jaygee

I broke a leg badly (while sober!) 4 weeks ago. I was administered 20mg. "oxynorm" for severe pain in hospital over 10 days, and subsequently precribed same on discharge. I did not consume any alcohol for obvious reasons while on this medication. When I started to reduce my intake as the pain subsided, nothing prepared me the symtems that I experienced when the the medication wore off, after 6 hours or so.

As well as the very unpleasant physical systems (too many to list), the anxiety and paranoia was unbelievable. I assumed I had become hooked to the medication. However my ex-wife insists the it was withdrawal from alcohol.

Whilst I drink heavily regularly, more than 10 beers a day, I don't drink every day, have periods of three to four days without it if very busy at work. I get hangovers, but nothing like this!

Prescribed 5mg valium as a result, which gave immediate relief, everything immediately normalised within 48 hours with no oxynorm, and now no valium.

I suspect it was suppressed anxiety, I have more than a few problems including total loss of income over this 3 month period, and all that intails.
But booze is getting the blame for everything.

I would love an objective opinion? I don't mind the truth, as long as it is fair and balanced?

I hope this question is considered relevant to your site. If it isn't, I apologise.

Regards, and thanks,

jaygee.

Dee74

hey jaygee

I'm not a dr and I don't know much about strong pain killers, so I can't offer much.

I was anxious as hell after giving up the booze for sure, but that was pretty much straight away for me

welcome anyway - mebbe someone else can help
D

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