Also as I mentioned before some medicine don't work well on all people. I've read that people with a higher IQ may reject the pain relief offered by some of the drugs. I had very little pain relief from most of the drugs.
Oxycodone - this was my main form of daytime pain killer. Even though it's a heavy duty narcotic, it only dulled the pain for me. Like taking aspirin. Later when I was nearly healed, I stopped taking it an my pain actually decreased (once I got past the withdrawl). Note this drug does affect your intestinal muscles. I had severe cramps during withdrawl and it took a long while for the muscles to start working properly.
Percocet - this is Oxycodone + Tylenol. Avoid taking this and take Oxycodone instead. No need to overwork your liver for a fever reducer if you don't have a fever. Yes, they did prescribe this at first.
Oxycontin - this is just a slow/timed release version of Oxycodone. Rather than a big rush it's supposed to give you a steadier stream for longer.
Dilaudid - this is the only pain reliever that really worked on me, but only in the IV form. It is very powerful and would knock me out. I had to have a central line put in to allow easier administration of this. So I could only take it at night and used Oxy during the day.
Neurontin - this is a drug for nerve pain. Nearly everyone in the physical therapy ward was on it. And we also noticed that nearly everyone in the PT ward talked almost like a zombie. They were slow to talk and very distant. I nearly lost my mind on it. I couldn't remember anything and barely knew my wife's name. We stopped taking it immediately. It seems to dull your whole nervous system.
Propofol/Diprivan - used this while in ICU to "sleep" at night. Often used for the induced coma as well, but I stayed awake during the day
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