I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opioids

Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by johnpowell on Sunday December 01, 2019 @06:56PM (#21678671)

I see the oncologist every three weeks. And the radiologist every few months. They always ask if I need any pills. I haven't taken a opioid in six months. And I have a ton of oxy and hydromorphone sitting in my bathroom from when I was deep into chemo. Hundreds of pills sitting there that I have no desire to take.

I found that lorazepam and a Advil helped more.

And from my experience the most egregious prescribers of opioids aren't doctors, but dentists. I got 30 hydrocodone for having a tooth pulled. That is absurd.

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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by Gupie on Monday December 02, 2019 @03:14AM (#21680736)

"I have a ton of oxy and hydromorphone sitting in my bathroom"

Not a good idea to keep them, IMO.

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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by johnpowell on Monday December 02, 2019 @05:28PM (#21687767)

I have absolutely no desire to do them. The constipation is unbearable for me when I take them. I do enjoy a hydrocodone.

But it has been a year and they treat the cancer, and then another scan and there is a new spot, rinse and repeat.

Another round of radiation starts next week. So not a terrible idea to keep some pills around. But this batch of radiation should be easy. 5 treatments over two weeks. Probably won't even get a sunburn from it!. And it might seem odd to be really happy about radiation. But I was thinking it would be another few months of chemo. So radiation is fantastic.

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