Smell is the sense most people don’t think about until it fades. You might notice that your morning coffee has no aroma, that you can’t tell whether milk has turned, or that a candle in the room seems to have no scent at all. If this has happened while you are taking oxycodone, you may …
Your favorite meal arrives and it tastes of almost nothing. Coffee seems weak, chocolate seems waxy, and salt barely registers. If this started around the time you began taking oxycodone, it is natural to wonder whether the medicine is to blame. Sometimes it is involved, but usually indirectly. A true loss of taste caused by …
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Going back to work while taking a strong pain medicine raises questions that no one prepares you for. Will I be sharp enough? Is it safe to do my job? Do I have to tell my employer? What happens if I am drug tested? Can I be treated differently because I take a prescription I …
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When you live with pain, movement can feel like a negotiation. You want to stay active, because inactivity tends to make stiffness, weakness and low mood worse. But you are also taking a strong opioid that can make you drowsy, dizzy and slower to react, and that can quiet pain signals your body would otherwise …
