- maybe good news 9th November 2005
... works better for you. I never got much relief from Vicodin .
Did the Percocet help? Side-effects? I'd like...
- pain reason? 8th November 2005
... Something has got to help. I take wellbutrin, cymbalta, vicodin , flexiril plus a whole slew of other meds not related ... much more than what the arthritis dr. does, prescribe vicodin and flexiril.
Sitting hurts, in any position, same...
- Do you live with pain? or take something to stop it?? 22nd October 2005
... talk with your doctor about Norco...it's the same as Vicodin , just a different
company makes them. The 2 days...
- Tooth and Facial Pain 8th June 2005
... it would help me alot, if i could take them. i take vicodin es and vallium 5mg when the pain gets bigger than...
- Prolotherapy and other possible solutions 1st June 2005
... day, 3-4 days a week with STRONG pain killers like Vicodin . What say? I know easier said than done!!!:( But,...
- Lyrica (pregabalin) waiting FDA approval. Possible med for FM? 18th May 2005
... Does anyone take this and other pain meds? I was on Vicodin and Flexeril through my GP, then neurologist put me...
- Could this be fibro? 10th May 2005
... was dealing with the pain on ultracet, xanax, and vicodin for when the pain was out of control...and i forgot ... expensive). Dr #3....kept me on ultracet, xanax and vicodin for "break thru"...ordered more tests another ct scan ... numb...so i went back to the Dr #3. He upped the vicodin es, added a muscle relaxer, and ordered an mri on...
... what i have been thru (so i hope that he will refill vicodin or darvocet)...I have thought of seeing a pm dr, but...
- oxyprozin or daypro?? 2nd May 2005
... what do you take for the pain?? i tried darvon and vicodin and t hey don't do squat..... wonder why??...
- difficulty getting pain relief from M.D. 1st May 2005
... neurologist. The GP refuses to give me any more than ten Vicodin a month for my weekly (sometimes semi-weekly) migraines...
... neurologist. The GP refuses to give me any more than ten Vicodin a month for my weekly (sometimes semi-weekly) migraines...
- severe chest pain, went to the ER 30th April 2005
... of the pain, it was level 10.
Finally I took two Vicodin and managed to get dressed and get a cab to ER.
They...
... happened at least 3-4 times. they gave me phernergan and vicodin and sent me home.
now i just touigh it out and...
- fibro and weak legs 26th April 2005
... would appreciate some help. my doc gave me darvon and vicodin but hey i don't want to take it. i exercise every...
- fired from pain doc, ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! 21st April 2005
... will do most anything that is healing.
i take 2 vicodin es a day now and occasionally a vallium (not daily...
- spring in the valley of healthboards 13th April 2005
... i promise to go rest too. i took a vallium and a vicodin . that ought to put the adrenalin monkeys off the path...
- How much Vicodin is too much!!! 11th April 2005
... Thanks for your advice. Do you really think that "3" Vicodin per "week" is too much.
Thanks Lyn in Michigan :...
... cute name)
Thank you so much for your post on the Vicodin . I didn't think that was too much. Thanks for your...
... Michigan]Hi All
Why do I feel guilty if I take a Vicodin maybe 3 times (1 per day 500G) per WEEK!!! I am in ... to respond to your question about whether taking 3 vicodin a week was too much. I remember many years ago thinking ... compounded long acting hydrocodone (equivalent to 24 vicodin s) a day, plus 10 mg. breakthrough tablet available ... once every couple years or so). I assure you, three vicodin a week is relatively nothing compared to others who...
... Lyn,
No I don't think 3 vicodin per week is to much. Lord, it's my dang fibro fog...
... hi all
how much vicodin is too much...
... One of the main issues that limits the amount of vicodin that should be taken each day is the amount of aceteminophe ... daily).
My pain doc's main concern in regard to vicodin is about the intake of the aceteminophen component ... of vicodin , as there is technically no ceiling on the amount ... be taken (hydrocodone is the narcotic ingredient in vicodin ). I take 120 mg. of hydrocodone daily in a compounded ... considerations when answering the question "how much vicodin is too much".
cb...
... to all
Thank you so much for your input on the vicodin !!!
Take care of yourselves
Lyn in Michigan :)...
... Michigan]Hi All
Why do I feel guilty if I take a Vicodin maybe 3 times (1 per day 500G) per WEEK!!! I am in ...
I wanted to reply to your post...taking 3 5 mg vicodin s a day is nothing and if it is not helping you with...
... Very interesting posts here. I was taking 500 mg. of vicodin , now taking 7.5 Lortabs. I usually take a half in...
... Very interesting posts here. I was taking 500 mg. of vicodin , now taking 7.5 Lortabs. I usually take a half in...
... this month. I always worry about getting addicted to vicodin cause of the "feel goods" it gives me, but right now...
- How many of you have lost friends because of this disease? 11th April 2005
... didn't have to take many meds, just an occasional Vicodin .
Then when my spinal deterioration got worse ... from there.
Now, I am on 9 meds a day, plus the Vicodin for breakthrough pain. And I know that my personality...
- Can anyone help me?? 2nd April 2005
... pain meds even touched it, and I'm talking oxycontin, vicodin , topamax!! Thanks!! Misty :)...
- Just diagnosed with CFS/Fibro. Need your help 1st April 2005
... on much stronger meds and I have tried percoset and vicodin but they were like taking sugar pills for me. You...
- Have anti-depressants helped anyone? 30th March 2005
... night's sleep. I also take topamax, oxycontin, and vicodin for breakthrough pain. I'm on a great deal of meds...
... Nuerontin,Tegretal,Elavil, Duragesic patch 50mcg and Vicodin as needed. I admit I do fight with depression NOW...
- Thank Goodness I Found You Folks! 27th March 2005
... attittude and my symptoms.
I do have access to Vicodin , and have taken as much as 40mg/day and it does help ... much. Did you go through the normal routine of CIII ( vicodin /hydrocodone) to CII (percocet/oxycodone) before getting...
- Relaxin? 27th March 2005
... took tylenol for pain which seem to help and took vicodin supervised by my doc as needed. it makes sense.
...
- Does anybody experience this? 26th March 2005
... harder for me to lose weight. My doctor gives me 30 vicodin a month. I do alot of suffering, but i don't want...
- To Much Hydro? 15th March 2005
... get why he rather you take so much of the 50mg of vicodin . he wont even give you the75mg. who is this guy...
- Newbee 12th March 2005
... good that you found some pain relief for you pain in vicodin . its taken me 2 yrs of taking norco to finally get...
... good that you found some pain relief for you pain in vicodin . its taken me 2 yrs of taking norco to finally get...
- So much to do! So little strength 27th February 2005
... gave to two shots of nubain and phenergan and some vicodin ...oh man did that help m,y regular pains, but the...
- I have it too 24th February 2005
... comfortable giving me what has helped me in the past. Vicodin 1 1/2 tabs 3 times a day would be perfect. He says...
- How many use opioids for pain? 22nd February 2005
... hi,
i have a script for vicodin es and marijuana. i take one to three vicodin a day...
- Fm & Pregnancy 17th February 2005
... really had to take it easy. i was also able to take vicodin when i was really bad. you'll be surprised how many...
- Help please 2nd February 2005
... far has helped with the pain. The doctor gave me vicodin a couple times, but he will only give them to me once...
- Myalgistat for Fibro 31st January 2005
... off the couch. I took two tramadol's and a half a Vicodin I hurt so bad today. At about 4 pm I took a Myalgistat...
- New here/diagnosed 5 years ago 25th January 2005
... Just can't sleep without a helper. Am on occasional Vicodin and alternate with regular Tylenol. Have very bad...
- All who are on Pain medications 20th January 2005
... aids and i meditate on easing their pain.
i take vicodin es for pain. the doctors tell me one day that will...
- Duragesic patch - opinions please :) 20th December 2004
... life. two in fact. one is marijuana and the other is vicodin es. as i stated before, i am saving the big guns for ... insurance to suppliment the others. for instance my vicodin and marijuana are not covered and i cannot purchase...
... life. two in fact. one is marijuana and the other is vicodin es. as i stated before, i am saving the big guns for ... insurance to suppliment the others. for instance my vicodin and marijuana are not covered and i cannot purchase...
- Fibro concerns 12th November 2004
... Clonazepam at bedtime for the twitching. Also taking Vicodin for the pain & sometimes Flexeril. I've been flared...
- At My Wits End 27th October 2004
... was taking Vioxx until it was recalled. Now I take Vicodin in the morning, Celebrex and Tylenol 3 in the afternoon...
- ?? about fibro 27th October 2004
... arms and function at work if it weren't for the 2 Vicodin I have for breakfast every day. The aches and pains...
... to stop all the ibuprofen my doc finally put me on vicodin for the pain. I don't take it however until the late ... laxative-hows that for ironic??
I tried getting off the vicodin and going back on the ibuprofen but the pain is pretty ... bad, even 2 vicodin just take the edge off. I guess my primary care doc...
... I have been there with the vicodin , or hydrocodone. The only medication that has ?worked...
- Does this sound like Fibro? 12th October 2004
... migraines. (I've been treated w/ Imitrex, Propanolal, and Vicodin , to no avail.)
- constant throbbing muscle and joint ... shoulders, hand and wrist, and calves. ( treated w/ Vicodin - but didn't help much.)
- Anxiety ( treated w/ Xanax...
... there are some ways to manage the pain w/o drugs! The Vicodin my last doc rx'd for me never helped much and always...
- Massive Muscle Knots (anyone else) please reply!!! 10th October 2004
... sitting in an upright possition, (and that's with 2 Vicodin for breakfast, a Celebrex and 2 Tylenol #3s for lunch...
- Percocet vs. Neurotin 2nd September 2004
... it wore off.
I'm so glad I asked the doc for vicodin ! I didn't want to be that doped up all week. And ... the vicodin works better on the fibro.
Love you all and thank...
- Bad Night, Bad Month, Bad and Sad 22nd August 2004
... fibers and relax them so they heal. It would allow your vicodin to be decreased so that it would work when nothing...
- I've been MIA for a while.. practically given up 9th August 2004
... I just nodded, and she sent me home with 60 500mg Vicodin . That was about 3 or 4 months ago.
I went in to...
- I am Soooo upset 4th August 2004
... The docs told her to combine ibuprofen with vicodin and she has been doing that with some added relief...
- Which symptoms led you to a FM diagnosis 28th July 2004
... is not one for pain meds. He finally did give me vicodin but told me to only take one a day.
I beleive in...
- New Member...Advice Please 27th July 2004
... flexaril or soma. Pain meds like Tylenol/codeine or vicodin can help as well. With that I had much better functioning...
- No sleep is thinking about a new SSRi 25th July 2004
... for headaches and break through pain. I also tak vicodin sometimes. I use Ultracet when the pain is at a 5...
... I take ultracet and vicodin for pain and zoloft for the depression with Fibro ... depending on how I'm doing). Most of the time it helps. Vicodin e doesn't make me sleepy at all but xanax helps. Good...
- New Member....question 24th July 2004
... Another however, my Dr expects me to live on one vicodin a day for my extreme pain in my legs and my feet....
- HELP! Feet and Lower Legs HURT! 14th July 2004
... when all this started. My Dr is only giving me 10 Vicodin to last 6 months. I called yesterday for a refill...
... office finally called back and will be calling in the vicodin , so that will help with the pain. GEEZ, I hope this...
... being able to sleep.
At least now you can take the Vicodin . You'll surely get some relief from that.
Ed...
- Left doctors office in tears 9th July 2004
... been able to get ultracet mostly. He did give me vicodin (10) that he expects to last 6 months. However, my...
- Leg pain and sleep 20th June 2004
... wake me up at night. I finally got my Dr to approve vicodin . That is helping.
Hope your legs and feet and...
- Medication List 10th June 2004
... dose strengths 25, 50, 75, 100. I still take 10 mg. vicodin for breakout pain, but not nearly as many as before...
... I am taking Vicodin , 5/500 I think, 4 to 6 times a day. Problem with...
- fibromyalgia or RSD? Need your advice! New member 9th June 2004
... my liver. I was told by my PCP that all the Norco ( vicodin ) will only cause liver failure after a period of time...
- Just a ? 5th June 2004
... every 3 mons. and then for the pain daily she can take Vicodin which she does not like.
If anyone can give me...
- New to HealthBoards 30th May 2004
... Synthroid to now bextra,flexeril,neurontin,alprazolam and vicodin ....have
you thought about trying a pain med for prn...
- Food Allergies, Anyone?? 30th May 2004
... like this in morning as a side effect from taking Vicodin and stopped it immediately as it did not stop pain...
- First Rheumy appt.. SO upset 25th May 2004
... that my current regimen of Neurontin,Flexeril and now Vicodin ( because my recent MRI showing a disk
at C 5,6 pressing...
- Is anyone here taking Bextra? 22nd May 2004
... drugs tried thus far which include Vioxx, Elavil, Vicodin , Celestone injection, Motrin, and I am sure there...
- I can't get my doctors to give me anything for pain! 14th May 2004
... get hooked from one two week supply of codeine or vicodin ." These days you have to be very in your face with...
... & ketoprofen just so god forbid we don't raise my vicodin . My pain is MUCH worse, I am constantly nauseous...
... work well for Fibro patients. I like it better than Vicodin ....
- Mri 8th May 2004
... mg/day , flexeril 10 3 x day ,
and switched T 3 to vicodin for the really bad pain and also alprazolam 0.25
...
... mg/day , flexeril 10 3 x day ,
and switched T 3 to vicodin for the really bad pain and also alprazolam 0.25
...
- We need a Dr's List 6th May 2004
... get the pain under control so my PCP switched me to
Vicodin and upped the Neurontin to 1.8 g/day-however my doc ... dont want to take those meds I am staying with the Vicodin ,etc and my pain control has gotten much better. TT...
- Chriopractor Makes Bones Hurt 23rd April 2004
... and are bruised. Also has anyone out there heard of Vicodin causing ringing in the ears after prolonged use? ...
... out the door. As far as ringing in ears with taking Vicodin . I certainly hope you have reported this side effect...
... out the door. As far as ringing in ears with taking Vicodin . I certainly hope you have reported this side effect...
- Muscle Spasms/causes, tests? 22nd April 2004
... nearly 4 months. I ended up taking Flexeril, Soma, Vicodin and finally Valium. None of those really worked....
- Confused and worried about Ultram... 17th April 2004
... taken Tramadol, generic name, and like it better than Vicodin . I've had no problems with it. I was on Ambien for...
- morphine..how helpful 15th April 2004
... I've been taking Vicodin (hydrocodone) for almost 5 years. It helps sometimes ... a LOT of pain, I don't seem to get loopy from the Vicodin /Tramadol. But if the pain isn't as severe, I seem...
- vioxx used for fibro? 11th April 2004
... hurting really bad and i'd been averaging a whole vicodin tablet every night.
he told me "you can take your ... have those, and he just said he couldn't refill the vicodin over the phone, and for me to come in.
i had to ... anything for pain, and just left. luckily i have a few vicodin left, but haven't had to take them.
thanks!...
- Pain meds, Whats best? 5th April 2004
... on Vioxx which did nothing for me. I then was on Vicodin which only made me goofy. Also, I was on Bextra ...
... They might chose to start with a lesser drug like the vicodin and a relaxer such as Soma though. I have moved into...
... ultracet, IBU, ambien, sonata, soma, trazadone and vicodin . At this time, I am taking Soma occasionally (350...
- Fibro gone 23rd March 2004
... degenerative arthritis. He lived in constant pain on vicodin and vioxx. He was miserable 24/7. He had heard that...
... degenerative arthritis. He lived in constant pain on vicodin and vioxx. He was miserable 24/7. He had heard that...
- Just diagnosed. 1st March 2004
... 40 mgs of Prozac, and 25 mgs of Vioxx. I also take vicodin about twice a week when I start to feel a migraine...
... have terrible pain that week. I found I took more Vicodin that week than usual, but that's not so bad! Oh, what...
- Mri = Pain ??? 18th February 2004
... having trouble lying down. You might want to take a Vicodin and the Valium, I have in the past and it sure did...
- people think it's just depression 13th February 2004
... my psychiatrist doesn't want me taking anything but vicodin (he doesn't like the idea of using ultram, and elavil ... i just kind of got "lucky" with having the doc use vicodin . i know some docs think that patients will abuse narcotics...
... my psychiatrist doesn't want me taking anything but vicodin (he doesn't like the idea of using ultram, and elavil ... i just kind of got "lucky" with having the doc use vicodin . i know some docs think that patients will abuse narcotics...
- pain med you can live with? 13th February 2004
... only pain med that i have found so far that works is vicodin . but i cannot function when i take it! i have tried ... strength tablets a week, for safety. i understand vicodin has tylenol in it, but i only take a bit of the vicodin...
... taking with food helps. All the codeines (tylenol 3, vicodin , oxycodeine, etc.) make me sleepy and dizzy. However ... oxycodeine, even though supposedly stronger than vicodin s were more tolerable and killed pain better. I quickly...
- Newly Diagnosed- yuck 11th February 2004
... my lungs. so i don't know what i'd do without the vicodin .
my psychiatrist went over all pain medication ... available with my pharmacist, and vicodin is the *only* thing they could come up with considering...
... my lungs. so i don't know what i'd do without the vicodin .
my psychiatrist went over all pain medication ... available with my pharmacist, and vicodin is the *only* thing they could come up with considering...
- Positive dx of Fibromyalgia 6th February 2004
... pain-management my psychiatrist and I came up with is Vicodin . My new rheumy wants to work closely with the psychiatrist...
- So tired and achy, and crying...and this is only month one 30th January 2004
... The only pain med they have found for me so far is Vicodin , and no one really wants to give that to me because...
... huge hugs- thank you. vicodin turned on me today ("forgetting" to breathe and waking...
- What meds do you take? 26th January 2004
... Fibro: Cyclobenzaprine 20mg, Vioxx 25mg, Tylenol #3 or Vicodin 500-750 mg,
Melatonin 6mg
Sleep Apnea: ... flexeril, vioxx 25mg, etc.). I have Tylenol #3 and Vicodin 750 & 500mg PRN. For 3 months before surgery I was ... Tylenol #3 and, as the pain worsened, 750 to 1,000 mgs Vicodin every 4 hours. Now 3 months later I take nothing for...
... Klonapin
Bipolar= Zyprexa and Trileptal
Pain/Fibro= Vicodin
Rosacea= Doxycycline
Pulmonary Embolisms= Warfarin...
... Klonapin
Bipolar= Zyprexa and Trileptal
Pain/Fibro= Vicodin
Rosacea= Doxycycline
Pulmonary Embolisms= Warfarin...
- not sure 19th January 2004
... Fibro: Cyclobenzaprine 20mg, Vioxx 25mg, Tylenol #3 or Vicodin 500-750 mg,
Melatonin 6mg
Sleep Apnea: CPAP ... flexeril, vioxx 25mg, etc.). I have Tylenol #3 and Vicodin 750 & 500mg PRN. For 3 months before surgery I was ... Tylenol #3 and, as the pain worsened, 750 to 1,000 mgs Vicodin every 4 hours. Now 3 months later I take nothing for...
- Overwhelmed by pain 17th January 2004
... flexeril, vioxx 25mg, etc.). I have Tylenol #3 and Vicodin 750 & 500mg PRN. For 3 months before surgery I was ... Tylenol #3 and, as the pain worsened, 750 to 1,000 mgs Vicodin every 4 hours. Now 3 months later I take nothing...
