalp is improving slowly
-Excessive sleeping
-Poor quality of sleep
-Difficulty falling asleep
-Vivid and disturbing dreams and nightmares
-Depressed mood
-Suicidal thoughts
-Self-mutilation
-Frequent crying
-Anxiety and fear with no obvious cause
-Irritability/overreaction
-Causeless outbursts of rage
-Mood swings
-Dental pain
-Using the wrong word in sentences, talking slowly in a befuddled manner
-Difficulty expressing ideas in words
-Impaired concentration
-Easily distractable
-Time distortion
-Inability to perceive event continuity
-Difficulty understanding or concentrating on what I read
-Difficulty making decisions
-Difficulty integrating information

And here is a list of medication that did absolutely nothing to help any of these symptoms (besides the benzos for anxiety):
-Prozac
-Paxil
-Effexor
-Zoloft
-Celexa
-Lexapro
-Wellbutrin
-Luvox
-Remeron
-Elavil
-Vivactil
-Nardil
-Parnate
-Seroquel
-Zyprexa
-Bromocriptine
-Ropinrole
-Clonazepam
-Valium
-Xanax
-Ativan
-Levodopa
-5-HTP
-Omega-3
-B-12
-B-Comples Vitamin
-SAM-e
-St. John's Wort
-Ginko Biloba
-Ginseng
-Tylenol
-Advil
-Aspirin
-Arthrotec
-Lodine
-Mobicox
-Dolobid
-Relifex
-Cyclobenzaprine
-Robaxacet
-Tramadol
-Codeine
-Methadone
-Buprenorphine (with or without Naloxone)

Explore all possibilities.