- Difference between nerve pain and other types of pain? 8th July 2006
... deep achy kind of feeling.
Pain killers such as vicodin do not make the neuropathy pain levels better, so...
- Zanaflex? 7th July 2006
... flexeril works MUCH better in concert with percocet or vicodin , something like that. I would NOT be shy about calling...
... need to wait until the injection date. I have some Vicodin that the orthopedic doctor gave me, but I've only...
- Injections 7th July 2006
... afterward, he (my ortho surgeon) did prescribe like 10 vicodin 5/500 mgs just in case I needed them for the first...
- Nervous about Dr appt 5th July 2006
... drug didn't help. I have built the up tolerance to vicodin 3 times now (and oxycodone makes me not sleep at all ... to boot and can continually hit tolerance with the vicodin . Sometimes I have waited months before actually getting ... the courage to tell the PM that the vicodin was no longer working and the only reason I finally...
... I was building tolerance up to my current dose of vicodin (which was increased just 2 months ago and I had previously ... new prescription for the same strength and amount of vicodin for another month when I went for the discogram. ... doing I told him that I felt that my tolerance to the vicodin was building up again, just as it had the first time ... position. I then proceeded to tell him that I knew the vicodin wasn’t working as well for several weeks back and ... appointment he would change me to norco – another vicodin with less Tylenol so I can take more and in the meantime ... hoping he will follow through on the increase in the vicodin because out of everything it works better than anything ... know percocet is out for me and it is stronger than vicodin – tramadol did the same thing to me in regards to...
... just started seeing this PM doc, and I have been on vicodin off and on for over a year, and I really think I am...
...
As far as your pm doctor thinking you've been on vicodin for just a short while during your being his patient ... that your body may have built up a tolerance to the vicodin since this is something to be expected with long term...
- Surgery & Pain Managment 4th July 2006
... one time tried to send me home with a scrip for 10 vicodin after I had been on demerol for 8 days in the hospital...
- MS and Very Bad Pain 1st July 2006
... currently relieved by gabapentin,lorazepam,baclofen
and vicodin . My neurologist appt is next week and he will be starting...
... meds with short acting meds for breakthough pain.
Vicodin is on the lower end of the pain med scale, and besides...
... down to a tolerable level.a long acting med Vs the vicodin you are currently taking would be a much better option ... ,like was stated already, vicodin is pretty low on the list of narcotics to treat your...
... the chronic spasticity and oxycotin for the pain and vicodin for the break through.
At the present time I do...
- Question about hydrocodone... 30th June 2006
... my Norco from 5/325 to 10/325. I have been taking vicodin for over a year, but recently I have been noticing...
- What pain killer cocktail do you take? 29th June 2006
... help much but my pain was worsening when I took this
Vicodin - was just recently taking. Helped a little bit with...
... eligiously, combined with 800mg Ibuprofen. I'll throw in a vicodin as-needed, but rarely, these days....
... eligiously, combined with 800mg Ibuprofen. I'll throw in a vicodin as-needed, but rarely, these days.
Wood, I have...
- Introduction & Question 28th June 2006
... doctos always gave me the short/fast acting stuff like Vicodin . I did some research on Avinza and the first thing...
... avinza is probably pretty darn close to taking a 5 mg Vicodin every 4 hours.
Hopefully the doc will have more...
- Switching to long lasting pain medicine 25th June 2006
... like the doctor on the T.V. show House, always taking vicodin . I explained how what I was doing was different than...
- Working Full Time and in Pain the Whole Time 21st June 2006
... type of pain meds, and I think my body is so used the Vicodin that when I hurt real bad I can take one and still...
- An ER Story 21st June 2006
... I hurt my toe and listed the meds I take, topamax, vicodin and mentioned that I just finished a round of toradol ... topamax I said migraines and chronic pain and for the vicodin I said chronic back pain. Pretty simple.
When ... thing he asked me was (of course) what do you take the vicodin for? Now I know everything was listed in the chart ... he never asked me about the other meds - just the vicodin . I told him I suffered from chronic pain and it was ... around 1:30am) he asked me if I had taken any of my vicodin for the pain. I hadn't, so I said no. He just looked ... understand that at all. You are telling me that you have vicodin and that your toe hurts and that you had trouble sleeping ... becuase of it, yet you didn't take any of your vicodin , that just doesn't make sense." I was thrown off ... know that and that maybe just because I said I took vicodin for chronic pain, maybe he didn't understand what ... his question and concern of why I didn't take any vicodin and he very nicely said 'yea sure' - he really seemed ... clinic and that I was allotted a certain amount of vicodin a day and that I could not exceed it becuase of the ... contract and prescription says that I will take the vicodin for my back pain. I then explained that it is of ... in a Pain Management clinic, he thought I just had vicodin available from my GP. He then wrote my prescription ... said I should call my PM to ask if I could take the vicodin for the toe problem and I said yes but only to make ... had no intentions of calling my PM to ask to take my vicodin for my toe - my fear is that it makes me look like ... couple weeks max. Also I will still be taking the vicodin for the back pain and in theory that will help, the...
- Question on Oxycodone? 19th June 2006
... works better. But I have both and usually take a Vicodin unless the pain is very bad then I take the Percocet...
- How hard is it to wean from Oxycontin... 19th June 2006
... effects of using pain killers for 2 years (started with vicodin ). I don't think Excedrin will ever work for me lol...
- coming of meds...scared.... 18th June 2006
... it was for individuals who were on lower levels of vicodin and percocet. I would definately question your doctor...
- Topomax & Slurred Speech 16th June 2006
... again I am becoming tolerate to the daily allotment of vicodin I take.
Yes, I still say you a going up fast, but...
- Need Help understanding my Discogram 16th June 2006
... find a PM who will treat me and I take topamax and vicodin for pain - both help but I wish I didn't have to take...
- What do the numbers mean on pills? 15th June 2006
... brand with 325 of apap in all their strengths or get Vicodin ES which has 7.5/750, Anexia has 7.5/600 and there...
- vicodin side effects? 15th June 2006
... effects of opiate meds, but usually go away with time. Vicodin comes in 5, 7.5, and 10 mg with a different number ... of mg's of tylenol in each. Vicodin is not a controlled release drug, so if you do experience ... more drowsiness, but can work wonders as well.
Vicodin (Hydrocodone) is one of the first line drugs for pain...
- I can't find anything to stop the pain! 14th June 2006
... pain. Post op they generally use Ultram, Darvocet, Vicodin , Percocet and sometimes Oxycontin, the usual meds...
... a year ago I tried to tough it out with just using vicodin because my doc wouldn't prescribe anything strongere...
... so April 16th) and have a very high tolerance for vicodin so with me working so early, it has been bothering...
- New to board - looking for any suggestions please - Thanks!! 12th June 2006
... rule out lupus etc, but no xrays, mri's). Gave me vicodin , valium.
I went on like this for 4 years. Finally ... got fed up with pain rollercoaster. Vicodin didn't seem to be cutting it. Also, after doing more...
... term, it depends. Obviously certain meds (Percocet, Vicodin ) have Tylenol in them and long term use of Tylenol...
... truck. Or, Aunt Ginny had a little problem with the vicodin that she got first from the dentist. Or the newspaper...
- pain meds vs TENS unit 10th June 2006
... because I do go thru so much of it. When I need a Vicodin I have to cut them in half--couple hours later I try...
- What is a Pain Management Doctor? 9th June 2006
... licence on the line. A patient that need a half a vicodin a day doesn't need to go o a PM clinic and learn 4...
- Post op pain care 8th June 2006
... week I was there. When I was at the rehab I was on 2 vicodin every 3 hours and was sent home with.. get ready it...
- Vicodin and Back Pain.....advice needed 7th June 2006
... trouble sleeping etc.
You are on a very low dose of vicodin right now, so you may not have a problem if you just ... for the amount of tylenol your taking because the vicodin has tylenol in it, but, at 1/2 or 1 pill a day you...
... taking these meds without a taper. However, a half of Vicodin probably wouldn't even do much for WD's anyway. ...
... My last bottle of Vicodin was given to me on 5/9/06 with 20 pills in it, i called ... made it very clear to him when i was there that the Vicodin was like a miracle pill for me, that only half the...
... comment that this would be your last refill of the vicodin .
The condition that you suffer from is a life long ... not, "addicted". From what you've said, the 1/2 or 1 vicodin every night has been a miracle pill for you, so that ... help you, find someone else who will. The amount of vicodin your taking is a small dose and it's very reasonable...
... other procedures than you'd like to continue on the vicodin since it is working well for you.
I know how intimidating ... yourself that you deserve pain relief and taking 1 vicodin every night is certainly a reasonable method for treating...
- Bad experience at the ER the other night 5th June 2006
... this time I got some guy with an ego who gave me 1 vicodin , yes VICODIN and told me to go home and take my own...
... you went through Kissa. The doctor hands you one vicodin and tells you to go home. :) That's even worse than...
- Pain med question 3rd June 2006
... pain killers the dr has given me. I have oxycotin, vicodin , flexeril and a few others, but I end up feeling so...
... pain killers the dr has given me. I have oxycotin, vicodin , flexeril and a few others, but I end up feeling so...
- New here/ Pump ??? 2nd June 2006
... morphine together. I do get a bump up at night along with vicodin for breakthru pain. Since they did that I only get...
- Confused and at my wit's end.... 1st June 2006
... suggested it. He just gives me either percoset or vicodin for break through but on a schedule and the oxycontin...
- Most Effective way to take meds 31st May 2006
... medicine into your system quicker.
Most meds like Vicodin , Percocet, etc, can be broken crushed and taken that ... swallowing pills, as long as they are regular pills ( Vicodin , Etc) you can break it or crush it and put it in some...
- Can you fire your pain man. doc?? 29th May 2006
... and found out what the problem was. My GP had me on Vicodin 5/500 and Soma, these 2 meds worked wonders for me ... around.......she switched me over to a another kind of Vicodin , Xodol 10/300 and took me off the Soma, I have been...
- Is prescribing 3 different pain meds common practice? 29th May 2006
... currently have in my cubbard: flexeril, ultram, oxycotin, vicodin , elavil, wellbutrin, celebrex, motrin, topamax, nexium...
... s no diffeent than some people getting relief from vicodin or some getting relief from low dose LA meds where...
- New to board but not Chronic pain 27th May 2006
... does work well though for someone who's only using Vicodin or perhaps percocet alone so it does have some value...
- Hydromorophone and OxyCotin question 26th May 2006
... for. For instance, the metabolite of hydrocodone ( Vicodin ) is Hydromorphone (Dilaudid). The metabolite of Marijuana...
- Still going through the ringer at new PM Clinic 26th May 2006
... t remeber feeling ill. My surgeon would call in 30 Vicodin a week and that just kept me from eating a bullet...
- new med,have a question 22nd May 2006
... might be wrong because you said that the switch from vicodin dosing caused you a headache - but if you have daily...
- im really pissed 20th May 2006
... as well, but opiates are probably one of the top. Vicodin (Hydrocodone) is the most abused. The funny thing...
- Help w/what is considered high/low dose of pain meds 19th May 2006
... MEDIUM DOSAGE HIGH DOSAGE TOO HIGH DOSAGE
of Vicodin for someone to take who easily and quickly develops...
... chronic pain.
as far as high and low dasages of the vicodin you are taking,well that would depend on just what...
... for the same thing, I didn't want to give up on the Vicodin because it really worked. I asked the same questions ... kill the liver. They do make a 350/7.5 version of vicodin , I am currently on the 750/7.5, which is Vicodin ES ... Methadone, 100mgs a day, Neurontin 3600mgs. a day and the Vicodin for breakthru pain. As I said, Vicodin does nothing...
- Can't find a med that works! Help! 18th May 2006
...
A while back in December i wanted to stop taking Vicodin because i thought my pain was better so i went to ... med was out of my system, so he put me back on the Vicodin , then it wasn't working so he switched me to Lortab ... bit and then i felt better so we switched back to Vicodin and we went back and forth for a little while and...
... With any opiate type med like Hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin ), you will build up tolerance and then require more...
... yesterday and I asked if i could switch maybe to the Vicodin HP and he said that if i did that then my body will ... dependent i think it would be better to take maybe 1 vicodin hp 3 times a day or something like that, but he didn...
- early prescriptions 18th May 2006
... FYI- I take Vicodin and was going out on business for a week last month...
- Bad news 10th May 2006
... last time I went after a car accident they gave me 1 vicodin , can you believe it? They said I had stronger meds...
- i need help with meds question!! 10th May 2006
... recomend the med they take when someone says their Vicodin no longer works, but without knowing anything about ... your condition or prognoss, the fact Vicodin /Norco doesn't last 8 hours doesn't mean everyone needs...
... with a lower dose, lower type drug first. Lortab, Vicodin , usually being a first run drug, the can give and...
- what to do? 9th May 2006
...
This is one of the reasons they switched me from Vicodin to Methadone. EVERY time I took the vic's I got sick...
- Difficulty Urinating? 8th May 2006
... I don't remeber any problems in the old days when Vicodin relieved my back pain.
Good luck, Dave...
- Starting injections, very very scared! 5th May 2006
... Also, does Xodol 10/300 help anyone? I was taking Vicodin 5/500 from my GP, it helped a little, but this med...
- Methadone questions. 2nd May 2006
... your taking several hundred mgs of morphine, then 1 vicodin would just be a drop in the bucket and not cause an...
- Starting new med...Oxycontin 30th April 2006
... taken oxycontin. How does this compare to Dilaudid, vicodin , darvocet, or morphine. I'm just trying to figure...
- New meds, what do you think?? 29th April 2006
... to see her Monday. I had in the past taken regular Vicodin 5/500, this seemed to help a bit, but the Xodol just...
- How does AVINZA release? 28th April 2006
... . everytime I've taken a pain medication, besides vicodin , I've become extremely nauseas to the point of not...
- chronic pain-stop making us suffer! 22nd April 2006
... started seeing a PM my Rhuematologist used to prescribe Vicodin for me. At one point he stopped and reffered me to...
- Methadone for Headaches 20th April 2006
... getting NO relief. I had more pain relief on the vicodin than I did on the 10mg of methadone a day an actually...
- Need Advice 20th April 2006
... for 6 months. It sounds reasonable to me ( I was on vicodin for YEARS) that you would be building a tolerance ... can simply raise your current medications dosage. 4 vicodin per day is not a lot. I was taking at least 8 per...
... for heroin addicts so I decided to stick with the vicodin . Well as time went on I had more and more problems...
... to work with you on this. Waht are you taking the vicodin for if you don't mind my asking? I know that over...
- need advice, I got dumped 18th April 2006
... Rx for more physical therapy and maybe a script for vicodin for a few weeks.
Then again the PCP may be able...
- Why does Norco upset my system SO much? 17th April 2006
... My usual medicine is Vicodin 5/500-2/3x's a day. (Which works ok up until bedtime ... I break it in half and take it just like I do the Vicodin and instanly it triggers a Migrane and I am sick to...
... that is in the Norco tablet that is not used in the Vicodin . Each med is required to use the same active ingredients...
... stomach or give's me a migrane except the one brand of Vicodin .
Thanks again for your help! Have a great night...
... I was on Vicodin for years with NO problems... All of sudden the...
... effects from the Norco and just have stayed on the Vicodin for now. The pain relief by the end of the day is...
- Stolen Meds 13th April 2006
... Not to mention that when I DID have trouble with the vicodin (taking too much, etc...) I went to ALL of my doctors...
... talked about how you were addicted, or taking too much Vicodin before, and you went to get help from all your doctors ... someone who had never had the problem of taking too much Vicodin ? You may not know how much she remembers it, but...
... saying. Yes, I was very honest with her about my vicodin problems etc.... But she was extremely understanding ... punished for ever being honest with my doctors about the vicodin . Even though they all commended me for my honesty...
... ANYTHING. And even when I was having trouble with my vicodin etc...before telling my doctors and going on the methadone...
... but she did break her arm and when they gave her vicodin for it, she took one and hated it. She hasn't used...
- Switching to SUBOXONE Monday for Pain Management 12th April 2006
... now (or so I think) I was having trouble taking my vicodin as prescribed. Major trouble. I finally came clean ... get from other opiates. I don't even THINK abou the vicodin or oxycodone, etc.... Also when I had some major...
- Grapefruit Juice and drugs 10th April 2006
... hate to think where I'd be at if I was still on the vicodin . Well I guess I don't have to think much because...
- Am I asking for something that is out of line? 7th April 2006
... family doc is willing to write me script for 5/500 vicodin , if I do not use more than one at a time, and not ... She said it is definitly it. I told her about the vicodin and duragesic not working. She said no wonder, you...
... opiodphobic.
Its great that your PCP will prescribe Vicodin 5/500, but that is a very low dose and 3 a week.....
... my pain was not managed with the little amount of vicodin I was offered, or with the 25 duragesic, so that is ... not seeking drugs, I am seeking help. I took the vicodin prescription back to her the last time I went in....
... other things. He did offer to write a script for vicodin when I ran of what I have, at a higher rate than the...
- My dr. fired me today......need to vent!!! 6th April 2006
... try when someone complains of chronic pain or when Vicodin no longer works.
Good luck, Dave...
- have a ?--need and answer quickly 6th April 2006
... every 6 hours post op which seemed to help and was on vicodin for 3 months prior to the surgery every 3 - 4 hours...
- Really need some advice on neck pain 4th April 2006
... three days. Last week a combination of flexeril, vicodin , and naproxen stopped a really bad headache cold!...
... when the headaches get too bad or I have taken the vicodin . You would think I would lose weight :) I would like...
- Pain meds and alcohol? 2nd April 2006
... heard of a girl dying after taking like 1 Valium, 2 Vicodin , and then drinking a mixed drink. For her, it was...
... drink AT ALL!!! When I was shorter acting meds like vicodin or oxycodone I could just skip a dose and be able...
- Longterm untreated chronic pain... 2nd April 2006
... for almost 2 years my pain was unbearable and that vicodin hardly touched it. Now, I am thinking if my pain...
- Update on adjustment of meds 2nd April 2006
... has received a lot of bad press, but Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ) is one of the number one abused pain meds out there ... . And it seems that everyone has taken Vicodin at one time or another.
Anyways, I better stop...
- Called PM can they do this? 31st March 2006
... states the highest narcotic you can legally callin is Vicodin while in another it could be Percocet. Add to that...
... solve that problem. If he gave you a month worth of Vicodin and you ran out early, saying it doesn't work and...
... meth to folks that are no longer getting relief from Vicodin "which is totally absurd". Some of us know that your...
... time before commiting to the pain meds stronger than vicodin , which by law is allowed to be called in. In Ohio ... react the same way as docs who can just prescribe vicodin over the phone for us. The drugs prescribed by these...
- Newbie needs Help 28th March 2006
... your system.
Short acting meds like Dilaudid, Vicodin (Hydrocodone), have many ups and downs. They spike...
... to prescribe something 10 times stronger than the Vicodin he's used to prescribing? That's why he refered you...
- strength of oxy 27th March 2006
... approximately 50% stronger than Hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin ). And actually Hydrocodone is pretty close to equal ... drugs. I have actually heard people say, "I was on Vicodin but now I'm taking something stronger called Lortab...
- Methadone, scared of long term use for pain 25th March 2006
... neck is forthcoming. I have been on percocet and vicodin for 2 years now. my problem is that i can't control ... options i have. I do need something for pain, but the vicodin and perks have to go. Should i be afraid of methadone ... . i have weaned off vicodin before, is it pretty much the same. jayboy...
... to wean off it, but it helped so much better than vicodin or percocet. Unfortunately, my dr thinks that it...
- Long term effects of Pain killers 25th March 2006
... actually NEED that to get through each day. But I was on vicodin for a little over a year, morphine for a few months ... organs such as the liver or kidneys? I know with the vicodin , its normally cut with aceteminophen so you have to...
... that can cause long term problems. Tylenol added to Vicodin , Percocet, etc. Some have ibuprofen (Vicoprofen)...
- Intrathecal Pain Pump Removal Advice 24th March 2006
... Oxycontin three times a day, and I had additional Vicodin ES on hand. Today, that may not seem to be a lot of...
- Husbands Meds ????? 22nd March 2006
... prescribed to me, Wellbutrin, Flexeril, celebrex, motrin, vicodin , ultram, and percocet. I was put on the wellbutrin...
- So Afraid I'm Sick..... 21st March 2006
... being on other narcotics first.
While I was taking Vicodin I asked my doctor about using a Duragensic Patch for...
... oncologist. He was great and all he put me on was vicodin . Thre first and second day after surgery I was on...
- BRAND vs GENERIC Pain Meds 21st March 2006
... m sure he'll enlighten you.
Now when it comes to vicodin or percocet I prefer brand name because for me, they...
- Another reason I think my Pain Dr. released me. Read, feedback please. 21st March 2006
... become addicted to any short acting med(espescially vicodin as it is the # one most highly abused med right now...
- Finally asked my doctor about lowering my dose... 20th March 2006
... 12 hours with perc for breakthrough instead of the Vicodin she gave me. And, if that wasn't strong enough go...
... because I questioned why she initially prescribed vicodin 10/660 for me when the 2 5/500's I was using when...
