- What pain meds can I take ? 7th April 2005
... take a pain reliever. I would like something in the vicodin range but vicodin would start my g.i. tract bleeding...
- Having a Problem with Dr.'s Pain Management Plan and Need Advice... 7th April 2005
... that. Every since he admiited that he was addited to Vicodin . Doctors have een so scared to give anyone anything...
- hydrocodone question 7th April 2005
... and I've never actually been prescribed a "real" vicodin that says "Vicodin" on it. You usually always get ... write "No Generics". Really the difference between Vicodin , Lortab,Norco, etc. Is the amount of APAP (Tylenol...
- Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections for pain 4th April 2005
... relief from my pain. Why can't they just give me some vicodin and save everyone a whole bunch of time and money...
- Looking for PM suggestions ASAP 3rd April 2005
...
The only pain meds I have left to take are some Vicodin left over from a tooth extraction. I've never taken ... recommend to counteract the dizziness and nausea? Would Vicodin be better or worse? Anything else that I could try...
... permanently). i'll agree the pain is excrutiating, but the vicodin would probably help you. i got the most relief from ... not being able to have them called in, etc. i take vicodin now, 7.5/750 and it does help. i usually only have ... blocks work well for you. but i'd suggest trying the vicodin , you can always split it in half first and seeing...
... can't function on the ultracet and i'm afraid the vicodin will just be more of the same.
how long were you...
- Opinions welcome ... 3rd April 2005
... little more effective and stronger ie. percocet or vicodin type of pain killers. Question...is your pain chronic...
... As far as prescription goes ... Ultracet, Darvocet, Vicodin and Lortab. Vicodin and Lortab work just fine in the...
- Lidocaine Puch via IV over 6 hours - Anyone ever heard of such a thing? 1st April 2005
... program director. The last one wouldn't prescribe a vicodin to a cancer patient because they thought all pain...
- My Story...(for Shoreline and anyone else) 31st March 2005
... nauseating.
Today I am taking 10 mg oxy 2x day + Vicodin 5/325s and 2 Soma and right now at 7ish pain level...
... dumb idea but hey, why not) so I went no Oxycontin or Vicodin since 7 p.m. last night... you know what?? They make ... doing nothing??? I think I will ask to take more vicodin ... This is too much.
How many levels are you fused...
- Question about methadone 29th March 2005
... effective. If you taking 60 mgs of meth a day, a single vicodin may not be enough to make a difference , so using...
- Update re: dr devil/oxycotin 25th March 2005
... he'd put me back on it at 10mg every 12 hrs plus vicodin for BT plus soma. PLUS we are finally trying Physical ... level until I no longer need it. He also wrote the vicodin & the soma with 2 refills on them. I will have new...
... was "healed". She offered (late Tues.) to call in Vicodin (but not oxycontin) - however by that time I had the ... vicodin from DD. I could go see her, as she has been my doctor...
... longer need it", and I have 3 months of perscribed Vicodin and soma sitting at my pharmacy. Additionally, he ... has to protect her self. She did offer to call in Vicodin , and if I'd have pressed the matter (or gone in to...
... am taking:
10 mg oxycontin at 7 am/10 mg 7 pm and Vicodin appx 3 x day
+ 1/2 Soma at 7am, 1/2 at 2:00 and 1...
- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRAND NAME & GENERIC? 23rd March 2005
... Far As The Potency? Say For Instance Percocet?? Or Vicodin ?? Thank You Chad....
- How many people know about your meds?? 23rd March 2005
... convinced lately my 2x day 10 mg oxy and occasional vicodin makes me a junkie?? :) ) So much for mother-daughter...
- Devil's bargin 22nd March 2005
... better functioning on the oxycontin (I am taking vicodin now, which is mostly just causing me to be tired or ... and although I am hurting and not sleeping, with the vicodin I have, maybe I can make it until I find another dr...
... That's kind of a tough decision to have to make. The vicodin are probably helping to keep away the worst of the...
... Is it even legal to be being dropped this way? The vicodin is only working for about 2 hr cycles then I am just...
... that I am just about back to using my walker...the vicodin is becoming less useful each day (and its only been ... since Monday). I think stopping the vicodin and having a beer may be more potent!
I am so,...
... time released - that is why they prescribe meds like Vicodin for breakthrough pain – since it is not time released ... minutes then gradually tapers off in 4 to 6 hours – Vicodin is a med used to get a quick “handle” on severe pain ... medication in the system. If you are currently taking Vicodin you may ask for a med that is higher in the hydrocodone...
- Percocet Suggestions Please! 22nd March 2005
... same relief as 2 years ago.
i started off with vicodin for a year then switched to percs 4 a day,a year later...
- Oxycontin-Vicodin Calculation Pls Help 21st March 2005
... doctor was out again today, and the nurse called in 60 vicodin (hydrocodone/apap5/500). When I asked about picking ... real" refill for the oxy tomorrow (and then using the vicodin as BT) she said I'd have to wait until my appt on ... decided I don't need oxycontin so long as I have the vicodin . While I am grateful for something stronger then tylonol ... ... How do I make the Vicodin work equivicably to the oxycontin. I know it is the...
... you or be the bearer of bad news, but Oxycontin and Vicodin are not the same drug as you indicated in your post ... . Your Vicodin has 5 mg of Hydrocodone and your Oxycontin has 10...
... spoiled with the oxycontin and really dislike the vicodin . It seems to cause light headedness for about 1/2...
- I ran out of meds-tell me what to do now 21st March 2005
... even more of a druggy, so they are calling over some vicodin (Which I took a loooong time ago.
So Shoreline ... others who are so well versed in this, when I get the Vicodin in about 2 hrs, and/or my meds back tomorrow, what ... are least able to bare it??
How do I make some vicodin carry me through the afternoon & night until I have...
... ... :) I would think since you have not taken the Vicodin in such a long time that you WILL get relief as soon ... start taking them. And maybe they will call in the Vicodin ES or HP which will be better and that will help....
... treating it and got me started on the treatment of Vicodin , etc. It was after a few months and questionable...
... was waiting, (60 hydrocodone/apap 5/500 - generic Vicodin ). I filled it then called her back and asked why ... can refill the oxy?? She says that since I have the Vicodin I DON'T NEED THE OXY, ITS THE SAME STUFF, JUST TAKE ... THE VICODIN AS DIRECTED" and that the doctor will discuss the ... of this (withdrawl, etc...) and now that I have the vicodin , I can probably make it to Friday, at which point...
... want it near me!
I'm glad you at least got some Vicodin to hold you over until Friday. I would definetly ... nurse is the problem in all this. For her to say Vicodin and Oxy are the same drugs-and you can just take either ... the same, why can she just call in a prescription on Vicodin , but not Oxy? That would stump her! At least she ... how you're feeling tommorow (Tuesday). I hope the Vicodin will help with some of the w/d and pain! I'll be...
... Thanks,
I am feeling a bit better but HIGH! I hate vicodin because it makes me feel loopy and light headed (why ... others when they are essentialy the same narcotic? The vicodin is taking a bit of the pain away, but I am still really...
- Need advice 19th March 2005
... that work well and keep the RM to a minimal. The Vicodin doesn't seem to work as well either. My body hates...
- Need help getting RX for pain meds..please! 17th March 2005
... barely use enough to take the edge off. I used to take Vicodin , and I told my doctor back in california that I wanted...
- Janssen Vs Mylan Patches 14th March 2005
... returns,uncontrolled by my breakthrough medicine of Vicodin . The 1st time I ran out early he increased my dosage...
- severe pain 13th March 2005
... an idiot thats against painkillers, i took 4 -500mg vicodin to kill the pain and it did not touch it anyone have...
... surgery. If you were on a large dose of meds, the vicodin may not be effective and often folks that have been...
... see NS until april 11th .they just call in these vicodin that do nothing, even in the hospital, while i was...
... see NS until april 11th .they just call in these vicodin that do nothing, even in the hospital, while i was...
- How can I stay calm and unstressed? 12th March 2005
... med increased rather than you have to keep after the Vicodin . At least that makes sense to me. Doesn't mean you...
- Norco, Lortab & Vicodin 11th March 2005
... norco containing 10/325,lortab,10/500,and regular vicodin having 5/500.The larger #s being the amount of the...
... each tabletNoroc has the least, then Lortab and then Vicodin , they all come in the ssmae 3 strengths of hydro but ... 5/325
Lortab comes in 10/650, 7.5/500 and 5/500
Vicodin comes in 10/660, 7.5/750 and 5/500
The first number ... without exceeding the recomended dose of apap, with Vicodin 10/660 or vicodin 7.5/750, you can only take one pill ... you would be exceeding the dose limit on the apap. 2 Vicodin ES would be a single dose of 1500 mgs of apap, too...
- Just prescribed Duragesic 10th March 2005
... this true? The medicine for pain I was taking was Vicodin , 2 every 6 hours. So do you think the 25 mcg patch...
... out on the 25mcg patches. With your current dose of Vicodin , you may need a higher dose to control your pain....
... this true? The medicine for pain I was taking was Vicodin , 2 every 6 hours. So do you think the 25 mcg patch...
- Help! Questions about meds?! 6th March 2005
... on Oxycontin with maybe something for BT pain like Vicodin . Oxycodone is a schedule II so it is more closely...
- Hey Shore- from Spuds- was in hospital 24-27 28th February 2005
... morn to stave off the w/d's, or if i take a 5/500 vicodin , and it seems like i only had to take one all day...
... of meth to such a low dose of morphine.
Using vicodin to supplement the MSC shouldn't be a problem as long ... when the dose is wrong and just let them know. The vicodin won't hurt so if it helps use it as BT meds. Be careful ... limit to 2 doses of MSC and minimum use of meth as BT, Vicodin would be better to simply manage the pain rather than...
... dose of msc, and try to get me by with the tons of vicodin s, somas, and ativans I have? Any thoughts? I just ... good time for me to maybe get another refill on the vicodin , well in a month or so, but I still have almost 100...
... to increae, supplement with what you can as far as Vicodin and if you find you need an extra 10 mgs of meth it ... completely off the meth without a lot of discomfort,Use the vicodin for pain as needed and let me know how your doing...
... taken 2 msc's, no meth, 2 or 3 somas, 2 ativan, 2 vicodin . He just said it should start getting better and...
... telling me you feel bad.
With the benzo, the Vicodin and phenergan, you have all the tools as far as combatting ...
Good luck and keep us posted.You do have the Vicodin if you need extra relief between meth doses so just...
- Examples Please 23rd February 2005
... Class III drugs. These are also named Norco, Lortab, Vicodin , etc.
Some examples of Class II drugs are:
Percocet ... drugs are:
Hydrocodone (generic name)
Lortab
Norco
Vicodin
Tylenol 2, 3, and 4
And others
I hope some of...
- Introduction/Question 22nd February 2005
... being more level, why do I get more pain relief from Vicodin ES, or Vicoprofin, than from these? When I ask my ... her and myself.
Obviously, since I have taken Vicodin for years since the accident, my tolerance has gone ... between when I was taking 60mgs of OxyC per day plus Vicodin for BT, or just Vicodin, so I quit the OxyC, because...
- Please help- I know there's knowledge out here! 20th February 2005
... that to me. Yes, I have lots of meth left, lots of vicodin (doc gave me for coughing - uncontrollable asthma ... ) and somas. He asked me not to take the vicodin for pain, said he's rather work with the meth (long...
... pain, and how much meth do you have? What strength vicodin do you have?
Ideally I would say stick with 50...
- High drug tolerance, help! 19th February 2005
... tolerance that's built up over time.
The opate in Vicodin sis not codeine, It's a synthetic version called Hydrocodon...
- pain mgmt center 15th February 2005
... etc. They say the meds they use are like (oxy, perc, vicodin , xanax, etc.) almost seems like a fake place! LOL...
- co worker ,HMO will not treat chronic pain 13th February 2005
... not help her at all.so he decided to give her some Vicodin . She said it only helps for a few hours. I suggested...
- Could the acetominophen be destroying my liver?????? 11th February 2005
... amount was only 325 mg. per tablet, but I'm down to ES Vicodin which has 500 mg. per tablet. I take 2 every 4 hours...
... be odd. Unless your already sickly, "yellow."
Vicodin , lortab and the thousands of generic pills prescribed ... tabltes at a time. When you get into certain brands like Vicodin ES 7.5/750, then you would be going above the 1000mg...
... Shoreline, isn't norco just vicodin without the tylenol???
Carol...
- Shoreline...anyone... 27th January 2005
... is a hydrocodone and tylenol product like lortab or vicodin , the only difference is the norco has less tyelenol ... and 5/325 The only difference between a Norco and a Vicodin is the amount of tylenol in each pill allows a higher...
... My Vicodin came in 325 and higher of Tylenol too as well as the...
- new to site 24th January 2005
... was diagnosed with SI joint dysfunction. I was on Vicodin but was worried about too much Tylenol and I wasn...
- Local doc arrested 21st January 2005
... 1996 I could get Oxycontin, perocet, Xanax 2mg, soma, Vicodin , the list goes ONN....and I'm talking I could get...
- Question about Oxycontin 20th January 2005
... nautious but did get rid of the pain. Now I'm just on vicodin because my stomach can handle that and I don't get...
... is it ok to take vicodin for bt pain with oxy? still my scheduled dose of...
- Shoreline, and anyone else. Best way to get off Norco?? 20th January 2005
... up with IV meds, or will you jus get a couple 5mg Vicodin ? This would have me looking for another surgeon today ... What is his idea of post op pain control, 2.5 mg Vicodin , Ultram, take two tylenol and don't call and complain...
- What are everyone's thoughts re: dosages 20th January 2005
... him prescriptions for hundreds of pills, including Vicodin , Percocet, Bextra and Vistaril.
The suit also states...
- Medial Branch Block from PM 19th January 2005
... with the DDD. So, since then I've been taking mostly vicodin but did try oxycontin and methadone. My body did not ... be on anything else. So, the doctor put me back on vicodin twice a day which was all I needed. I worry though ... more concerned about my back first so on with the vicodin I took. Eventually the physiatrist referred me to...
- I need a longer acting muscle relaxer 19th January 2005
... that's what it was, it was an anti-inflamatory, and vicodin . there's also a series of injections that helped...
- Need Info On Neurostimulation 18th January 2005
... stims, It does seem to me it's a mighty big leap from Vicodin to a NS. There are lots of phylosophies and things...
- Is anyone on pain meds for spondylolisthesis? 15th January 2005
... probably write more rx's for percocet then sticking with vicodin if it was not working well.
I do agree with Dave...
- Possible answers as to why some are having trouble getting pain meds. 12th January 2005
... and try antiD and anti seizure meds first, you use Vicodin even though it doesn't wipe 100% of the pain away...
... ve even heard of the little old lady who needed "4" vicodin a day to help her age related osteo arthritis being...
- breakthrough pain meds????? warning, long!! 12th January 2005
... and there are the short acting meds like percs and vicodin and the oxy IR that you are currently taking.you are...
- How should I handle this Doc problem?? 11th January 2005
... and put me on high doses of ibuprofen and gave me vicodin 5/500 and acted like he was doing me a favor giving...
... after several years of suffering and a script for 30 vicodin to last 30 days I finally have a fantastic pain management...
- How To Talk To A PM Doctor 11th January 2005
... confidently asked him about specific meds. I was on Vicodin ES. I told him that I was having to take too many...
- New Meds 7th January 2005
... guys, just got back from PM clinic. Doc changed my Vicodin ES to the duragesic patch. I haven't had any experience...
... Hi Kim, The lkwest dose makes absolute sense, Vicodin to Fentanylis pretty big leap. Fentanyl is measured...
... anymore I asked for some help and he started me back on Vicodin ES which did very little. I didn't say much for a...
- Meds for side effects 6th January 2005
... i saw my GP was for a physical.i was taking either vicodin or percs at the time and he lectured me about my liver ... i first started having back problems he was rx'ing vicodin 20 for 1 week at a time.
i think its just easier...
- pain management clininc in miami , fla? 5th January 2005
... enough to ask him to change my meds yet. I am taking Vicodin ES that doesn't work well. I was on Kadian, it helped ... when I went back for meds and he tried Neurontin and Vicodin ES. The Neurontin gave me a horrible headache, weird ... used for migrane sufferers sometimes. I stayed on the Vicodin but it' s not working. I am trying to get the nerve...
- Stressed... Alternatives Are Not Working 4th January 2005
... hospital stay. They sent me home with a script for Vicodin ES (750 mg). I took Vicodin ES continuously for the ... management specialist.
The pain doctor offered me either Vicodin (which I refused seeing I was tolerant to it) or a...
- sticky pain clinic situation 4th January 2005
... missing medication. You are not talking about a few vicodin missing. I am sorry if I sound harsh, but this is...
- help...my dr wants me 2 take suboxone for back pain! 31st December 2004
... close to it.
Does anyone know the differences between vicodin and oxycontin and say suboxone? It just seems like...
... to sign one for the other addictive pain meds like vicodin ...does that mean suboxone is that much more dangerous...
... the market.
The addictive meds as you call them, Vicodin and Oxycontin are simply synthetic opiates, Vicodin...
- tylenol 31st December 2004
... long it takes to actually cause problems? I am on Vicodin ES now 6 per day. I need to switch meds but my PM ... posts, he is no longer writing those. It stinks. The Vicodin barely does anything, sometimes I really want to take...
- Help Shorted On my Pain Meds 30th December 2004
... tech or pharmacist or manager that grabs a bottle of Vicodin will likely get away with theft for qite some time ... 11's.
Docs would be just as afraid to prescribe Vicodin as they are Percocet or Morphine and the hydro products...
... problem a few yrs back when I was on oxycontin and vicodin and they were ripping me off every two to three months ... on the oxy and then one month they got me for 60 vicodin and LONG story short, what was going on was this ...
- New to Board 29th December 2004
... couldn't take it so I went back and now he has me on Vicodin ES. Six per day. I am getting a second opinion on...
... next year. I think he has done more. Meanwhile the Vicodin is not doing very much good and I think I need to...
- Can't control the pain anymore...very depressed, need dosage advice 29th December 2004
... the local consult, he would recieve 60-90 Lortab or vicodin ES or sometimes Norco. Although the bottle said to...
- Switch in meds big mistake 27th December 2004
... decides to take me off the Avinza and put me back on Vicodin 6 x's daily in addition to muscle relaxors. The irony ... but this is clearly not working at all. Taking the Vicodin is honestly like taking baby aspirin, I'm getting...
... I totally agree with Ken. Coming off morphine onto Vicodin is crazy!! Are you taking 2 vic at a time? My doctor...
- bad times with generics 27th December 2004
... it could happen to me as well. That is why I take Vicodin ES, that doesn't work and am afraid to ask for anything...
- Vicoden vs Norco 23rd December 2004
... a generic norco (5/325) all of the norco brands of vicodin have 325mg of APAP or acetametophine in basic terms ... oxycodone and many others) I personally have been on vicodin for a year my dosage has been gradually increased ... you mentioned in another thread you have been taking vicodin for two years, what dosage are you taking and how...
- Vicodin vs. Ultram 22nd December 2004
... vicodin is a narcotic,ultram isn't,but both are addictive...
... were you I'd ask the doc about prescribting you the vicodin for breakthrough pain. Vicodin in my opinon works ... me was to go to lortab (same active ingreadient as vicodin ) for the bad pain, and take Ibprofen daily. I still ... make a more informed decision. IMO, I don't think vicodin would be good to be on long term, if you can help...
- I need my meds! 22nd December 2004
... to try these meds before you can go in and demand vicodin . I know exactly how you feel as I spent a year groveling...
- Can someone explain what opiate niave means 21st December 2004
... they can come up with something to fix me) I was on vicodin of varying strengths for about a year and then Norco...
- Oxycontin - Nausea & Dizziness 16th December 2004
... need a bunch of pain pills too. After stopping the vicodin and all of the havoc that was putting on my stomach...
- No longer pain relief, addiction relief 14th December 2004
... else is saying. I've been in your boat, only it was vicodin . I took wayyyy too many a day to just make it through...
- Ringing in ears from meds? 14th December 2004
... I have been taking 2700mg Neurontin and 3000mg vicodin daily for scar tissue and nerve pain. I thought I...
... Hearing Loss is a known side effect of Vicodin /Lortab--the combination of Hydrocodone and Tylenol ... the hearing loss from chronic use of the painkiller Vicodin is fairly new information so who knows. If you do...
- 6000 mg of Tylenol??????? 13th December 2004
... scaphodial ligament in her wrist and was already taking vicodin for the pain (5/500) doc told her to go ahead and ... act and reminded her that with the tylenol in the vicodin what she was telling my wife to do could be toxic...
- Pregnant and in pain!! 13th December 2004
... migraines almost every single day.
My doctor gave me 30 vicodin a week and twice weekly injections of dilaudid.
He...
- ketamine and lowering tolerance 11th December 2004
... compounded opioid medicines like Tylenol #2 #3 #4, Vicodin , Percocet..etc These contain tylenol listed as APAP...
- Hello... Again 5th December 2004
... and here I am typing away at nearly 1am somedays the vicodin does the job for the pain others it doesnt I dont...
- Struggle of my life 30th November 2004
... nerve damage also. I am on neurontin,2700mg, daily and vicodin 3000mg dailyand thease are barely working any more...
... ago I had the surgery. I've been on neurotin, and vicodin , along with every other pain med under the sun. Right...
- Shoreline or Anyone I have a question? 29th November 2004
... energy though,so I am not currently on anything but a vicodin here and there for back pain. Rach...
- Have date for nerve root stimulator 28th November 2004
... give me the speech about how powerful and addicting vicodin is. This is after 3 back surgeries and meds so much ... stronger than the 8 vicodin the dentist prescribed for an extraction, but she...
- norco vs percocet 22nd November 2004
... same (ex. 5-7.5-10)
But deff. taking a 7.5 mg Norco/ Vicodin is a little stronger than a single 5mg percocet. For ... percocet, but not 7.5 mg of Hydrocodone. I used to be on Vicodin ES (7.5 - 750mg) but I had to take 1and1/2 to feel...
- What do you use for break-thru pain (and do they last)? 22nd November 2004
... maybe if your on Oxycontin take diladid, maybe even Vicodin ? This way your body's not obsorbing this medicine...
- Shoreline Can U Help Me with Something I'm VERY Confused 19th November 2004
... opiate naive person may be completely looped by 1 vicodin after a tooth extraction, where a CP patient with...
