I was in the hospital for hernia pain (pain med question)?

Question

they gave me one injection of something that did nothing but the next injection helped but i couldn't stay awake at all! and i still feel tired from it i had the iv shot around 9am and its now 4:30am i feel like i have a bad hangover and the pain is back but I'm afraid to take the pain meds because I'm not sure if it will make me feel horrible. they gave me oxycodone in pill form to take home I'm not sure what they gave me i think it started with an S. should i go back to the er?

Answer 1

Oxycodone is a form of morphine and the most common side effects are dizziness, nausea, vomiting and constipation.