Our son had knee reconstruction surgery a week ago (to repair a torn ACL and ligaments.) He has been on Oxycodene (Oxycod/APAP 5-500) for the past week (with 2 Advil) for pain. We started out with 2 tablets every 4-6 hours, and now he is going 8 hours between doses (with the Advil too.)
He is almost out of his medicine, and they have given him a new prescription for Hydroco/APAP 5-500m---1 to 2 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed. I think this is the same as Vicodin or Lortab.
I know he needs some pain medicine to get through the physical therapy he's undergoing, but I am TERRIFIED that he will become addicted to these narcotic pain meds if he takes them around the clock.
Has anyone had to take them around the clock for awhile and then gotten off of them safely? How do I go about weaning him off of them?
I have gotten into trouble before (twice, after surgery) when I stopped taking the pain meds. I had terrible D, shakes, panic attacks, and insomnia. And once, this all led to a horrible depression.
Can someone calm my fears? I don't want the same to happen to him, but I don't want to withhold the medicine if he really needs it.
Is the Hydroco/APAP 5-500 M a small dose or a large one? Any side effects that I should be aware of?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
Always the worrying mom!
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