- Lyrica and EMG test 7th July 2007
... .all of my lumbar discs are bulging.
I am on vicodin , lyrica, soma.
My dr wants me get an EMG done....
- Pain meds.. 6th July 2007
... guilty about taking pain meds, for your pain? I take Vicodin for my pain. I wait till my pain gets real bad and...
... have to say I disagree, back when I first started Vicodin I was taking the lowest strength possible and still...
- In pain and frustrated! 6th July 2007
... tolerance, this pain is too much for me and I now take Vicodin 10/325 about every 4 hours. I've started walking 2...
... take notes of your pain before and after taking the vicodin , pain with activity, sitting, at night, etc. This...
- Does the pain ever end??? 5th July 2007
... have a reaction to Oxycotin and Methodone. I get Vicodin and Ativan. Then you read these magazine articles...
- Dr appointment update 4th July 2007
... I have taken some (including Vicoprofen, which is vicodin with ibuprofen in it) and got severe bruising. This...
- Chronic pain and doctor cut me off 4th July 2007
... can't take alot. Never had problems with percocet or vicodin but try telling a doc to just give you that is hard...
- Shot for sciatic pain? 3rd July 2007
... shot and did it give you any relief? I have some Vicodin but not much and afraid Dr will not refill it. I...
- Injections at 11:15 am 2nd July 2007
... with what to do next. (I still take have to take 1 vicodin & skelaxin daily.. otherwise I'm aching big time within...
- After 3 surgeries, what should I do next? 1st July 2007
...
Also yes I am still taking medication, mainly Vicodin ES. However, I think it is too soon to get off the...
... ask your dr. about a nerve pain med like neurontin, vicodin won't touch your nerve pain at all. I would think...
... pain meds you are on exactly? I am currently taking Vicodin ES(7.5/750) I'm just curious to see what someone else...
- Spondy & What is a Pain Magement doctor?? 29th June 2007
... stiff and everytime I move it's very bad.
I'm taking vicodin which is not helping, he said that my regular doctor...
- Scoliosis & Spondylithesis 26th June 2007
... and I will for the rest of my life. I still take Vicodin everyday, and my doctor has told me to expect to for...
- Nsaids 24th June 2007
... surprised, too, when my doctor told me that if the Vicodin wasn't quite doing it, to add in some Naproxyn. The ... (I remember you're the opposite from me, that the Vicodin makes you drowsy and the Percocet doesn't.) I didn...
... Shawley, I think there is a Vicoprofen - vicodin with motrin.
Emily, I have not had an x-ray since...
- Need help, quit smoking after surgery. 21st June 2007
... would work better if I didn't smoke. Proven fact on Vicodin and Norco.(Check drug interaction with tobacco). ...
- Has anyone taken tylenol with codine after lumbar fusion? 19th June 2007
... the T with C is somewhere in between Percocet and Vicodin , as far as effectiveness. Everyone's different, but...
- First time here: It's back AGAIN! 18th June 2007
... heavier medications, and my body responds better to vicodin of all things.
Let us know how you are doing...
- Claudication...(long) 16th June 2007
... really found one that helped much. I tried Vicoprofen ( vicodin with ibuprofen instead of tylenol). It sort of lessened...
- Please help me 16th June 2007
... from my hip to my foot last all night. I'm taking 2 vicodin now as one does nothing. I'm sure you know about that...
... stiff and everytime I move it's very bad.
I'm taking vicodin which is not helping, he said that my regular doctor...
- Leg Pain and swelling 15th June 2007
... deal with the pain but this new doc took away the vicodin and just upped my Meth and when i'm on it I just can ... resolved soon. I'm tired of flying high so Im back on my Vicodin e and felling some pain but if this means no swollen...
- Had the discogram/looking at 5 level fusion. 14th June 2007
... her heavy duty drugs when she went home, MS Contin & Vicodin & Flexeril. I am skeptial too since I was in the...
- Introduction to me 9th June 2007
... year to bowl due to constant pain. I had to take Vicodin every night so I could make it through 3 games. We...
- 6 weeks post-op, pain med question 7th June 2007
... with it and works more quickly. Lortab (same drug as Vicodin ) is a less strong narcotic.
I'm glad your doctor ... much.
My doctor doesn't like to mix Percocet and Vicodin . He is willing for me to use either one, but not ... switch back to Percocet or just up my dosage of the Vicodin . I was disappointed because the Percocet works so ... I take it during the day, so I'm sticking with the Vicodin . That was a bad week when I asked for the stronger ... phase now (in spite of being up now waiting for the Vicodin to kick in).
Are you able to be up and moving around...
- can anyone relate to my problem? 4th June 2007
... but might work better for your body. Such as me.. vicodin works better than all combined.
IDET has a low...
- Microdiscectomy Questions and Advice 3rd June 2007
... L4/L5 ON 11/21/06
Pain in left leg and lower back vicodin does not relieve pain just dulls the edge slightly...
- Humidity and Pain & Stiffness 27th May 2007
... to ask my doctor if he'll give me a refill on the Vicodin (he will) and also a prescription for Percocet for ... helped me get some sleep. A little stronger than Vicodin and it makes me drowsy, too. I'm down to three left...
- Suggestions to Help My Husband 25th May 2007
... to Percocet and Darvocent, but I *think he's taken Vicodin , but not sure the results. What drugs are Opiates...
- New here! Been lurking for awhile, have a question.. 23rd May 2007
... am fully fused and I still take on a normal day 1 vicodin and 1 skelaxin or my pain level rises and tylenol...
- In need of support 23rd May 2007
... ever and they gave me Valium to take along with my Vicodin wich by the way isn;t much effective after about a...
- Question for everyone on this board... 22nd May 2007
... ever and they gave me Valium to take along with my Vicodin wich by the way isn;t much effective after about a...
- Help ,please, with decision 21st May 2007
... understand to. About two years ago I was still living on vicodin but could still manage but in great pain. I was walking...
- Advice From Post Op People Please !! 17th May 2007
... and then I pay of course.) I do take low doses of vicodin (1 10mg tab) and skelaxin (1) daily to keep things...
- Pain Scale: 1..10 - Examples 12th May 2007
... have essentially the same pain 2 hours after taking 2 vicodin . If the pain level is a 7 before meds it is still...
- ultram 12th May 2007
... tolerable level (if I am not doing much) the oxycodone ( vicodin ) is for my break through pain....
- This pain is ridiculous!!!! Now hip pain!!! 9th May 2007
... Elmo you might try something else instead of the vicodin . Vicodin knocks me out for a day and really messes...
- Can you have a baby after a fusion? 8th May 2007
... get off of the medication I'm on (Fentanyl 25mcg & Vicodin ) when I'm still in a good deal of pain. I also talked...
- Bad night 8th May 2007
... reactions with some meds than others as well. Lortab or Vicodin give me energy while they make others sleepy. My friend...
- 8 weeks post op, is this normal? 7th May 2007
... I take medication daily to sustain me. I take one Vicodin and one Skelaxin daily. If I don't I'm really hurting...
- Degeneration 7th May 2007
... is so so severe. After trial and error I now take Vicodin (which really never takes all the pain away ) muscle...
- sciatia/herniated L4 and L5- HELP! 4th May 2007
... but not much thus far). I am taking neurotin and vicodin ; I was on percocet, but I became very sick from it...
... anymore even though I was taking pain killer like vicodin . Since I don't like to take medication and the discomfort...
... Your right that Percocet does nothing, neither does vicodin really. Has anyone tried acupuncture for their sciatia...
- Sciatic Pain 3rd May 2007
... question I have is pain medication. I was taking Vicodin for a couple of weeks and stopped taking about 4 weeks ... would relieve pain but not have the side effects of Vicodin ?
Paul Speese
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... pain that will help for the siatica more than the Vicodin which is actually quite a mild drug, all things considered...
... Vidocin every day to 200 mg oxycodone and 5 reg strength Vicodin per day. Thankfully, and miraculously, they don't...
... to find what works best for you. I always like the vicodin as they don't make me tired and groggy, but other...
... pain reduced and looking at surgical options. The Vicodin doesn't do a thing, so I need to try other options...
- has anyone else had to go off meds to get spinal chord stimulator? 2nd May 2007
... I didn't have to go off my pain meds. I was using Vicodin 10/750 then....
- More Back Pain 1st May 2007
... went to the er they wouldn't do anything but give me vicodin and I have been on that for 2 1/2 years. Normally ... it was more intense than any pain I had had and the vicodin wouldn't work. Thank god my family doctor believed ... getting 2 pain meds from 2 drs in one day. I got the vicodin before my other doctor called me back. Anhoo. The ... unberable and the percecet is gone. I am again taking vicodin and it doesn't touch the pain at all. I am at my...
- 6 Months Post-Op L4-L5 Fusion Migrating Prostheses? 1st May 2007
... this has been tremedously painful for about 6 weeks. Vicodin seems to work from my GP. Any movement makes the problem...
- Pain Meds - What do the 2 numbers mean? 1st May 2007
... meant...
> Percocet (10/325)
> Lortab (10/500)
> Vicodin (5/500)
What do the 2 numbers represent? I like...
... meant...
> Percocet (10/325)
> Lortab (10/500)
> Vicodin (5/500)
What do the 2 numbers represent? I like...
... Lortab, Norco, and Vicodin are Hydrocodone mixed with Acetaminophen. Like they...
- fusion what to expect post 1st May 2007
... only maybe 4 hours of relief. Now if I was to take a vicodin I would be out for 24 hours....
- 5 days post op, level one fusion 1st May 2007
... percocet so my doctor's nurse asked if I would try vicodin (10/325 mg 2 every 6 hours) and if that didn't take ... pick it up. Like a dummy I agreed to take 2 of the vicodin every 6 hours. The vicodin does take the edge off ... be in less pain so maybe I'll be okay on just the vicodin . We'll have to see. I just know that from now on...
... I take two lortab wich are extra strength vicodin every four hours and oxicontin twice a day.
If...
... fusion in 2005. The doctor started the taper from the vicodin about 3 months using Ultram.. 19 months later I am ... still using Vicodin . It depends on when your pain subsides. Some are...
- Medication induced Constipation 26th April 2007
... been on Methadone for almost a year and have had to Vicodin to my regimen along with about four other meds for...
... brand of Colace) every morning and every night with my Vicodin . If I have to take more pain meds one day or if I...
- 1 Year Anniversary Today! 26th April 2007
... and am getting stronger and stronger. I still take Vicodin twice a day, but that's not a lot. I'm in so much...
- Pain Med Question 23rd April 2007
... post op.. and I still have to take at least 1 10mg Vicodin and one skelaxin per day. This may be permanent for...
... Ollie, I am 7 months post-op and take 1 Vicodin (hydrocodone) in the morning and another at bedtime ... doctor feels I need to accept that I will probably take Vicodin or something similar for the rest of my life. My...
- Having really bad day ............ 22nd April 2007
... Lyrcia 75mg 1 x per day. This week I was swiched to Vicodin and Cymbalta. I was still taking the Oxy cause workers...
... to eat a bowl of soup, which allowed me to take my Vicodin and keep it down..the Vicodin seems to help with the...
... this is..after stopping the oxyconin and going on Vicodin ..the Oxy gave me way so much more relief on my pain ... . The Vicodin barely puts a dent in it, I am allowed to take 2 pills...
... glad things are mostly positive for you. Sorry the Vicodin is making you feel sick. Does it make you nauseous...
... I would definitely give your doctor a call if the vicodin is not working. I take one vicodin and I am totally...
... right! I'm completely opposite you on these. One Vicodin cuts my pain, two cuts it even better on a bad day...
... my doctor freaked out. I've done the same with the Vicodin that I was taking five times a day, had to quite to ... anything stronger than the dosage of Methadone and Vicodin I presently on which when taken together do take off...
... days she is here.
I explained to my doc that the Vicodin is just not enough to help with my pain and it makes...
- AmandaConfused 20th April 2007
... family MD and was in tears with pain and he put me on Vicodin 5/500, Flexeril, and a dose of Predisone. Nothing ... to find a combo that worked before work. At least Vicodin gives me energy, I can actully do those things I have ... decides to pay me. This MD said he will take me off Vicodin soon. That makes me so mad! I just found a combo that...
... arn't going to prescribe you anything stronger than Vicodin . The docter is going to send you to a Pain Management...
... the surgeon and GP can only give Class 3 (such as Vicodin , Norco). I would see about a MRI with contrast and...
- Car Accident: L5-S1 Back Pain & Numbness in Legs & Feet!! HELP ASAP 19th April 2007
... stem from your meds.....hydrocodone is generic for vicodin .....which can constipate you and cause urinary retention...
- Tailbone? 18th April 2007
... had the surgery. This is very manageable. A little Vicodin and the TENS as needed keeps it pretty much under...
- medicines for a fusion 18th April 2007
... before the surgery. Morphine did nothing for me. Vicodin did! So they just upped the strength and dosage along...
- 5 month post op appt :( 18th April 2007
... Lyrcia and be put on something else. I was swiched to Vicodin and Cymbalta..have only taken the Vicodin because...
- Happy Anniversary to Schragie & Me! & Update 18th April 2007
... the worst it gets.. I can deal, so long as I have Vicodin and Skelaxin on board as needed. I mean, I average...
- Is there such a thing as Post Surgical Depression? 16th April 2007
... munologist later this month. "B" will not refill my Rx for Vicodin , since I have not scheduled the surgery. L3-L4 is...
- Bad Weather on My bad back 16th April 2007
... Yvette, doctors can give us refills on Lortab or Vicodin , those are both hydrocodone, but Shawley is on Oxycodone...
- Dr. Pepper's Thank You 14th April 2007
... have to take, have you ever tried Vicoprofen? It's vicodin (hydrocodone) combined with ibuprofen (instead of...
- new here, bad back for 2 1/2yrs 13th April 2007
... after all this time) and a pain reliever (such as vicodin , lortab, percocet, etc) to get you by until you can...
- MRI Results and My Symptoms, PLEASE HELP! 13th April 2007
... help, the other meds don't work for nerve pain like vicodin etc.
Wish you the best of luck. vette...
- Newbie - 3 Level Cervical ADR 12th April 2007
... fioricet or Imitrex since the surgery - am just on Vicodin (and other meds I have to wean off of at some point...
- Paging Clover...... 11th April 2007
... addict, I have been on lortab for over a year, and vicodin for the year before that. Well it says take two every...
- San Diego Folks (Anyone actually):Questions and Massive Head/neck pain 10th April 2007
... taken any headache medicine since the surgery - just Vicodin and Soma and this keeps my pain at about a '1' - but...
... taken any headache medicine since the surgery - just Vicodin and Soma and this keeps my pain at about a '1' - but...
- Back Pain After Fusion 7th April 2007
... except Percocet 3 to 4 a day. Currently Im taking Vicodin and Nerontin with little relief. Yesterday was the...
- Norco vs other pain meds 6th April 2007
... drugs on me. The Kadian, Nabumetone, Tramadol, and Vicodin didn't work. He prescribed Norco this week and seems...
... drugs on me. The Kadian, Nabumetone, Tramadol, and Vicodin didn't work. He prescribed Norco this week and seems...
... drugs on me. The Kadian, Nabumetone, Tramadol, and Vicodin didn't work. He prescribed Norco this week and seems ... meds.
Hydrocodone is the same narcotic in both. Vicodin can be 5 mg, 7.5 mg and 10 mg. I suspect he/she just...
- Update On Tiger 6th April 2007
... me to pain clinic and told me I may have to be on vicodin for the rest of my life. Pain clinic doc recommened ... So I called the neuro doc the other day because my vicodin is getting low. "Oh we can't prescibe any more to...
... hate to see the worse one. :) Saying you'll be on vicodin forever ? Sorry but that doc sounds like a quack...
- Strange pains 5th April 2007
... what I had been experiencing pre operation. I was on vicodin for some time after the operation - due partly to ... want to detox while I worked. So, now I have been vicodin free since February '07. I am having all sorts of...
- Depression settling in 3 months post op 3rd April 2007
... to me like this,
When you take a pain pill like vicodin it goes to some place in your brain and trys to block...
- Update 31st March 2007
... not too bad. Actually, Friday I only had to take two vicodin instead of my usual three. I am tapering down my flexiril...
- advice for hubby 31st March 2007
... several others on the market. He might even suffice with Vicodin or Percocet as it would be stronger than the codiene...
- Suzy-Q - Back from A Needed Break 30th March 2007
... still doing really good considering. Still taking vicodin and skelaxin.. one tab each daily most days.
...
- Symptom description...anyone know what is going on with me? 29th March 2007
... but it still kept me awake at night. Now he gave me Vicodin which is not helping either. I didnt do anything to...
- Harmony Surgery 29th March 2007
... hurl!
I am very med sensitive. Have you tried vicodin ? I did not read the previous posts (so I apologize...
... hurl!
I am very med sensitive. Have you tried vicodin ? I did not read the previous posts (so I apologize ... already noted this).
Hi Tammy,
Yes, I've tried Vicodin and I can't take that either, unfortunately. I had...
- post op newbie with question/needs a little help 29th March 2007
... killers out there, some narcotic and some not. I take Vicodin , which has been effective for me without making me...
- In Pain & Dr.'s Don't Care 28th March 2007
... old family doctor was very nice, but only gave me vicodin because i needed surgery and couldn't get it. I am...
... old family doctor was very nice, but only gave me vicodin because i needed surgery and couldn't get it. I am...
