"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> My dentist prescribed oxycodone for occasional severe dental pain. When I
> take a tablet, I'm usually dead asleep in a half hour. Consequently, I
> only
> take it if I know I can go to bed, which is usually before bedtime. If I
> try
> to stay up, it makes me a bit dizzy and unsteady. In either case, it
> quickly
> eliminates my awareness of pain.
>
> Watching Gregory House pop what appears to be several oxycodone tablets at
> a
> time makes me wonder how he stays awake, much less navigate through the
> hospital and make any intelligent decisions.
>
> Is it a matter of acclimating to a certain dosage over time? I know that
> oxycodone is highly addictive, and I take it as infrequently as possible,
> but
> I'm just curious about anyone taking large amounts of the drug.
>
> Yes, I know this is just a TV series. :-)
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright


House takes Vicoden - Different from Oxycodone.

Dimitri

..Vicodin is a trademarked brand narcotic analgesic product containing
hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is usually found in tablet form with
either the names Vicodin, Vicodin ES, or Vicodin HP imprinted on one side.
Analgesics with the same chemical composition and a similar physical
appearance are found under many other trade names, including Anexsia, Anolor
DH5, Bancap HC, Dolacet, Lorcet, Lortab, and Norco. The
hydrocodone/acetaminophen drug formula is also available under generic
brands. The acetaminophen in the formula increases the effects of the
hydrocodone. Hydrocodone also comes in a combination with ibuprofen,
available under the trade name Vicoprofen.

Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived
thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new
semi-synthetic opioids with several benefits over the older traditional
opiates and opioids; morphine, diacetylmorphine (heroin) and codeine. It was
introduced to the pharmaceutical market as Eukodal or Eucodal and Dinarkon.
Its chemical name is derived from codeine - the chemical structures are very
similar, differing only in that the hydroxyl group of codeine has been
oxidized to a carbonyl group (as in ketones), hence the "-one" suffix, the
7,8-dihydro-feature (codeine has a double-bond between those two carbons),
and the hydroxyl group at carbon-14 (codeine has just a hydrogen in its
place), hence oxycodone.