Oxycontin Damaged My Teeth (Page 20)

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Has anyone else known oxycontin to rot the teeth? I used to be on vicodin until my doctor told me I needed to switch to a morphine based meds. She put me on ms contin but I had problems with it so she put me on 80mg oxycontin. Eventually my body built up a tolerance so she kept raising it, i have am now on from 4-6 per day of the 80mg tabs. It scares me that this is what rotted my teeth because only 5 yrs ago i had only 2 cavities that needed filling and then only 1 yr after going on the oxycontin i had to have all my top front teeth pulled as they where rotting from the inside out the dentist said my mouth looked like a heroin addict's mouth looks. He said it was shocking to him that normally he only saw such damage from someone who abused drugs with so much dental damage, but i have never done any street drugs and have only take my meds as prescribed to me. Now i have lost 80% of my teeth and as a beautiful 41 yr old mother its devastating. I cant afford dentures and sure cant afford implants like i would like to have. I am a single mother and refuse to date because i have lost my teeth now, i had beautiful teeth before i started on the oxycontin and only 2 small cavities that needed filling. Does anyone else have this same problem and if so why hasn't the company making oxycontin warn patients of this possible problem?

If i had known this would cause me to lose most of my teeth i would have never agreed to go on it. Of course my family doctor who has been prescribing them tells me she hasn't heard of any other cases, yet when i researched the med online there where others like this why hasn't something been put in the warnings about this med, i sure would have preferred to have lived in pain the rest of my life rather than lose my teeth and be unable to even eat now. My health has gone downhill fast as i cant even chew foods necessary for good health. All I can eat now are yogurts, and liquid type of foods which isn't much. My kids are 7 and 9 yrs old and they watch me cry when we go out to eat and they order steak, and i can smell it but can't order one as i know i wont be able to chew it. This is so devastating for me. I want teeth so badly if i could wish for anything in life besides not to be poor anymore it would be to have a full set of real teeth or implants but i could never dream of having them, and i don't know anyone out there willing to just help me get any either. I have always helped others all my life, but cant even help myself, i have had to have 29 surgeries now since 1991 when a drunk driver hit my car and caused me major injuries with my lower back and knees, i have had a full lower back fusion and 8 arthroscopic knee surgeries until a year ago they finally had to do a full right knee replacement and now they are talking about doing my left knee soon.

So my life has been up and down with surgeries and i would go thru one more surgery just to have teeth implanted if i could. but i could never afford it, but i would like to know why these drug manufacturers are making a medication that could cause teeth to rot like this without warning us patients or even warning the doctors about it. This is just terrible of them i think, as now i am the one paying for this by having no teeth to eat with at such a young age now. I am a vibrant young 41 yr old at 5'3, 120lbs, slim woman, nice looking too as i was a model in my younger days, so i keep my looks up. But to have no teeth now... I never smile anymore, I am to ashamed to smile even though it wasn't my fault i lost my teeth. I think they should pay for me to have new teeth but no one wants to admit that the med causes it, but my diet wasn't the problem back when i started the medication and i wasn't drinking coca-cola either or doing street drugs so i know that wasn't the cause either. The only thing that changed within one year to cause this was starting the oxycontin medication. Well, if anyone out there can help me let me know thanks.

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Hey, Mailman.... Christine here.... do you happen to know how that new group chat thing (that Admin put together) worked out? Anyone participate? As you know, and in addition to my own medical issues that takes everything out of me (still), I was VERY disappointed in the fact that, aside from a few, most everyone else who were clamoring to have our emails shared (so we could all "talk" to one another) no one actually participated so I just got fed up and let it go. Thus, after having read about what was later put together, I was wondering if it was anymore successful than what I had already tried to do? I hope so BUT it's usually those who complain the most who end up being the least likely to actually pony-up and get some of the actual work done (at least it was in my case). I applaud what admin tried to do, though. Hope you're doing as best as possible... Christine

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I also believe the medication should list this side effect. I took biotene n it didn't help. Now I have to pay $13k for post

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I lost all my teeth due to percocets for my injuries nd pain .we are all screwed

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Dear Christine - I know Medschat could not do anything more than what they have done and for that I thank them from me ! Then it was you and you alone that did everything to try to get this thing going and myself and anyone that spoke to you did nothing but complain or wait for teeth to fall from the sky and land in our mouth ! For anyone who knows you where the first person ever to be able to get the site to let us get in touch with each other and for that alone you should be very proud of yourself because as you did this you were getting sicker by the day ! You needed anyone of us to just take over or lend a hand, and I myself should have been first to help you but this is in no way a valid excuse but being injured and dealing with my depression and pain from 1997 and as of right now my back has been really getting to where I have become angry at every one including my family and friends because of the pain ! I am to a point where I am so tired of being tired in pain and loosing any pride I had left because of my teeth has made me a person that doesn't want to go anywhere or do anything! So I would not have helped but probably made it tougher for you ! For that I am truly sorry and wish I did more but I didn't ! I watch people want to have there name on a legal suit but nobody wanted to pick up where you got us and move forward. Anyone who has spoken to you knows you are going through some really bad health issues that put you where it was just to much for you. I hope u have found some relief with your pain and I want the best for you and anyone that is dealing with what we are going threw because your injury is one thing. But when we were and still are being givin medication that destroy's your teeth and have to take it because they have you to a point where there is nothing you can do about it ! A label of warning about what it will do to your teeth and your life should be the least they could do ! They know the money they make we can't even imagine ! But greed, and not caring about the people it is sold to is horrible and they should step up and fix the teeth that they took from us and they make enough money that they wouldn't even notice the difference in there pocket at the end of the day ! Christine please hold your head high and know you have done more than all of us put together ! Also I know nothing about anyone else that has anything going on to help other than all that you have done ! If I did I would have been in touch with you before I would do anything ! That is the least that I could ever do for you ! If I hit the lottery I will be in touch and get our teeth done right away and I will take you to dinner for a nice steak dinner ! God bless you and hang in there Christine ! I thank you for all you have done for me ! I hope some day everyone on this site goes for a steak dinner and when your done smile and be happy again ! God bless everyone dealing with this and any health issues you may have! Mail has been delivered!

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Hello, Mailman, and please forgive the late reply! I can't begin to thank you enough for your kind words as they've made me feel better inside and that I actually (tried) to get something accomplished. You know, though, that it becomes impossible to actually make anything really happen when it requires the participation of others who would rather take than to contribute. You, of anyone, were the most cooperative but it's sad that our efforts weren't enough. And, although I recently had my gallbladder removed, I still have a tremendous amount of stomach pain (which was being masked by the gallbladder pain) so now I have to go through an endoscopy to rule out stomach cancer. If that's not what it is I can only pray they find out the source of the pain. Plus, now I'm in the Medicare donut hole so I can only afford one of the two pain medications I need to keep the pain under somewhat control (Oxycodone unfortunately and still) and I've lost two more teeth in the meantime. As always,I wish you, too, the very best and we can continue to commiserate together even if the others won't. Be as well as you possibly can and thanks again for your kindness. Christine

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Oh Christine it seems we are in the same boat!! I to suffered extreme abdominal pain and after 4 ER visits they finally figured out that it could possibility be the gallbladder and took it out January of this year!! Of course I still have some right rib pain and now it extends down my leg and my RX is 80mgs of oxytocin plus oxy 40mg of oxycodone a day. The saga continues because this March after dinner I notice my left hand was not reacting properly and my left foot was dragging so I made note of the time and having prior first resapnder training after 15 mins no change so I called 911 and I had a stroke and thank God they gave me TPA within 2 hours and I fully recovered. So life continues and Thank God I am better than many other people out there with greater malidies than myself. So God Bless all of you and don't give up the struggle!!

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Oh, Mr. Mailman! Thank GOD for your training so you KNEW what was going on with you and that they were indeed able to administer the crucial drug to you in time! I, too, am on the 80mg ER, but can't afford its $300+ price tag now that I'm in the dreaded donut hole! So, I have no choice but to try and keep the pain at bay with only the IR 30 mg. pills which, as you well know, is next to impossible. There are times, like you, that I just want to give up but I know I can't..... at least not for my 85 year old Mom.... the rest of my family is of the opinion that it's all in my head or, worse, I'm a hypochondriac! If you happened to watch the 2-part Dr. Phil show this past week, you'll understand that my brother, sister in law, and at least one of their kids thinks I'm just like that nut case so I've got no family support at all (aside from my Mom but she's got medical issues of her own). Makes me feel so useless that I can't support HER when I've got so many needs of my own. I don't know what the answer is anymore. My only hope is to possibly do one of those "fund me" pages to see if there's anyone out there who might want to contribute towards having the rest of my teeth removed and then get some dentures. In the meantime, we do what we can, right? God bless you, too, Mailman! I'm glad to have you to talk to! Much love, Christrine

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i used tl bw on 120mg oxcycontin a day (3/40mg) for my excrutiating back pain.i too have lost all my teeth bar 6 front bottom ones.i do have a top denture wich helps when i smile but i cant eat alot of food that id love to.ive bn on the oxcys for well over 10yrs and have asked chemists if the drug would rot my teeth and have bn told no.i knew i was right about oxcys rotting teeth but mine have bn from thw inside.now ive read other people haveing the same problem i know its not in my head and i dont get dry mouth either wich can vause decay.thank u to all who have wrote about their problems wirh oxcys and their teeth.i just wish i could aford screw in onez instead of my upper denturd.

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i like the way you're very positive about your situation and i agree to some extent with what you're saying about not letting it ruin your life.

i've finally had another response from a solicitor re my own case and it's been a negative for the same reasons that verwon has outlined, very disappointing as it is.

it does leave me feeling angry at consultants and doctors who don't make it clear about the long term effect of taking these drugs. because as patients who clearly are suffering with acute pain, that perhaps, it's this that makes us neglect finding out or asking for all the facts about long term side effects?

i had another side effect when taking a drug called pregablin in conjunction with oxcontin. for about a year i experienced drop attacks, i'd just fall over for no apparent reason. i didn't feel feint, nauseous, dizzy or anything, i'd just fall over. my legs would go like jelly and over i'd go. thankfully not in any dangerous situations, though i did fall down some concrete stairs but only got minor bruising. i spent 18 months seeing a neurologist and it only became clear and stopped when i began reducing my medication.

clearly a lot of consultants do have a better knowledge about medications, combined medications and their side effects but i believe are either lazy or economical when explaining them, this should have some repercussions on them because as i've said before we are the victims and have to suffer the consequences.

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My pain management physician recently put me on the Fentanyl patch (initially on 50mg but most recently on 100mg) and, although I'm still getting used to it, it appears to be more effective in the long term control of my pain. Something for the rest of you to consider, especially if the Oxycotin ER is no longer an option sure to its cost (or of, like me, you're in the dreaded Medicare donut hole!). Mind you, however, it's still going to carry its own set of side effects, I believe it might be a valid alternative to Oxycotin. Im still using Oxycodone for break through pain, but not NEARLY as many/much as I needed to before starting on the patch. Furthermore, you don't needed to have to remember to take your pills since the patch administers its medication on a consistent basis every three days at which time you simply remove the old patch and replace it with a new one (but in a different place on your body). The best news for me is that it was covered by Medicare, even though I was in the donut hole, and only cost me $5! I'm still left with awful teeth but at least I'm not in as much pain and I can afford the patch which, hopefully, might give me the wherewithal to investigate other options to get them replaced. Good luck to all and I hope that, if nothing else, this information might help others in their primary quest for pain relief which will, in turn, give them more motivation to work to find alternative methods of getting their teeth issues resolved. Bless you All, Christine

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Dear Christine it's the Mailman and i feel your pain ! You don't deserve anything but support because no one would want the life that you go threw everyday !! I have dropped off the grid because I just get so tired of being in pain and feeling like every thing I do is twice as hard as it should be ! The Meds feel like they don't do anything anymore until I forget to take them and I then I know why I do ! I don't do much of anything anymore but seen your mail and wanted to let you know that we do the best we can and try to do it again the next day! I just wanted you to know it is good to hear from u and wish u only the best in life !

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Good to hear from you, too, Mailman! You're so sweet and, BTW, the ONLY person who ever corresponds with me. I love and bless you for that! :)

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Hi Christine, I am Hiflyer I once posted a reply to you and you thought I was Mailman no biggie just so you know there are others with the same affliction and trying to cope with it! Well last week I got good news with bad news my cancer did not come back and it seems I have an enchondromas of the hip which is non maligmant but what now of course more doctors who are to fast to make a diagnosis which most time is wrong! Yep I am also in the donut hole my last oxycotin cost me $185! I was on the patch and did not like it! Well you take care and I will make an effort to post back often! LUV you guys!!

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So sorry, I have been on pain meds for over 7 years, Vicodin, Percocet, and like you I built up a tolerance and needed higher powered meds, my pain management doctor suggested oxycontin 60mg. Twice a day and Percocet for breakthrough pain. Well I have been on the oxycontin for a little over a year now and last week had to have all my top teeth pulled. I was lucky the place I went to offered a payment plan. To have my bottom teeth root planed, it's a form of going in and cleaning the roots of your teeth, there hoping this might help me to save my bottom teeth, like you my top teeth rotted from the inside out and deteriorated the bone to the point there was no way of saving them, this is costing over 5 thousand dollars. It's not the actual med that does it, that form of pain medication days out your mouth which saliva is what cleans your mouth. No amount of biotin or other mouth lubricating products will help. You would think a pain management doctor would be aware of this and at the very least warn you of the side effects of taking this form of pain meds and leave the choice to you, some people may already have dentures and would not have this problem. Now I am stuck with fake teeth and can only pray the bottoms can be saved. I have no money to buy more if they do rot anymore then they already are. Also now I have to figure out a way to get off the oxycontin, they also don't tell you it's habit forming and your body, yes your body becomes addicted to the drug, so you can not just stop taking them, you have to try and wean off them, a few yrs back I was on fentanyl patches and wanted off them, they were making me ill, even with taking Norco and Percocet combined the 2 weeks of withdrawal was pure hell. So I know what I have to look forward to. And then still have the problem of what to do about the pain I am in and is the reason for the medication in the first place. That problem a hip replacement gone bad, is never going to go away. Doctors should be required to warn every patient of the side effects of these types of medication not just hand you a paper and say oh don't worry those side effects only happen to about one tenth of the people who take them. Here I am one of the one tenth. Have you tried finding a dentist in your area who will do payment plans, or is there a dental school near by, they are known to do very good work and charge little or usually nothing. Also try calling a dentist in your area explain your situation and ask if they know of a place that might be able to help you. Good luck to you and hope you find some help and that anyone who is on any really strong pain meds that reads this will get in touch with there doctor as well as a good dentist if they can afford to.

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Hello, Hiflyer, and thanks for your sweet reply. I'm sorry, though, for mistaking you for Mailman (lol)! It's nice to know that there ARE some of you members still remember me and the time and effort I took for all of us to be able to communicate one on one (which, unfortunately didn't work out due to most not willing (or simply too lazy, i don't know) to cooperate, even though that's what they all SAID they wanted). Oh,well, at least I tried and I most certainly appreciate your message! Be as well as you can be.... Warm regards, Christine

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well that's not entirely true christine, I've been communicating and trying to do stuff my end. disappointedly we live in different countries and that is a problem.

I had a meeting with my doctor and the surgery manager last week to discuss my complaints about oxycontin. and, as has been the case, with all the avenues I've pursued in england. as an individual or the " little man " it would seem like we/me are screwed!

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If you should notice, I said that I was glad that some members still remember me and I didn't exclude anyone in particular much less you. I'm sorry you took it that way. Take care, Christine

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My husband knows your pain. Dilantin did the same thing to him. He gets massive infections in his jaw; one time it interrupted blood flow to his brain and he was diagnosed as having a TIA or mini-stroke. He was 40 and that misdiagnosis cost over $70k. That was just the hospital bills alone; not the consequential costs, which are still accruing by the day, but can't be measured by a dollar amount!

My brother works for an insurance company and told me that they're going to have to pay for people that took oxy to have their teeth fixed...because they paid for the drug. This site popped up 1st when I searched so it's not in news yet. But might be worth calling a lawyer or your insurance company or searching deeper. Hope this helps! I don't know your pain but I see daily what my husband has went through :-( I will definitely add you to my prayer list. May God be with you through this :-)

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Please DO share whatever information you might obtain (especially the website or any other media reports) regarding insurance companies, or the drug manufacture, having to pay to have our teeth fixed. This is the first I've heard of such a thing and I'm certain that everyone in this chat group would be thrilled if it's true and, if so, how they can go about regaining their smile! Thank you so much!

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I want to let Hiflyer know that I am sorry to hear about your battle against cancer and to let you know it was not my intention to act as if I sent a message that came from you and if it looked that way I apologize for that ! I wanted to tell you this because we are all on the same side and I am sure you are a good person! So if I can help in any way please let me know !

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