Q: why do i sweat heavily when I take Oxycodone hcl er
Sometimes people do sweat when taking opioid pain medications like methadone and oxycodone. The best solution I have found for my patients is hydroxyzine (Vistaril) which is a type of anti-histamine. In fact many side effects from opioids respond to hydroxyzine such as: nausea, headaches, itchiness, and sweating.
Talk to your doctor. If the side effects from pain medication are worse than the pain, then reducing the doseage or switching medications is the best option.
Dr. Christina Lasich, MD
I take paxil and I did see that it does have a side effect of sweating. but I only sweat when talking to someone or even talking on the phone if I feel ANY pressure! I'm afraid if I lower my dosage (currently 40mg/day) than I'll feel even more pressure in ANY situation. I'm thinking of surgery.
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Thank you so much for your posting. I too, sweat from taking methadone and norco for chronic pain. Using the Vistaril (Atarax) has helped me considerably and I can't thank you enough for answering this quiestion for someone else, as it helped me too.