- oxycodone question 17th November 2004
... probably thinking of hydrocodone (used in Lortab and Vicodin ) which DOES only come combined with APAP, Ibuprofen...
- Differance between oxycodoce and percocett? 14th November 2004
... I have been taking vicodin 5/500 1-2 every 4 hours 8 per day at the most for ... long acting med which would be a welcome versus the vicodin
Thanks!...
- Pain meds on internet? 13th November 2004
... from cost, ending up payng 6-7 bucks per lortab or vicodin , you have to make the meds last from one script to ... an ER visit to get a script for 12 Darvecet or 10 Vicodin .
JMO
Good luck, Dave...
- Methadone 9th November 2004
... and opiates are the last option, than switching to Vicodin isn't actually an option. Going from one of the stronger ... quality of life and they can get by with a couple Vicodin , then likely they never should have been put on meth...
... fusions, broke 2 sets of hardware and didn't recieve a vicodin from a dozen PM docs that didn't believe in using...
- Gastro Problems 6th November 2004
... failed back surgery symdrome". He has been taking Vicodin for a long time and about 18 months ago was referred...
- Codiene in Canada 5th November 2004
... more willing to give you a hydrocodone product like Vicodin as It's only a schedule 111 and the board of pharmacy...
- I cant stand the pain meds. anymore !!! 5th November 2004
... of 4 hour meds.
I wish you luck, tapering off Vicodin is just like any other opiate, It doesn't have to...
- Duragesic 75 Question!!! 4th November 2004
... had a back issue for over 3 1/2 years. Was put on Vicodin ES for 2 1/2 of those years and up till recently, ... was surprised that I got 2 1/2 years on the original Vicodin prescription and strength, with never abusing it or...
- MScontin to oxycontin to ?? 2nd November 2004
... Before getting into PM, drs tried me on Nuerontin w/ vicodin . The neurontin worked great for the pain but the ... side effects were completely intolerable. When my vicodin useage started getting to close to the max daily amount...
- Shorline this may seem like a STUPID Question 2nd November 2004
... which are presently the hydrocodone products like Vicodin and Norco, lortab and some of the tranquilizers. Class...
- Shoreline, you got me freaked out 31st October 2004
... shopping. You are right, appearance is everything. The vicodin I got from the Quack doc in Richmond has no refill...
- prescriptions and insurance 30th October 2004
... reduced the strength of your Norco by half down to Vicodin 5/500 and had you take less pills. That would likely...
- Taper Schedule?!? 27th October 2004
... spiking your pain and making you sick
Then switch to vicodin 5/500 or Norco 5/325mgs 6 times a day
then 5 times...
- Norco vs Vicodin 27th October 2004
... Vicodin uses more tylenol in their combinations of hydro and ... apap
Vicodin comes in 5/500, 7.5/750 and 10/650
Norco comes in...
... As to stronger, the most commonly Rx'd strength of vicodin is 5/500, so if your dr Rxs say Norco 7.5/325 or 10...
- new with questions 22nd October 2004
... hospital which was very effective. I have been prescribed vicodin and later dilaudid since being released. I will see...
- Chronic headaches/Migraines and hooked on Excedrin Migraine 20th October 2004
... that's besides the point, but has anyone tried like vicodin and phenergan 4 hours after taking migraine meds? ... eakthrough pain is what they call it.......(that's what the vicodin and phenergan are for)...
- Will a Neurologist RX Oxycontin? 19th October 2004
... out of pain and DO NOT want to go back to eating 20 Vicodin a day, which is what I did before my surgery. Please...
... bad pain, and the doctor would not prescribe me more vicodin even though it was the only thing that helped control...
- Med Adjustment Question 18th October 2004
... effective! First, I was getting more relief from the Vicodin and Vicoprofen I had been taking prior to the OxyContin...
... nerve damage would get no benefit from the APAP.
If vicodin was working for you and your dr was concerned about ... want to try NORCO (10/325) every 6 hrs. insted of the vicodin (5/500).
Straight Oxycodone is a short acting version ... was only getting 1.5 - 2 hours od good relief from vicodin , but then again everyone is different and reacts differentl...
- Methadone and weight gain??? 17th October 2004
... him now that I don't have insurance.
I also take vicodin 5/500 4 times a day for breakthru and the occaisional...
- How long on new regiment to tell if working? 16th October 2004
... to :600-800mg ibuprofen as my main medication with vicodin 5/500 for break through pain, off valium and onto...
- sgibson/Twisten - how are you? 14th October 2004
... on 20 mgs Oxycotin 3x a day (base med) along with vicodin for breakthru and soma and neurontrin. The oxy 3...
- Refills on CII meds with Law changes in CA? 13th October 2004
... medications. I take oxycontin 20 mgs 3x a day as well as vicodin for BT pain. I knew that here in CA they have changed...
... different perscriptions and post date them. So far Vicodin is still a class III med but who knows for who long...
- How do you treat your migraines?? 11th October 2004
... hurt like hell. In the past I've taken Zomig and Vicodin ES for my migraines/headaches. All the normal overthe ... ve seen are quite adament about keeping me off the Vicodin ES for the pain of migraines. Do others face this...
... me demeral with valium if they are so anal with the Vicodin ES. They keep trying to push me off on a neurologist...
... That is, IF I could fall asleep. I had tried the Vicodin ES and many, many other medications, massage, etc...
- hard to find a sympathetic doc 11th October 2004
... He eventually had me on a treatment of Zomig and Vicodin ES. Sometimes I will go for a couple of weeks with ... a chronic headache, and will take one Vicodin twice daily and it will keep the pain away. When ... work. When that doesn't, taking an extra dose of the vicodin helps. Since moving to Houston I have been in search ... initial patient fee. She said I should not be on vicodin for migraines AT ALL! She put me on Inderal, a beta ... made me feel like some sort of crack head for wanting Vicodin for my migraines. I eventually found another doctor ... was a big help. He also wrote a prescrition for #16 Vicodin ES. He warned my not to take them unless it was an ... tried that route before, but he refused to fill the vicodin . He said to stick to the zomig otherwise. I've heard...
... I am unsure why you were given Vicodin This pain med isn't very effective in migraines anyway...
... my original doc put me on the vicodin after i had exhausted all the otc meds for migraines ... migraine for about 2 days, so I finally took one of the vicodin from my breast surgery. Ahh relief. I told my doc ... for about 3 or 4 years I would have a bottle of 30 vicodin for almost 6 months, because my headaches weren't ... headaches. Thats when I started taking two of the vicodin a day to ward off the headaches and took zomig for ... moved to houston, the doctors here refuse to put me on vicodin for migraines. And not a one has ever mentioned demerol...
- Hydrocodone & Hearing Loss 11th October 2004
... ceeeded the apap safety ranges.
If a doc prescribed Vicodin ES, It limits you to 1 tablet every 4 hours. Taking ... patients from the recreational users that chase 4 Vicodin ES ewith a 6 pack or do we just get the numbers without...
- Continuing questions 11th October 2004
... of hydro:apap is what make the difference between Vicodin , Lortab, Norco, Anexia, Maxidone or any other hydro...
- Question!!! 4th October 2004
... Lorcet 10s would be? Also, how do they compare to Vicodin ? I've been on Lorcets for a year now and they are...
... comes in 10/325 but as far as the differences between Vicodin , Lortab, Anexia, Norco or any generic is simply the...
- Shoreline I need some advice 4th October 2004
... and can't get one to see me. I currently take 3 to 4 vicodin ES daily with valium (10mg) nightly. I suffer endless ... pain and the vicodin ES barely touches the pain. I have tried PT, bite ... will take a 200 to 400 mg ibuprofen chaser with the vicodin , but it seems to help little. I am at my wits end...
... pins and needles to see if he is going to refill my vicodin . I just called the pharmacy and as of yet he has...
... refilled. And my body too has built a tolerance for the vicodin and they really don't work to well for me anymore ... either. I tried switching to vicoprofen because the vicodin was giving me diarhea daily but the vicoprofen made...
... my doc is reluctant to give me anything other than vicodin . (I did get percocet after surgery). I will give...
... was the last time you felt any sort of buzz from a vicodin ? The same thing happens with LA morphine . OxyContin...
... stomach and liver is from the APAP. I have been on vicodin ES (7.5/750) and the bottle says take 1-2 every 4 ... and I was dry heaving all week. So I am back to the vicodin , but this time doc gave me 5/500. I called him yesterday ... to ask for what I need. I do not get high from the vicodin , don't feel cloudy headed, in fact feel quite normal...
... certainly voice your concerns about apap. With the Vicodin ES, If you take 2 at a time your exceeding the recomaneded...
... did up my medication to norco 10/325. I was taking vicodin 7.5/750 and was concerned about the tylenol amount...
... survive if I had to fight just to get a script for Vicodin every month! Even the Norco is dangerous in terms...
- Doctor Is Mad Because I Ran Out Early 3rd October 2004
... over prescribing but I doubt abyone would consider 20 Vicodin a month over prescribing.
It tryily sounds like ... unless you were content with 20 vicodin a week, and can go on living with the relief they ... become horriably addicted and in the gutter from 20 vicodin a month? You may have to se several dPM docs before...
... can't get one to see me. I currently take 3 to 4 vicodin ES daily with valium (10mg) nightly. I suffer endless ... pain and the vicodin ES barely touches the pain. I have tried PT, bite ... will take a 200 to 400 mg ibuprofen chaser with the vicodin , but it seems to help little. I am at my wits end...
... for your body in the long term. Since youre taking Vicodin and Ibuprofen, that is what youre doing, also(Vicodin...
... another not, when my doctor refilled my prescription for Vicodin yesterday, instead of the Vicodin ES (7.5/750) he ... gave me plain vicodin (5/500) This will be useless and I am at my wits ... end about it. The Vicodin ES was barely working. Why would he do this? He...
... can't get one to see me. I currently take 3 to 4 vicodin ES daily with valium (10mg) nightly. I suffer endless ... pain and the vicodin ES barely touches the pain. I have tried PT, bite ... will take a 200 to 400 mg ibuprofen chaser with the vicodin , but it seems to help little. I am at my wits end...
... Wow your doc expects 20es vicodin to last a month?? I am soo sorry you are having to ... minutes a month just about meds I currently am taking vicodin 5/500 1-2 every 4 hours as needed I fill once per ... I do have a question though I have now been on my vicodin for a year and have progressed to 240 tablets a month ... day how long will a doc keep someone on a med like vicodin before going to a longer lasting med we talked about...
... either through the liver or kidneys.
240 5/500 vicodin a month for over a year is obviously not an effective ... Is this your GP or a pain management doc. 8 regular Vicodin a day maxes you out every day on the recomended safe...
... another not, when my doctor refilled my prescription for Vicodin yesterday, instead of the Vicodin ES (7.5/750) he ... gave me plain vicodin (5/500) This will be useless and I am at my wits ... end about it. The Vicodin ES was barely working. Why would he do this? He...
... Amy , you say that "instead of the Vicodin ES (7.5/750) he gave me plain vicodin (5/500)" .....
... to atibbert your doctor is lowering your dosage for vicodin because he/or she is probably going a little overboard...
... to atibbert your doctor is lowering your dosage for vicodin because he/or she is probably going a little overboard...
... that was reasonable I pay under $20 per month for my vicodin and my elavil runs me $8 anyone know of anything that...
... that was reasonable I pay under $20 per month for my vicodin and my elavil runs me $8 anyone know of anything that...
- MS Contin 1st October 2004
... make that strength. It would be compto taking one Vicodin ES every 4 hours.
hardlahigh dose you need to wory...
- DR is leaving practice - Cant find new DR to continue Meds!!! 29th September 2004
... pharmacy. It is illegal to buy Class 3 narcotics like Vicodin , so any pharmacy claiming to sell Class 2 drugs like...
- permanent nerve damage in foot 28th September 2004
... but no way to know except trying each one. For me Vicodin (hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen) and the...
- Really Really Need Help With This...... 28th September 2004
... half years
Oxycontin 40 X 2 a day
Breakthrough Vicodin 3 a day
Not even a week
Durgesic Patch 75mg
...
Breakthrough Vicodin 3 a day
Not eve a week
Avinza 120 mg
Breakthrough ... Vicodin 3 day
Then back on Oxycontin 40 x2 and same breakthrough...
... me anything. It all stemmed from taking Midrin and Vicodin for Migraines from my Neurologist. Then another...
- Mush, how you doing? 27th September 2004
... right arm.
I am on 20 mgs oxy 3 times a day with vicodin for Bt and soma and neurontrin. With out my meds...
- Vicoden - MAX Dose?? 24th September 2004
... at discharge about getting Norco 10 instead of just Vicodin because of the particular situation, and so he looked...
- being embarassed by Dr's office... 18th September 2004
... med's post') at first visit they gave me a Rx for Vicodin ES - #60, 12 days later I call for a refill. That ... I'm sorry but that's impossible seeing as how the Vicodin only last 3-4 hrs as it is.
Well a few days...
- Hi new to this board 17th September 2004
... my life back. After progressing from Tramadol, then Vicodin , Percs, and then Oxycontin up to 60mg X 2 a day I...
- A long story and request for pain med info 17th September 2004
... Doc so I went to a Urgent Care Clinic. They gave me Vicodin 5/500 and Flexiril. After a month of follow ups and ... pain meds given post opp. Pre op I was taking the Vicodin 5/500 every 4 hours. Post op I was taking 2 Norco...
... Ideally every surgical patient is opiate naive and one vicodin a day would work. Post op pain control is easy and...
- Am I Posting The Wrong Way? Shoreline, Kissa 15th September 2004
... pulling teeth to get the doc to up me to at least Vicodin .He finally relented.but during the course of the day ... luckily I was out the next day,with an Rx for the vicodin . now, when I found out that I was going to need yet...
- Amount of Med's in one prescription... 14th September 2004
... any better then Orthopod it HAS to be. I walk out w/ Vicodin ES q4hrs and Flexeril 3x's daily, (yuck, can't stand ... muscle relaxers). The Vicodin help, but the pain is still present. Tail bone pain...
... stuck untill 10th day, Often with Class 111 meds like Vicodin , they will allow a script to slide through a day early ... in trouble. You may be able to pick ip a script for vicodin with a refill a little early, But when you call back ... so 4 times a day should be enough." When in fact Vicodin doesn't last 6 hours for anyone I have met, certainly...
... noticed yesterday. Currently, I'm on the 1st bottle of a Vicodin script that has 2 refills on it, and the order was...
... real reason I'm in this unique position is that the Vicodin isn't my primary aid in pain mgmt right now. I've ... history of them), for which specifically I'm taking the Vicodin . Trust me, to get the #50 pills w/2 refills from my ... stone everyday, so I certainly don't need to take 12 Vicodin in a day, I don't most days even need to take the ... right around half that. I think for when I get the Vicodin , it maybe shaves off like $7 or so, which in that...
... to look into that. Well @ my pharmacy (publix) 60 Vicodin ES cost roughly $35.00 (round .50 cents a pill) Which ... Which is mind blowing! You know...on the note of Vicodin , I don't like how much ACAP is in the ES (750mg) Because...
... ntibiotics due to infection. I paid 6 dollars for 5 regular vicodin . Compare that to the 50 tyler got for 20 bucks.
... procedures. It seemed silly to fill a script for 5 vicodin , But they worked well on the tooth pain rather than...
- Any suggestions for help with this Pain? 12th September 2004
... one, But say doc # one that has given up prescribed Vicodin , If you still have some Vicodin left from him by the ... new script.
Just be upfront, If you still have 10 vicodin left and it should last 3 more days, the doc may write ... overrides the old.
So if you are switched from Vicodin 5/500 to Norco 10/325, the Norco is an entirely different...
- Medications?? 12th September 2004
... medications. While I was with my surgeon I tried... Vicodin , Percocet 5mg & 7.5mg, Oxycontin 20mg, Vioxx, Ultracet ... stomach, and I was throwing up everytime I took it. The Vicodin had very little effect but it did take the edge off...
- Has anyone had the Gamma-knife radiosurgery? 11th September 2004
... she suffered (except for the times she'd accept a vicodin here or there that I got from a friend, and if you...
- Weaning Off Oxycontin 11th September 2004
... psychologically addicted.
Once you switch to say Vicodin , you increase the time between doses and can slowly ... breaking a couple in half. So you may be takng a whole VIcodin , 4 hours later lake a half, 4 hours later take a...
- Alarm Failure Medtronic's Intrathecal Pumps 10th September 2004
... hrs. Normally, when I have had surgery before, 1 Vicodin every 4 hrs. was all I needed. All in all, I am thrilled...
... and I can get off some of the breakthru meds like vicodin . Have a good day Take care geifer...
- Oxycontin To Mscontin Question 9th September 2004
... day for the base med and for breakthrough I was on Vicodin and now he is putting me on 15mg of MSIR 3x a day...
... medication overall. Percocet I believe is a 1:1 and Vicodin is not as strong as Perc. You should get better relief ... from the MSIR than the Vicodin but it doesn't make any sense overall as to why he...
- Hip replacement surgery.Will they continue to give me my methadone? 8th September 2004
... on Percocet x 2 every 3 hours for the first month, vicodin for the next two months and then darvocet for years...
- A question about Methadone and LA Morphine 7th September 2004
... another 8-12 mgs of Dilaudid at a time, do you think Vicodin touches the pain. It's like candy at this point. maybe...
- advice on conversion Shore if possible? 6th September 2004
... Break your arm, go to the ER and see how much help Vicodin is?
Fentanyl is also a NMDA receptor binder, oposite...
- Chronic pain for Addict of Opiates 6th September 2004
... quack, I have to much to loose to risk it over a few vicodin or even a percocet that wouldn't last even a few weeks...
- another pharmacy problem 4th September 2004
... pharmacies I have used (one can't do anything above vicodin so I had to change) have specifically told me that...
... In Nevada it only pertains to controlled meds, so vicodin users don't get get "carded". Funny, I thought that...
- My mom's comments... 3rd September 2004
... speak up and ask for something else. My doc put me on Vicodin which I have been taking for the past 2 years.
... My body has built up a tolerance and it took more Vicodin for the pain to go away. A friend's mom who is an ... doc was shocked that I was still getting by on just Vicodin for pain but decided to increase it to Vicodin ES ... For the most part, I have no complaints about the Vicodin other than that.
Well I now have a herneated ... nerve block on me which only worked for a week. The Vicodin wouldn't take away the pain and neither would Percocet ... something for the pain and to also change from the Vicodin . I have a fear of people thinking I'm a junkie or...
- Pain management and Addiction 2nd September 2004
... Examples of some include methadone, demerol, percocets, vicodin , oxycodone, and heroin. Opioids bind to a variety...
- Why no alcohol with pain meds 30th August 2004
... know if just a glass of wine with dinner while on Vicodin or Norco will hurt you? Probably sounds like a stupid...
... would be ok with a small glass of wine or a half of a vicodin , but put the two together and you'd be scrapping her ... to rouse her for at least 20 hours. I've taken the vicodin with a glass of wine before without any noticeable...
... to your liver. Especially with the pain meds like Vicodin and Percocet that have Acetaminophen (Tylenol). Alcohol...
- Pain Mgmt. Docs 29th August 2004
... pain dr whom i was sent to for esi's.i was getting vicodin from the ortho who i had to call every week for a ... meds as prescribed
my new pain dr asked if the vicodin helped and i said yes he handed me my script and we...
- lindao1,Pixie,Sharron...Life and my Pump!! 28th August 2004
... woke up. I ended up having 4 shots of Demoral and 1 Vicodin within a 3 hr period. I will say I was definitely...
- MS contin problem? 27th August 2004
... and my head is totally fogged over. I been taking my Vicodin for pain. I am shaking and having bad bad panic attacks...
... script benis again, but it's not like dropping from 3 vicodin a day to 2. You can't make a 100 mg drop when it's...
- Houston Pain Doctors? 26th August 2004
... more surgery or a spinal stimulator. I've been taking Vicodin off and on for years and it's gotten to where it doesn ... time and need something to help! All he'll give me is vicodin ! I'm really at a loss and don't know what to do next...
- tapering vicodin, need help 24th August 2004
... bed ridden I had to beg my surgeon for 30 lousy 5 mg vicodin a week. Then when the surgeon decides you don't need...
... started this whole trip they didn't even make a 10mg Vicodin or Oxycontn. Antidepressants and the aboved mentioned...
- Need advice from you back folks 22nd August 2004
... or get meds. I'm really suffering here. I'm taking vicodin nearly every 4 hours PLUS the morphine, it's doing...
- Discogram 19th August 2004
... switched me over to the MS contin 3x's daily 30mg plus vicodin . I do ok if I remember to take the MSC. Unfortunately...
- vicodion 17th August 2004
... or worse per day. My dr switched me from perc to vicodin w/ibuprofen. I had not heard of this, just pain meds...
... Vicodin is a form of hydrocodone ,for some reason or other...
... combination of 7.5 hydrocodone ( simijlar in strength to Vicodin ES) and Ibuprofen. I was given that for pain following...
- losing meds/refills etc update 16th August 2004
... the 20th. I asked if they could give me a few more vicodin because I'm out and feeling crummy. So she asks the...
- What do I do now? 15th August 2004
... that nothing seems to be working anymore. And the vicodin is the only thing I've tried that works if I can take ... about 10mg or more. But he doesn't want to rx vicodin , especially the higher mg. Anyway, my main question ... thought it would be better that taking a bunch of vicodin everyday. But nothing. So I left his office last...
- What do I do now? 15th August 2004
... to be working anymore. And he doesn't want to rx vicodin because he just doesn't I guess. Anyway, my main ... thought it would be better that taking a bunch of vicodin everyday. But nothing. So I left his office last...
- BT frequency 15th August 2004
... going to sleep.
I had this initial prob when I was on vicodin for a while but it eventually subsided. Hoping this...
... make me pretty wired. I was able to work through the vicodin 6 times a day every 3 hours but it took a few weeks ... increased, not sure which of those it was, had been on vicodin for about 9 months total I think and the every 3 hours...
... Contin I've never been on an LA med at all, it was vicodin previously by itself so I wasn't sure what all your...
- question about vicodin withdrawal 15th August 2004
... PS Kissa been on vicodin since last november I currently take 5/500 six to...
... wondered why your doctor is leaving you on 6 or more vicodin a day rather than switching you to a long-lasting...
... kill me I pay about $60/mo for my hydrocodone luckily vicodin has a cheap generic my ex employer canned me (bye ... carol I would love to be on a long lasting med the vicodin is like a 50/50 chance sometimes the amount of tylenol...
- endometriosis 14th August 2004
... so he said i could take Ultram and small doses of Vicodin and he monitored me closely, he also put me on birth...
... that causes cramping all month long. I have taken vicodin for about 5 years. I had a break of about a yeark...
- How are you supposed to deal with Root Canal pain? 13th August 2004
... done yesterday, I am in SO much pain. They gave me vicodin for it, but nothing seems to help. I don't know what...
... done yesterday, I am in SO much pain. They gave me vicodin for it, but nothing seems to help. I don't know what...
... though. What I was going to ask is, I ran out of vicodin , and I bought some tylenol extra strength, I took...
... though. What I was going to ask is, I ran out of vicodin , and I bought some tylenol extra strength, I took...
- my doc. rushed me out ! 13th August 2004
... because the dosage so low, but when I was getting the vicodin filled I was shorted a few times and they just gave ... had a great problem with CVS. When I first took my vicodin prescription in they tried to tell me the insurance...
- I saw a great article on perscribing practices 12th August 2004
... wary dentist from prescribing a triplicate rx for vicodin to cover routecanal pain.
i only hope this news...
- pain management in hospital and out. 12th August 2004
... Hopefully the doctor will be willing to prescribe some vicodin , that should help....
- What happens at a pain management clinic? a little bit of venting too. 10th August 2004
... on it after physical therapy failed to help it and vicodin and ibuprofin didnt help. They did a lateral release...
... starting up on August 26. I've been on Percocet, Vicodin , Hydrocodone, tylenol with codeine, and some other...
- Anyone ever hear of "Zonegran" (seizure med.) for pain management??? 10th August 2004
... use, and the occasional scripts for meds. such as Vicodin are as effective as spitting into the ocean (physician...
- How much tylenol is too much? 7th August 2004
... you take meds on a regular basis with apap (lorcet, vicodin , percocet, or tylenol/w codeine among others, then...
... many narcotic pain meds contain Tylenol, including Vicodin , Percocet, etc, as do other OTC meds that are not...
... schedule)have you considered another possible med like vicodin to try and treat your pain?just what is causing your...
... give you some sorely needed relief.Personally I think vicodin might be of some help,but there are other options...
