- So I had an interesting day 6th August 2004
... started spasming badly. Rushed to get my morphine and vicodin , I'm feeling somewhat better but definately not "normal...
- pain meds & effects/managing surgery pain 2nd August 2004
... and had my surgery and when I came out they gave me vicodin ! I reexplained everything to them and sure enough ... the vicodin did nothing for my pain. I was dying in pain by then...
- Refills and Red Flags??? 30th July 2004
... but I hope you get what I mean.
Now when I was on vicodin the doctor wrote enough for exactly 28 days or 168...
... with a CVS pharmacy, my doctor always writes for 168 vicodin which were to last 28 days prior to changing to the...
- side effects.....and confused !! 29th July 2004
... Once your used to this class of meds, Do you think Vicodin will work for a pulled tooth or a sprained ankle....
- Doctors and Pharmacists!!! 29th July 2004
... There is 650 mg of apap in a Darvecet and if you have Vicodin that's another 500.You really shouldn't take more...
- Avinza and MS Contin 28th July 2004
... Her pain doctor has had her on Dilaudid, Norco, Vicodin , MSIR, the Duragesic patch, and she now uses Actiq...
- Pain Newbie has some questions 28th July 2004
... thing that seems to work are opioids. I'm only taking vicodin , but they don't even want to prescribe that. They...
... And yet -- it's like pulling teeth just to get a few Vicodin from someone for you? See what I mean? (and I ask...
- twitches from MSContin 26th July 2004
... unfortunately they will not fill anything stronger than vicodin so I go someplace else for my MS contin, generic price...
- Hi everyone. 26th July 2004
... much you are taking. For example, if you are taking Vicodin 10/650, but are taking four at a time, he should probably...
- Question on meds 23rd July 2004
... example when I have a severe headache or migraine that Vicodin does nothing for it at all however if I take Darvocet ... seem to take about an hour to kick in, used to the vicodin in about 30 mins and made me rather tired. Generally...
... quite a migraine category just irritating.
I was on vicodin regular strength 6 - 8 times a day. Averaged honestly...
- Reasonable amount of time before changing/upping meds? 20th July 2004
... but not doing you any favors.
If you have taken Vicodin , lortab, norco or any hydro for 9 months straight ... cons and continue to seek treatment. Just because Vicodin no longer works doesn't mean you should be moved to ... goes, half the PM docs out there won't prescribe a Vicodin during your worst flair.
10 years ago, anti depressants...
... somehow safe or protected fom opiates by only using Vicodin , I can show you rehabs and chat rooms filled with ... Hydro and vicodin addicts. The Oxy addict usually starts out as a hydro...
... prefers and started seeing him in Feb. Started on Vicodin because at the time that's what worked and thats what...
- Just Saw An Arrest At Trhe Pharmacy 17th July 2004
... have refills put on them, not even Sched III's like Vicodin , etc. Whereas in CA, you need the triplicate for Sched...
- first time poster with facial (nerve?) pain 16th July 2004
... would have touched the pain due to my tolerance. A vicodin or a percocet is pretty much a joke at my stage in...
... minimum for traficing opiates. He had over 28 grams of Vicodin , 1 ounce, However there are only 5-10 mgs of actual ... more.
So anyone that recieves 100 lortab or 100 Vicodin for BT for CP would be subject to the same laws a...
... have less pain.
That's shocking news about the Vicodin bust--I had no idea the mandatory minimum for prescription...
- Neurontin......addictive? 15th July 2004
... condition becomes painful, some people can go from today Vicodin works to in 3 months your tolerant to anything less...
- My Experience with (lack of) Pain Management 14th July 2004
... this is just for starters her doc gave her 20 5 mg vicodin to last for 3 weeks until she gets to see the neruosurgon...
- Methadone 14th July 2004
... narcotics. I am currently taking Oxycontin, Neurontin and Vicodin 3 times daily, and my doctor has discussed the possibility...
- Withdrawals????? 11th July 2004
... be disolved in juice.
No different than calling Vicodin , Hydro and then wanting name brand Vidcodin. If the ... doc rights Vicodin ES 7.5 and checks, generic formulation alowed, you ... apap" There is nothing wrong with saying you take Vicodin ES or the generic version, The formulations and ratios...
- whats apap? 10th July 2004
... to form combo pain relievers. Common examples are Vicodin , Lorcet (apap& hydrocodone) Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet...
- difference between vicodin and lortab 10th July 2004
... HYDROCODONE/APAP TABLETS 5/500 100s CIII
(Compare to Vicodin ®*)
*Vicodin® is a registered trademark of Knoll Pharmaceut ... HYDROCODONE/APAP TABLETS 5/500 500s CIII
(Compare to Vicodin ®*)
*Vicodin® is a registered trademark of Knoll Pharmaceut ... HYDROCODONE/APAP TABLETS 7.5/750 100s CIII
(Compare to Vicodin ES®*)
*Vicodin ES® is a registered trademark of Knoll ... HYDROCODONE/APAP TABLETS 7.5/750 500s CIII
(Compare to Vicodin ES®*)
*Vicodin ES® is a registered trademark of Knoll...
- 20 Mgs Oxycontin not working 12 hours? 9th July 2004
... around 8 hours and I end up needing to take my BT meds ( vicodin 5/500) to get the pain under control again.
Shore...
... day.
Right now I am still needing to take 1 or 2 vicodin a day but over all my pain level has decreased from...
- opinions please 6th July 2004
... Percocet and Vicodin are two different drugs. It really depends on you ... relieve your pain better, as it is a bit stronger than Vicodin , or it could have no effect. I'm currently taking ... release morphine (Avinza). When I was first given Vicodin to try, it just made me sick and I couldn't tolerate...
- I need answers!!!! 2nd July 2004
... and wont prescribe anything else for pain. I was on Vicodin since March of last year the lowest dose available...
- Happy update on me! 30th June 2004
... called her and she said to stop taking it and return to vicodin . Today, she wanted to try another, she now has me ... I have no side effects!!!!!
She still has me on vicodin for BT and Soma....
Anyway, I just wanted to share...
... when I wake up, I am still having to take around 2 vicodin a day for BT pain.
Overall, the new meds are working...
- Trends in Pain Medicine 2004 28th June 2004
... like Oxy and Paxill. Please read....
Looks like Vicodin / all Hydro compounds will be a definite class 11 by...
... interesting to see what happens with my husband's doc when vicodin becomes a schedule II. That is his favorite perscription...
- Medication Question 25th June 2004
... Hi there. I've been taking vicodin for my foot surgery I had a few weeks ago, and now ... Tramadol. What is the difference between these two and Vicodin ? I don't want to be taking medication as strong as ... vicodin anymore, and they say that this is not so harsh. ... has anyone taken these? Are the effects the same as vicodin or different?
thanks
nessiousita :)...
... Ultracet is Ultram with tylenol, both are weaker than Vicodin but can also cause physical dependence if discontinued...
- Breakthrough Meds? 22nd June 2004
... for breakthrough pain while on Duragesic. There's vicodin , lorcet, lortab,vicoprophen(basically the same since...
- MS Contin 18th June 2004
... that I called my doc and went off it and back on my vicodin until I see her in 2 more weeks....
... after I stopped taking it, even thought I went back to vicodin . It was the fist LA med that I tryed.
My doc told...
- Why Oxycontin would not work 16th June 2004
... should try the Duragesic Patch and I will give you Vicodin 7.5 for breakthrough. So I guess it turned out ok ... question is this I was on Oxycontin 40 x 2 a day and the Vicodin only 2 a day. I am now going on the Duragesic Patch ... 75mg and the vicodin s for breakthrough pain. What is the comparisons for...
- Help, I'm in a bind 15th June 2004
... surgery, the doctor that did the surgery was prescribing vicodin . He urged me to stop taking it, and reduced me down...
- Need Help 14th June 2004
... last 6 hours then the rest of the time I am aloud 1 vicodin . which does nothing for me. I am feeling like half...
- Hey Shoreline, question about methadone and driving 12th June 2004
... that killed her husband, due to the prescriptions for Vicodin and flexerill she was presently taking. Even driving ... in prison, not jail, prison. I think she was taking Vicodin and Xanax as prescribed, but these drugs are considered...
- Left my Meds in my car... 12th June 2004
... generic line which is white and looks like a regular Vicodin . Every manaufacturer has a website with contact info...
- new to methadone 11th June 2004
... Hi, I was recently on vicodin but they have switched me to methadone and I was just ... expect, will I get the same feeling from methadone than vicodin ?...
- Avinza 10th June 2004
... the heck to i tell my doctor i want to stay on the vicodin because it makes me feel happy??? how stupid and ... to explain this to him without sounded like i am a vicodin FREAK. i know this goes on a lot but i am not one...
- Shore or anybody else advise on la meds please! 9th June 2004
... morphine sulfate er 15 mgs 2 times a day and reduced my vicodin to 30 a month from 60 a month ( basically 1 a day ... I was at a 8 even with the meds and I hadto take 2 vicodin to get any relief.
Why is it not working? Is my ... refill my meds. If I still have ti take more then one vicodin a day I will run out of my bt med way before my appt...
... something for Bt pain. I am still having to take around 3 vicodin a day and since she only gave me 30, I will run out...
- Just prescribed MS Contin...what to expect? 9th June 2004
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I have been on Relafen and Vicodin for over a year. I have had P. Ther., Epidural Injection ... me that I would still need to take the Relafen plus Vicodin for "breakthrough" pain. I hate taking all this medicine...
... basically the same as ms contin just generic. I was on vicodin as well as motrin and soma for 1 1/2 years. I have ... to around a 4 or 5. I am still having to take the vicodin in the am and the pm but my doctor has cut the amount ... of vicodin from 2 a day to 1.
I wonder if I should call the ... doctor and tell her? I have had to take 2 of the vicodin a day so I will be out in another week , I don't see ... after work even with the 15 mgs of morphine and a vicodin . I ttook over an hour to get it domn to a 6 with...
- Pain Meds and the possibility of further injury 7th June 2004
... upper body, arms, and hands. I currently am taking vicodin for pain. Prior to seeing the neurosurgeon, I was ... sending a letter to my PCP before I was able to get vicodin . I am careful and don't do things that I have been...
... pain everyday and you had to pull teeth just to get Vicodin ? And it sounds to me like this is most likely a chronic ... problem, especially if you say it's getting worse. Vicodin is not the optimal med to be treating chronic pain ... etc, and maybe even using a short-acting med (the Vicodin is an example) for what's called "breakthrough pain...
- What would you all do?? 6th June 2004
... tooth extracted on Friday and the surgeron
gave me vicodin (in liquid form) but I am still going thru withdrawals...
... ibuprofen for my tooth extraction pain, the ultram and
vicodin doesn't help with that pain, but since my mouth is...
- Scared about starting PM...Help 3rd June 2004
... try (this is when he brought up PM) so he called in Vicodin , and it just isnt even making a dent. So at my next ... the two? He said the APAP levels in extra strength vicodin worry him so Im on the regular ones, but this sucks ... really only take them if I REALLY have to, and with the vicodin , Its all the time. If anybody has input, I would appreciate...
- yet another question for shoreline 3rd June 2004
... from the other so if he switched my bt med from say vicodin to oxycocodone there would be no difference ok maybe...
... on i feel great but day #2 and 3 are awful even w vicodin as back up and he won't allow me more than 2 a day...
- Help! I'm new here and just started oxycodone 30th May 2004
... accomadate to each new dose or med.
For example. A vicodin would be like a tic tac to me. I presently take 150 ... there is treatment available much stronger than the Vicodin your doc thinks is the most potent opiate in the world...
- Physiatrists ? 26th May 2004
... hand. My PCP has me
on Neurontin,Flexeril,Bextra & Vicodin and has referred me to a Physiatrist
for an EMG test...
... does not like to perscribe opiates but does for me 2 vicodin every 6 hours as needed. My pcp perscribes the rest...
- Can't seem to manage back pain. 26th May 2004
... not going to have many options left. I got a rx for vicodin to last until I get my mri, but I'm going to end up...
- shoreline thank you 25th May 2004
... of the long acting meds, simply the shoprt acting Vicodin the GP prescribed then you really haven't had the ... to get done in the next 21/2 to3 hours before the Vicodin wears off.
A list of medtronics certified docs...
- duragesic location question 24th May 2004
... nope no other side effects except irritation i have vicodin as a bt med also and thing are really looking up i...
- In pain, cannot afford a doctor; need some advice, PLEASE! 21st May 2004
... you will pay 180-250 bucks for 60-90 Extra strength Vicodin or Norco.
These are legit but the guy I know that ... you need round the clock meds.
3-4 bucks for a vicodin and you probably do have to break the law to get enough...
- question for shoreline? 21st May 2004
... that the patch isn't doing it's job. They could use Vicodin , Norco, Percocet, any of the short acting meds. Most...
- Slipped Disk C5-6 13th May 2004
... spinal cord . My PCP has me on Neurontin 1.8g/day
and Vicodin 5/500 BID and Flexeril 10 TID but I am still in a...
... those so I am trying to manage the pain with Neurontin, Vicodin ,Flexeril.
I must admit this pain is the worst pain ... speak.I am calling my PCP Monday for a refill on the Vicodin as I am going to try 3 x day from 2 x a day-hopefully...
... problems again four years ago, I started out with Vicodin /Lortab. At first it helped. But as my symptoms progressed ... point of using these potent opoids. As long as the vicodin is working consider yourself fortunate. Going to three ... med in my book. Perhaps though with you, between the vicodin , flexeril, neurotin and maybe theraputic injections ... Make sure you have your dr's approval to go up on the vicodin . And be sure to ask the dr. about the possibility...
- Is this OK? 7th May 2004
... PCP and I'd like some input. I have been taking 30 vicodin a month for about 2 years. Usually 1 per day in the ... nothing. He said he didn't have a problem with 30 vicodin per month, 1 at about 4pm is still very effective...
... sure there should be no problems for you getting 30 vicodin a month. My family doc fills my prescription every...
- what can i do 4th May 2004
... ultram and celebrex together my doc prescribed me vicodin ,celebre and ultram to take together but i should...
- Question: Oxycodone for anxiety/depression 2nd May 2004
... a series of 3 epidural injections.
i was taking vicodin which was not helping much and one day during my monthly...
- Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated... 25th April 2004
... just had my wisdom teeth removed, and am currently on Vicodin which helps with my wrist pain as well. I would much ... rather just continue taking Vicodin . I know there is a chance of addiction, but there...
... terrible to be in constant pain , I can totally relate. Vicodin is an opiate, which is probably why your wrist feels...
- lost meds, need answeres?? 17th April 2004
... I had that happen at work a few years ago to some vicodin that i had in my purse.I had to carry some at all...
- Finally got my TENS Unit 15th April 2004
... great but I am afarid to ask to go any higher w/ the vicodin .
I think that when I see my spine doc I will...
- Help - surgery! 15th April 2004
... to need some strong pain meds because percacet and vicodin was like candy to me. They wrote it in my charts ... The next day I wake up from surgery and they gave me vicodin for pain. I was at a level 2 in pain. I tried explaining...
- anyone help me here, please 5th April 2004
... duragesic patch. My dr gave me imitrix, zomig, axert, vicodin and percecet to abort my ha of which I suffered from ... a level of 10 for pain. However the percacet and vicodin only reduced my 10's to 7's or 8's. But it kept me...
- Shoreline - Additional Pain med questions 2nd April 2004
... meds.
i remember when i first started taking 7.5mg vicodin and felt woozy.i would cut them in half.
tolerance...
- Cyst on ovary, doc. wants to do surgery what to do!!! 26th March 2004
... surgery i am so sick of it. so for now my doc, put me on Vicodin ES and told me to take it easy and took me off work...
... surgery i am so sick of it. so for now my doc, put me on Vicodin ES and told me to take it easy and took me off work...
- help with breakthru meds?? 25th March 2004
... When I was on Duragesic I was given Vicodin ES 7.5/750 for times a day. This seemed to help a...
... example a 75 UGH patch is pretty strong, where a 5mg Vicodin is very weak. With oral meds, most manufacturers recomend ... he will see the problem with the strength of a 5mg Vicodin compared to the strength of a 75 ugh patch.
I convert...
- MRi Report and doctors Visit 24th March 2004
... confortable giving any more meds than she does now. 2 vicodin a 2 just barley makes me able to function. I take...
... allergies/ashtma and that's it for now. I had been on vicodin , skelaxin, and bextra, but the former doc took me...
- Finding a Pain Specialist? 20th March 2004
... addiction that we are told evertime some doc gives you 10 vicodin , "be careful, these are very powerful and addictive...
- Severe neck pain do not know what to do! 19th March 2004
... the past 9 days and she put me on Soma, Flexiril and Vicodin ES and still no relief, i have throbbing pain in my...
... so my Dr. put me on 2 kinds of muscle relaxers and Vicodin extra strength. still pounding headache, shoulders...
- Scared to start duragesic patch 18th March 2004
... treats headache patients with abortives and a few vicodin a month. If you need more than one doc can supply...
- Question for Shoreline or anyone else that can help 17th March 2004
... on Friday.
Here is my question:
He had me on Vicodin 5/500 1 - 2 Tabs every 6 hours as needed. I had to ... else he could do. He called me in a prescription for Vicodin es witch is 750/500 1 tab every 6 hours. Isn't that...
... Hi Heady, Vicodin ES has 7.5mgs of Hydro and 750 mgs of Tylenol, Meaning ... bottle. Yes that is less hydro than taking 2 5/500 vicodin . My suggestion would be to take onetablet every 4...
... Hi Shore,
yes you are correct, he gave me vicodin es,it is 7.5/750. I thought that it was less hydro...
... Hi Shore,
yes you are correct, he gave me vicodin es,it is 7.5/750. I thought that it was less hydro...
... of a single short actning med that does, You take a vicodin , wait 45 minutes for it to work and your lucky to...
... mmy tummy as well, about an hours after I take my vicodin I get very sour tummy...
Yes, quit the salami t...
... pain and that's what these meds are designed for. If Vicodin or Ultram drop your level of pain from a 8 to a 5...
... eye but nothing as compared to your I am sure. The vicodin still works for me most of the time. I have been ... been below a 7 yet even with the meds.
I tryed 1 vicodin every 3 hours like you suggested today, I still have...
... mmy tummy as well, about an hours after I take my vicodin I get very sour tummy...
Yes, quit the salami t...
- Methadone & Headaches 16th March 2004
... I was "overweight, under exercised and addicted to vicodin ". My gp then switched me from vic's to darvocet 100...
- Pain worse after ESI 15th March 2004
... my neck is back up to a 8 today. My doctor gave me vicodin 5/500 and told me to take 1 to 2 tabs every 6 hours...
... for my neck and shoulder....
My doctor called in vicodin es yestderday, I tryed it this moring and I felt better ... a bit confused bacause, my other prescription for vicodin is 1 to 2 tabs every 6 hours. it is normal stregth...
- Chronic Pelvic Pain 12th March 2004
... they said I had neither. Also in Canada we don't have Vicodin all we have for hydrocodone is a syrup for severe...
- need pill id 11th March 2004
... LOL
M360 is the MellinKrodts generic version of Vicodin HP
7.5 mgs of hydrocodone and 750 mgs of Tylenol...
- Spinal cord stimulator questions 7th March 2004
... know what someone means by saying the strongest. If Vicodin is the strongest med you have ever had then there...
... Hi Shoreline,
I'm taking vicodin es 7.5mg/750mg tabs, neurontin 600mg tablets,
elavil...
- Need to find the right long acting pain med 6th March 2004
... dependent. Then have them DC it and switch you to vicodin and not expect you not to experience withdrawal. It...
- Need help asking doctors questions. 4th March 2004
... and my doctor prescribed me Ultram 4x a day and 5mg. vicodin 3x a day as needed. and i do not like taking all that ... Tylenol that is in the vicodin , so my friend suggested that i ask for 5 mg. Percocet ... used to give me Norco and that is kind of the same as vicodin but really expensive, so is the percocet expensive ... ask him to change my meds again, is it stronger than vicodin ? how should i go about asking him? Main thing is it ... stronger than vicodin ?? because i do not want him to think i am just trying...
... into class 11 territory with Oxy until he has too. 3 Vicodin a day, 1500mgs of apap really isn't much to be worried ... docs would prefer to prescribe class 111 meds like Vicodin or Norco and shy away from class 11 meds like Oxy...
- Feel "strung out" byend of day/panic attacks 2nd March 2004
... pain:
4:30 am 20mg oxycontin
7:00 am 1.5 5/500 vicodin
10-10:30 am 20 mg oxycontin
12:30-1 pm 1.5 5/500 ... vicodin
4:00 pm 20 mg oxycontin
This regimine controls...
- oxy and weird dreams... 27th February 2004
... In fact, the very first day that I took the first Vicodin of my life almost exactly 3 years ago this week (my...
- methadone, anyone? 19th February 2004
... mechanism, it's essentially an immediate release drug like Vicodin or Percocet, it just generally lasts several hours...
- Allegic To Aspirin Products For Pain 16th February 2004
... called apap which is the abreviation for Tylenol. Vicodin , Lortab, Anexia, or Norco are all Hydrocodone "a synthetic...
