"i currently take 80mg oxycontin four times a day, although i sometimes try and see if i can manage on 2-3/day. i am 45 and will undergo hip replacement at end of april. oxycontin allows me to feel normal and most activities i used to do are doable. the best part is the absence of drowsiness and &quot;euphoria&quot; i always associate with opiates, so it doesn&#039;t get me all loopy."