• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for breakthrough pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (constipation)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I have a varied history with Oxycodone. I took it for quite some time in combination with Ambien and it TOTALLY made me a walking vegetable! I forgot many important details and occasions because of it. My spouse developed a real hatred for the med and did not see why it was affecting me this way. He resorted to hiding the bottle from me and it took an active intervention by my daughter to restore my needed meds to me and get me off of Ambien. I now rarely take it as it causes continual constipation, but it is a good tool to have available when the pain becomes too great. I also moved out of my husband's residence which has decreased my need for Oxycodone and Alprazolam for my depression-anxiety related issues.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for Left arm, both legs)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I'm still in a lot of pIn! Unlike others I don't have any numbness. Only pain!

Cost: $25-49 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for back pain)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 240 x 5 mg/5 mL Four times daily

Advice & Tips: Managed fine. No unexpected benefits, didn't affect my daily life.

Cost: < $25 monthly