OK so this week I'm in a good flare, which has got my fibro flaring as well. My vicodin (5/500) stops working all together at 3-3.5 hours, no where near the 6 it was working before. Now my dr wants to see me tomorrow to talk about long acting medications. It's scaring me. I'm not sure how I'll react to something like oxycontin if that's what he's talking about. I asked him the last three visits about increasing my dose of vicodin to 7.5 and he always says no. I think he was thinking the vicodin isn't strong enough for me anymore. I never like taking stuff unless I need it, not an every day kind of thing. But I guess if this is how it goes then this is it.
But it feels like such a huge step!
Maybe I'm over-reacting and he's talking about something else. I guess I'll find out tomorrow. But if not, how do you guys who are on stuff like oxy make it? Does it make you feel loopy or high? Or is it less of that since it's slow release?
