FIORICET W/ CODEINE Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 4.2 (44 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FIORICET W/ CODEINE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FIORICET W/ COD | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | chronic back pain | headache and hangover | I have chronic back pain and I'm waiting to have the spinal stimulat. put in. I have been taking Lortab 10 6times a day for 7 yrs and it worked up til this year . my Dr. switched me to this medication and it sucks when compaired to the lortab. Ive had to go buy medication off the street to get me buy until I cld get a different type of pain medicine. This medication made me very drunk but it didnt help any of my pain. I had a very bad headache and woke up with the worse hangover. I didnt like this medicine at all. Maybe for someone with low pain rating it will work but not for very bad pain . | F | 33 | 1 months 30mg 6X day | 8/29/2010 | 1 | Migraine headaches | I starting using Fioricet w/codeine in 2006 for migraines. I would take one every couple of weeks for migraines. I enjoyed the 'high' I would get when I took it, so I started taking more and more and everyday. By 2009, I was up to 20-30 pills a DAY! I felt great all day long and then I would come home from work and sleep for hours and yell at my kids if they wouldn't leave me alone. The medication made me very irritable. In 2009 I was in a major car accident while on the medication and almost died. I was in coma, had a feeding tube and broke over 10 bones - not including all the internal damage. I don't remember a good portion of 2008-2009 while I was taking the Fioricet really bad. I obtained a print-out from my pharmacy to see how much I had really taken- turns out I had been prescribed over 1,800 pills in a 6 month time frame - WOW, that's crazy. Doctor shopping obviously worked for me. So, I have been sober for over a year now and feel SO much better. If you NEED this and t | F | 37 | 3 years 40 mg 10X O | 3/26/2010 | 1 | Quit | Addictive and makes headaches worse. | This is an incredibly stupid and dangerous drug. Any doc that prescribes it is incompetent in headache treatment. Do not take this drug for any reason. | M | 54 | 18 months | 2/25/2008 | 1 | Migraine-type headache | Allergic reaction. Face & Lip swelling, itchy facial hives. Burned lips & skin around the mouth. Burned mucosa inside the mouth. Nasty, nasty side effects & the headache raged on. | F | 47 | 3 times | 6/27/2007 | 2 | migraines | Fioricet makes me dizzy and queasy, and I have to lie down and try to sleep. | It does little for my migraines, and the side effects compound the migraine symptoms. | F | 42 | 10 days | 7/11/2005 | 3 | Tension headache from clench teeth | None. Just take a lax or stool softener | M | 33 | 4 weeks 2 in am | 8/6/2015 | 3 | Migraines | Nausea/vomiting if taken w/out food | I have taken this medication for years. Only take when I get a migraine. Sometimes I won't get a migraine for months at a time. Other times I will get several within a short time span. Fioricet helps somewhat, it dulls the migraine, but doesn't eliminate it. I don't understand the people saying it is addictive. I get no buzz, no high from it, and I am a lightweight. I do not even drink. It helps somewhat, but think it could be better. | F | 40 | 5 years 1X AN | 10/2/2011 | 3 | Migranes/tension headaches | Dizzyness, confusion, sleepiness | Be SO SO careful taking this drug...it can work and has worked well for me-depending on the type of HA I have, but is also incredibly habit forming. If you can take something else-do it. If you have to take this drug-do so with care. I no longer use it because I struggled with addiction to it. Also-prolonged use/overuse of any Tylenol product will cause kindey damage. You can get through a migraine but dialysis is a little tougher. A good neuro can provide some better options. | F | 41 | 10 months | 10/14/2008 | 4 | Migraine headaches | None. | F | 26 | 1 days 325 | 1/30/2016 | 4 | Recurring headaches | A little drowsy and felt great | F | 24 | 7 days | 7/2/2015 | 4 | Headaches | Consipation, Sleepiness, reduced sex drive, stuffy nose, memory loss, reduced inhibitions in social settings, overeating, dependency, very productive in short spurts, overcommitment when feeling the buzz, | It works great on headaches! Other body pain as well. It is like a lubricant to the joints. The most I have ever taken in one day is 6 pills. This is way too much. If I take more than two then it is just the dependency driving me. It was not unusual for me to run out of pills before my next perscription was due. My doctor and I have an honest relationship about my dependency on this drug. I have stopped taking it on several occasions because I cannot stand to be mastered by a pill - longest stint without it was 8 months so it can be done. At the same time, when I get a script for anything else but Fioricet it simply doesn't work. Truth is my headaches have been gone for years. I like the med for the overall relief of body aches and pains of any kind as well as a feeling of reduced stress and increased confidence. It also helps me with decreased urine flow (Prostate) - I can go like a race-horse when taking Fioricet! I'm not sure what I will do long-term. I'd like to stop because I do not need it; however, most of the time I want it. It feels good to admit these things if for no other reason than to say it to people who might understand what I'm describing. If you can stay off any medication, do it. If you can keep your dosage to 1-2 pills per day you will be fine. One suggestion: let a spouse or friend help you be accountable for your use of this medication. | M | 46 | 10 years | 1/24/2010 | 4 | migranes/ headaches | I was so happy to have found something that relieved my headaches!....... but it is very addictive, especially when you are dealing with chronic pain and if you take it, ALL pain goes away, plus a "high" and marked increase in energy/prouctivity. But, your body needs more and more as time goes on. Unfortunately, I am in the process, after 2 years, of trying to get off of this, with marked withdrawl symptoms and rebound headaches. If you can find a non- narcotic to relieve your headaches, I would recommend it. You never see the addiction coming, but your body gets used to having it in your system, and it is hell getting off of it. | Would appreciate anyone else's experiences with medicine that worked to releieve severe migranes (non addictive). Also, anyone's experiences with withdrawl and stopping the drug, how to deal with the headaches, depression, fatigue?? | F | 38 | 2 years | 10/8/2008 | 4 | persistant headaches | the codeine version makes me sleepy, not as effective | the non codeine version was great... within 1/2 hour i was pain free | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 12/11/2007 | 4 | Migraine | Short Term - dry mouth, slight euphoria, constipation,impaired concentration, nausea counteracted by gravol Long Term - Very concerned and can't seem to find any data | I have tried Imitrex, zomig, daily drugs etc and the only drug which provides relief with minimal side effects has been fiornal C 1/2. The migraines vary in intensity sometimes with aura and sometimes without. However I am very concerned with the long term side effects in my system and am always concerned about physical addiction. My migraines are occurring 2 - 3 times a week and this is actually not too bad right now. Having been on the drug for so long, I don't think addiction has occurred as there has been prolonged periods without headaches and no problems. However, rebound headaches are a concern at times as well. I would love to hear from anyone with experience with this drug - positive and negative. | F | 43 | 26 years | 5/25/2007 | 4 | migraines | At first it made me very dizzy and loopy feeling. I reccomend to eat something before taking to ease this feeling. | After my body got used to the drug I could take it at the onset of a headache and symptoms and side effects went away quickly. I noramlly need to eat a snack before taking the pill or I will feel woosy. I have been taking this drug for several years along with other preventative meds (topamax) for migraines and I feel my body has become a little immune to the effects of fioricet. Overall has made suffering with migraines much easier. | F | 25 | 3 years | 12/24/2005 | 5 | Migraine n scoliosis with DJD | None great for my migraine back pain n toothache..this medicine is a miracle pill. | This is very good to try | F | 48 | 6 days 50-40-300 2X day | 4/9/2021 | 5 | Chronic muscle tension headaches | Constipation | Very effective for relief of chronic moderate muscle tension headaches caused by whiplash auto accidents | M | 65 | 10 years | 7/17/2016 | 5 | chronic migraine, tension headache | At first energetic and talkative, but now no obvious side effects since I've been taking for a few years. I can only take one at a time, max 2 in a day. | I generally take one pill, once a day and two if my headache increases. I have a number of health issues and this seems to help significantly with my overall well being. I never take more than 30 pills in a month. It is the only medication that does not give me a rebound headache and in all honesty has helped me become more sociable and at ease. I can see how people could become addictive and abuse this medication but because I am hypersensitive to caffeine, it is self limiting in that I can take a max of 2 for a really bad migraine. I've been on much stronger pain killers and this is by far the most effective with the fewest side effects only if taken in limited amounts. Combined with imitrex this works very very well and eliminates the unpleasant side effects of imitrex. | F | 44 | 3 years 1-2 1X day | 5/4/2016 | 5 | migraine / tension headaches | I have had absolutely none and I have taken this medication for years. | I had my first migraine in 1982. I suffered with these having to go to emergency rooms and even being admitted for dehydration and severe pain vomiting. After my family dr tried everything. ..he started me on this fioricet with codiene. It is a miracle drug for me. I take it on a daily basis and I keep my headaches under control. I get no high from this medication. It is for the sole purpose of controlling my headaches. I find doctors want to bulk on this medication. I do not drink...I do not smoke... however I have to have this medication to be a functional human being. I have worked all my life and raised two sons. It is the ONLY medication that keeps me being a human. I would like to say the the medical profession....it may be an older medication. ..but for people like me that have tried it all it works great and it has kept me put of the hospital and at my full time job and to be a mother and now a great functioning grandmother. Please....it u have a patient that has tried it all....let let try this medication and have a functional life. | F | 56 | 10 years 30 mg | 4/29/2015 | 5 | Migraine/tension headaches | sedation | Works very well for mild migraines and for mild-moderate tension headaches. I've only ever had generic, so I can't say whether brand is superior as many others have claimed, but I am very satisfied with its efficacy for migraines, bad tension headaches, and cluster headaches | F | 27 | 6 months 1-2 cap 1X AN | 3/24/2011 |