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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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My gosh you are on a lot of oxytocin! I took 160mg for 10 years and am currently off them, but I too am having a hard time with my teeth. They continue to break and I've had to have several pulled. I've poured thousands of dollars in to my mouth ie; braces, crowns, ect... and now all that has been wasted! I'm thinking class action lawsuit? ??

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Hello everyone. Just wanted too say I've been on oxycontin for eight years due too two back surgeries and two knee surgeries due too my back and now my hips are going as well but my teeth were excellent before I took this crap.....as a matter of fact everyone my whole life's turned too absolute crap... My teeth r disgusting my brain feels like I have a mix 'm. master going flat out in m head so I can never concentrate and my organisation is up the creek. Put it this way nobody would ever ever think I used too look after my own office at Qantas catering doing security by myself a nine and a half shift . Lol.....I can't even keep my room in order these days and I'm a grown woman..... Also have no life....no partner....no quality of anything....my life sucks big time too the point I'm really over it actually and I'm in Australia so it's no different here . Just really lonely lol

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KNOW that I have 3 herniated disks, broken tail bone, r/l leg siatic nerve damage, broken jaw, cracked ribs and tore my rotary cuff at 32 yts old. I was raised in a severely abusive childhood, BUT w/out 1 paid gymnastics lesson n many abusive attempts to deter me from 4 hrs of high school gymnastics... I received awards, Varsity letters, Captain of the team, All States 1st place on all 4 events n offered full scholarship's to the 3 University College's I applied to. (I turned 17 my senior year & my step- father REFUSED to sign my College application.) I ended up getting a 2 yr degree at 1 County College, then another 2yr degree at a 2nd County College. Left home at 12:01 the night of my 18th Birthday. Married at 20 yrs old n the ONLY man I had sexual relations with! (I had sexual abuse inconsequential from 3 yrs old to 17yrs old). I worked 2-3 jobs at a time since 16 yrs old. Married a 'Youth Leader" whom daily beat me physically and much emotional abuse. 6yrs n 3 mo's it took me to leave him with no $, assets, child support OR ANY material item's except for my 3 children, their bedroom sets n clothing n few toys. I coached Gymnastics for Level 1-10; Elite, scouted for Olympic hopeful's n my children went to work Mon-Fri from 5pm-9pm with me,and while in school I taught pre-k mom n tot gymnastics from 8 am -1pm. After 15 yrs of coaching and totally supporting my 3 children yet ALWAYS left a open door for a relationship with my 3 kids father, put gift's for his yrs of absence in the mailbox from him to them saying he traveled, ect, B-Day gifts n holidays from him to them- so they NEVER felt deserted; unloved ect. For one day they would, but not for my own personal reasons!!! Anyways, I got hit head on by a truck at 32 (still worked off n on until I wasn't a safe coach for children, then cleaned schools at night, ANY under the table job off n on for the next 5 yr.'s) By 33 yrs old I thought I had the flu...5 days later kidney, liver n heart damage. Both kidneys needed dialysis every other day for 6 mo's n told I had SLE Autoimmune disease; Lupus that left me with arthritis- Osteo/Rheumatoid and a cold would turn into damage to any random organ. If I got too emotional... heart valve damage ect. I NEVER knew from 1st season to season if or to what degree I'd be sick, then mo -mo..finally weekly n day to day! I did whatever to keep a newly built home for my children for 16 hrs,food,clothes, school supplies, proms, sold my Mustang so the 2 girl's could buy a car... AND I had a 3 bedrm, 2 story/ town house n I slept on a pull out couch from day 1 of moving into our new home. I didn't date as a promise to be their EVERY THING until the last child turned 18 yts old! I NEVER was bitter, selfish or 'Made the World Pay or Owe Me for my childhood, abusive marriage, not my fault; car accident, ect. I helped many children, single mother's, charity's, loved n served the Lord & raised my children with unconditional love, joy, laughter, we played a lot together, cried together and they had a VOICE and it was OUR home! At 34, I was given my 1st oxycoten (told n signed a contract that it was non addictive)- in 6 mo's I was on 80 mg long term 2X daily,15 mg short term every 4 hrs,then 100 mg patches for 'Bad Days', til I said in ,6-8 mo's I have to take these meds or I'm shaking,vomiting n wanting to die (withdraw?!). I was handed 3 more scripts totaling 220 pills n 30 day's of 100 Mcg patch n a 30 Mcg patch. I cried and begged to be taken off of these n told it's in my head the withdraw symptoms, depression, anxiety. I ripped up all the scripts and in 48 hrs I was at emergency wanting to end my life...I was put in a pysch unit for 14 days and then sent to a rehab for 12 weeks ONLY to be put on 6/40 mg methadone by 1 of the country's top pain& addiction specialist's! 6 yrs on that s*** I gained 60 pounds of my 5'6 120 lb prior body. My kids said my blue eyes looked scary, I layed around A LOT, self medicated during ANY of my parents get together's,stayed in P.J's for days! My youngest tried a oxy at school n in 6 mos taking my methadone.. So I went back to patches until 3 mo's more n my son was taking any norco n wearing my 200MCG patches (that after 48 hrs I took off n trashed), be wore 100 on his arm n 100 in his mouth and got another 1 1/2 days out of my throw away's! When I saw my 14 yr old son all messed up, n my 2 16/17 yr old daughter's stay at their friends house or in their room...I cold turkey'd for 5 weeks (the ENTIRE time my son went to rehab, n obtained 7 yrs sobriety- then to present time), & my girls said " Mommy, we hear how our Grandmother n Grandfather talk down to you, N Grandpa corners you to grab your body,you shake as we drive down their sleep, you NEVER let us stay over alone, You cry n talk lime a little child in your sleep since we were in middle school. PLEASE talk to someone .BELIEVE we love you cause we want to n NOT cause we have to. I was also dissociating (a skill I used to cope as a child), but I was losing hrs of time n lost ALL control! ...SO not EVERYONE are horrible, loser's, chose to become addicted, waste if life's, ect!!! Some are genetically predisposed, been through- around-n-back incidents of fear, physical, mental, sexual abuse and hung on for 20,30,40 yrs! Or have a genetically engineered pysch issue that NO parent,teacher or Doctor picked up on...so they self medicated because had they not then suicide is not a constant thought but a reality! If this world could just understand a little, realize that you grew up maybe in s healthy home; which is just, PURE LUCK,I was healthy n kept a healthy lifestyle despite MANY deterrent obstacles and I got in a car accident n 1 yr later.. SLE (which the medical world is finding more severe cases like mine attributed to lack of REM sleep as a child; the 8 or more uninterrupted sleep hrs when your cells learn to replicate, healing itself... That's when your body learns! I NEVER slept uninterrupted for more than 3 hr time spans! If you can just love, listen, support others rather than talk or be rotten... Can you imagine how many people would not feel so Afraid, Unworthy, Less-Than, Suicidal or TOTALLY ALONE?! IF that's just impossible for you...say NOTHING!!! Today you may get injured to NO fault of your own...you could; well if more than 6-8 mo's on pain med's, BECOME all the horrible word's you texted!?

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Dear Angela and all others out there,
Let me first say how truly sorry I am for some of these postings. If they do not have any kind of chronic pain they will never, ever understand no matter what you say to them.

My posting is coming from another view. My husband has been on oxy for almost 12 years. I just want to smack NO punch Drs and other a**holes in the mouth when they look at my husband as a drug addict. He would love to get off these meds, but the pain is worse than I could ever imagine. I hate it when these people treat him like he is an on-the street drug addict and have more than once gotten into many, many arguments.
Whe he was younger he had a sledding accident and then a motorcycle accident which aggravated and rehurt the same lower spine area.

After finally deciding on back surgery (cages, rods, and screws) the outcome is worse than ever. He now has a condition called mechanical back, which means he will always and forever be in horrible pain.

Unfortunately, this is a Catch22. To be off the oxy would probably be worse, BUT being on them is just as bad if not worse.

He has also had nerves that come out of the spinal cord cut trying to alleviate the pain, but that did not help. He has done acupuncture, tried deep tissue massage and it lessens the pain for a couple of hours but that is not long enough to go off the meds.

Want to talk about teeth - his is rotting away...seriously...from the inside out. It is incredible. I was always jealous of his teeth. They were always straight and white and just perfect. Now they are blackened, chipped, missing, OH you name it. It is truly incredible...and of course, all the doctors and dentists say it is not from the meds. I have done alot of research because I would LOVE for him to get off them although I know that it is not possible. Site after site said that this would happen to his teeth.

I have also noticed in the past 3+ years that he is really starting to hunch and his walk is getting very weird.

He has had heart problems and sometype of gastro problem (which cannot be figured out) and a few times when he was taken to the ER and asks if you he is on any meds & he says yes, oxy - automatically they have a change of heart and say well, we are not giving you any of that here. NEVER once has he ever said that's what he wanted. He was in for heart problems and gastro problems. That's when I get in there faces. They actually treat him differently and get an attitude. It is amazing!

As for these pain management doctors, you put them on these drugs knowing the side effects and that these drigs are addictive and then when this happens you either say go find another doctor, or I'm not giving you these anymore or are just complete a**holes to your patient(s).

As for some of the postings about the president and making things better, he has already said that the one thing he is going to cut back on is pain management and chronic back pain. OMG, this is not going to be good!

As for selling your pain meds, if you are like my husband, you are lucky enough to have them last until your next refill. When you are in pain and this will help to alleviate it just a bit you will take an extra. Anything to get through your day. (That is if you can get out of bed!)
You will not be selling...You would be buying!

Have any of you had the pharmacist problem? They can all kiss my ass for how judgemental they are. If they are all so worried about losing their licenses for a PRESCRIBED medicine from a doctor (this is one of the most watched drug out there by the feds) then find a new job and get out of this profession.

Our quality of life is always jeopardized. If he is on his feet for too long or we are somewhere with our kids and do alot of walking, his back goes into spasms and on the ground he goes. We always need to worry about him.

I am very lucky and thank GOD everyday that I don't have chronic pain. I see what my husband goes through and feel horrible because there is absolutely nothing I can do to help.

For all of you out there who had nasty things to say, you better pray that you are never in a position such as this....you will not survive! It is easy to sit back and judge, try living it every single moment and day of your life.

To all with chronic pain, you are all in my prayers.

EG

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Hollywood it is unfortunate but how many millions of us have DIED due to intractable pain; for hundreds of years pain was treated (do not kid yourselves) back in the old days medicine men would travel across the roads in covered wagons selling bottles of "laudanum" which was poppy in a bottle, and yes physicians made house calls and many hard working individuals were given remedies for their aches and pains.

We went through a long period and around the time of my injury (90's) scientific fact showed that (1) pain is a separate disorder not just a symptom (2) that treating intractable pain with opioids kept families from breaking apart, some folks working, and offered quality of life.

Right now we are suffering Odumma restrictions. As I've said before I swear by brand name Maalox, and household bleach why did THEY disappear off the shelves early in his election years? Why did Tylenol become a prescription in some states causing women with little money and kids with fevers to pay for a pediatrician to write this drug as a prescription?

Why did the cost of opioids quadruple in the past 5 years causing WC insurers who already have the highest suicide rate of any injured parties in the U.S. due to the different regulations per state for comp, and also degrading sometimes killing off the injured worker? Why do IME's get a check for a million instead of the IW who is suffering terrible and permanent damage because the IME is willing to write medical documents suddenly curing a back ruptured, surgically cut, filled with DDD stating there is "no apparent pain" when the money is due the worker and his family WHY?

Why is America allowing the best medical care offered in the world to be degraded by a bumpkin who likely was not born here, who believes in socialism but is a weak contender for the likes of Mussolini and Hitler (neither of which I approve just saying) and due to the mixed color of skin LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THIS? This is disrespectful to blacks and whites of which he claims both colors.

I wish him one good sized stone stuck in his right ureter and when his racist wife takes him to the naval hospital nearby to tell him "Sir we are out of morphine, meperidine, and you took all the pills off the market but we can give you a good old aspirin maybe two while you push that rock out of that tube..." I wish him 5 to 30 hours of this pain without comfort.

I cannot believe the veritable suffering in America; familial suicide due to the economy, and he is still there after committing treason, after murder hand in hand with Hillary.

Sorry had to get that off my chest.

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After working in health care for 38 years, I knew "affordable care act"
would ruin our system, which was the best in the world. People who had money camefrom all over the world. I worked with nurses fom Canada & Great Britian over the years. They said the health care was horrible & wait times months. Patients died waiting for surgery. Remember, only Democrats voted for this mess. They completely shut out Republicans. So,as the quality of care crumbles, blame the right party. England & Canada have much smaller populations. Canadians are much younger & healthier. The people who weren't healthier, have probably died. I plan to stay alive as long as my specialist doesn't retire. I absolutely will not suffer excruciating pain because I can't find another specialist, who believes me. We have noprescription insurance & cost for brand name pain meds is thru the roof. I am not for price controls usually but big pharma will have brought this on themselves. Profits have gone up so high, it's ridiculous. Those of us on disability & fixed incomes are screwed! We're spending over a 1/3 of our income on just my meds. The 2 most expensive are pain meds. I have to scramble every month to figure out how to pay for them.

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That, my friend (Emerson), is the true challenge; trying to find a lawyer or law firm who will take our case, most likely for a fee, much less pro bono! I've been on this forum for quite sometime and, so far, NO ONE has stepped up to do just that. The problem, in a nut shell, is that the big pharmas have an army of high priced law firms specifically hired to protect them like the whole lot of us! And, there aren't any lawyers, or firms, who have the resources to fight them. As passionate as I once was about filling suit against them, I've had to get realistic real fast after trying (along with many of my comrades on this forum) to do just that. I hate to be so negative that such a suit will never happen, much less be won, but I'd be thrilled if someone were to prove me wrong! Bless you all who live in pain. Christine

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Christine, I have a plan that at this point, seems to be our best bet to date? Although I will need your help as well as help of others in this situation. My plan is to bring our problem national attention threw the media outlets, and national coverage of our story, and hopefully position it as a David and Goliath metaphor ?! And if we are lucky enough to get the major media attention, they will need more people to interview and show, not only what I'm going through, but you and many others that are having this similar problem and can't do anything ab but b**** to each other. The media loves a good big bully victimizing innocent people that already suffer w pain and financial problems just buying this medication without health insurance and even people that have it, but still live with fact that there teeth are falling out as a direct relationship to this undisclosed side effect that is causing shire hell on people's already hellish pain. If I can get them to listen to me, I I turn will need as many of you for them toisten to as well ? The more of us the better. Once they hear our story, I am hoping, either drug company will start settling our cases on a individual basis or a big name attorney will hear it as well, and be motivated by either shear compassion or money, to fight for our cause? Either way, it's only chance I see us having at this point? I am asking , once I can show and prove, that I have someone interested in doing a news piece or even story, that you and others will provide a way either me or they can reach you for a interview or possible tv footage of our story and problem? This would mean, possibly showing our faces and voice on camera, and giving our feedback and story?? I think it's our only chance and it just may work??? Tell me what you think, as well as anyone else interested in my ideal?? Peace and love, happy holidays to all, Emerson, for now

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Emerson, count ME IN with anything that might being us a step closer to remedying the injustice of it all and I'll do whatever I'm capable of, both physically and intellectually, to further or cause! Your plan is solid and I believe you definitely have the passion to follow through! I'm with you and I, for one, am challenging every member of this forum to do the same!

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As far as I know, I do not think Oxycontin (or any opiate for that matter) has any kind of warning on the label or prescribing information about tooth loss/decay is a possible side effect. If not, we have grounds for a class action lawsuit.
Every single one of us should file. If we don't get compensation from the pharmaceutical company (at LEAST out dental work covered) at least we can make it so they will have to include a warning of the possibility of that side effect. That way, at least it can prevent anymore needless suffering by people who are uninformed and, take this medication without knowing the possible risks.

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I am sorry I haven't been in touch with all of my friends on this site. I go out only for doctors appointments and when I have no choice but have to get food ! I have become a hermit and it's killing me. I have problems with 8 disc and been on OxyContin or now Oxycodone from 1997 and still am and every day is like Groundhog Day and is getting worse because because I always had great looking teeth and now I don't ! My front teeth rotted inside and when I had a checkup and cleaning the dentist scraped them they fell apart ! I had the front bonded but they are horrible to the point I hate mirrors and getting pictures taken with my children that r grown but they understand! If there is anyway I can help our situation I will! Christine I hope all is well and God Bless you all! Mail delivered!

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To everyone on this site. Each and everyone that comes here has a few things in common, our teeth have rotted from inside out. Then because of a severe injury or a condition that made us have to take the pain medication from hell Oxycodone and OxyContin that is time released pain medication that does help with pain but because of not putting a warning label with the medication that should have said that causes severe dry mouth that will make your teeth rot, break off or fall out and in most cases ruin your social life and has me to the point where I go to the store to get food and pick up medications but other than that I stay home because of how my missing teeth make me feel! Also all the problems of the original injury that you take Meds for witch in my case 8 bad disc in my back! I hate running into anyone I know because of my teeth! Please if you start to have these problems with you teeth keep a bottle water with u all the time until you speak to your doctor and get told what to do to fight this problem! I go no where without my bottle of water! I hope you fix this before it ruins your life! On another subject you will get to know others here and make friends that have the same problem as u and that makes it easier to talk because u are both dealing with same thing! I hit the lottery of friends when I started talking with Christine! I hope to talk to you soon because you helped me get to where I am and I am grateful for your kindness and understanding and always wish you Christine and everyone on this site good health and happiness and that the company that made so much money from selling this medication sees what it did to us and fixes our teeth because it is the right thing to do! The mail is delivered!

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HI, MAILMAN!!!! SO very nice to "hear" from you again and, yes, it's definitely been awhile since you've been on the site. That being said, I, too, have been kind of staying away because of some people who seemed to have found just about ANYTHING other to talk about than what this forum was supposed to be and it just brought the majority of us who REALLY got it going in the right direction and did nothing but bring the rest of us DOWN! Things seem to have gotten a bit better, though, and I believe that they've been pretty much SHUT DOWN and indirectly thrown out, if you know what I mean! Things are pretty much the same with me for the time being but just recently, as of my last pain med refill, I had a VERY difficult time getting my meds refilled and, get this, they would absolutely NOT call ANY of their other pharmacies to find out if they had any! You would THINK that if the call is coming from one of their OWN pharmacies that they would at least check their stock to find out if they could fill it so I wouldn't have to drive all over town to find one that did, right? No chance! That being said, I simply got on the phone myself and did what I had asked them to do and, with the exception of ONE CVS pharmacy out of well over a dozen that I had called, each and every one of them HAD NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER checking their stock to advise me as to whether or not they could fill my Rx. Interesting because my own pharmacy told me that NOT ONE OF THEIRS WOULD EVER TELL ME OVER THE PHONE WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD. Then, to make things worse, even if one (or more) of them even had any, they wouldn't allow me to purchase a partial Rx and then come back for the rest when they got more in stock! I was really stuck with only 6 tablets left to last me until this coming Thursday (I take a minimum of 9-12 a day!) and I was really stressing! Then I thought about calling my Pain Management Dr. and asked them if they had any pharmacies nearby (they happen to be across the street from a major hospital, so you would think they'd more than likely have them in stock (Oxycodone, that is) so I ended up calling an independent pharmacy who, although they had some in stock, they only had 113 of the 360 that I needed! HOWEVER, and this is why it's sometimes best to use an independent/owner operated pharmacy, they not only filled my Rx with what they had, but said that they would order and call me just as soon as they received the balance of the medication I so desperately needed!.... something NONE of the other pharmacies would even consider! So.... Just a thought for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation, be sure to check out your local owner operated/independent pharmacy as they can make their OWN RULES and are MUCH MORE ACCOMODATING than many, if not most, of the "big box" Rx stores. I hope that you're doing well, Mailman, and I also hope than some, if not all, of the original folks from this forum decide to come back so we can all bring it back to its full glory and one that supports one another. Much love and praying for one, or more, pain free day! Hugs.

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I too have had this same problem. I knew it was the Oxycontin that rotted my teeth. I had perfect teeth before using this medication. I'm sorry you have had to go through all of your trials with surgery, I feel for you. I would be interested in getting a legal suit started against Purdue Pharmacy. They need to be held accountable for not warning the public about tooth decay caused by use of their medication. I too, would have reconsidered it's use. Please keep me informed if you come across more about this or would like to contact Purdue to start complaints. If there are more of you out there, please message me. Again, we shouldn't of had to experience this when we have already been through so much.

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Thank you Christine!!! My point EXACTLY! I've lost half of my teeth already I'm with you....what are the rest of us supposed to do? I was a bit insulted as well. I'm glad its not just me!

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This also happened to me. After being prescribed oxycodone 30mg after a failed cervical fusion. It did not take long, about 8 months of taking 30 mg 4 times a day which was increased to 6 times a day after six months. I also asked my doctor if these meds affected teeth and he told me NO as long as you swallow the pills with water. I always swallowed with water and never, never used them in any other form. I also have never used any street drugs and make no mistake my mouth looks like I've been doing methamphetamine my whole life. There should be a warning on these meds for tooth loss. Never in a million years would I have taken these if I had been warned of this side effect. They warn of the addiction but do not even hint that you WILL lose all your teeth. Something should be done to these big Pharma's that unleash such disasters on the public without sufficient research.

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I took OxyContin in the lowest dose that made movements less painful. BUT when the FDA required Purdue to put an Impervious Coating so addicts couldn't crush and inject or inhale them...my trouble w/nausea and cracked teeth started. It's w/o a doubt the coating that caused my problems which weren't present in Oxy before the coating was added. Switched to low dose Morphine ER also coated. Same problem. So I believe these problems are all from the Impervious Coating. Lord know what's in it ....but whatever it is, it is responsible in my story.

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I want to thank you Cristine, you have a heart of gold that always gives me some hope. You are always the type of person that never shy's away from working to help everyone on this site know what the goal should be. I have found that my pain levels don't go down, it's my tolerance levels that increase. I have a idea what you went threw with the pain when your doctor lied about you selling your meds. This doctor never really knew you or the type of woman you are or he would've never said that. I hope everyone on this site feels better!

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"J" you are just cruel. Hope you are special because to call someone you don't know a druggy is highly irresponsible and down right rude. Hope you never have pain and need help and then I HOPE YOU GET NOTHING. You're rude Dude!!!

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I have recently detoxed myself off of Oxycontin and I can't believe what changes I've seen in myself. First I want to say that it took a full two months to pull myself out of bed or even desire to speak to my family members. Yet, after the first week I noticed that the severe spasms I had in my hands, feet and back have decreased by 50%. I thought they were due to my back problems getting worse in the last five years. Not so. I too have lost all my upper teeth and didn't know that it was caused by the drugs I was prescribed until I read your postings today. No one mentioned that cause and effect issue to me all through that nightmare. I also had almost daily migraines which have dropped 80% since I got off this drug. My memory was getting so poor that I thought I was getting an early case of Alztimers. Now, I'm seeing it getting stronger every day. I had lost all of my motivation in life, my humor, my personality and my desire to do anything productive. All of this part of me is just now beginning to return a bit more every day. I just can't believe all this drug has done to me and the issues it caused. I am so thankful that I have an understanding husband who endured all the changes that he saw in me, and then cared for me while I detoxed myself. My pain Dr. said she was so proud of me, but that I was never really addicted to this medication after being on it for five years. Yeah, tell that to the woman that was afraid to detox and spent the last two months sleeping and behaving like a sloth. I can tell that I still have a long way towards my full recovery but I'm looking forward to getting off many other meds that I started using to counteract the pain the Oxycontin created for me. Never again!

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ive been on these for about 7 years and was just asking coz my teeth are slowly getting worse also on oxynorm amitriptol...

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Has anyone else noticed that OxyContin 20mg wears off before 12 hours? I'm waiting for the extended relief pain meds...

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I pulled a good one. My RXs were not in sync; one for extended release one week and the other immediate release the next...

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Hi..I am currently taking OxyContin 20mg 3xdaily, Percocet, Zanaflex, Neurontin & Trazodone for the chronic pain tha...

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My doctor recently put me on Oxycontin 15mg (twice daily) and he said that it would take a week for the medicine to reac...

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I know my maroon/brick red color 60 mg oxycontin was replaced with a VERY believable look alike by a so called friend an...

I have a rx for 60 mg oxycontin and I can't find a pharmacy to fill. I just took last one and I don't want to ge...

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Diagnosed with Ahlers-Danlos Syndrome almost 12 years now... I have chronic pain everywhere as all my joints are bone on...

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I read some of your articles. I have knee problems, and had surgery on hold for slip disc in my lower back and in my kne...

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NEED HELP PAYING FOR MY OXYCONTIN, I TAKE 80MG 3 X DAY . PLEASE HELP ## PRUDUE PHAR HELPED ME A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH MY...

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