| Key to ratings for vicoprofen: 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 | fractured hand | None | I have a very high tolerance to most pain meds so it takes A LOT to get rid of pain. By the time I've reached a dose that works, I'm incoherent on other meds. On vicoprofen, I can take the recommended dose, or double for severe pain, and can function like a normal human being. It also has the added benefit of reducing swelling a little...the only downside is it doesn't reduce swelling very much, which doesn't help when your hand is swollen to twice its normal size. I have also taken this for dental pain and it totally got rid of the "throbbing" nature of the pain. | F | 38 | 5 days | 1/22/2010 | 4 | Back Pain | Restlessness, Moodiness, high feeling. | This drug works the best for me as far as the back pain goes. I've tried Percocet and like this more as far as taking the pain away. | F | 34 | 6 days | 9/2/2009 | 3 | rotator cuff injury | halucinations, inability to orgasim, couldn't sleep | I took this for 5 days and had increasing side effects | M | 34 | 5 days | 6/29/2009 | 4 | Slight drowsiness, Euphoria when taken a first part of day, nervousness if taken too often. Increased libido but unable to orgasm (a very twisted side effect!). | Incredible medicine when taken for a short time. Completely takes my chronic back pain away and allows me to function normally. If taken past 5:00PM, I cannot sleep. I have to switch this med out after 30 days though because it becomes ineffective after using for a month. | M | 40 | 2 years | 5/27/2009 | 4 | endometriosis | euphoria, sometimes nausea, high energy, insomnia | I like vicoprofen ok. It only has 200mg of ibuprofen so sometimes when the pain is bad I take too many and get sick. But for the most part, its helped me out a lot. | F | 24 | 2 years | 3/27/2009 | 4 | back pain | no pain, euphoria, sense of well being. | F | 26 | 1 months | 2/7/2009 | 3 | severe migraine headaches | frequent urination, slight impotence, moody | I take vicoprofen 3 times day (5mg hydrocodone/tab). It manages my headaches. Headaches are only existant during stressful times. | M | 21 | 2 years | 9/11/2008 | 3 | back pain and diverticulits | none | helped back pain but not diverticulits pain | M | 56 | 5 days | 6/23/2008 | 3 | Bone Marrow Biopsy pain | nausea, dizziness, vomiting, decrease in appetite | I started taking vicoprofin after the doctor who did my bone marrow biopsy hit a nerve he wasn't supposed to. Vicoprofin got rid of the pain, but I was dizzy and throwing up everything I ate. Not really recommended. | F | 21 | 3 days | 3/6/2008 | 2 | Lumbar Spinal Fusion | Moodiness, Mood Changes from happy to irritable and very mad, VERY scary dreams | I took this for several months as my only pain medicine following a spinal fusion. By the third month the pain was still well controlled but my mood was very depressed and getting ugly. I think this is great for short term disability but not for the 2 year recovery of back surgery! | F | 30 | 4 months | 2/13/2008 | 5 | Menstrual cramps - endometriosis | Euphoria; sometimes energy and get tasks done; helped to sleep; constipation; makes me chatty; | Fabulous drug for severe menstrual cramps and other pain with the hydrocodone/ibuprofen combination; be careful as it can be very addictive; works way better than Vicodin, as the tylenol is a waste and is also bad for your liver; I take on an empty stomach for a better effect but be careful if you have stomach sensitivities | F | 38 | 7 years | 11/23/2007 | 4 | degenerative disk disease/scoliosis | terrible back pain, upset stomach, itch but helped the pain very well | BEWARE! THIS WILL TRASH YOUR KIDNEYS---that's what the BACK PAIN was all about. I noticed other people mentioned back pain. It's the ibuprofen that can damage your kidneys. doctor took me off ibuprofen and ibuprofen containing meds for good after this experience. BEWARE! | F | 55 | 6 months | 9/22/2007 | 5 | Interstitial Cystitis | When I first started taking it, it made me drowsy. Would have wierd dreams, leg twitching and would wake up with my arm in the air, then bent down in a wierd position. I no longer have any of those side effects after continued use. | I wish there were something else I could take for what I have, but so far, no OTC drugs help. Interstitial Cystitis is something I wouldn't wish on my worse enemy. It knocks out the pain in about 1/2 hour. I honestly don't know what I would do without the help of this drug. | F | 46 | 2 years | 9/14/2007 | 5 | Pelvic nerve damage | euphoric feeling, overly emotional at times. | I had my 5th c-section in 2003 and it almost cost me my life. I have since had 12 surgeries for various related reasons leaving me with severe nerve damage and scar tissue in my lower abdomin and pelvic area. For 3 years I suffered in silence until I couldn't stand it any longer. I was originally put on percocet by my family doctor. Took this for one year, it certainly "covered" the pain and made me "feel" good, but I was still aware of the pain just didn't care. Finally I was reffered to a pain management doctor who took me off the percocet, which was TERRIBLE. Withdrawal made me feel like I was dying for days.... He then put me on the vicoprofen so that I would have the ibuprofen for the inflammation and the vicodin for the pain relief. It was a MIRACLE!! I went from excruciating pain everyday to an almost normal life again. I know that I am reliant on the meds. but I have weaned myself off twice and the withdrawal, while uncomfortable, was not unbearable and last | F | 33 | 13 months | 9/11/2007 | 4 | Herniated disk C5/C6 | At first I had some stomach cramps. It definitely helps me if I drink a FULL GLASS of water with the dose. Noticable energy boost about 45 min after taking. Also noticable energy drain about 3 hrs after dose taken. I typically take half a pill every 4 hrs, or 1/4 every 2 hrs to keep the pain relief constant. Strong side effects (other than relief!) only occurred for me when I ran out of meds. Extremely bad stomach and bowel cramps. Make sure you come off this stuff slowly! | Works great for relief due to nerve damage or pressure as in my case. I haven't experienced any addictions yet, but there is a euphoric effect with this med. All in all this is definitely worth a try if you're hurting. I've also tried the vicodin (hydrocodone & acetaminophen) and this works better for me. | M | 29 | 4 months | 8/30/2007 | 5 | chest pain | none yee haa | be very careful you could build a house on that stuff very addicting took for 1 year off it now for 4 months with no with drawl i was lucky you might not be | M | 40 | 1 years | 5/18/2007 | 3 | Back Pain | I became VERY addicted to this medication, though it helped with the pain. I definitely needed more and more as time went on for the same effect. BE CAREFUL, you will feel like HELL when you go off and it can really screw with your life!!! | You need to decide how severe your pain is and if it is worth being addicted to pain meds. It is a very dangerous drug! | F | 28 | 6 months | 4/26/2007 | 5 | Back and neck pain/auto accident | Gave me a serious boost in energy 30 minutes after doseage. Can not use at night, as I would not be able to sleep. Besides the rush, no ill effects at all. | GREAT pain med! After car wreck I had constant neck,back and shoulder pain until I started this med. | M | 54 | 1 years | 3/14/2007 | 4 | Pleurisy | Itching of the arms, stomach, chest and back, Euphoria, Felt mentally 'foggy', decreased hunger, increased libido, sleepiness | The Vicoprofen worked pretty well for my chest plain, although I do continue to have some pain when I breath deeply. I noticed that some people said this drug interrupted their sleep, I can sleep very well until it wears off and the pain comes back in the middle of the night. | F | 24 | 3 days | 2/21/2007 | 5 | Neck and Back Injury | Insomnia,Dizziness,very weird dreams ,itching like mad | I have tried so many things and this is all that helps.Its worth the itching and not sleeping atleast I can function and lead somewhat of a normal life.I was in a car accident and still suffer from whipash 9 months afterwards.Some days are worse the othrs but I have my meds to take care of that now. | M | 30 | 9 months | 11/11/2006 | 5 | Chronic back pain | mild excitement, mild tirdness after 5,6 hours | After herniating two discs (L4,L5-L5,S1) at work my life changed. This is the only drug that took the edge off my chronic lower back pain. I tried everything before this drug. I am so happy my doctor introduced me to vicoprofen. If your fed up with your pain.....try this medicine! Make sure you ask for vicoprofen and not vicodine. People say there the same but there not. This could make the difference in beating your pain. Vicoprofen is hydrocodon and ibuprofen mixed. I use the 7.5 mg. You need to be careful using this drug because it is addictive. I am very careful with it and use it only when I really need it. Sometimes I don't take it at all and sometimes 3 times daily. I never took more then that. Just use your head. It definitly takes care of (or hides) the pain. Just waiting on the right surgery for my situation to come along. The pain is so bad everyday that it's hard to even concentrate. Good Luck!! | M | 45 | 5 years | 11/11/2006 | 4 | chronic back pain | mild anxiety | This is the only medicine that takes the edge off the daily pain I experience. It took a long time to find something to help with my chronic pain but I am happy I kept searching. I could at least socialize now. | M | 45 | 5 years | 10/24/2006 | 1 | extracted wisdom teeth | drunk feeling, BAAAD STOMACHE&BACK PAIN!,sleepiness,chills, flu like symptoms,etc. | Been 4days since my surgery.all4were taken out.My stomache has hurt me so bad the past2days, ive woke up crying!AND Ive got this really wierd back pain..like ive been n an accident!!&ihavent!! tried eating sumthibn w/ my pills&it STILL HURTS.SOOO BAD.Olordy its a pain ive never felt!!Im sure its the meds om not use 2 taking.Im on Hydrocodone.ALSO the Hydro. was makin me ITCH LIKE CRAZY the 1st few days, so now Ihave 2 take 2 Benedryl w/it evertmie Itake it..Oman, this sux!Iwanna feel better!!My tummy&back hurt sooo dern bad! ahhg! | F | 20 | 4 days | 8/15/2006 | 5 | Demyelinating Polyneuropathy | Except for an increase in alertness after about an hour after dose, I have had little side effect. | This was the first drug prescribed for chronic, increasing pain during the time a cause for pain was being researched. As the pain increased, morphine was added, as well as Duragesic patch (fentenyl). It took 3 years for a diagnosis and to begin a long term treatment. I weaned off other pain meds, but kept Vicoprofen. I have found that the Vicoprofen taken regularly at 6 hour intervals effectively controls (for me) the pain from permanent nerve damage that occurred prior to treatment for the disease (CIDP - Chronic Inflamatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy). I now take 12 per day, 3 tabs x 4 doses per day, with no side effects. For me, it has been an excellent drug, a true lifesaver. Incidently, if you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic lyme, or other similar diseases, have your doctor consider CIDP. Check it out yourself with a Google of CIDP. You will get the most info at www.cidpusa.org. A neurologist can test for and treat CIDP. I am leaving my email address, al | M | 65 | 5 years | 7/22/2006 | 4 | herniated discs | none | I can get around without being miserable. Works very well for my constant back pain.I'm so much happier now that I'm not in pain ALL the time. | M | 36 | 1 months | 6/8/2006 | 4 | oral surgery-retreat root canal | My face itched alot and my chest and upper arms itched. I could not sleep very long or very deeply and I had very very vivid, odd dreams. Euphoric feeling and also weepy, like PMS. Emotional. | It most certainly helped take away the pain very quickly. I felt no pain almost immediatley after taking my dosage. | M | 31 | 5 days | 5/17/2006 | 3 | Back Pain | Wonderful at first not many side effects. Just felt better but after taking for several months began getting stomach ache. I was so nauseous that I couldn't eat and I would vomit. | I think it is fine for short-term use but wouldn't recommend it long term. | F | 33 | 3 months | 3/8/2006 | 5 | Oral surgery | It made me very sleepy. I slept alot during the day. | I felt no pain after surgery on my mouth. It was very effective for three days and afterwards I switched to Motrin for two days and then I stopped the Motrin. | M | 42 | 4 days | 2/14/2006 | 4 | extracted wisdom teeth | Drowsiness | It is a powerful pain reliever and shouldn't be misused or used for extended period because tolerance and addiction occur and that defeats the purpose of the medication. | F | 20 | 2 days | 12/15/2005 | 5 | herniated disc | euphoria, dry mouth, increased libido | I love this stuff. Took all my pain away and made me feel great! Good thing I only had 6 pills or I would have probably become dependant. | M | 28 | 4 days | 11/13/2005 | 5 | migraines | relaxed, sleepy, and great relief | I loved it...can be very addicted. Watch out!!! | F | 29 | 6 days | 7/18/2005 | 4 | Severe headache | Itching, drowsiness, severe mood swings. If I lie down right away, I become very nauseated. I've learned to sit up for about 30 minutes after taking it before lying down to avoid the nausea. | I take this medication every now and again when I get a headache that just won't go away, and it does help. However, I worry about the possibility of dependence so I try to take it only when I absolutely have to. I get very emotional when I take this medicine and I find myself calling or writing friends to tell them how much I care about them! | F | 33 | 7 months | 7/17/2005 | 5 | Back pain after car accident | Euphoria, constipation with extended use | This drug is wonderful for patients, like me, who are allergic to Tylenol. It is a great pain reliever, although I have been off and on it for years and it can lead to medical dependence. But if you have a severe injury, this is often unavoidable. Take with food, and at the first sensation of pain for best result. It also works longer than most over drugs in the opioid family...I recommend this medication if you are really in pain. | F | 21 | 4 years | 5/7/2005 | 5 | Grade 4 Osteoarthritis - both knees | Vicoprofen, like most opiods, seems to work better at smaller doses taken more frequently. If you experience side effects like drowsiness and/or interrupted sleep, split the tablet in half and take 1/2 at shorter intervals. Be sure to use Metamucil or increase your intake of dietary fiber while taking any opiods as they can cause significant constipation. | M | 52 | 3 months | 4/28/2005 | 2 | pain due to kidney stones | aching burning sensation in middle/lower back (kidney area), intoxicated feeling, anxiety, tremors, abnormally vivid dreams | Helped acute pain, but wasn't worth the side effects | F | 22 | 2 days | 2/6/2005 | 5 | pain | none | better than vicodin because it only contains 200mg of ibuprofen unlike vicodin which contains 500mg of tylenol. In the event your dr. ever wants to prescribe you vicodin see I prefer vicoprofen. | M | 41 | 7 days | 12/28/2004 | 3 | Need for crushed ankle | I'm actually in need of info. I take 3600mg of ibuprofen daily, 16 tabs. I've taken Lortab, but that has | M | 41 | 0 times | 12/28/2004 | 3 | Crushed ankle | Truncated | Some of my post didn't show. I've taken Lortab but that has Tylonol and Tylonol has never helped me with pain, but Lortab did give me a little relief. My question is, would Vicoprofin allow me to reduce my daily intake of ibuprofen due to the hydrocodone??? Thanks, Bret | M | 41 | 0 times | 12/28/2004 | 1 | psoriatic arthritis | anorexia, mental fogginess, emotional outbursts | i've never had such a bad reaction to a drug. i found out later that i was allergic to ibuprofen, so perhaps that was why i had such a terrible reaction. | F | 36 | 2 years | 11/27/2004 | 4 | costochrondritis | after 2 doses - severe itching all over. Hiccups. Went to sleep and woke up with breathing difficulty and racing heart. Went to emergency room where they said it was an allergic reaction. Doctor said to stop the vicoprofen. | It worked great on the pain so if you don't have allergic reaction to it , it is good. | F | 48 | 2 times | 9/27/2004 | 5 | radiculopathy/back pain/post surg. | love the stuff. makes one a bit drowsy, but I found that this stuff was so potent that 1/2 the dose took the pain away, and then I had no drowsiness, but still pain relief. I didn't ever take the full doses b/c then side effects were too drowsy. Found that if I took only when I had pain, and not on a regular basis, the pain would go away, and no drowsiness. | F | 39 | 1 years | 4/23/2004 | 5 | pain due to Sialadenitis | hallucinations, nightmares, extreme drowsiness, mental confusion | F | 24 | 2 days | 7/25/2003 | 1 | pain from thumb injury | rash, itching | F | 69 | 1 days | 5/24/2003 | 3 | back/neck pain | constipation,difficult urination,bad dreams,"drugged"feeling | M | 63 | 3 months | 1/18/2003 | 5 | Impacted wisdom teeth extracted. | Euphoria, constipation, light-headedness, inablility to sleep very long or very deep. | Excellent pain reliever. Superior to Vicodin for some reason-maybe the combination effect with Ibuprofen makes it work more effectively. I was able to get back to work quickly, had little problem with drowziness or anything else. The only problem was that I began to like it, but ran out of refills! | M | 2 weeks | 10/29/2002 | 3 | after hysterectomy | could not sleep and when I did I would have strange dreams. Bottoms of my feet also burned. | I have a very strong reaction to any drug in the morphine family so I was given this for pain. So far I've taken it for 15 days but only as needed. | F | 46 | 15 days | 6/4/2002 | 4 | pain teeth | drowsiness | took the edge off, still had some pain but nothing compaired to not taking it | M | 28 | 5 days | 5/24/2002 | 5 | Reduce pain after Cortisone shots | Strange side effects.... Could NOT sleep on this medication and increased sexual appitite with an inability to orgasm. | I used this medicine 7 times last year for 3 or 4 days. I'd try this if Viagra doesn't work for you! | M | 37 | 3 days | 2/18/2002 | 4 | SEVERE HEADACHES | M | 26 | 16 days | 2/6/2002 | 2 | Wisdom teeth extracted | Dizziness up to 2 days after discontinued use. Felt half intoxicated but still had some slight pain. | F | 30 | 3 days | 1/15/2002 |
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ratings: 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. |