Oxycodone?!

Oxycodone?

I went to ER last night for severe eye pain and was diagnosed with a cornial abrasion. The doctor prescribed oxycodone and told me to take one every 8 hours. The problem is, after about 4 or 5 hours, the pain comes back full force. Is it okay to take something like a light dose of Tylenol or something similar? Or should I cut one of my prescribed pills in half? I called the doctor who treated me. She wasn't in and the rushed doctor I spoke to only told me to follow the instructions and hung up before I could ask her about OTC medicine. Can you help me?

Unless your dr. prescribed the time released oxycodone, the standard regular dose of oxycodone is not going to last for 8 hours. That's why it's wearing off after 4 or 5 hours. I'm assuming the doc prescribed some 5 or 10 mg. oxycodone. It would be ok to break one of these in half, or if the pain is severe, you may even want to take a whole one until you can phone your doctor.

If you're in pain, go ahead and take something before it gets worse. The docs can fuss tomorrow when you tell them that what they gave you is not doing what it's supposed to do. You need more frequent dosing or better instructions about supplementing with tylenol until your eye pain is improved.