- New Here And Need Help With Herniated Disc 6th November 2004
... two in the lumbar spine-I have been treated with:
Vicodin , Percocet, Tramadol, Lortabs. Just to show that you...
- Need advise before Doctors visit 4th November 2004
... does "as needed" mean? My experience with meds like vicodin , oxycotin, valium, percocet in the past where in short...
- discectomy/what to expect 1st November 2004
... Ibuprophen was good for my sciatica, and kept some vicodin on hand if it got really bad (especially when flying...
- Sacroiliitis - I feel hopeless that it will heal 25th October 2004
... up because I've been feeling worse lately. I take Vicodin when it's really bad and I need it to work or function...
- bulging discs and protrusin and cant get help for the pain can someone help 22nd October 2004
... put me on Neurontin, which is for nerve pain.....and Vicodin .....
Do your MRI's say that your discs are compressing...
... had no way of getting to his office so he caled in vicodin 5/500 which didnt help but i finally got to meet with...
- Attacked, Doctor not concerned with pain... 16th October 2004
... medication untill recently, and its a very low dose of vicodin . I have to take two or three to even expierience some...
... to put ice packs on it and take motrin, or a 500mg vicodin for 'break through' pain. I've had stronger meds for ... lecture about addiction, gave me a prescription for *20* vicodin , which were gone in about 2-3 days. I really have...
- out of meds!!!! 15th October 2004
... I had vicodin called in. The Pharmacy just faxed the request to...
- going thru hell with my back and workers comp 11th October 2004
... Pain Management doc....So she is basically living on Vicodin .... anyway.... I can totally understand and relate...
- surgery vs waiting 7th October 2004
... of frozen veggies under my back, a full script of vicodin and a full script of flexeril....shaking with pain...
- Surgery update.............. 7th October 2004
... when I can get back to work, I assume?!
He gave me Vicodin with tylenol in it and it has been working very well...
- cross your fingers for me! 7th October 2004
... a substantial dosage of Avinza (morphine sulfate), Vicodin , and Neurontin. I was thinking to myself that if the...
- re-herniation question 6th October 2004
... long in outer toes
anyway, i am on flexeril and vicodin , and 3 weeks ago it didnt seem to make a difference...
- twitching problem 6th October 2004
... feeling a bit better
slowly recovering and on my vicodin and flexeril..
my sciatica seems gone, and the...
- electric pain vs dull pain question 4th October 2004
... down the right leg
I am still taking flexeril and vicodin every 6 hours...i can set my watch by the way i am...
... with codene? Hydrocodone is the generic name for vicodin . I had tylenol with codene when I was released from...
... Hydrocodone is the generic for Vicodin ... it is a narcotic analgesic and acetomenaphine ...
... no one ever gave me anything but tylenol, robaxin, vicodin , flexeril...
... bulge at L5-S1. I just relied on anti-inflam meds and vicodin (hydrocodone). If I have surgery and still experience...
- sacral nerve compression causing problem? 4th October 2004
... now,,,what i am thinking is this..
I am taking vicodin and flexarel
flexarel is a muscle relaxant...and...
- Restless legs 3rd October 2004
... bed. I do think it's helping but nothing helps like Vicodin . It helped my RLS sypmtoms by deadening the overactive...
- condradictions in recovery 2nd October 2004
... here is am laying in bed, week 4 of "recovery" on vicodin and flexeril wondering..."whould I go for a walk?...
... because they were worse than when they gave them. also vicodin is good but it its like eating tic tacs they dont...
... dont feel like laying on a bag of pea's
yeah the vicodin dont do much
the flexaril seems to treat me fine...
... felt a little more confident
then again, I am on vicodin and flexaril..
maybe I just feel a tad bit better...
... out of my skin
the thought crossed my mind that vicodin is habit forming
I wonder if I stopped taking it...
- new to this forum, HELLO 2nd October 2004
...
He shoots me with an anti-inflammatory.
I get vicodin
that night,
BAM!
horrible back pain with ... so here I am, week 4 of bedrest.
taking generic vicodin and flexeril
trying to jog my memory on what worked...
- A newbie to this game .... 1st October 2004
... means.
For the past 18 mos I have been living on Vicodin ES and hating life. I finally broke down and bought...
- My pain has taken over 29th September 2004
... sounds like me. I went through two strengths of Vicodin , took percocet and Lortabs. But, I was throwing up...
... for taking the time to write me back, my problem is vicodin and somas or percocet I could not even begin to take...
- our experience at the outpatient clinic 28th September 2004
... this because it is easier on your stomach. I know vicodin often makes people vomit.
I don't understand...
... in the hospital for two days. Then, sent home with vicodin and PT. I even had plexipulses on my feet(those suck...
- Screw removal post-lumbar fusion 27th September 2004
... fairly moderate but better with the percocet and then vicodin . Although I have other major problems going on back...
- Arm pain & numbness ... Pinched nerve? Help! 23rd September 2004
... get a new stronger script, probably the percocet or Vicodin . I would suggest mentioning an MRI if the xrays are...
- narcotics and anesthesia 22nd September 2004
... NPO status. I wasn't taking Morphine, I was taking Vicodin . But, usually I have heard it is okay to take your...
- Frustrated! 8th September 2004
... talking to other horse people!
I do take meds, I'm on Vicodin ES, but I hesitate to take them when I'm teaching...
- Aloha Haw'n Carl 4th September 2004
... ya pain, good days and bad, I do not waiver on my Vicodin dosage…three a day with my Neurontin, like clockwork ... of the pain, I am not quite ready to go without the Vicodin yet, maybe in a month or two.
My doctor released...
... are one super tough papa! You went from Avinza to 3 Vicodin a day? That is hard. Keep taking the Vicodin until...
- difference in Hydrocodone 3rd September 2004
... Hydrocodone based on the brand name drug. I originally had vicodin , my husband had loricet and I now have a script for ... t helping, so I asked my PCP to refill my original Vicodin script. I picked it up and when I got home realized ... bottles say Hydrocodone generic for .....Loricet, Vicodin ,, Lortab, and all were 500mg. I was curious b/c I ... now I have another sixty day supply, and it was the Vicodin I had requested. If they are the same, that's okay...
... Vicodin 5/500
Lortab 5/500 = the same amount of acetominophine...
- Disc-o-gram @ 3 levels What to expect? 1st September 2004
... next day? Should I request something stronger than a Vicodin or Lortab for recovery?
Thanks in advance for your...
... done if you are feeling pain.
If you currently take Vicodin or Loritab for pain on a regular basis then yes I...
... next day? Should I request something stronger than a Vicodin or Lortab for recovery?
Thanks in advance for your...
- please help, vomiting again 27th August 2004
... vomiting, I was doing okay with my meds too. I did take a vicodin 650mg but that was three hours ago. I have been in...
- What are us back problem people taking for meds? 26th August 2004
... tapered that a little. My doc gave me a script for Vicodin 500mg for when I traveled, cause my pain was more ... 10mg, that didn't help, then tried one of my hubby's Vicodin 650mg, and THAT didn't help. I was up til five am ... the meds making me sick, I was constipated. So my vicodin is gone, I am now using the lortabs. I have so many ... meds a hundred times. So, the Lortab, Percocet and Vicodin take the edge off, but I have learned, they never...
... if it wasn't working.
Anyhow. I take morphine and vicodin for BT as well as flexeril. I've had CP since I was...
... stopped the methadone cold turkey. I thought the vicodin might cover it. I was OK for 3 days, however on the...
... Examples of some include methadone, demerol, percocets, vicodin , oxycodone, and heroin. Opioids bind to a variety...
... some hellish withdrawal symptoms, I am still taking 3 Vicodin and 1800mg of Neurontin (morontin…that’s funny) a...
... and from the beginning I have been taking 5/500mg Vicodin 1-2 tablets every 6 hrs... as needed for pain.... ... .. I really dont know how much the Vicodin does for my pain, because it knockes me out, so then ... my doctor told me thats the whole basic idea of the Vicodin , it doesnt actually work to relieve the pain, it works...
... to 3 weeks and it felt like I had the flu. I took Vicodin at that time, but it didn't seem to help with the...
... about a week, then injections, (3 in 2 months) then vicodin (maximum doses 12 hours of the day) and on Nov. 8th...
... am still unable to go through my days with out my 3 Vicodin and 2400mg of Neurontin a day. I have tried to taper ... off of the Vicodin but have so far been unable to deal with the pain...
- I'm a total mess! 25th August 2004
... been on every medication under the sun. Tylenol #3, vicodin , darvaset, norco, ultram, lorcet, percoset. Percoset...
... soon, I don't know what I will do.
I have been on Vicodin , Percocet, Lortabs, Ultracet. I don't use these at...
- 20 Years Later - Fusion T11-T12-L1 & Harrington Rods 25th August 2004
... gettin worse despite PT. I decided not to live on vicodin anymore.
I'm 5 weeks post op from a poster/anterior...
- discogram?what should I expect? 23rd August 2004
... my dr just does it differently. All I got was some Vicodin after the procedure, but I was on Vicodin before that...
- What do people take for drug regimine? 23rd August 2004
... ramp up the mg on it.
I take MS Contin 30mg 3x, Vicodin for breakthrough and flexeril as needed along with...
- Tailbone pain and increased back pain 22nd August 2004
... lumbar cause that pain?
I am taking morphine and vicodin for pain, it's not touching it. Flexeril is stopping...
- Please help-meds 22nd August 2004
... from my meds. If you read my other post, I was on Vicodin , but that was not helping my pain. DR put me on Percocet ... it didn't help the pain at all. Now I am back on Vicodin . I have been in a lot of pain today, and was up again...
... you much. I am in the same situation as you .Was on vicodin - then norco but they started making me vomit . They...
... surgeries. Meds varied from Morphine, to percocet, and vicodin . The only times I usually got sick to my stomach ... to my dr again and again.
Dosage: Percocet 325mg, Vicodin 500mg/650mg. I don't take them together. Either or...
... and am not real nausetaed. BUT, I haven't taken the vicodin or any other meds yet either. I think for today I...
- Med Question 19th August 2004
...
I think they should give you a pain pill, maybe vicodin and an inflammory like naperson. I think these dr...
- L4-L5 Question???? 18th August 2004
... the third shot the dr. moved the needle and I was on vicodin the pain was so bad. Every day and night I was in...
- Any alternative to Advil??? 18th August 2004
... or ibuprofen for about 2-3 months. I can only take Vicodin and ES Tylenol for pain.
I noticed with the muscle...
- Restless Legs 16th August 2004
... find one that helps soon.
As crazy as it sounds, Vicodin helps incredibly. I hear that it deafens the nerves ... . I hate to take Vicodin all the time but that's what keeps me sane. Sometimes...
- neck pain-slept wrong? 16th August 2004
... though, I feel so crappy. My doc changed me from vicodin to percocet. The vicodin wasn't helping. I was up ... all night til five am a few weeks ago. I took a vicodin 500mg, two hours later a Bextra 10mg, then two hours ... later a vicodin 650mg. It was horrible. Now, I get sick. I have thrown...
- Carl are you out there? 14th August 2004
... doped up on pain meds. I don't feel dopey, I was on vicodin ES every day for so long, I think it doesn't effect...
... doing ok without the Avinza, I still have to take my Vicodin and Neurontin, but I think I will be able to wean ... myself off of the Vicodin soon also. He released me for light duty work, although ... Oxycontin 80 40 & 20mg, Avinza 60 & 30mg, Percocet, and Vicodin ) for a long time, and the cold turkey withdrawal I...
... I relate on the "floodgates." I had to quit taking Vicodin 1 month before my surgery, so my doc could manage...
- We need some success stories 13th August 2004
... Things were getting worse, and I was up to taking 4 Vicodin 750mg and 1 Vioxx 50mg just to get through the day...
- I freaked out during MRI. Looking for encouragement! 12th August 2004
... if you took some strong pain killer like Lortab or Vicodin about a half hour before would help. They are great...
- Hello Carl 10th August 2004
... to bed and get up and walk more. I finally took a Vicodin , which for some reason helps this, and got back to...
... up with your herd. Maybe you should just take the vicodin when it first starts so you can get back to sleep...
... was the highlight of my day!
I'm going to try the Vicodin right before bed. Sometimes that really helps. The...
... today. I can barely stand it. And I only have about 8 Vicodin left. I don't want to take them unless I really need...
- Herniated disc and tailbone injury 10th August 2004
... remove my tailbone, and fuse my vertebrae. Am on Vicodin which really only takes the edge off the pain. I can...
... doctor that you don't get any real relief from the vicodin ? He should know that and give you something stronger...
- Hi Elaine, I see you're on now. 9th August 2004
... just called today- AGAIN - asking for a refill on my Vicodin . Six wks post op as of this Wednesday and the nurse ... just dealing with this deep muscle cramping and the Vicodin really help relax those tight muscles. Anyway, it...
... to get off the daily pain meds. I hear you on the vicodin , it can have a very "calming" effect, although after...
- Hi..Looking for people that have had L4/5 fused.. 7th August 2004
... mom, girl scout leader, skier, etc without living on vicodin and vioxx. I'm 44, but have the life of a 30 year...
- Hi I'm new here 7th August 2004
... you break a foot and the Dr's send you home with vicodin or oxycodone but you have chronic pain and their afraid...
- New to board, L5 S1 Laminotomy,? inside scarring 6th August 2004
... taking pain meds". I'm there with you. I still take Vicodin once or twice a day. I was feeling very guilty about...
- meds making me sick:( 6th August 2004
... get some anti-nausea meds? I am taking percocet and vicodin to help with my back pain (take them three to four...
... I am very surprised you are taking both vicodin and percocet. If you take both at the same time you...
... ve never had experience with Percocet, but did take vicodin for a few years. I never had a problem with it, but ... strong from what i know, I think she's right that the vicodin might just be for breakthrough pain. I'd double check...
... s hard to figure a doctor that mixes hydrocodones ( Vicodin ) with Oxycondones (Percocet) and you eat this every...
... i have taken both vicodin and percoset but never at same time. thats doesnt...
... everyone. I don't take the meds together. I had the vicodin prior for travel (sciatica gets bad on planes) and...
... colitis and ibs, it was a nightmare.
It could be the vicodin itself, I would suggest you not take it if you can ... s in a different class of pain medications unlike Vicodin , percocet, darvocet etc. It isn't as effective but...
... said it is easier on my stomach. I have not taken vicodin for about three weeks. It doesn't make me sick, but...
... this under control. May just have to stick with the Vicodin ??? I don't know-I am tired of being sick though :...
- new type of pain 5th August 2004
... muscle. This pain lasted for about 48 hours and many vicodin later i felt much better and was able to enjoy the...
- Anyone experience burning ( on fire ) type pain? Please Reply 5th August 2004
... would be okay to take while working. I can't take vicodin or percocet while working because they make me loopy...
- Epidural Injection Update 4th August 2004
... to the Vioxx without a problem. I was also taking Vicodin as well.
Take the lowest dose possible (20 mg I...
- Disc pain - Can't find help! 4th August 2004
... complaining of severe pain, so I was treated with vicodin on and off for the following year. I was told the...
- L-5/S-1 protrusion/extrusion healed? 3rd August 2004
... in extreme pain for 5 days, took 30 percocet and 30 vicodin in 5 days, couldnt sleep, pills didnt work, I couldnt...
- Post-op fusion pain med question 3rd August 2004
... been wondering about for a while. I am still taking Vicodin , 2 about twice a day. Which doesn't feel like much...
... Ultracet. From what I hear Norco is the next step up from Vicodin , which is what I lived on pre-surgery. So I guess...
... day without taking 3 or 4 breakthrough pain meds ( Vicodin ) on top of the10mg of Oxycontin I was taking twice...
... PCA at hospital, that went after 3 days. Then on to Vicodin ES, oh please! They had to up me to Norco, but my...
... very little meds. Today has been my first day with no Vicodin ... yet. :) It's mid afternoon and who knows how...
- My old back is no good to me any more. 2nd August 2004
... after attending physical therapy and being placed on vicodin and soma's which help a little. Instead of limiting...
- Simmons Mattress 31st July 2004
... were not too strong or healed yet. So back to the Vicodin I went! Yeah-Vicodin rocks! With Vicodin, I can do...
... I wanted to chime in here and scold you. :) Yeah- Vicodin rocks! With Vicodin, I can do anything... :) Ok...
... Elaine,
I can relate to the Vicodin , I lived on that and Vioxx for a couple years before ... I look forward to when I can cut back down to just Vicodin . My doctor told me Norco was stronger (Is that true...
... but he is catching on.
Oh, and Carl, about the Vicodin . I have a bit of a dark sense of humor. I was adding...
- help 30th July 2004
... neck can make that hurt.
Well, I had to take a Vicodin 5/500mg after dinner around eight. I wasn't getting ... Couldn't. Got up and took my husband's stronger Vicodin 10/650 tabs. It started to kick in but hasn't gotten...
... happy and the percocet is helping much more than the Vicodin . I am satisified. I will post more when I get the...
- Flexiril 29th July 2004
... little while...but I had a quick question. I ran out of Vicodin and Percocet...and unfortunately I don't visit my...
... doesn't do much for me. I have taken it along with Vicodin and I don't feel any different really. My dr told ... me that Flexeril helps the Vicodin work better by relaxing the muscles and relieving...
... My neuro perscribed flexiril for me along with my vicodin .... didn't seem to do much for me....since flexiril ... get a pretty restful nights sleep... I don't take my vicodin unless I really really have to...unless I have been ... little while...but I had a quick question. I ran out of Vicodin and Percocet...and unfortunately I don't visit my...
- Feeling So Frustrated and scared!!!! 29th July 2004
... the one injection, that made me go from Ibuprofen to Vicodin . The one inj was enough. I have such a low tolerance...
... could barely walk for 2 days afterwards and was taking vicodin every 3 hours for pain. It actually made my back pain ... medication to MS Contin which is stronger since the vicodin now wasn't working at all.
The doctor did not give...
- Wondering on drug 27th July 2004
... Flexoril
and of course your heavy hittin' drugs like Vicodin (hydrocodone)
Ibuprofen is good too for those minor...
- 8 days post-op from posterior/anterior interbody fusion L4 to S1 27th July 2004
... prolonged physical activity made it worse. I was living on vicodin for a couple of years, with vioxx thrown in the last...
- Scared to death 25th July 2004
... then Toradol, and a little later they also gave me Vicodin . I normally only take Vicodin at bedtime to get a...
- Neurontin use after discectomy of L5-S1 22nd July 2004
... I still need the liver killing break through meds ( Vicodin ) oh the wonderful world of chronic pain.
I agree...
- Oooppsss, I'm a bad patient 22nd July 2004
... med-Talwin, which doesn't seem to do much. Love that Vicodin , but it didn't help me anymore since I'd been taking...
- How can drs up and leave us stranded??? 20th July 2004
... docs are so leary to prescirbe certain narcs (even vicodin !) because of preasure from the government and fear...
- 2 wks post-op fusion/sound normal? 13th July 2004
... other than to brush my teeth and have decreased my Vicodin to 7.5mg every 5 hrs. or so and 15mg at night since...
- Coming off of Medication... Please Help.. I feel Like I am going crazy... 13th July 2004
... still unable to make it through the day without my Vicodin . This is on top of my Oxycontin and Neurontin. I know...
- MRI Results 12th July 2004
... to tell yours you can't pick him up. I've lived on Vicodin and Vioxx for a year, and don't reccomend it. Find...
- I'm having lumbar fusion L4-S1 in a week 11th July 2004
... life without this constant pain. I've been living on Vicodin and Vioxx for a 1 1/2 years and am tired of it. I...
- How did you feel 1 wk post-op from fushion? 7th July 2004
... just knowing all this is normal.
I still take 2 Vicodin every 5-6 hours and Flexiril 3 x day.
Elaine...
... other than to brush my teeth and have decreased my Vicodin to 7.5mg every 5 hrs. or so and 15mg at night since...
- I am desperate! Pain Meds - Is it just me??? 6th July 2004
... until my claim gets straightened out I take 40 mg of vicodin per day and anatriptoline sp? at night to help with...
- HELP!! What are the symptoms of a failed lumbar fusion?? 4th July 2004
... recovery took 6 months and I got off pain medications ( vicodin / darvocet) a few months later; I had been taking...
