There are 117 ratings for the drug: DARVOCET-N 50 in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for darvocet-n 50: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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5	post surgery	relaxed, positive mood, very calming	Took the pain away and made me feel like i was laying on a feather bed.	M	40	10 days		1/25/2010
5	SI joint pain	Euphoria. I seem to never stop talking when I take this med. Which is fine with me but probably bores my friends. No other side effects.	I have N-100 but split the pulls since it has too great of an effect ( not saying this equals n-50). In general i hate any type of pain med but this one works nicely. It gets rid of my pain related to sacroiliitis. I experiance no insomnia and in fact take just before bed, possibly gives me more vivid dreams but not nightmares. I have experienced no know issues with breathing.	M	23	2 months N-100 4X W		2/16/2010
5		mild euphoric feeling-pain GONE!	N 100 for bad hip joint pain.Pain was like I'd been hit by a car-very intense. 2 Darvocet worked great (every 5-6 hrs) finshed up the darvocet,and the doctor said I need somthing stronger-gave me vicodin.That did NOTHING.I said give me back the darvocet! I went online and read the fourms-sure enough, darvo works for some and viko does nothing, and visa versa for others. I am alcoholic (sober 10 yrs) and I'm glad I was on darvo only 1 week cause it makes you feel good. I do recall a nightmare went I took 2 darvo one nite only for a tooth extraction a few years back, but overall it's been very good to me. It'll be the first thing I request if I'm in enough pain to require a narcotic.	M	47	6 days n 100 4X D		5/12/2010 Email
5	surgury and then knee pain	knee felt well enough to participate in a hard phyical contact sport with no pain during or after the night.	it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to eliminate the pain(arthritic). I am using this instead of Vicodin so that I am not risking addiction. I use it about once or twice a week but only when I am doing the sport. No side effect noticed.	M	65	500 days		11/23/2005 Email
5	Darvocet-N 100	Relaxed Feeling...	I usually go with 4 Darvocet-N 100 and a vodka on ice... makes for a nice evening. Gauranteed to kill any pain you may have been experiencing. If you only do this once in a while, the negative side effects are non-existent	M	24	1 days		3/30/2004
5	frozen shoulder	A small amount of lite headedness,slow reflexes.		M	49	60 days		7/3/2004 Email
5	pain			M	27	30 days		1/21/2005
5	backpain neckpainHelpsW/AnxietyToo	There are some...don't mix with anything illegal...or too much alcohol...you can get some frightful effects...not that I have or anything	One of the better painkillers....less drowsiness inducing than codeine or vicodin... mildly energizing in fact...kills moderate pain so you can function..and takes the edge off disc problems also helps with anxiety and phobic responses to flying etc I find	M	52	6 years		9/4/2007
5	car accident/neck pain	none	i have had neck pain and upper back/shoulder pain for over 4 years from a bad car accident i was in, darvocet for me works very well. i only take it when the pain is becoming to much for me to handle. i use it along with skelaxin	M	41	4 years		10/28/2007
4	low back pain / Darvocet N-100	constipation	Darvocet N-100 did not work alone, but worked well in combination with aspirin. 2 Darvocets + 2 325mg aspirin every 4 hours works well for me.	M	48	4 weeks		12/12/2007
4		No side effects at all	Actually I am taking 2 Darvocet N-100 tablets every night with a Restoril sleeping capsule (30mg) whigh helps me sleep a good 8 hours. Without the darvocet I sleep less hours before waking. I have just started having Anterior right hip severe pain as of Dec 2007 and am taking two N-100 tablets 3 to 4 times daily for the extreme pain without any side effects but it appears to help reduce the pain considerably! I have to wait a week before my doctor will see me to further diagnose the hip problem. After reading many of the reviews printed here, it is obvious the Darvocet affects different people in different ways. End result.... Very good for some... Not too good for others!!!	M	79	2 years		12/13/2007
4	4 wisdom teeth extraction	slight dizziness, light headed, no concentrating.	It works good but you never really notice it working because the pain just kind of disappears so you just feel like you.	M	16	3 months		1/21/2008
4	Reumathoid arthritis	great pain reliver (took Darvocet-N100),but many side effects:euphoria,problems with concentration,sleeping problems,hallucinations (which led to paranoia!!!),lack of appetite-		M	33	9 months		3/13/2008
4	kill pain.mix with other drugs.	sence of well being.		M	28			5/21/2002
4	Recreational	Paranoid from hallucinations on the ceiling. Scariest nightmares i've had in ten years. Anger rose after effects wore off.	I would recommend usage during the daytime, less likely to hallucinate or have nightmares which seem to be common side effects.	M	16	1 weeks 100-650 2X D		8/16/2010
4	wrist surgery	muscle cramps when first starting to work	it works fine but has anyone had leg pain while taking it I was tapered off vicodin to this....please e mail	M	64	3 days		1/17/2007 Email
4	Back Pain, diabetes nerapathy, head	I take Darvocette N-100..It is an effect medicine IF you use it before the pain gets intense	I find that taking this medication right as the pain is starting is the only way it helps. I end up taking 4 when the pain is bad. I am prescribed to take 2 every 4 hours but theya re not effective that way. 3-4 tablets every 6-8 hours is how I take them.	M		10 years		12/27/2004
3	back pain	itching, insomnia. it wires me. keeps me awake. does not make me drowsy at all. i was taking vicodin but it's even worse. i couldn't sleep at all. i had to take ambien just to sleep. darvocet is better but not as effective at killing the pain.		M	33	1 months		10/31/2004
3	Hernia	I just could not stay awake		M	25	10 days		11/2/2006
3	Lower back pain	Pain went away, especially with a weak bull shot (vodka and Red Bull) but late that night I was very dizzy when I stood up to use restroom. Once in a while okay		M	39	1 days		3/6/2006
3	Knee injury	Slight drowsiness.	I found Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) to be more effective.	M	42	5 days		2/22/2005
3	neck, c-spine pain	unusal dreams (borderline nightmane)	dreampt of being poisoned, house burning down, people chasing me, knives, jumping on and off trains. woke up this morning, still had pain, but vidid dream memories....can't wait for tonights episodes.	M	59	1 days		10/2/2009 Email
2	corneal abrasion	a teeny teeny bit spaced out	useless, my eye was hurting from an abrasion, I think the doctor prescribed this just to piss me off, it totally did nothing for the pain and I never take pain killers, so I have zero tollerance	M		1 days		3/17/2008
2	Migranes (n-100)	None	Does nothing for a headache. Over the counter Ibuprophen works better. It was prescribed for migrane relief but didnt work at all. I bruised my ribs while on vacation and took these in a pinch, they did help take the edge off but they are weaker than non-prescription pain killers.	M	32	12 days		10/26/2007
2	Arthiritis	Drowsy, cluminess, some antiexty		M	46	6 weeks		4/30/2004
2	broken leg/neck&fractures	none	helped very little I had to take alot of it for it to help at all. swiched back to vicoden.	M	24	3 weeks		5/27/2002 Email
2	Back pain from car accident	some hallucinations, particularly in association with VIOXX-difficuly breathing when laying down,	Also took Dovocet-N 100 which was really no better---did not alleviate the pain	M	38	1 weeks		9/16/2002
2	upper back injury from fall	none	not an effective pain medication. Could hardly tell when I took it.	M	52	10 days		9/25/2003
1	Shoulder pain - post athoscopic	Every time I take it, I am vomiting within 15 minutes	the stuff is garbage	M	56	2 days		5/5/2007
1	broken hand	Slight depression, aggrivation because it does NOTHING for pain.	Seriously nothing makes me more mad than this drug. Doctors these days constantly give you this when you have pain that is far beyond its potential to cure. Sure it probably helps a stubbed toe, but anything beyond that this stuff is as worthless as a placebo pill. Its constantly prescribed because its not abused, and theres a reason its not abused, IT DOESNT WORK.	M	29	1 months		9/13/2007
1	3 broken ribs	Anxiety, dizziness, slow breathing, panic attacks, thoughts of suicide, depression. Also was prescribed Xanax. I will never take this drug again. The first night I was afraid to go to sleep for fear of dying in my sleep. It took about a week before depression and suicidal thoughts came. I just stopped taking it and the Xanax and immediately felt better.	I was taking N-100, 1 at a time for moderate pain.	M	50	8 days		8/18/2007
1	Post op pain	Useless for pain, grogginess/ foggy head, nausea	Not as effective as TRAMADOL for pain. Very narrow theraputic index, take 1 it does nothing, take 3 end up not breathing. Each pill has a whopping 650mg of Tylenol in it. Thats probably the reason it works as well as it does. Yeah, it's a miracle drug all right.	M	27	2 days 100mg 4X D		2/11/2010
1	back pain	I remember taking this stuff about 30 years ago and thought it was garbage. But I was out of the Lortab and offered the Darvocet 100, it was just like I remembered made me a little lightheaded, a little sick to my stomach, and highly depressed, (by the way genaric vicodin makes me depressed very quickly). Anyway I took the Darvocet for almost a week before I realized how much it was to blame for the negative effects. Never again they ought to take that stuff off he market.		M	50	7 days		12/30/2006
1	neck pain	none whatsoever	didnt do anything for pain managment. better off to have a few glasses of wine	M	53	2 days		6/8/2006
1	neck pain	none whatsoever	didnt do anything for pain managment. better off to have a few glasses of wine	M	53	2 days		6/8/2006
1	Lower back pain	No side effects....no effects at all	I got as much pain relief from the water I used to swallow the tablets. Took 2 every 4 hrs and got no relief at all.	M	57	5 days		7/6/2005
1	Dental related pain	Cardiac- realted side effects- nausea- dry eyes- horrible and not worth it- this drug company is being sued for the production of this drug. This drug has been classified as useless and a danger to one's health and life. DO NOT USE UNDER THREAT OF DEATH.	The is a class action suit that has been filed for this drug. DO NOT USE. ALL DOCTORS WILL TELL YOU THAT ALL DRUGS ARE SAFE..DO NOT BELIEVE THEM_ THEY GET MONEY AND GIFTS FROM DRUG REPS THAT PUSH THESE DRUGS.. ALWAYS CHECK THE SIDE EFFECTS AND POSSIBLE SUITS AGAINST DRUG COMPANIES BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY DRUG. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH AND LIFE- YOUR DOC WILL NOT ! DO NOT THINK THAT DOC CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR LIFE- IT IS ALL ABOUT THE $$$$$$$$. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG.	M	46			1/24/2009
1	arthritus	constipation, tired, some stomach upset. weight gain.	no pain relief what so ever. might as well take tylenol, it's cheaper!	M	70	10 days		1/29/2009
1	Back Injury (compressed disks)	Nausia, dizzy, feeling as though I have to throw up, shaky, cannot concentrate, loss of breath, cotton mouth, kidney pain, and so on...	Darvocet N-100 is what I was taking, did not help with the pain but gave me a whole list of other problems. would not reccomend it to anyone, use caution if taking already!!! I would rather deal with the pain than deal with all the other crap.	M	24	5 days		6/17/2008
5	Back pain	None.	The only problem I have is that I could get hooked. It takes care of the pain and leaves me with a sense of well being that is so good you want more of it. I have to pace myself on this drug.	F	56	10 days		3/23/2009
5	Lumpectomy/node dissection	None	My surgeon wanted to prescribe Vicodin, but I told her that it doesn't relieve pain for me and makes me feel wired so she prescribed Darvocet-N 100 instead. It got rid of the pain without making me feel different in any way. I was amazed and relieved that I didn't have to deal with side effects to get pain relief.	F	45	3 weeks		7/8/2008
5	migraine	none	I take n 100 for migraines w/o auora. Takes a good 30 - 45 min. to achieve pain relief, but it does get rid of the pain with no side effects. For migraine with auora, I am fortunate that feverfew (herb) works for me.	F	36			1/11/2008
5	Migraine, Shoulder Injury	Dry mouth, slight dizziness, mild euphoria. No other side-effects.	Darvocet works better for me than any other pain medication. It's not too strong, but just strong enough to knock out any pain I might be having for at least 8-10 hours. I get a little bit loopy, and a little bit euphoric, but that is generally short lived. I also don't get rebound headaches from it, like I do with Ultracet. I'm still able to function, drive, and work with no problem unlike stronger pain medications like Norco. For moderate pain, I'd recommend it. It's just enough to take the edge off.	F	32	4 months		7/11/2009 Email
5	broken wrist	none to speak of...helped sleep	Much much better than vicoden, which made me throw up for an entire day	F	55	8 weeks		7/8/2005
5	Tooth Extraction	Occasonal "Wooziness," occasional sleepiness	Having taken almost all forms of pain meds available for migraines & more throughout the years, I have to say Darvocet N-50 is for people who normally don't take pain meds and have very mild pain. I use it to take the edge off so I can go on with my day - like most take tylenol. (Length of time = current time use only)	F	42	1 weeks		6/3/2006
5	Migraine	No side effects other than pain relief.	I've found that Darvocet works much better than Vicodin, Percocet, toradal injectin, or even oxycontin (yes, I had a Dr. prescribe a couple once) for tension migraines and certain other acute pain. Although some studies consider Darvocet to be no better than placebo, there is considerable empirical evidence indicating considerable benefit. In my own long term as-needed use I have found that pain relief from Darvocet is limited to specific types of acute pain. For example, doing little or nothing for muscle strain or chronic low-grade body aches while providing complete relief for acute pain (migraine, ear-ache, menstrual cramps). After 20 years of trying many Dr. suggested alternatives it is still the only med that completely removes my migraine headache.	F	50	23 years		12/24/2006
5	Post Partum Pain	When taken on an empty stomach, I noticed that it made me sleepy, but nothing uncontrollable.		F	29	3 days		10/17/2004
5	Tension Migraine Headaches	Mild pleasant feeling about 1 out of 10 times, otherwise no side effects.	Actually works better for my tension migraines than a number of stronger meds including percocet, oxicontin, and toradol. Does not relieve muscular pain or low level aches. Over the years I've found it effective for "acute" sharp pain caused by migraine/earache/toothache while useless on chronic or muscle pains. Contains a truly stupid amount of unnecessary acetaminophen.	F	53	17 years N-100 2X AN		3/28/2010
5	broken foot	It made me very relaxed and I slept very well that night.	Took pain away.	F	19			8/26/2006
5				F	38	2 years		1/20/2005
5	Oral Surgery	drowsy sometimes but not with each dose.	My doctor switched me to this drug because the Vicodin was making me vomit. This drug really took care of my pain and didn't make me loopy like the narcotics do.	F	39	1 weeks		10/2/2006
4	migraines	none	helped ALOT!	F	27	6 months		1/1/2005
4	Infection	Giddyness, dizziness, grogginess, clumsiness -- I took Darvocet-N 100.	It helped with the pain a lot, but it wasn't wrenching pain. This is medicine meant only for mild to moderate pain, not severe. I could deal with the side effects, but you might want to be at home when taking this stuff.	F	15	4 days		1/11/2005 Email
4	shoulder tendonitis & root canal	slight relaxation & sense of well-being	Darvocet-N 100 helps with mild to moderate pain. Takes the edge off when I need just a little more than advil.	F	43			8/26/2006
4	headaches	a little drowsiness	i take about 1-2 a month for headaches that won't go away with advil. usually knocks the pain out completely.	F	37	2 years		4/1/2007
4	fibromyalgia	Some times I itch however I get relief from the itching with benadrill75mg DAarvocet n 100 is the best pain reliever I have found to work for me I am able to work full time if I take my meds I take 4 pills a day and have for over 7 years I feel that with out this medication I would be in a wheel chair and not able to work or play with my 2 year old grand son	this is a great medication for the pain from fibromyalgia I also take paxil	F	53	7 times		5/16/2006 Email
4	torn meniscis	Mild nausea but worth the relief.	First full night of sleep in two weeks.	F	54	3 days		6/23/2006
4	urinary tract infection	dizzyness, a "high" feeling, stumbling, can't concentrate	It is hard for me to get from class to class and extreamly hard to stay awake. i also get frequent nausia.	F	17	7 days 4X D		5/10/2010
4	osteoarthritis, darvocet-n100	Lethargy which cleared 6 hrs after taking medicine.	Occasional use at bedtime for breakthrough osteoarthritis pain --esp.after vioxx withdrawn from market. Not recommended for time when allertness needed.	F	56	1 years		11/24/2004
4	cramps	dry mouth, feelings of relaxation, clumsiness, slight nausea, changes in hearing/perception, sensitivity to touch, impaired thinking	some of the side effects weren't necessarily bad, but I still felt some pain while on it.	F	19	3 days		1/19/2007
4	TMJ pain	Constipation, nausea and fatigue.	Darvocet is definately good at taking the "edge" off pain- and I think probably less habit-forming then some other pain killers as I have gone off and on them for over a year without trouble.	F	35	14 months		1/31/2007
4	knee injury	groggieness, loss of appetite, agression, depression, short term memory loss, slurred speech	i had a knee injury previously and was on the medication relafen, i continued to take the relafen as per my doctor on top of the darvocet. i experienced breif memory loss including mid sentence loss for words many of times. also some agression and depression more than normal. i have had depression issues in the past and the warning is to not take this medication if you suffer depression as i believe it heightens it. it definitely helped relieve the pain, but im not so sure the side effects are worth the risk of addiction	F	23	16 days		6/21/2008
4	menstrual cramps/breast pain	Mild euphoria/dizziness.	This is the only thing I've taken for menstrual cramps and premenstrual breast tenderness that has worked for me. Tried naprosyn which did nothing. Darvocet has been the only thing that has eliminated my menstrual cramps.	F	32	60 days		1/21/2008
4	Pain	Constipation, dry mouth, dry eyes, fatigue	Helps with pain and is effective for about 6 hours.	F	40	3 times		8/13/2008
4	Back pain, arthritis, leg pain	None, except for occasional leftover drowsiness if I don't get at least eight hours of sleep after taking it.	I take this periodically at night for back or leg pain. I never use it during the day, due to the slight sedating effect. It seems to work better than most painkillers I have tried for my chronic back problems. Unless I am really hurting a lot, I will take only one pill per night; otherwise, it will sedate me too much, and I won't want to wake up early the next day. Still, even on the rare occasions that I have taken two of these, they didn't cause me as much grogginess as one Tylenol PM would!	F	54	14 months		4/19/2008
4	pain from surgery	Severe stomach pain and drowsiness	It took the pain away but the stomach pain was terrible. I stopped taking it after 4 days because of the stomach pain.	F	45	4 days		12/4/2008
3	wisdom teeth extraction	Sleepiness, slight disorientation	I had some pain from my surgery, but not alot. The Darvocet helped ease what pain I had and let me sleep much better. I can't tell how well it works on more severe pain, because my pain has been very mild.	F	27	4 days		5/29/2008
3	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	insomnia, shaky, weakness, hot flashes, little nausea, felt groggy, depression	It's 3:19 am and I had taken a Darvocet an hour ago for my pain then tried to go back to sleep. However, about an hour later I couldn't sleep and I started to shake for the first time with some nausea which made me do some online researching. I would of rather taken a tylenol pm than this because it gave me insomnia the whole week and just now figured it was from this pill. After reading the other comments, me being depressed the last 2 days severely makes sense. I am not a depressed person, but I found myself sitting in my room by myself with the lights off watching tv all day today refusing to join my friends who live with me. I was prescribed this since vicodin makes me sick... but this isn't worth taking because of the side effects. Well, i'm going to lay down and shake some more until I fall asleep hopefully before sunrise.	F	20	7 days		8/26/2008 Email
3	Breast lift & reduction	Racing heart, mild sleepiness	I only took 1/2 a pill as I am very easily effected by medications. It took away the pain, but I hated the racing heart. That started about 25 mins. after I took it and lasted an hour or more.	F	35	3 days		6/21/2008
3	painful periods	doesnt really AFTER YOU TAKE IT FOR AWHILE	really no side affects	F	30	2 years		12/21/2007
3	laparoscopy	relaxed	My pain is minimal to begin with, but I did feel like this drug took the edge off. It definitely didn't make me feel numb all over like Vicodin (which also makes me violently dizzy, nauseous, and sometimes causes panic attacks) but I was relaxed and glad there were no bad side-effects. I probably could've gotten the same level of pain relief from a few ibuprofin.	F	24	2 days		4/10/2009
3	Post-surgical pain	Felt a little spacy, developed upset stomach/pain after 2 days that made me stop taking the drug.	It did work for the post-surgical pain, but the stomach side effects were worse than the surgical pain after a couple days.	F	27	2 days		8/16/2009
3	pain	nausea unless I eat 15 minutes after taking it.		F	3	6 months		12/1/2004
3	100	I took 100mg Darvocet, 10mg Valium, 1 glass Nero D'Avola & I feel a little better after wrecking my classic car today.		F	50	1 days 100 1X D		7/12/2010
3	Menstrual Cramps	Nausea if not taken with food.	I actually was prescribed Davorcet-N 100 for menstrual cramps. The dosage was 1-2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours as needed. One pill did nothing for me. When I take two, they take about an hour to work on the pain. (They wear off in about two to three hours, depending on the severity of the pain. I'm actually considering asking my doctor for something stronger.) I have not experienced any type of "euphoria," drowsiness, or feelings of relaxation with this drug alone. When my cramps are really bad, I take two Davocet-N 100's and two .25mg Xanax so that I can relax and take my mind off the pain. For moderate to severe pain, I wouldn't recommend this drug. For mild pain, I think it would work just fine.	F	31	8 weeks 100 2X AN		8/10/2010
3	frozen shoulder pain	severe constipation, stomach discomfort, visual distubances, grogginess -- I was often not safe to drive.	The Darvocet took care of my pain completely, but I couldn't tolerate the side effects for long.	F	44	10 days		10/22/2002
3	post surgical	some stomach upset	was somewhat effective but not my first choice as an analgesic	F	48	1 months		2/18/2003
3	headaches	basically feel	didn't get rid of the headache but dulled the pain	F	17	3 days		3/6/2003
3	pain from leg ulcer	no side effects to speak of	I was not able to sleep at night because of intense pain from ulceration on back of calf of my left leg. Started with one or two tablets, but eventually it took at least 8 in 4 hours to dull the pain to a point where I could sleep for a few hours. I don't think this medication is very effective for this type of pain.	F	60	4 months		4/18/2003 Email
3	trigenial neuralgia	itching (not as bad as with Vicodin), spaced-out feeling, restlessness, anxiety, and insomnia. It does help alleviate pain, however.	Overall, this is a better pain reliever than Vicodin, with the exception that it causes restlessness and insomnia.	F	31	10 days		3/29/2005
3	Pregnancy complications	Paranoia, Insomnia, Anxiety	This helped with the pain but the side effects were rather unpleasant. I tried Vicodin before but it just made me dizzy and very very irritable.	F	25	6 weeks		5/27/2005 Email
2	knee pain	retaining water, and extreme kidney pain, so bad i couldnt walk very far, a few hunderd feet before i had to rest	helped me sleep if i only took a half of one, but i really didnt get un foggy until the middle of the next day	F	45	5 weeks		1/31/2005
2	low back pain	sick to my stomach all the time. gave me the runs after I ate every time. did nothing for my pain.	I was on tramadol/ultram and wanted to take another medicine for anxiety and so doc put me on darvocet. I've stopped taking both meds now after 3 weeks. it didnt help at all for my pain.	F	33	3 weeks		8/3/2007
2	post surgical	dizziness, lightheaded, upset stomach	It helped very little. About the only way I could tell I took it was by the side effects.	F	24	7 days		9/16/2003
2	migraines	DARVOCET-N 50 DID NOT HELP WITH THE PAIN AT ALL. IT DID, HOWEVER, CAUSE ME TO HALLUCINATE.		F	44	2 weeks		6/10/2002
2	minor foot surgery	made pain tolerable, but stomach side effects were so bad I was throwing up.		F	46	2 days		11/12/2005
2	ovarian cyst pain/dysmenorrhea	I got dizziness and nausea, drowsiness, and a feeling of relaxation. The normal dose is about 100 mgs, though I had to take almost twice that to get any analgesic benefit. Also had to take dramamine with it to prevent severe nausea every time. It's also WAY too slow-acting when you're sitting there in pain waiting/hoping for it to work. And you have to take it several times before you get any pain relief at all!	Propoxyphene is not good for pain control. It knocked out maybe 20% of my pain, and made me drowsy, lightheaded, and a bit loopy. I ordered this drug online as it is Schedule IV and pretty available, and for good reason: It doesn't work. Worth taking for placebo, I guess, or to treat the stress and anxiety that result from not having access to a more effective pain med. However, it is loaded with acetaminophen, so watch out. This is what you are stuck with if hydrocodone makes you sick, or if your doctor refuses to treat your pain properly with a better med. This drug is like alcohol, having little medical application and so limited value beyond abuse. A few shots of vodka will have more effect and probably be easier on your liver! Bottom line this has all the hazards of an OTC NSAID and is no more potent, but is still addictive and will produce withdrawl. I would advise to avoid unless you literally have nothing else to take.	F	29	14 days		10/24/2006
2	knee injury	extreme difficulty breathing, especially when laying down, dizziness, heart racing, hot/cold, foggy	It did help my pain, but not worth the side effects	F	42	7 days		8/3/2004
2	Shoulder	Slight Buzz	You have to take a 500 mg acetominophen with it to get decent pain relief. For real pain, ask for Percocet.	F	36	4 days		10/4/2008
2	yes	intense itching, drowsiness	i couldn't take vicodin because it made me nauseous, so i had to take darvocet. the itching happened to me the last time i took it (for another surgery), but i thought maybe this time it wouldn't. i was wrong!	F	24	3 days		7/16/2006
2	Wisdom teeth removal	None, other than it not working good.	I was in serious pain after having four wisdom teeth removed. Hydrocodone made me nauseous so my doctor gave me Darvocet. It sucked. I was still in serious pain, even with taking the Darvocet. It lessened the pain a little, but it was still unbearable. My doctor thinks his patients could be druggies so he doesn't prescribed us the good stuff. Boo.	F	22	2 days		12/29/2007
2	migraines	my head felt really cloudy, doesn't help	I'm taking n-100 for migraines. It takes about 1.5 hours for the darvocet to start working, and then it only takes the edge off, which usually is not enough for any kind of relief. This is a safer drug than vicodin, which I was on before but started to take more than I should have, which ended up raising my liver enzymes. But, I am really not getting enough pain relief from the darvocet.	F	20	1 weeks		1/3/2008 Email
2	broken hand	drowsiness....pain that just didn't go away	sorry to say this drug did nothing for me. I broke my hand in three places and they gave me a darvocet and it felt like it never kicked in, just made me really sleepy, but I could barely even do that b/c I was in so much pain. The next day I went to another hospital and the ER doctor laughed when I told him they gave me darvocet and his exact quote "Darvocet is pretty useless, isn't it?" seriously. He then gave me Vicodin and I was feeling sooo much better...definitely took the edge off and didn't even make me as sleepy. Bottom Line: Darvocet feels like one step up from tylenol (which isn't very good w/ pain anyway...better for fever).	F	21	2 days		3/24/2008
2	wisdom teeth.	none.	it wasn't strong at all and i could not even tell i had taken it. did not relieve my pain whatsoever - might as well have taken nothing at all. maybe next time i should take 2 pills, as sometimes it seems painkillers do not work for me.	F	27	2 days		2/18/2009
1	pain in back/neck	extreme nausea,extreme confusion,sleepiness,dizzines	I took one dose of this medicine for pain in my back, after a couple of hours the pain was gone however the side effects lingered for days. It has been over 50 hours since I took this one dose and I am still recovering from the side effects of dizziness and confusion.	F	34	1 days		3/2/2009
1	herniated lumbar disc	extreme nausea (i NEVER get nauseous), shaky, feelings of anxiety/unease, insomnia, severe/continuos stomach pain (at prescribe dose), depression	This is the worst, WEIRDEST pain medication I have ever taken. I was given it as an alternative to oxycodone (daily) until I undergo back surgery. One dose repeatedly made me feel DOPESICK and DEPRESSED. I will never, ever take this medication again.	F	24	5 days		2/10/2009
1	Hip pain before surgery	Mild blurred vision, well-being feeling	I was taking Ultracet before this (I had to switch to Darvocet-N 100 cuz of my thyroid medicine)... I personally think the Ultracet worked better for my pain! This darvocet does NOTHING, I still feel pain - infact sometimes it feels like its intensifying the pain. I was taking 3 ultracet, but with this I have to take 4 darvocet to feel any relief. Going to ask for a different medication monday.... this stuff DOESNT WORK.	F	24	4 days		12/21/2008
1	Post wisdom tooth extraction	Numbness in limbs, ringing in ears, constipation, extreme dizzines, heart plapatations, racing pulse/low heart rate, difficulty breathing	I WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND THIS MEDICATION!!!!!!! I am no stranger to pain medication, having had hernia surgery last year. I did not want to take Lortab and asked for somethng milder. I have never had Darvocet before and WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN!!! I took one dosage and was sleepy within 30 minutes but no real relief from the throbbing in my mouth (2 impacted wisdom teeth removed). I proceeded to take the prescribed dosage every four hours and finally had a little pain relief. I was still in a lot of pain but managed to doze off. I was awakened because I COULD NOT BREATHE!!! My heat slowed down so much that I had to get up and walk around. I was sure I was dying and thought I would need to call an ambulance. This went on for about 4 hours. I had to lean forward and cough at times just to get my heart rate up. Whenever I panicked, my pulse raced and my heart struggled to beat. It was the worst experience of my life. I think that if I'd taken more than the prescribed dosage, I w	F	38	1 days		1/11/2009 Email
1	Wisdom Teeth Extraction	Irregular heart beat, very low blood pressure, dizziness, shaking, nausea.	I took Darvocet N 100. It gave no pain relief and nearly killed me. I only took one dose. My husband had to perform CPR on me because I was so out of it I wasn't breathing and my pulse was very low and irregular. My blood pressure was also very low. I ended up in the ER and was told it was a combo between taking this medicine and being dehydrated. I do not recommend this medication!	F	30	1 times		3/14/2009
1	Deep pain, polymyalgia rheumatica	No side effects	No pain relief. None.	F	55	3 days		8/31/2008

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