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how many percocet in a day is a lot and im gaining wieght from them im doing about ten 10mg a day is that alot please response

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actualy they are an apitate supesant so you should not fell like eating

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Percocet is a powerful narcotic pain reliever, not an appetite suppresant.

How much were you prescribed to take each day? Also, what is the condition being treated? Those factors will help determine the correct doses for you...

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well do you have a lot of pain i do and i could use some my self lol well i would say 10 is a lot but i don't know what kind of pani you got man

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yea it is a pain pill but look under the side effects on of them is loss of apetite so did not mean its use was for the supresion of eating but i have lost almost 100 lbs in the past year while on them

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Narcotics are very dangerous and addictive drugs, especially ones such as this that contain ACETAMINOPHEN with the narcotic.

The max daily amount of Acetaminoiphen is only 4grams or 4.000mgs, so you can easily overdose by taking too many.

You should only take the amount prescribed each day by your doctor. If it does not handle your pain then speak to your doctor about trying something else.

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Ten tens a day is WAY too many my advice to you would be to seek a stronger medication from your doc if the percocet is not working and take the medication exactly as the doc prescribes

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hes obviously taking it for recreational use. posting your comments saying its bad isnt gonna make him stop, so why not help him be safe about it? that guy was right about acetaminophen. you shouldnt have over 4g a day, and 10g can be fatal. 4g is bad for your liver. 10mg percocets have 10mg of oxycodone and 500mg of acetaminophen. therefore, for more than 8 should be taken per day, which is a pretty high amount. id suggest not going over 4 a day at the most. but it would still be better to stay below that line because it is very similar to heroin, and extremely addictive.

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You may be gaining weight from water retenion which can add a good ten pounds in one day if your liver or kidney are not working well. Get a check on both ASAP. If you are in a lot of pain you need to go to a Doctor who is use to treating patients with chronic pain. They will help you control the pain without killing you with the side effects of the medications. In the long run, the pills will have a very negative effect on your body. Not much you can do if you can't live with the pain issues. If you have nerve damage from shingles or other nuropathic dammaging issues, you need to get onto a nerve blocker as well as pain medications to kill the pain. This is a common approach to dealing with pain. Kristen was right, you need a higher dose of a stronger and more effective pill for your pain issue. If you have been on these pills a long time to build up to this dose, then you need to go to a good pain clinic to learn all about the difference between addiction and pain control. There is a difference. One is a runaway train, the other is maintenance of chronic pain. Don't feel guilty, just educate your self about your pills, their effects and use your internet to address your issues as you are doing. High doses don't mean your a recreational user, it usually means your pain is not being addressed well by your Doctor. Help them help you.

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LOL! Tyler, not a guy, but thanks anyway.

As I stated, Acetaminophen is toxic at just 4grams a day, or 4000mgs. As Tyler said, this is just 8 Extra Strength Tylenol tablets, or the generic/store brand equivelent.

The typical prescription for these drugs is a MAX of 4 a day.

As to this person being a recreational user or someone in chronic pain, well since they did not post back, we cannot know that.

However, since they did not know how many to take in a day, then I think we can safely assume that they were NOT receiving them via a legitimate doctors prescription, or they would have had the monograph warning that warns of abusing them and no doctor in his right mind would prescribed that many pills containing such a dangerous amount of Acetaminophen in one day.

Ginny, your points and concerns are great as well. Thank you for your excellent and well thought post.

Far too many people have been scared due to the new stories on drug abuse and DEA prosecutions, so they are afraid to go to their doctor with a problem needing pain medications. Thus, they feel forced to resort to self-diagnosis and self-medicating and they can end up in very dangerous situations.

As you stated, this person needs to see a doctor, preferable someone in pain management, who will be able to understand their problem and provide the help they need.

Ideally, for those suffering from a chronic pain condition, they should be prescribed some type of long-acting medication, such as Lyrica or Neurontin if it helps them, or Oxycontin or MS Contin if they must take narcotics and then something that is a lower dose regular release or instant release medication such as Oxy IR, Percocet, or Vicodin, for breakthrough pain. This helps to get the pain down to a more tolerable level until the longer acting medications take effect and start to do their work.

Anyone who has read posts on here knows that I am not shy about sharing my condition and problems, so I will use myself for an example.

There are no pain management clinics in my area, but I lucked out when a doctor with pain management training joined my family doctor's practice. My condition is degenerative and disabling, so I cannot work outside the home. It also caused me to suffer chronic pain and even with my pain meds, I am never pain free, I can just get it to a tolerable level so that I can function and take care of my family.

My regimen consists of two doses of MS Contin, my regular dose is 60mgs, which I take twice daily. In addition to that, I also have a 15mg that I can add if my pain is very bad and out of control, or I can take it as needed, such as if my pain worsens several hours later. So, I only use this one if I need it. A regimen like this gives the patient more control to adjust their meds according to the severity of their pain and it also helps to lengthen the time spam in which they will build a tolerance to their current dosages.

For breakthrough pain, I have 5mg of Oxycodone IR, which I can take up to 3 times a day if needed and a muscle relaxant that can also be taken 3 times daily.

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