Anonymous wrote:I was prescribed dilaudid about 6/7mos ago for a head injury, to be taken every 4hours. I told my PCP that I absolutely hate how dilaudid makes me feel- it feels like I am in the throes of a heart attack taking it. Doc said, too bad, you need these for the pain (which was at the time more than I could bare).
Anyway, taking 1pill does nothing for me, euphoria wise, but if I take the sexond, it feels as though I am writhing at deaths door. I have several bottles of leftover dilaudid, and like clockwork my PCP has several months of prescriptions written out for each visit.
It feels like if I follow her advice, I will be hooked in days. So I don’t.

You could have divided the dose, crushed the pills. Plus the doctor just doesn't want you to call at night.

OP, as a pain doctor, what I have seen is people thinking in some crazy way that not only should they have no pain or discomfort after surgery, but that they should also feel high.
With that, they take the whole blasted bottle of Percocet, like they are taking an antibiotic. They make sure they don't skip a dose.
On top of it all, they have a funny personality that leads to addiction, or the easy way out. Maybe a few enablers in the house, like an unbalanced mother who wants her baby to never hurt
Then in no time, addiction.
To me, non orthopedic surgery should be tylenol or motrin only. Orthopedic procedures should be given tiny doses of opiates like 1/4 of a tylenol 3 first to see if that works. In many cases, those small doses do the trick and mu receptors are kept nearly immaculate.

I was prescribed dilaudid about 6/7mos ago for a head injury, to be taken every 4hours. I told my PCP that I absolutely hate how dilaudid makes me feel- it feels like I am in the throes of a heart attack taking it. Doc said, too bad, you need these for the pain (which was at the time more than I could bare).
Anyway, taking 1pill does nothing for me, euphoria wise, but if I take the sexond, it feels as though I am writhing at deaths door. I have several bottles of leftover dilaudid, and like clockwork my PCP has several months of prescriptions written out for each visit.
It feels like if I follow her advice, I will be hooked in days. So I don’t.

Anonymous wrote:They take 'em, like 'em, and keep with 'em. These are not our brightest bulbs.

Right. My niece OD'd and died from opioids when she was number one in her medical school class. Guess what, bright people get addicted as well. You have no idea about addiction.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do with the strong stuff leftover after surgery?

Return them to the doctor or pharmacist. Or wait for a “drug disposal” day. I think Arlington County has them occasionally.

In most states, pharmacists cannot take back. Call before you go.

^^ Oxy obviously.

Icy for both c-sections here. (And way too many of hem both times; who takes Oxy for a month post-c?) They quasi worked for the pain for me but made me super nauseated and super constipated and, post-c, the latter caused almost as much pain as the med prevented. I think I’ve lucked out on the genetic response to opioids front, because I’d take a cold beer any day of the week.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do with the strong stuff leftover after surgery?

Your local health department will take them and dispose of them correctly. Do not flush them down the toilet or pour them down the drain. It winds up in the waterways when people do that.

And don't leave them sitting in your medicine cabinet or they will eventually be stolen by a visitor. The cleaning lady took mine.

Anonymous wrote:What do you do with the strong stuff leftover after surgery?

Return them to the doctor or pharmacist. Or wait for a “drug disposal” day. I think Arlington County has them occasionally.

Anonymous wrote:What do you do with the strong stuff leftover after surgery?

Your local health department will take them and dispose of them correctly. Do not flush them down the toilet or pour them down the drain. It winds up in the waterways when people do that.