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Peter Attia’s Personal Experience with OxyContin after Back Surgery — Whalespan

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Peter Attia’s Personal Experience with OxyContin after Back Surgery

Peter Attia14m · 2021-12-07

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◐Partially SupportedPeter Attia was prescribed 20mg of Oxycontin twice daily for back pain in 2000 and increased his dosage to nearly 400mg per day within four months.✓Well SupportedPeter Attia avoided Percocet for seven years after oxycontin withdrawal due to fear of escalation into massive use.◐Partially SupportedA daily dose of 300mg of Oxycontin is potentially lethal if taken by an unhabituated individual.◐Partially SupportedVioxx was used to manage pain and break the cycle of pain, allowing for physical therapy and eventual freedom from pain medication.Partially Supported

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The belief was promoted that oxycontin could be taken indefinitely for chronic pain, even with increasing doses.

◐Partially SupportedStopping OxyContin cold turkey can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms, potentially as dangerous as the drug itself.

◐Partially SupportedNeurontin (gabapentin) is not addictive, can be sedating, and was used to treat neuropathic pain.

◐Partially SupportedSome individuals may not become addicted to certain drugs even when exposed, while many others do.

✕Not SupportedPeter Attia's OxyContin was prescribed by a non-expert surgeon who did not monitor his dosage.

◐Partially SupportedPeter Attia was free of all pain medication within a year of starting his recovery process.

◐Partially SupportedPeter Attia was treated by pain expert Shawn Mackey at Stanford for opioid withdrawal and associated pain.

◐Partially SupportedThe number of people susceptible to addiction is unknown and may be unknowable.