- 4 years post fusion question 26th March 2007
... that can be controlled with pain meds, ex strenght Vicodin , Soma, Lidocain Patches and Motrin 800. I see my spine...
- last questuon 25th March 2007
... get home, I swear I always took fiber con, cause the vicodin bind me up. It did not help, It was five days before...
- Another restless night 25th March 2007
... me again and wakes me. I take two Neurontin, two Vicodin and Ultram and that only buys me about two or three...
- Another restless night 25th March 2007
... some meds act different on different people, like vicodin keep me awake I try not to take them at night.
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- Has anyone gone to the ER for their back pain? 24th March 2007
... is a 9 out of 10 (maybe a 10) even after taking a vicodin . I don't know how I will sleep tonite. I wonder...
... seriously as it is to me.
I am going to take a 2nd vicodin (which I have never had to do in my entire life) to ... worked. I am usually the type of person who cuts vicodin in 1/2 and ONLY will take a 1/2 and definitely not...
... I am now feeling much better after the 2nd vicodin . I am glad I made myself take it. If it didn't get...
- Nerves...............GO AWAY!!.......Elvail 23rd March 2007
... the Cymbalta & lyrica now along with the flexiril & vicodin . I'm much more clear headed, the forgetting is almost...
- Two months post fusion....back from the check! 23rd March 2007
... with this if it must be. I "generally" need just one vicodin daily and chase that with a skelaxin (muscle relaxer...
- Tylenol 23rd March 2007
... still do when I get a headache rather than adding more vicodin . Works well for me. :)...
... yesterday and want to take Tylenol instead of more Vicodin . Thanks for your response....
- Going backwards 21st March 2007
... Percocet (I had been taking hydrocodone, which is Vicodin , etc.). I canNOT describe the difference I had in...
- post-op pain meds 21st March 2007
... it.
I was on Percocet pre-surgery. Now I'm on Vicodin , usually just one in the morning and one in the evening...
- Pain Level Pre-Fusion 21st March 2007
... considering number one I have been living on meds vicodin etc etc etc forever, so then best being a five all...
- Yea for me!!! 20th March 2007
... My Percocet and later my Vicodin both said 1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed. ... if you can be in less pain.
I'm still taking Vicodin , 2 a day, and I'm now just about 6 months post-op...
- Newbie Here 20th March 2007
... help at all. Doc gave me pain meds - Soma, Skelaxin, Vicodin & Ultracet. I alternate between them depending on...
- How long to wean from brace? 20th March 2007
... on today and I'm determined not to. A little extra Vicodin ...
Thanks for being there! I love you guys!
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- to fuse or not to fuse 20th March 2007
... was bad in the morning, so I would jump up take my vicodin and drink my pot of coffee and try to get moving, ... it took hold of my legs. So then i sat up with my vicodin and pot of coffee.
I did alot of research, talked...
- Hip Pain Has Developed 18th March 2007
... thing that helps is a combo of suboxone, Ultram and Vicodin . For those who are months out of surgery, how long...
- I need help and advice for my back problem 18th March 2007
... immediately set up a surgery, they also put me on vicodin . I was glad because I knew vicodin would help, I ... whenever I needed them. I know the way people feel about vicodin and its addictiveness but I have to say this drug ... painful withdrawal symptoms. I was well educated on vicodin . It is March, Ive been taking it since October, I ... off the drug slowly. I was taking a strong form of vicodin and using 4-5 pills a day. To go from that to zero ... problem was that she called in the weakest form of vicodin before. Now, as my back pain got worse I went up ... the chain of vicodin from weakest to strongest. I knew that since I had ... would have to take probably 4-5 at a time of this vicodin for it to work, which I did not want to do. The same ... day, my father had gotten a prescription for vicodin , much stronger than the one I had, although not as ... this would work better. Since my dad had never taken vicodin , he had no problem swtiching pills with me. The problem ... is, my vicodin had 40 pills, his only 15. I took 4 a day, 2 in the...
... Your doctor has no way of knowing if your dad had any Vicodin to begin with.. and swapping him is a legal nono....
... My family doctor was very nice, and would give me vicodin with six months refills, cause i had no insurance ... discount if you don't have insurance.
I understand, vicodin are what had kept me going for the year before I had...
- Yvette ...... you are doing too much 18th March 2007
... have gotten some relief from Neurontin and Ultram and Vicodin (all in tandem). My disability company says that...
... have gotten some relief from Neurontin and Ultram and Vicodin (all in tandem). My disability company says that...
- Cant sleep tonight 18th March 2007
... really help. I made me a triple mix using Suboxone, Vicodin and Ultram. Taken about thirty minutes apart they...
... sometimes meds have the reverse affect on people. Like vicodin keep me awake, and knock out others. hopeyour feeling...
- Do your friends think you are faking? 16th March 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...
... 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...
- HELP, I can't sleep, Is it okay to take OTC meds or Allergy OTC meds to help sleep?? 16th March 2007
... meds do they have you on? I take oxicotin twice a day vicodin every 4-6 hours as needed. I also take cymbalta and...
... advocate. Plus meds act different on different people, vicodin have always gave me energy and helped the pain that ... and groggy and nauseous, so I went back to stronger vicodin ...right now I am sleeping all the time, don't know...
- Walking 15th March 2007
... once I'm out of the brace and stronger. Still on Vicodin . Not looking like that will stop, maybe forever....
- DR. visit update! 14th March 2007
... stay on the lyrica along with the flexiril and ES vicodin . I'm kinda down though, I want to be rid of this stuff...
- Please Help! I Am Freaking Out! 10th March 2007
... always flared either, but I do still have to take one vicodin and skelaxin daily to keep things under a level of...
- New meds question 10th March 2007
... would be a nice place to start. I took a lil extra vicodin , had to do something to manage the flexiril gap. I...
- Fusion started but in a lot of pain 7th March 2007
... surgery. But I'm able to keep it quite manageable with Vicodin . I know you've had a myriad of other problems, too...
- Diet Dr. Pepper L5/S1 - Fusion Recovery Pt. 2 4th March 2007
... for something in between that and plain Tylenol. Vicodin (Lortab) works well for me. Not as strong as Percocet...
... Thanks guys....you are so kind to me. Actually vicodin knocks me for a loop. It makes me sleep and sleep...
... maybe you should juice up like Yvett said and take the vicodin so you can sleep sleep sleep. When you're sick it...
... oj, and chicken noodle soup and lots of fluids.
Vicodin make me stay away....hey take one you can sleep better...
... 2845371]Thanks guys....you are so kind to me. Actually vicodin knocks me for a loop. It makes me sleep and sleep...
- Change of Medication for back pain 2nd March 2007
... laminectomy a couple of months back. The surgeon had me on vicodin , motrin, and flexiril. I had no improvement so my...
- lyrica questions 1st March 2007
... painful also. I went to the doctor today and he gave me vicodin , which helps just a little, and lyrica, which I have...
- Synovial Cyst & Hypertrophy, Magically Disappearing? 28th February 2007
... patches, doing the spa tub soaks, taking my leftover Vicodin cough syrup :), and anything else to try to relieve...
- Newbie/Ultram 28th February 2007
... time. (And thanks to everyone who replied!!) I had Vicodin and Darvocet but it's like within minutes I'm out...
... helped with the pain, and didn't make me sleepy like Vicodin did. It also gave me that slightly giddy feeling you...
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Im super med sensitive amongst other things, so Vicodin has been my best friend for the last 2 years. Before ... walked around in a haze most of the time. The Lortab/ Vicodin just does something for me the others dont. Including ... relief when they took me off the pump and gave me Vicodin . The nurses were stunned, and I only know this because...
- clover 1st day post op 27th February 2007
... I use that fiber con to the vicodin kinda do a number on me....
- Newbie with questions please!! 27th February 2007
... tried over the counter medication, exercises, and vicodin (which is only effective when you are able to go to...
... your doctor about possibly switching.
For example vicodin keep me awake and don't make me feel bad.
percocet...
- So Tired of This Back thing Already "HELP" 26th February 2007
... still be on pain meds. I'm 5 months post-op and take Vicodin twice a day. Every couple of weeks I stop for a day ... I can tell what my pain level would be without the Vicodin . It quickly becomes clear that I still need it. ...
... more bone growth before i start. Right now I'm taking Vicodin 5/500mg along with Neurontin 300mg 3x a day which ... for me. I actually have to take one and half of the vicodin to have some kind of relief. My doc doesn't like to...
... more bone growth before i start. Right now I'm taking Vicodin 5/500mg along with Neurontin 300mg 3x a day which ... for me. I actually have to take one and half of the vicodin to have some kind of relief. My doc doesn't like to...
... enough in my opinion. Post fusion the doc doubled my vicodin tabs from 5/500 to 10/500 and I am a tiny person....
- newly diagnosed with Lumbar DDD 25th February 2007
... chronic back pain, relentless, then I started taking vicodin and flexerill etc.-
Then something happened ya...
... people here take soma. I personally take the cymbalta, vicodin and neurotin and flexeril when i need it. This is...
- Will Pain Every Go Away 23rd February 2007
... pain free but tired and nauseated. So I've stuck with vicodin , which doesn't give me as much pain relief but for...
... pain wise for me but I can't sleep when I am on it. Vicodin knocks me completely out for 8 to 12 hours straight...
... everything under the sun, also i am allergic to codiene, vicodin , and methadone. i was on dilaudid and darvocet and...
- more pain after fusion than before 23rd February 2007
... stronger for pain. I'm 5 months post-op and still take Vicodin twice a day. At 4 weeks, I was still on Percocet...
- scoliosis 22nd February 2007
... meds, and nothing really does work. I was even on vicodin once, and that didn't even help. Now what I'm worried...
- Continuing Pain 21st February 2007
... have to be on pain meds for a long time. I am taking vicodin and I really don't want to take it because I know...
... ways to relieve your pain. You are right about the vicodin , they increased my dose then increased it to loricet...
- flare-ups 20th February 2007
... started taking steroids on Sunday. I am also taking vicodin , muscle relaxants and voltaren. I am icing and taking...
- Nerv block 20th February 2007
... anymore. My doctor has told me that I'll probably need Vicodin forever, but still I can only get 30 days worth dispensed...
- PLIF L4-5 12/14/06 auto accident 01/31/07 19th February 2007
... had a terrible night, I was and still am taking two Vicodin 7.5/325 every 4 hours.
We went to the ER the next...
- blueatlas 18th February 2007
... I'll be able to just chuck it!
I do still take Vicodin , usually twice a day. My doctor has told me to expect...
- 6 weeks post op 17th February 2007
... most part of this 10 months.. I have had to take one vicodin each evening to take the edge off my pain. And when...
- Schragie - Q&A of sciatica flares 16th February 2007
... meds? I am but minimally. I still take the daily vicodin and when flared more and also Skelaxin, usually 1...
- Facet Joint Injections 16th February 2007
... today, real bad spasms and pain again. The pm gave me vicodin es, barley even worked. I had a lumbar epidural in...
... slept so late! I guess I needed it. Just took 2 vicodin es as I'm gonna be doing some house cleaning. Hubby...
- Post-op Swollen Ankles 16th February 2007
... take for the swelling to go away?
I'm only taking Vicodin and Colace at this point, and neither of them should...
- What do you guys think? 15th February 2007
... surgery! I'm 4 1/2 months post op and still taking Vicodin . I'm very upset with your doctor!
I hope the...
- 1 Week Update 14th February 2007
... than the surgery itself.
I am taking half of a Vicodin tablet every 6 hours, and 1 Robaxin for muscle relaxation...
... med....are you feeling ok with that little. Half a vicodin wouldn't touch anything for me.
I hope that you...
- Lyrica, oh dear-i-ca! 14th February 2007
... morophine didnt do much for me.. and of all things.. Vicodin has worked for me so far! I can't take percs, or...
- Cymbalta, anyone? 14th February 2007
... me like this....when you take a pain medicine like vicodin it effects a part in your brain that is sending pain...
... me like this....when you take a pain medicine like vicodin it effects a part in your brain that is sending pain...
- another bad day 10th February 2007
... I forgot about it. So I can now stretch out the Vicodin to about 7 hrs. Hopefully, I will be able to get...
- Diet Dr. Pepper Fusion L5/s1 - 1st Post Op 9th February 2007
... feeling...where your so tired but can't sleep. My vicodin keeps me awake so I seldom take it in the late afternoon...
... making you tired to...Thats why I always liked my vicodin as they didn't do that, but after surgery I think...
... I'm taking Vicodin , usually just two a day, one in the morning and one...
... [QUOTE=BlueAtlas;2833079]I'm taking Vicodin , usually just two a day, one in the morning and one...
- 2 Days Post ACDF C4/5 and C5/6 9th February 2007
... Pain is not too bad right now -- I'm trying 250 mg Vicodin every 6 hours. plus muscle relaxant. Throat soreness...
- Me again, sorry! 8th February 2007
... drove straight home.
Once home I took a whole vicodin , a soma and a xanax and lyed down for about an hour...
- I had my 8 week post op visit today!!!! Good or bad news?!? 7th February 2007
... different. I'm 4 1/2 months post op and still need Vicodin everyday, but I'm fused. Your doctor's directions...
- pretty new hear but i need to vent (sorry) 7th February 2007
... can not tell you what they are for. I am FINALLYon vicodin and amatriptalyne to sleep. I have been on nothing...
- Transdiscal procedure, anyone had this? 6th February 2007
... . it's at a tolerable level, enough that taking a vicodin or a lidocaine patch can easily control.
You will...
- Surgeon's Review Appt Delay 6th February 2007
... finding that if I dont take say a 1/8 of a 500 mg vicodin or a coulplea glasses of wine at night the nerve feelin...
- dr pepper here five days out l5/s1 5th February 2007
... when they just took me off the morophine and gave me vicodin of all things. Relaxed and my pressure came up, much...
- Epidural Injections! Do they work? 4th February 2007
... t work, does that mean your back is too far gone. Vicodin doesn't work. My surgeon says I need a fusion of...
- Still feeling better but pain creeping back 3rd February 2007
... then I couldn't take the pain - and now I am on the Vicodin again 5mg. I was hoping the Medrol Pak would work...
- 2nd MRI of pelvic this time!!! 2nd February 2007
... including morophine. I get the best pain relief to date, Vicodin . It relieves my pain, doesnt knock me out, and I ... once. They took me off it and just gave me one 10/500 vicodin and relaxed and slept better. I noticed it, but the...
- what pain meds to try? 2nd February 2007
... As far as back pain that's different the meds like vicodin they give you doesn't seem to touch the leg pain....
- MRI results and your opinion please 29th January 2007
... pain worse. I have taken raflen (NSAID), flexeril, vicodin , percocet, and demerol for pain management.
I pray...
- t/j from how long for fusion to vents about pharmacies 29th January 2007
... but these were not those meds.
I do know if my vicodin is not 30 days from the last refill they won't give...
... but these were not those meds.
I do know if my vicodin is not 30 days from the last refill they won't give...
- Dr. Appt Feb 13th. but pain is 29th January 2007
... Hi Shawley,
Lortab is Vicodin (Hydrocodone). It is a narcotic, not as strong as...
- Depressed, Discourage, Pain 24/7 after almost 9weeks Micro-D 25th January 2007
... as this is after the fact. So I am now back on the Vicodin , as I can't sleep through the night because of pain...
... as this is after the fact. So I am now back on the Vicodin , as I can't sleep through the night because of pain...
... to get my life back ( no pun ). I am back on the Vicodin -as the pain shows no mercy.
Why didn't you Micro...
- What do you do when you get a flare up? 24th January 2007
... am taking muscle relaxants and ibuprofen and some vicodin , I am icing ,I try to rest but lying down is uncomfortable...
... enough to take the pressure off my back. Then I take a vicodin and vegetate the day away!...
- Question's If I Could Ask My Dr. 23rd January 2007
... on the x-rays. But I do still have pain, still on Vicodin with no date in sight for getting off it. Sounds...
... on the x-rays. But I do still have pain, still on Vicodin with no date in sight for getting off it. Sounds...
- BAD night tonight 22nd January 2007
... will not find out till monday maybe. I am getting my vicodin called in today, and he did precsribe me percocet...
... will not find out till monday maybe. I am getting my vicodin called in today, and he did precsribe me percocet...
... meds are something to look at too, I can take to ES Vicodin along with all the others and feel nothing, thats...
- Why or why not have back surgery 21st January 2007
... or to the movies or out to eat, I'll take another vicodin because in general I can't sit or stand for too long ... potential to re-absorb the herneation. What is 4 years of vicodin going to do while I wait (or a lifetime of NSAIDS...
- Baybreeze....Neurogenic Claudiication Anyone? 20th January 2007
... absolutely nothing helped the claudication pain. Not even vicodin or muscle relaxants helped this. SO after the epidurals...
- Side effects from Meds. 20th January 2007
... over a year now. I also take flexiril 30mg a day, ES Vicodin 3-4 times a day along with percocet for breakthru...
- Pain Med Update 19th January 2007
... switch me to something less strong. He switched me to Vicodin , which wasn't as good as the Percocet, but it did...
