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What Causes Withdrawal Symptoms While On Oxymorphone?

Hi I take oxymorphone 15 mg ER for chronic nerve pain in my neck. I take this 2 times per day, every 12 hours. I have been having withdrawal symptoms though. Anxious, cold sweats (I wake up soaking wet) body aches, some nights I wake up and can t move my legs and arms from pain, dripping nose, over active watery eyes, outrageous hot flashes where I actually feel like my body temp must be at least 100 degrees. Then again sweating, my face will be dripping wet even. Also having yawning issues, extreme and I mean extreme fatigue. I can sleep 3, 6,8, or even 12 hours and no matter what I wake exhausted and feel exhausted all the time. My doc has recently changed my dosage to 10 mg ER now 3 times per day. Thinking it might help and it hasn t. Still having the same issues. Any suggestions? I need help, with my pain I have little quality of life and now with all of these symptoms I feel like I have less than zero quality of life. I struggle to even leave my house.
Mon, 10 Jun 2019
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Addiction Medicine Specialist 's  Response
Hi,

Obviously, the symptoms you list are associated with opiate withdrawal. This rarely occurs while on the opiates at a constant level and often occurs when the level is decreased. Short-acting ones uncommonly will trigger withdrawal simply because they move out f the body relatively fast. If there was a change in dose or a change in another medicine that increased the opiate amount or effect, then this is likely to be the cause.

Moving onto a drug that doesn't leave as fast often works. or, moving away from narcotics.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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What Causes Withdrawal Symptoms While On Oxymorphone?

Hi, Obviously, the symptoms you list are associated with opiate withdrawal. This rarely occurs while on the opiates at a constant level and often occurs when the level is decreased. Short-acting ones uncommonly will trigger withdrawal simply because they move out f the body relatively fast. If there was a change in dose or a change in another medicine that increased the opiate amount or effect, then this is likely to be the cause. Moving onto a drug that doesn t leave as fast often works. or, moving away from narcotics. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist