- Quickie Question - What is order of Pain Meds in strength? 19th March 2006
... replies.
I'm new to narcotics anything stronger than Vicodin (10/660), which I have learned is hydrocodone.
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- Is MScontin 40 ER a high dose? 17th March 2006
... far.
She presribed it every 12 hours and I have vicodin 10/660 for any breatthrough pain.
Is it possible...
... than what I should maybe start with.
I have used Vicodin for the past 2 years - mostly taking 5/500's 2-3 times ... do much at all.
What she did first was prescribe Vicodin 10/660 every 6-8 hours or up to 4 a day which I told...
... worked) for about 2 months and finally went back to the vicodin because the percs werent working anyhow and I kept...
... and that was my complaint before I went to her, the vicodin just wasnt cutting it. Just to give it another chance...
- Where to go from here???? 16th March 2006
... I began seeing my Rehab doc she put me on regular vicodin 4xdaily. Eventualy she had me on Oxycontin 20mg 2xdaily ... anymore and asked my doc to decrease my dose back to the vicodin . That was not a good idea, I haven't ridden on the...
- Duragesic 15th March 2006
... euphoric feeling like you say you get with percocet or vicodin , sorry, you won't get that feeling with Duragesic...
- Celebrex 15th March 2006
... however, the question is are you getting sick from the Vicodin or the Celebrex.
I've never had an issue of vomiting...
- Oxycontin question. 15th March 2006
... released another 5 mgs. If you were taking 2 5mg Vicodin at a time in the past you were getting more opiate...
- Would Percocet be good breakthrough drug while using vicodin? 14th March 2006
... probably going to be fairly uncommon to prescribe Vicodin and Percocet at the same time. Mainly because they ... time-released oxycodone (same drug as percocet) and vicodin (hydrocodone) for BT.
Anyway, thats my opinion...
... short acting meds at the same time. Percocet and Vicodin are both short acting. I've never heard of any doc ... prescribing any type of b/t med while taking Vicodin or while taking Percocet. Percocet and Vicodin are ... s time to switch to a long acting med and use the Vicodin as a b/t med. Just a thought.
P.S. Aranger...we...
... levels are just too high most of the time for the vicodin to work. Then, she will have to decide whether I...
... control with using the percs than you would with the vicodin anyway,and who knows,you may not need quite as many ... as you were having to take while on the vicodin ?also,if you have to ,for some reason,stay on the vics...
... .
When I asked for something stronger than the vicodin she gave me, she got a little upset with me... She...
... suggested that as I know percocets are stronger than vicodin s. I just didnt know they were in the same family ... another oxy because pain had become so bad and again the vicodin did nothing... It didn't seem to hit me as hard this...
... pain killer for chronic pain.Weak pain killers like vicodin are only useful for mild to moderate acute pain.....
... pain killer for chronic pain.Weak pain killers like vicodin are only useful for mild to moderate acute pain.. ... not one of them has suggested anything other than vicodin (and not even the strongest dose I have since found...
- How much is Too much for Migraines 12th March 2006
... For instance, anything with Tylenol in it (Percocet, Vicodin ) has a daily limit of no more than 4000 mg of Tylenol ... . So this would be eight 5/500 Vicodin tablets.
I'm not sure about Elavil, but I have...
- Vicodin vs Percocet Oxycontin Morphine 11th March 2006
... To start with, do you know the Mg of Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ) that you were taking. They don't make a 1000 mg...
... amazing... I have so much to learn about them. As for vicodin , I didnt know there were so many types. Honestly ... prescribe these type of drugs for their patients.
The vicodin I take says on the bottle 5/500 and I am allowed 1 ... (morphine). Now that I realize there is probably vicodin that is much stronger than I'm taking maybe I should ... were so many variations on drugs - even ones like vicodin ...
As a side note - I live in Ohio and have finally ... will work best for me.
Should I try a stronger vicodin at first? Go with percocets every 4-6 hours? I'm...
... you as comfortable as possible.
If you're taking Vicodin currently, then there are many other meds that can ... you and your Dr to decide to go to a higher dose of Vicodin or different med. It all depends on your situation...
... chemical make up and how you react to the meds. If the vicodin has been helping some but isn't taking away the pain...
... haven't even yet been given the strongest doses of vicodin that I could have been prescribed. This, I don't ... frustrating to find out there are higher levels of vicodin I could have been taking during the course of my pain...
... Then, she suggested dosing as needed and prescribed Vicodin 10/660. I told her I was taking 2 5/500's every 4 ... hoping she will reevaluate me after a couple weeks on vicodin 3 x a day... In the meantime, I was able to schedule...
- Pain Dr. Released Me :( 11th March 2006
... be good.
I guess I could list it along with the Vicodin and Percocet I previously tried (which was a year...
- Tired but can't sleep 7th March 2006
... I take 2-100mg Kadian/day 4-5 vicodin HP/day
I'm tired all of the time but I can't sleep...
- Calling all Topamax Users (topiramate) 6th March 2006
... from a GP to a PM and the new PM switched me from Vicodin to Percocet - pretty much the same overall dosage ... thankfully. Anyway, now that I have been back on the vicodin for a week or so I now realize that the word loss ... the percocet even though I am on a higher dose of vicodin than when I was on the percocet (even when you take...
... the next day my back pain is not controlable with vicodin . Topamax also helps my foot pain from a failed foot...
- Oxycontin mg Question 3rd March 2006
... Thanx Aranger for the info but what about Vicodin compared to Oxycontin can you tell that it's Vicodin ... Oxycodone since thats what Oxycontin is? Can i say i take Vicodin but really take Oxycontin and a test will belive me...
... the vicodin would show up differently from the oxy as one is a ... pure opiate(the oxy) and one is synthetic( vicodin ).alot depends on the type of test actually.if they ... show up as just a 'narcotic' and not specifically vicodin or oxy.you know what I mean?
i do know for sure...
... are specific tests for each pain med. Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ) & oxycodone (oxycontin) are 2 different chemicals...
- Which Opioid Pain Med did you find best? 2nd March 2006
... I've been on Vicodin 10/325, Tylenol #3, Darvocet, IV morphine at the ER ... on fentanyl. I haven't been on anything else.
Vicodin 10/325 : Worked best for me so far I think, "immeadiate ... Tylenol #3 : worked pretty well, was almost the same as vicodin but I haven't taken it for a few years so I don't ... did work pretty well for the pain but as with the vicodin I aquired a prettyhigh tolerence to it.
IV morphine...
- Methadone, sleepy & hyper? 2nd March 2006
... read or do paperwork. I have been taking 6- 5 mg Vicodin daily.
A refresher on my problem: This is all ... My Dr. & I understand that too much Tylenol in the Vicodin is not good for me over a long period, but it is the...
... reach our destination.
As far as you taking 5-6 Vicodin a day, you didn't mention the dose. If you are taking...
... I get home. What a cycle...
I was taking 5/500 Vicodin . The Norcos w/ 10/325 really upset my stomach. Isn...
... out to you before I forget. You keep referring to Vicodin s, Norcos, and there's also Lortabs, etc., but they ... them. You can call them anything you want, but a Vicodin 5/500, is 5 mg Hydro and 500 mg apap. If the 10/325...
- ANOTHER Methadose question 1st March 2006
... 30 mg Morhine IR for about 30 bucks, cheaper than Vicodin and more relief for your buck. You really have to...
- Darvon vs. Vicodin 1st March 2006
... Proproxyphene (Darvocet) is much weaker than Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ). It is usually not even compared on a Equianalgesic...
... conversion to 15 mgs of hydro. I would take a 5mg Vicodin over a DarvacetN100 that we are all familiar with...
... is why they gave her this supposed "stronger than vicodin " medication Darvon. My next question is, would she...
... If they will give her vics again, I'd do that. Vicodin always worked better for me then anything else. Even...
... Darvon or even Darvocet is no where near as strong as Vicodin .
It does work for mild pain that isn't treatable...
... instance for good for Darvocet. There is no way that 6 Vicodin is the same as 2 Darvocet.
I know that may sound ... and vise versa.
At any rate, I would go with Vicodin for pain relief before Darvocet. Hope this helps...
... Aranger - do you know how codeine compares to vicodin conversion-wise?...
... is getting a little squeamish about prescribing the vicodin . If this began about 4 mo. ago, he may be thinking...
- Struck out again 28th February 2006
... needed to get a refill on my meds. Adn that was just vicodin ! Finally I saw a PM doctor at a different clinic ... but I was too nervous about it and stuck with the vicodin for awhile longer. Then my GYNO (the one I had so...
- Fentanyl questions 25th February 2006
... need to go up. I would also ask about BT meds like Vicodin , Percocet, etc. You will just notice that the BT...
- RX Question-Please Ease my Mind (Anyone please) 24th February 2006
... starting you out large. In fact it took me a year of vicodin every 4 hours before moving to the next med which...
- Is anybody really itchy on Methadone? 22nd February 2006
... problems, but I did notice that I felt itchy when I took vicodin , percs, oxy's etc.... stuff like that. For other...
- im a little confused... 22nd February 2006
... are that everyone responds differently to meds. So Vicodin (Hydrocodone) even though weaker, may work better...
- question...anyone have this happen? 21st February 2006
... was getting my meds for back when I was getting the vicodin monthly. When I told them they actually had the nerve...
- Tailbone pain, non surgery pain management options??? 20th February 2006
... us here) have to take pain medicine like opiates ( vicodin , Oxycodone), for pain reasons, and follow you doctors...
- Return to full duty?? 13th February 2006
... taking 2700mg of neurontin along with 1500 robaxin and vicodin as needed. Thanks...
- Return to full duty?? 13th February 2006
... taking 2700mg of neurontin along with 1500 robaxin and vicodin as needed. Thanks...
- Should I See Pm Doctor 10th February 2006
... meds, you're probably mixing up the tylenol in the Vicodin as 1000 mgs would be a lot. The highest vicodin made...
- ugh 8th February 2006
... have had addiction issues in the past. When I was on vicodin I had a lot of trouble taking them as prescribed and ... after telling my doctor's about my problems with the vicodin , I am on methadone which works BETTER for my pain...
... heroin addicts until I researched it) or to raise my vicodin and then my gyno did the prescribing. When she decided ... that was open and willing to use meds stronger than vicodin , etc.... I had trouble even getting THAT for a long...
- Soma 3rd February 2006
... work when I get to the right level.
I cannot take Vicodin , hydros etc because they make me sick as a dog. Flexaril...
... taking more medication than I was prescribed. Two vicodin a day just was not enough. But I do not consider...
... taking more medication than I was prescribed. Two vicodin a day just was not enough. But I do not consider...
... be able to take pain meds if necessary. I was on vicodin for years and will fully admit that at the end I aws...
- Natural muscle relaxer/pain management Dr. 3rd February 2006
... in agony from postop pain, it was a big deal to get Vicodin and that barely helped. My Urologist is weird about...
... in Southern CA and I know for a fact they have had Vicodin prescriptions and for a lot more than 10 pills. How ... Meth tabs a month and you have trouble getting 10 Vicodin s.
As far as your Xanax and getting a 90 supply...
... in Ohio,I have been on baclofen,zanaflex,valuim and vicodin for 4 months now,when my neurologist wrote out the...
- are doctors being fair about pain meds? 31st January 2006
... a water balloon and I was given a prescription for Vicodin from the emergency room physician...when I visited ... didn't, so I asked if she could switch me back to Vicodin . Unfortunately, the Vicodin wasn't doing the trick ... ask me to even give back that bottle of Darvocet or Vicodin and I will gladly offer it up if you'll just give...
... curious? What type of pain meds are you on? I take Vicodin for a herniated disc and my prescription calls for...
... Most people build tolerance to meds like hydrocodone ( vicodin ) pretty quickly, I know I did. Most likely you need...
- Shore a question? 30th January 2006
... price I pay for Kadian. I am on 20mg. and I take a vicodin at night for some break thru pain. I have pamphlets...
- Newbi looking for support 30th January 2006
... spondylosis. Reffered to local osteo clinic and got PT, 40 Vicodin and 40 Skelaxin. No relief of the neck pain. shoulder ... cervogenic headaches, myofasical pain. more PT, more Vicodin and muslce relaxers.
Mar 05- get referral to new...
... Morphine. Believe it or not, most show Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ) at approximately a 1:1 ratio with Morphine.
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- Counting my blessings / Advice for a friend needed 24th January 2006
... opholactic hysterectomy, I never saw her take more than one vicodin here and there, she hated the way they made her feel ... told her she couldn't have it. They gave her some vicodin 5's. This med has always made her ill and has never...
... For sure she should call. Vicodin is crap and should only be used for mild acute pain ... these doctors get off on ordering crappy drugs like vicodin and lortabs and darvocet.This woman deserves to be...
... now to stop the oxy altogether and switch to a 5mg vicodin ????????? I can't imagine how she must feel after going...
- Tapering off oxycontin 23rd January 2006
... had a similar problem awhile back but it was with vicodin . I had been seeing my old doctor (gyno) ever since ... doctor they were "uncomfortable" with the amount of vicodin I was taking per month and dropped it to 30 per month...
- hydrocotin[l.a hydrocodone 21st January 2006
... street dealers into thinking regular oxycodone and even Vicodin is OxyContin and any other type of scam they can think...
- question about addiction and dependence 18th January 2006
... katkat - I had troubles with vicodin ... And when I told my doctor that I wanted off we ... And I am NOT having the same problems I had with vicodin . It is really effective for the pain too without...
- I need support 17th January 2006
... problem Debzie. I had legitimate pain and had been on vicodin for years. Well, over time they just did not cut it...
... before, I had a similar problem. I was not taking my vicodin as prescribed AND I have a chronic pain condition ... anymore... that is what my doc's thought about my vicodin at least.
As I said before, have you thought about ... when I take it so I am not urged, like I was with the vicodin , to take more than prescribed. It also seems to have...
... questioned myself at that time too. But truthfully, 2 vicodin a day, was not enough to handle the pain I was in...
- New Job- prescribed vicodins 15th January 2006
... the test. Just say that you have a prescription for vicodin that you take on an "as needed" basis. As long as...
- Coming off Methadose 15th January 2006
... Pdawg - I used to be in vicodin for my chronic pain. I took 2 every 4 hours. For ... I couldn't do ANY of those things when I was on vicodin or oxycodone. It just wasn't strong enough anymore...
- Generic Oxy 14th January 2006
... using a time released (and stronger) med than the vicodin I had been on before that. It may be that your body...
... getting the same medication as the people prescribed vicodin . I think vicodin is a harsher drug than lortab, as ... that should be so or what the differences are between vicodin and lortab in the name brands, I know name brand lortab...
... using a time released (and stronger) med than the vicodin I had been on before that. It may be that your body...
- Can Suboxone treat pain?? 12th January 2006
... mean about the pain killer thing.
When I was given Vicodin when I got my wisdom teeth pulled, my IBS 100% went...
- D.O's vs M.D.'s? What do you think? 11th January 2006
... than my old MD, who acted like giving me a couple of vicodin was feeding a horrible addiction.
Va-gal...
- Doctor treats me like addict. 11th January 2006
... warrant 4 surgeries, but not bad enough for a couple of vicodin ? What the heck? I would not go back to this dentist...
... mpassionate dentist, and he was giving me Flexeril 5mg. and Vicodin ES and i was pain free and feeling fine. I was seeing...
- Help for my 16yr old Daughter...Please 7th January 2006
... care place that gave her 600mg ibuprofen and 5/500 vicodin . We also went to a physical therapist three times ... inconclusive.
My issue is that when she takes the vicodin it helps the pain but she also has a really bad "come ... her to be depressed and want to take more and more vicodin . She and I are very close so I know of her plight...
... cut down on the peaks and valleys the short acting vicodin is causing, while also elimitating the possiblility ... because it contains 7.5 mg's hydrocodone (same med as in vicodin ) but it also contains 200 mg's of ibuprofen instead...
... have any where near the dangers of medications like vicodin . It also works as an anti depressant, so if she is...
... And Ultram (tramadol) is short acting, just like the vicodin , and what your daughter obiously needs is a longer ... it has a much higher seizure risk then meds such as vicodin and morphine. So all things considered, I would still...
... whatever - then treat her pain with something other than vicodin that she can take "as needed" that won't make her...
... more often instead of the short-acting ones (like Vicodin and perocets).
Some people feel the high (with...
... more often instead of the short-acting ones (like Vicodin and perocets).-Wren
Wren:
The la drugs you...
- Methadone amount and new doctor 7th January 2006
... currently take 30mgs of methadone twice a day with vicodin 5/500 (two) twice a day for breakthru.
I've posted ... pain..and she had her sign the contract just for 60 vicodin .
I'm worried that she will not increase the methadone...
- duragesic 7th January 2006
... prior of having the 3 spine surgeries and all of the vicodin , lortabs, norco, etc. I took. I am now at a dose...
- Why no LA hydrocodone? 6th January 2006
... Vicodin is one of the few narcotic meds I can barely tolerate...
... Palladone) is a different med then Hydrocodone (known as Vicodin , Lortab, and Norco among others).
The op asked ... commercially available hydrocodone products such as vicodin , vicoprofen, norco, etc. (which do contain the other ... drugs and basically make a whole lot more money. ( Vicodin is the #1 selling prescription drug on the market...
- Morphine ER from Fentanyl 4th January 2006
... gone to. The first one was perscribing me Ultram and Vicodin ES (15MG), which did absolutely nothing for me and ... again the day my doctor perscribed the ultram and vicodin and refused to try me on any other medicines. So the...
- The Pain Med Shuffle 3rd January 2006
... for me since im only 20 years old and switched me to vicodin . I had an allergic reaction to it (i think) and broke ... purple/red rash and joint pain. They assumed it was the vicodin and took me off. I had only been on it 8 days and...
- pain medication 2nd January 2006
... works. Believe me I've tried everything-oxycontin, vicodin , lorcet, celebrex, 800 Ibeuprofen, and ultram. You...
... others), instead of a tylenol-laden combo prep (like Vicodin , Percocet). Watch out for your liver. I would not...
- I need advice no a new med. 1st January 2006
... then dilaudid. After surgery i was on oxycodone, then vicodin . But developed a rash and joint pain so i now know ... im allergic to vicodin . They changed me to darvocet which ive only been on...
... oxy, percocet or oxycontins, If you are allergic to vicodin then you probably cannot take any hydros, vidodin...
- pain managment doctor 30th December 2005
... percocets a day for a almost a year and before that vicodin norco and so on what a help the post ware i read the...
- Patch is for pain, but too much weight loss 29th December 2005
... cure alls, she may still neeed oral pain meds like vicodin or percocet or somethig weaker like darvecet. But...
- Need Advice switching schedules 27th December 2005
... why is methadone out of the question?
I was on vicodin for about 5 years to treat my chronic pain. For the...
- What to do when Breakthru's not enough? 27th December 2005
... had a tooth extracted last year and he prescribed Vicodin and I called my clinic and informed them. I also pointed ... out to the pharmacist when filling the script for Vicodin .
Contracts should be for the benefit of both the...
... on the day of the procedure for 12, count 'em, 12 vicodin . I suspect he was scared off by the list of medications...
... So I guess now I know!! I turned-down a script for Vicodin that the dentist offered me, because I thought I couldn...
- A few questions about liver damage 27th December 2005
... Endometriosis and PID which the doc gave me 5/500 Vicodin 2 pills every 4 hours as well as 800 mgs of motrin...
- Surgery Pointless - Questions about Ultram 24th December 2005
... possibilities or even get a second opinion.
I was taking vicodin or oxycodone for my pain over the past 5 years. Recently...
- Any other muscle relaxers out there?? 23rd December 2005
... extra buzz or more intense high from Soma and, say, Vicodin . I was watching a show on HBO called Methadonia and...
- So frustrated with PM 23rd December 2005
... would need a pain med. They were asking me about vicodin , norco, etc. I said no that I have tried all of...
- I'm now a sparkie YEAH!! 23rd December 2005
... Morphin self admim pump the 1st 18 hrs then went to Vicodin (yep- just plain old Vicodin!!) He said we'd try ... I never really did! :D I was amazed! Because Vicodin was LONG ago in my med history, but it worked well ... long as the pain stays away.
I've stopped the Vicodin , so now i'm back to just my regular meds. I meet...
- Second Surgery and Pain meds that work 23rd December 2005
... and so this is a bit strange. I tried Davocet and Vicodin few years back and vomitted those almost immediately...
... Hydrocodone is easier on your tummy, Hydrocodone or Vicodin /lortab come in several strengths. 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5 ... notorious for stomach pain.
Perhaps the 2.5mg Vicodin would be the better choice, it's really almost a childs...
- Percaset vs. vicodin 22nd December 2005
... Hey Waiting: Percocet is stronger than Vicodin by quite a bit. Perc is Oxycodone and a Schedule ... prescribed with a written prescription and no refills. Vicodin is Hydrocodone and a Schedule III and can be called...
... with that and you can always ask him to phone in the vicodin for refills if it's a long way back to pick up the...
... for me it made me sleepier than the vicodin (hydro). as far as pain control, at first its probably...
- young male with disk issues= angry at medical field 17th December 2005
... prescribed Darvocet. Another year before I was prescribed Vicodin . And finally, after I had to drop out of school for...
- Possible Sciatica, suggestions on treatment 16th December 2005
... subcide and the docs will probably give you percs or vicodin to help with the pain, if they dont offer ask and...
- Codeine vs Hydrocodone! 16th December 2005
... Hello! Has anyone ever used the Vicodin alternative of 30mg codeine with Tylenol. It is a...
- Update I finally quit 10th December 2005
... times a week when neccessary, my doc lets me keep Vicodin but I never take it, and I also use the the Lidoderm...
- A Rough Patch – Your Advice Please 9th December 2005
... other meds they prescribe. The Tylenol in Percocet and Vicodin is far more toxic and harmful than the opiate ingredients...
- Enhancement Drug Question? 8th December 2005
... an average opiate and gave me more of a buzz than Vicodin or Percocet. The nice thing for people on Ultram is...
- went to elbow doc today 7th December 2005
... are stronger than hydrocodone? Anyone? Hydro is vicodin right? And I know my pharmacist told me that percocet ... was stronger than vicodin . So if you said that the percs are not working that...
- Back on Methadone for pain 7th December 2005
... works with this particular drug. I know my use of vicodin and oxycodone went up drastically over the 5 years...
- Schedule 1? 6th December 2005
... writhdraw from than conventional painkillers like Vicodin or Percocet. Not surprisingly, like everything else...
- Pain med inneffective what should I do? 4th December 2005
... a 30 day supply change whether your talking about Vicodin or about morphine “the heavy duty drugs” So compliance ... That doesn't mean it's OK to fill Soma or Klonopin or Vicodin any sooner than 30 days because they have less potential ... or a lesser degree of scheduling and control..
Vicodin is a class 111 and the most widely abused prescription...
- 20 years old and dependant on painkillers. 3rd December 2005
... relaxants, and finally painkillers. First low dose vicodin , then morphine, then dilaudid, and now oxy-codone...
- Codeine won't touch the pain, but afraid to get stronger meds...what should I do?? 1st December 2005
... any more T-3 and doc# 2 gives Ultram and doc#3 uses vicodin and doc# 4 uses Norco and doc# 5 uses percocet,every...
... ever made. Then finally gave in to a small dose of vicodin , and when that didnt work any longer they moved me...
