What does Oxycodone do ?

Introduction

Before diving to What does Oxycodone do?, we need to know that Oxycodone is a pain relief medication, its therapeutic action is analgesia. Some of the other pharmacological effects are a state of clear mind and relaxed feeling and euphoria. Oxycodone is generally used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Coming to what Oxycodone does then in short it cuts off the pain perception ability of the body. If you would ask about the (Opinion) then it is one of the best narcotic I would say, others take more time to act also the half-life is more but Oxycodone is just perfect.

Working of Oxycodone

Oxycodone belongs to the semi synthetic opioid class medication. So it works by affecting the opioid receptors in our body. There are many variants of Oxycodone available like Oxycodone 5mg, 10mg, 30mg and some other variants. All of these are the same except the dosage. There are certain opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and brain of our body which are responsible for the pain or pleasure sensation. These opioid receptors combine with opioids released from the lets say a variant and gives a sense of pain relief.

Side effects of Oxycodone

One of the major side effects of Oxycodone is getting addicted to it. Due to the euphoric effect of Oxycodone many people get addicted to the medication and start abusing it. It is one of the primary reasons for it being a controlled medication. Some of the other common side effects are headache, breathing problem and sleep apnea etc. Be careful of its side effects and use it under the guidance of a medical expert to minimize the risk of getting dependent on it.

Oxycodone has another alternative if your condition is not that severe like Acetaminophen. You can visit my other posting on to know more about it.