HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND ACETAMINOPHEN Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (77 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND ACETAMINOPHEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HYDROCODONE BIT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Severe degenerative disc disease | Mild constipation, mild disruption in sleep if taken at bedtime, very little sedation unless already sleepy | For 21 years I have dealt with pain in my lower lumbar area. A combination of genetic predisposition and heavy lifting in the gym (since I was 17 years old) resulted in episodes of moderate to severe back pain. It began with episodes every 18 months then became more frequent from 1986 to 2002, when it became more chronic and included severe sciatica in left hip and leg. Three MRIs since 2003 have revealed worsening severe degenerative disc disease in vertebrae T12 thru L5, along with lumbar stenosis, spondololysthesis, arthritis, you name it! I tried Neurontin (too sedating), Ultram (non-narcotic but ineffective), Percocet (too strong), spinal corticoid injections (ineffective), Lyrica (VERY dizzy) and plain old physical therapy - all to no avail. The hydrocodone (either lortab 10/500 or Norco 10/325)work perfectly every time, with very few side effects and no euphoria. Over all these years, I have to have built up some tolerance (I went from 5mg to 7.5mg to 10mg)but am still able to k | M | 48 | 21 years | 6/19/2007 | 5 | noco 10/325 for 1995 neck and back | none .anxiety from new dr.s that want to push new meds that are bad and the new dr's are to dumb to listen to thier patients | works great w/soma to relax and take away breakthrough pain.gives a person the will to live/quality of life | M | 50 | 16 years 10mg/325/m 4X day | 12/9/2011 | 3 | PAIN, Fibromyalgia &lower back | SEVERE CONSTIPATION, and I felt it made me irritable and I'm not an irritable person. I also can tend to give heart palpitations, and make you WEAK, which it did me. It has contributed to lethargy. I do better just sticking with my MAIN PAIN MED = METHADONE. It has NO side effects, and it was all they had bad in World War II days for pain! The | My EXELLENT PAIN DOCTOR< Dr. John Gatell, in Tyrone, GA (Atlanta area) presribed it for | M | 43 | 15 years | 11/18/2003 | 5 | Severe TBI,broken neck and back | I DT off it once in a while which is a real bitch,otherwise,maybe occasional itching. | It helps me a ton | M | 52 | 14 years 10/325 6X day | 7/11/2012 | 5 | Breakthrough Pain from AS | mild dizziness if I haven't taken it in awhile. | I take this as needed for breakthrough pain with my ankylosing spondilitis. I currently use fentanyl patches for round the clock pain relief. This medication works very well when my pain becomes aggrevated because I tried to do too much or I lose control of the pain due to stress. I use the 10/325 strength and take anywhere from half a tablet to two tablets as needed. I generally use between 10 and 50 tablets a month depending on the weather and my activity level. Have never noted any withdrawal symptoms from using the medication at this level. I have also noted that the Mallinckrodt generic tends not to work near as well as the other brands do though not sure why. | M | 38 | 12 years | 1/10/2006 | 4 | Fibromyalgia (daily widespread pain | None. | I have daily widespread pain, in various locations in varying intensity every day since 1998. I wake up in pain and go to bed in pain, sleep is even painful. I do not have a propensity for addiction. I have used the same dose (5mg) and frequency of this drug for 10 years. It still works the same as it did 10 years ago. It doesn't take all my pain away but it helps a great deal and allows me to make it through 2/3 of the day without being severely limited by pain, hold down gainful full time employment and lead a somewhat normal life, for that I am very grateful. | F | 49 | 10 years 5 MG 2X day | 1/19/2011 | 3 | Osteoarthritis & Fibromyalgia | I get a headache in the back of my head and neck when I sleep after taking it. It also makes me itchy and gripy. It caused my husband to loose all interest in sex and he became addicted. I do not have addictive personality traits so even with the euphoria it sometimes produces I only take it rarely. It does nothing for my pains. Some people swear by it. NOt me. | I think used in the right way it may help some people. But extreme care should be taken to avoid liver failure and if you have any signs of addiction get off it. Take only as needed. | F | 54 | 10 years | 2/1/2008 | 1 | Arthritis and Herniated disc's and | Malincrodt, Lupin and Amneal offer no relief at all. When I was taking the pills with the V unscription on them, they worked great. I had mobility and freedom. Now these brands are not even worth asking my Doctor to prescribe for me anymore. No relief. The Pharmaceutical companies are a disgrace to the Country I served. | M | 62 | 10 years 7.5/325 3X day | 10/30/2021 | 1 | Chronic pain fibromyalgia neck and | Stomach upset headache joint pain kidney issues legs swelling little pain relief! | Some has iodine in it and I'm allergic. Also sodium as filler causing me swelling! | F | 72 | 10 years 5/325 2X day | 5/25/2023 | 5 | chronic headaches; neck pain | felt the 'euphoric' effect of the drug for about the first week, and it was actually kind of nice: a lovely warm glow. wanted to hug everybody, mostly because *the pain was gone at last!* since then, no 'glow', just continued effective pain relief. | this drug probably saved my life. had chronic headaches for *years*, and got no relief whatsoever while the docs danced around prescribing everything except what worked. "try this muscle relaxer!" "now try this anti-depressant!" when i finally met a doc with the guts to prescribe the feared and dreaded narcotic (gasp!) painkiller, i got my life back. yes, it can be addictive. i've gone through withdrawal twice: it was no fun, no sleep/irritable for about 3 days; but certainly nothing like the throes of heroin withdrawal like they show in the movies. comparing the pain of withdrawal to the pain of my headaches (that only this drug can fix) is like comparing an ant to an elephant. alleviation of constant pain is a gift from god; and easily worth the price you *might* pay by taking this drug. can't recommend it highly enough. | M | 48 | 8 years | 4/29/2009 | 3 | Pain from an accident | At first extreme nausea and just feeling horrible all over. | Do not take this drug unless you absolutely have to. The sick feeling soon goes away and before you know it you are hooked and it is a monkey on your back. It can make an addict out of anyone, it knows no bounderies. It is not really great at killing pain, it makes you not care as much about the pain | F | 55 | 7 years | 12/21/2007 | 1 | Arachnoiditis | Prior to 2017, any manufactured hydrocodone worked very well for me, now none of these pain relievers work, seems as if the pharm company's have stopped or highly reduced the main ingredient, it's not me, I hear this from thousands of pain patients, considering the falsely reported so called opioid epidemic has caused the manufacturers to just not care, anytime the government agency's are involved nothing will or ever work correctly, thanks for making me suffer, ya bunch of losers, DEA,CDC,are reporting false information, and that's a fact. | M | 51 | 6 years 10mg 3X day | 1/17/2023 | 1 | Lower Back Pain (due to injury) | When I started this medication I had no problems with getting pain relief until recently (2020-2022) when the drug formula began to change. I could immediately tell the difference between my scripts being filled each month. My last script was horrible! I don't know what binder/fillers that were put into my medicine but it made me very sick. The medicine gave me no pain relief at all. I truly believe that there was no hydrocodone in any of the pills. I have a very sensitive stomach. This pill and whatever ??? the active ingredients they mixed together made me very sick. I had to immediately discontinue taking the medication and suffer with my daily back pain. I understand that there is a drug crisis but there is also responsible people administering their medication as prescribed. We should not have to suffer with pain because of people with a drug habit and who like to abuse this medication. It's so sad ! The pharmaceutical companies (Mallinckrodt) are going to start killing patients if they're not careful with the ingredients being replaced and put into pain medicines. I feel like the drug works well for me and probably others who do not get any relief from OTC pain medications. I just pray that no one including myself gets hurts or dies from taking a prescription medication that you trust and believe that it is what your being prescribed. Lately this generic Norco by Mallinckrodt is not a good medicine being prescri | Side effects are awful! Ringing ears No pain relief Tired, restlessness and fatigue Stomach pain Severe constipation So much more ! | F | 47 | 5 years 5/325 4X day | 1/2/2023 | 5 | gut pain; clear tests | fatigue, sleepiness. pleasant buzz (why some people take it). | double edged sword. can be extremly helpful in surviving your pain, and it can be addicting, physically and mentally. i am now weaning myself off of a 4 year run. i am suspicious that it is now causing the pain that i originally took it for. its a bitch getting off. secret to having it be an effective tool: don't take it regularly, don't dose more than 10mg at a time unless doctor advises. take on an empty stomach with milk/food a must within 15 minutes or you might get nausious. or you can just take it with milk. there are many very similar drugs under different names. they all come from the opium poppy, and are thought to have been discovered over 3,000 years ago. and with all the pharmicological development we have had, 'they' can't find anything that works better. | M | 67 | 4.5 years | 11/21/2006 | 5 | dysmenorrhea | Some drowsiness, sleep disturbance, urinary retention, constipation, and dry mouth. Some dizziness and the usual feel of relaxation that comes from opiates. Withdrawal does happen if you stop use suddenly, but addiction and tolerance are easily avoidable if you take a few days away from it every week. | I say hydrocodone is the greatest medication ever produced. It gave me my life back and allowed me to live normally. 10 -15 mgs will completely knock out even the severe, stabbing abdominal/pelvic pain. Elevates mood as well to treat the depression that comes with chronic pain. Before hydro, my life was planned around monthly torture sessions, when I would literally wish for death. I was so desperate for relief that I turned to alcohol and any drugs I could get my hands on, meanwhile getting ulcers from chronic use of Advil and other OTC meds. On Hydro I can be physically active and am no longer a prisoner of pain. This is truly a wonder drug that should be easily available to everyone. Instead it is tightly controlled and people are living in pain and forced to take dangerous and ineffective nsaids. Many doctors are reluctant to prescribe it, and that is terrible since OTC meds are so damaging to the liver and kidneys, while opiates cause no such harm. Someday I hope | F | 29 | 3 years | 10/24/2006 | 4 | Pain with Crohn's | sleepiness, slight itching, especially nose | It has helped make my life livable. I do not take it every day--only as needed. | F | 44 | 3 years | 2/23/2004 | 5 | torn ligaments and muscles | insomnia at night, sleepy during the day, some upset stomach | This drug works wonders for the pain. However, it is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! Make sure to find a Dr. you trust to closely watch your progress and re-adjust your medicine as necessary. | F | 27 | 2 years | 3/21/2002 | 5 | Back pain | Happy, addictive, over exertion since I don't feel the pain so I feel later | I started taking for back pain, then just to get through the work day, then because they make me smile alot and very happy. I get energetic and goofy. I stopped taking for awhile because I realized I was getting addicted and went through the withdrawals. Now, I only take when I need them, but they are fantastic for pain. | F | 25 | 2 years | 12/9/2008 | 5 | ankle & knee trauma, arthritis | Mild side effects include sweating and occasional stomach upset. I dont experience the "euphoria" other people report, but this is not a party for me. I use it for pain management only, so I can continue to work and get some use out of my body despite the damage done. | My one regret about this medicine is that it took so long to get my physisicans to presribe it. There is a stigma attached to these drugs that to me seems ridiculous, it is NOT okay to live with extreme pain when there are options available such as this prescription medication. People do abuse these drugs, and they are addictive when abused I am sure, but this medication has been a blessing to my life and I am able to do more now than I have for a number of years. Where nothing else has worked at all, this medicine had made it possible for me to continue being productive and reasonably content despite the damages done to my joints. It is not a cure, but I dont think many medicines are, it is a means of pushing through pain so I can go live a reasonable life and handle my daily matters. | M | 47 | 2 years | 12/15/2008 | 4 | Back and Joint pain | The side effects were itching, nausea, sweating,bad taste in the mouth, constipation and fear. | The effects from this medication is almost not worth it. It can be addictive, use with caution. it has the effects of a drug addict! | F | 63 | 2 years | 3/9/2009 |