| Key to ratings for percocet: 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 | sciatic nerve pain (back pain) | My use of Percocet is intermittent, as my back pain/sciatic nerve pain flares up, usually due to exercise. I have had no adverse side effects. None. Works great, uh duh....it's Percocet! Does not have the addictive quality of Vicodin and works much better on pain (since it is stronger). Vicodin always made my mood "happy" and "optimistic." Percocet is mood neutral. I notice none of that. | Just don't accidentally take any more than prescribed. On two occasions I have taken 1 and then not remembered whether I took it or not and taken another. The result was that I felt very sick to my stomach and had to take to bed for several hours. Unlike Vicodin, this drug does not have a "if 1 is good, 2 is even better" effect. In fact, just the opposite. Watch out! | F | 43 | 4 months | 1/31/2010 | 4 | RLS | itchy,vivid dreams,trouble sleeping through the night,warmth. | to the poster wondering about liver damage from the acetaminophen; ask your Dr to prescribe with none added. I take oxycodone only, 10-20mg day. Occasionally I will take Tylenol with it, but it's not automatically added to the drug. I feel that it still works well for me. It's a very legit concern; acetaminophen will wreck your liver given time. Your Dr should be concerned as well. We're both young and need to take care of ourselves! | F | 35 | 1.5 years | 1/26/2010 | 5 | toe/bunion surgery on both feet | constipation, rapid thoughts, upset stomach | this drug makes me feel high and helps me relax. also takes away most of my pain. | F | 30 | 12 days | 1/23/2010 | 4 | Painful bladder syndrome | with the generic, I had ringing in my ears, hallucinations, itching and some diarrhea. With the brand name I do not have any of those side effects, just sometimes I find if someone is talking, it sounds like they are talking twice as loud as normal. So really not sure why this drug affects my ears! | I have found that percocet has worked for me, but the reason I came across this site is I am concerned about the long term use since I have been on it for so many years. I do not take more than 4 in any 24 hour period so it is not like it is every 4 hours, but I am concerned about the acetominophen/liver toxicity risk. If you know where to find out info re this, please post it here as I am having difficulty finding out | F | 32 | 10 years | 1/23/2010 | 5 | BACK PAIN | minor nausea depending,constipation,Will experience the shakes and feel horrible withdrawls if you are out of medicine for within few days if you are on it regularly. | would recommend for pain,i been on it for like 5 years and wish i could get off it but need it for pain but i experience withdrawls if im out sooner than suppose to be.i do not reccommend taking it for a long period of time due to dependency. | F | 35 | 5 years | 1/19/2010 | 5 | shoulder surgery | hot flashes, some itching, spaciness, mild high | 2nd shoulder surgery - much better this time with percocet. I sleep through the night and have experienced way less pain - the first time with different med was so much worse. Starting to take less frequently so as not to develop addiction - now 1 every 6-8 hours instead of every 4. Glad to see others have hot flashes and know that is simply a side effect. | F | 44 | 5 days | 1/18/2010 | 5 | Had 4 wisdom teeth extracted | Slight nausea (only a couple times), dizziness/lightheadedness, sleepy | It definitely did its job. I felt uncomfortable taking this more than once or twice a day after the 3rd day, however, due to it's reputation. But it definitely gets rid of the pain. Side effects were minimal, for me. | M | 21 | 5 days | 1/11/2010 | 5 | surgery for torn ligament in ankle | constipation, mild hallucinations, drowsiness | I found this drug to be very helpful for pain. I was concerned about dizziness and vomiting, so my dr. also prescribed a drug called hydroxyzine pamoate, and I was not dizzy or sick at all. I did have some hallucinations (snakes and worms on the ceiling) and one weird dream. I did not have any pain, mainly just a nice feeling of drowsiness and euphoria. | F | 55 | 4 days | 1/6/2010 | 4 | personal | severe itching, insomnia, weird dreams, hallucination, hearing false things, shaking, over eating, paranoid. | it's a good high, and does take the pain away. (i'm always in pain somewhere in my body) the only thing i don't like is that i am so tired, and i keep falling asleep and hearing noises that aren't there and getting up. it makes you paranoid. | F | 17 | 2 times | 1/5/2010 | 4 | herniated discs and TERRIBLE cramps | itchy, issues with peeing (as in there's less of it less often) | I don't know why but I've always had to be heavy handed when it came to taking meds for any sort of pain. By the time I got to high school, i had to take at least 6 advil at a time to get anything out of them. tylenol never did anything for me. In High School, I was getting these debilitating menstrual cramps and my dad gave me half of a percocet that he had from a shoulder surgery and I found the answers to all my problems. when I've had to go in for various procedures, they've given me other med (the worst case was vicoden that had me extrememly drugged out for a week) and I've always had to have them switch the prescription. Percocet is the only thing that ever works for me on any level. Obviously when i take too much for the level of pain, it gets me high, but the only real side effects are the ones i've listed and i've found that if i take a couple benedryl capsyls that i'm totally fine. The peeing thing kinda stumps me though, so if anyone knows why that's happening, i'd love to hear from them. | F | 25 | 10 years | 1/2/2010 | 4 | neck pain/disc | constipation, euphoria, insomnia, hyperactivity,dehydration and rebound migraines, PAIN RELIEF | I was in the worst pain of my life and the Percocet gave me full relief from my pain. I just need to learn not to take it late at night because I will literally stay up until morning. I found that if I supplement with Motrin in between doses that it helps me with the headaches and pain when I come down. I also noticed that I get irritable when it wears off. Overall, the benefits far outweigh the side effects for me. I could function instead of being stuck in my bed in pain. | F | 28 | 14 days | 12/31/2009 | 5 | Shoulder Surgery (rotar cuff tear) | Nausea, dry mouth | Benefit far outweighs side effects. Dosage was 7.5/325. Eat prior to taking medication and drink lots of water. Controlled extremely painful surgery and helped knock out pain enough to get through physical therapy excercises. I couldn't have done so without this mediction. | F | 44 | 14 days | 12/19/2009 | 4 | neuropathy/RSD | constipation | They definately help with my pain management. I take benedryl along with it and that cures any nausea. I see that many have the itches. The benedryl will also help that. | F | 52 | 2 years | 12/19/2009 | 4 | Hernia surgery | extreme dry mouth, drooling,short-term insomnia,drowsiness,weird dreams | Did good controlling post surgery pain. Worst adverse at night i woke up every 30 to 60 minutes. | F | 24 | 6 days | 12/13/2009 | 5 | Post Neck & Back Surgeries | Itching when Generic was taken, due to the "binders" in the Generic Value. Brand Percocet does not cause itching. | Please eat something, prior to taking Percocet to ward-off the nausea, ie.applesause, crackers, ice cream etc. DO NOT TAKE ON an EMPTY STOMACH, you will become nauseous / or vomit. Nice pain reliever, and wears off in approx 3-5 hours, depending on the person. I take 3 times daily for chronic pain, from failed back surgery and Fibromyalgia. | F | 62 | 12 years | 12/4/2009 | 5 | For Hip Pain & Fibromyalgia | Itching in the beginning but this went away in time. Severe constipation even with lowest dose, but found some help for this through trial and error. Slight hyperactivity. | Just to comment on cutting these pills in half or even thirds: I do this frequently and have no ill effects or "buzz" from it. I have found that I do better on small doses spread throughout the day and have no problems doing this...I know some people do though-so be careful and follow your doctor's instructions. I have taken Percocet off and on without the need to increase the dose - it still works just fine to control pain without making feel drugged or interfering with my life. | F | 59 | 3 years | 12/1/2009 | 2 | Post surgery | Extreme itching and constipation. | The first dose of percocet was okay...until it was time to take the next dose. I experienced itching in eyebrows, vaginal and buttocks, then the itch moved to my ankles, and finally to my incisions. It was severe and miserable. I had to take two benadryl capsules to counteracts the reaction. While percocet relieved me of pain, the itching was worse. I felt like I was going crazy and was going to scratch off my skin. | F | 46 | 2 days | 11/15/2009 | 4 | Neuropathy | The Itch, The Giggles | I like taking percocet - it gets rid of the horrible neuropathic pain I get and gives me a nice buzz. Of course the fun wears off after a while but it does a good job of killing the pain. I've been taking percs on and off for years for different things - from ankle surgery to my recent neuropathy. | 41 | 11/13/2009 | 3 | Pain relief | Nausea, Vomiting, Hallucinations, light headed | This drug made me feel light headed with some mild vomiting, almost felt like vertigo, couldnt open my eyes with out being dizzy. I couldnt sleep either due to me having hallucinations in my room. Overall, this helped some what with the pain. | M | 19 | 2 days | 11/7/2009 | 1 | viral meningitis | itching, insomnia and horrible terrifying mightmares. | I only took 2 tablets with a 4 hour gap and the last one was at 7pm. I was still awake at 2 and had had several nightmares by 4 and several weird dreams after that. Thats NOT very helpful when you have a severe headache and need REST to recover. | F | 40 | 1 days | 10/14/2009 | 5 | Chronic Lower Back Pain | Itching, nausea, dizzyness and vomiting | I have lower back pain almost all the time, I started by taking hydrocodone which didn't work very well so I found myself taking too many at a time. Percocet is not a miracle pain pill but it works a little better and I end up taking less. | F | 24 | 2 months | 10/8/2009 | 5 | Multiple sclerosis - back pain | None | After trying a number of drugs for pain ... this one was the one that worked for me. I've been on it since 2005 with no problems .. other than after a couple years it doesn't work as good. I have no idea what my life would be like without this drug. I can function like everyone else. The quality of my life is 100% better. Although it does not take all of the pain away it's enough for me. I'm happy I can still walk on my own. | F | 31 | 5 years | 9/22/2009 | 5 | Bronchitis/Flu | Itchyness, Focused way too hard on little things like bugs and people walking on the street, Sleepy, but I did feel that it helped me focus on my work for a little while. | I took it because I was freaking out from my Sickness, and I started sweating real bad and breathing heavy, so my friend gave me one and said it would calm me down. worked like a Charm. | M | 16 | 1 days | 9/22/2009 | 1 | pain after surgery | Emergency surgery, detached retina (in hospital overnight), age 54, at parents home next night, dr. gave percocet; very vivid, frightening hallucinations, so much that I finally MADE myself get up, stay up, drink water rest of night until it wore off. Pain was bad but NOTHING like nightmares! 14 more eye operations (other retina also detached, now high partial legally blind) & doctors know not to give me percocet! | F | 65 | 1 times | 9/22/2009 | 5 | DDD,fibro,costhartitis | none | a good pain med for chronic pain. | F | 48 | 3 years | 9/2/2009 | 2 | Pain for wisdom teeth extraction | Insomnia, constipation, itchy head. | I don't like it. The first dose I took helped with pain and relaxed me. After that it didn't work and I was unable to sleep the entire night. I tried it again the next night and I hear I sit at my computr at 4am wishing I could sleep. I don't get it...thought it was supposed to make me tired. Lame drug. Oh...the itchy head thing was annoying. Again...lame drug. | M | 2 days | 8/29/2009 | 4 | tonsils and nasal surgery | itchy, sweaty,irritable and drowsy. | it helped with the pain | M | 18 | 6 days | 8/21/2009 | 5 | Pain relief | Nausea, itchiness, dizziness, fatigue | I love percocet! When I take it i go zoooom and feel happy and when I don't I'm like RAWR D: and I'm very sad :(. It makes my body go to a happy place and all pains go away! | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 8/16/2009 | 5 | elbow Injury | None | i love it! what a wonder drug | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Relief from Paronychia Pressure | NAUSEA. Hot flash, dizziness. Made me very outgoing though? | It blocked the pain fine, but about 30 minutes after taking it I felt like I was having a heart palpitation -- got really warm and my heart felt "heavy" and got wicked dizzy. Then I got nauseous which seemed absolutely unbearable. I had taken two pills the first time at the hospital so I figured for my next dose, I'd just take one. Same amount of side effects. It worked... but it kinda sucked. | F | 19 | 2 days | 7/26/2009 | 3 | tubal ligation | nausea- hearing noises that aren't there | Day 1 out of surgery took a percocet before bed, had taken 2 previous in day- heard a door bell ring (i don't have one) heard dog barking (don't have one) heard everything but a marching band....very crazy! | M | 37 | 1 days | 7/13/2009 | 1 | pain from wisdom teeth extraction | chest pain, anxiety, throat swelling, fatigue, confusion, nausea, shortness of breath | This drug, in my opinion, is TERRIBLE. I woke up at 4am with severe pain and took 1/2 of the prescribed dosage. Within 30 minutes, I could tell I made a huge mistake. I wanted the medication out of me. I considered forcing myself to vomit in effort to expell any remaining medication. It was as if I was having a bad trip. It gave me anxiety at first. Then after a couple hours I started having chest pain, shortness of breath and swelling of the throat. That lasted pretty much all day. It is now 6pm and I'm still feeling nauseous and the shortness of breath. In addition, I now feel very fatigued and confused. I can't believe I am having this reaction after taking 1/2 of a pill. I have taken vicodin and tylenol and never experienced any of these symptoms. I probably should have gone to the emergency room. | F | 27 | 1 days | 7/1/2009 | 4 | herniated disc/chronic pain | Vivid dreams. Mild constipation. Extreme bouts of hot flashes/sweating. | Don't know if the hot flashes are from the medication or some other cause. Works well for the pain. Dr. has opium phobia and will not give script fo oxycontin. Take oxycodone 15 mg. Cut in half and take six times a day. If I take the whole pill as prescribed, it fades after about 4 hours and then I am screwed waiting around for the next dose time. Smaller more frequent doses helps me make it through the day. | M | 56 | 3 years | 6/16/2009 | 5 | Spinal Surgery | ITCHING. | I had to have three successive surgeries on my cervical and thoracic spine due to a serious motor vehicle accident.I too have a sensitivity to opiates, I get sick as a dog, like the worst cases of the flu you could ever have, in the hospitals when they give me morphine, phentanyl,dilaudid, etc. Demerol was tolerable in the hospital setting(it doesn't kill the pain, it just makes you not care that it is there!) but is not practical, nor desirable to me "out in the world". Post-Op I now find that Percocet is the only serious pain reliever that I can tolerate. It works pretty well. I would not be able to get through Physical Re-Hab without it. I am being very careful regarding dependancy issues. The only real problem I have with it is the ITCHING but I can eat that anytime over the pain. I'm thankful that I have it available to me. | M | 31 | 5 months | 6/11/2009 | 4 | SEVEN HERNIATED DISCS | Severe itching. Some Nausea at times. | Yes, that's right, seven(7), herniated cervical and lumbar discs suffered from a rear end auto collision. Inoperable. I have a problem (not addiction) to opiates. When in the hospital I was given morphine which produced such severe flu-like symptons that I thought I was dying. Dilaudid also makes me ill well past the cost/benefit line. Ditto for Phentanyl. Vicodin does nothing for my pain. Percocet/APAP 10/325 does help, quite a bit, with my pain. The itching can become intolerable at times (it is NOT an allergy but a product of the opioid actions)but the necessity to obtain relief from the pain outweighs the itching problem almost all of the time. It does sometimes make me nauseous but nothing like the Dilaudid or Phentanyl. Some people claim that Benadryl helps with the itching but I do not find that and I try to avoid mixing any medications if I possibly can | M | 52 | 7 years | 6/6/2009 | 2 | Neck surgery, muscle aches/pains | ITCHING - varied from mild to severe. First couple pills, experienced extreme drowsiness, dizziness, and kind of a "f it all" attitude. After getting used to it, it can be very relaxing and calming... but still very itchy. | Not very effective at the pain relieving. Vicodin doesn't work for me, so my doc said we'd try this (something stronger). I wouldn't take it again, the side effects outweigh the little good that it does to help pain. | F | 19 | 1 months | 6/4/2009 | 3 | knee surgery | Euphoria, light-headed, very slight constipation, nausea, insomnia | Took immediately after surgery. Worked well. Now only 2/3 times a week at night. BAD nausea. | F | 45 | 21 days | 6/1/2009 | 5 | broken ankle - 3 places/torn ligame | made me very thirsty (drank a lot of water = hobbling to the bathroom on crutches a lot), constipation, makes me sleepy | i had surgery a few days ago and was prescribed percocet for the pain. from the start i have been VERY careful with this medication because my brother-in-law died of an OD from it earlier this year (i didn't realize exactly what pain med i had been given until i was already home, otherwise i would have probably asked for a different one). the only complaint i have is the constipation, but my orthopedic surgeon told me i could take milk of magnesia for that. about 20 min after i take my dose (2 pills every 6 hours for the 1st 2 days after surgery, but now i take only 1 every 6 hours) i can feel the pain going away. | F | 26 | 6 days | 5/30/2009 | 5 | L5-S1 herniation, multi-level DDD | Mild itching-much less with brand-name percocet instead of generic. and i swear name brand works better. major sweating/hot flashes, shortened temper. | Percocet 10/325 is the ONLY thing that works for my back pain/leg pain besides IV Dilaudid. I have an L5-S1 disc herniation and 70% compression of my neuroforamen. I am seeing the neurosurgeon next week. I also have DDD But it enrages me because of all the red tape i had to go through to get a doctor to prescribe this medicine for me because of all the DRUGGIES and people with MINOR pain/back issues who don't even need it. Oxycodone is IS A "BIG GUN" and should be reserved only for those who truly need it. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2009 | 3 | Thoracic surgery for collapsed lung | Mild itchyness, sweating - it felt like I had a fever, euphoria (kind of, but only the first couple times), tiredness | It was helpful in the hospital but waaaaaay less effective than morphine. I was taking it for a couple weeks and when I went off it because I had to go back to school I had a headache (not too bad) for a day or two. It didn't get my pain down that much, and in general just pissed me off. It did help me get to sleep though, which in that first week home was very nice. I can't see how anyone gets high off of it though... | M | 16 | 3 weeks | 5/21/2009 | 4 | lower back pain | The only side effect I find to really bother me is, I don't want to have sex at all anymore. This also bothers my husband! | F | 26 | 1 years | 5/11/2009 | 2 | Severe Abdominal Pain | Dizziness, Drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting, Euphoria | It only helped with medium level pain (4-6), did not get rid of severe pain. With all of my side effects I would debate whether to take it at all. | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 5/1/2009 | 4 | Foot fractured in 2 places | The famous ITCHYNESS all over my body, constipation, loopy feeling, insomnia, severe hot flashes and sweating. | The side effects may be unpleasant at times but it's the only thing that worked on my pain. They were not bad enough to keep me from taking it when I needed it. It can be VERY addicting so I only take it when I truely need it. Tolerance builds quickly so I always wait as long as I can to take it. And the loopy feeling helps me forget my emotional pain of having 2 stepsons being forced to live in an abusive home and my husband being in Iraq right now. Sounds silly but it helps my anxiety about both situations. | F | 29 | 2 months | 4/24/2009 | 3 | torn rotator cuff surgery | Nausea, mental fog, addiction, blurred vision, memory problems after I quit, big time constipation.Really ugly dreams | Vicodin would have been a better choice. When I had spinal fusion it worked for that severe pain. As the days went by I found I needed 1 every 2 hours to keep ahead of the pain which probably caused the addictions. It took 3 pretty bad days to get weaned from the drug, my friends couldn't help but see me crawling out of my skin, unable to stop moving. This would not be my choice for a recreational drug. | M | 61 | 30 days | 4/19/2009 | 4 | Gallbladder disease | Euphoria, light-headed, constipation, nausea, insomnia, addiction. | I take Percocet periodically for gall bladder disease. When my gall bladder gets inflamed my whole midsection feels like I've been torn in half. I used to take Tylenol 3, but Percocet seems to work much better. I loved, and still love Percocet. I felt talkative, happy, and an overall euphoria. There was no pain what so ever. I did develop some insomnia, and sleep felt incomplete with periodic waking. I did have a small amount of nausea but this was relieved with a cold glass of water and laying down for a short while. I also developed an addiction to the med and would take it when the pain was easily tolerable with a OTC Tylenol or Advil. I still think its a good product, but would caution against long term use. There are good pain management clinics that offer alternatives. | F | 36 | 6 months | 4/15/2009 | 3 | for c-section pain | weird dreams | worked well | F | 37 | 3 days | 4/15/2009 | 3 | Post-Surgery | Kept me awake at night, slight dehydration. | Percocet was great at addressing the pain, although I found that 2 Aleve helped almost as much - and didn't interfere with my sleep like the Percocet. | F | 44 | 2 days | 3/27/2009 | 3 | cholestystectomy | Lightheaded, Dizzy, "Spacey/Loopy" Feeling, ITCHING, nausea, nightmares, groggy, unable to concentrate. | Percocet took away some of the pain that I felt post-op, but I think the reason that it helped me at all is because it pretty much knocked me out. I am only taking one tab every four hours as needed. The first two days that I was taking it I had no side effects other than being tired, but after the third day I developed extreme itching and started having vivid nightmares. | F | 27 | 7 days | 3/10/2009 | 2 | tooth ache waiting for wisdom tooth | None...I would have liked a side effect called take the effin pain away. it is 6:32 am. I have not slept. I have taken 3 of these from my dental appt today... | I came on here yesterday and was reading. I had a feeling I would be given percocet. I read all the horrific side effects down to the praises of a pain free moment. I have had neither. at 9 when he comes in, I am calling and letting him know they do not work for sh*t. | M | 37 | 1 days | 3/3/2009 | 5 | Back Surgery / Arthritis / Migraine | Slight constipation at times and itching of the skin. The itching is the worst part of this drug. Over the years it seems to have gotten worse but it only happens on occassion. | I initially took this when I started having back problems which eventually took surgery to help. Surgery was the best thing that happened to help my back however in order to lead a normal life and do things I could and would like to do such as golf, and work around the house, functional somewhat normally I need to take percocet. I can barely move my fingers in the morning due to arthritis and then my back eventually starts up. I have taken percocet off and on (mostly on) for six plus years now. I do agree the dose becomes less effective after awhile. You have to be cautious to not take it unless you need it and in that way you keep the dose effective. I haven't uplifted my dosage for a couple of years. I have tried to decrease the milligrams but that didn't work for the pain. For the person that said to cut your pills in half to decrease your dosage... please do not listen to that. If you cut your pills you are basically boosting your short term dose to get a buzz and quick pain relief | M | 46 | 7 years | 2/19/2009 | 5 | lower back nerve pain | mild constipation and stomach upset | This is the only drug which seems to help me with the back pain, leg pain I have been getting from having the L5 nerve pressed. I try to take is sparingly, only when the pain is very bad, and at night so that I can sleep. I have been told that you cannot take this long term since it is addictive. I advise not taking it on an empty stomach. I always take it after eating, or with 4 0z of milk and plenty of water at bedtime. I have been eating a high-fiber diet with this and that helps alot. | F | 49 | 5 weeks | 2/17/2009 | 5 | Chronic Pain L4-5 surgery, DDD, OA | Some constipation. Occasional drowsiness. VERY talkative. | I've taken this drug off and on for over 19 years. I do hit tolerance with it and must switch off it for awhile. It works very well though for breakthrough pain as long as I manage the drug properly. Luckily I've never had a MD not want to prescribe, which I believe is due to my records being very complete and me being open, honest and trustworthy. | F | 51 | 19 years | 2/8/2009 | 4 | Psoriatic Arthritis | Constipation, minor mood swings, minor hyperactivity. | I've been taking Percocet for a very painful type of arthritis (Psoriatic) for several years now. It has proven effective at relieving the pain, but since the effects tend to diminish over time with long-term use, I had to discontinue use when pain was low in order to counter that effect. Addictability is a concern here but with the right pain management attitude and doctor monitoring of monthly dosages, I was easily able to keep that from being an issue. Strongly recommend close monitoring by a physician for any patient with drug addictability factors. Managed correctly, this medication is a GREAT addition to a pain management program for moderate to severe pain! Alternate with Lortab (or an acceptable alternative) occasionally to keep effectiveness up when pain is a constant. | M | 48 | 3 years | 2/1/2009 | 3 | post plastic surgery | Mild itching at first then extreme itching after taking it for a couple of weeks. | Very good at killing the pain but I developed a worse side effect that makes me want to scratch my skin off. | F | 40 | 6 weeks | 1/30/2009 | 1 | Total knee replacement | I only take them when the pain is unbearable. It stopped the pain - BUT - severely impacted ability to sleep. When sleep finally came I had bizzare nightmares, waking up in a panic and shouting. Needless to say, trying to work the following day was a disaster. It has happened 3 times - I'll not take another one. | M | 1/23/2009 | 4 | post operation pain | definitely took away severe pain but also made me very sleepy and dizzy. I took 2 doses every 6 hours and now after having nightmares and headaches, down to 1 dose every 5 hours. Trying to withstand the pain. Woke up with mild itchy skin. Has made me very constipated. Will keep taking it for a couple more days. Takes about 25 minutes for pain to disappear. | F | 30 | 4 days | 1/19/2009 | 4 | Lower back pain | Light-headedness, drowsiness, and itching (at times severe) | As a pain reliever, I'm satisfied with Percocet. After only a few minutes after taking a pill, I immediately noticed a drop in pain levels in my lower back, almost to the point where it eliminated it completely. But it did make me light-headed and drowsy. I had to make sure that I had nothing else to do for the rest of the evening since I would usually fall asleep after taking a pill. I noticed that it did make me itch a lot, at times severe enough to interrupt sleep. (I'm a heavy sleeper, and for me to wake up because of itching says a lot about that particular side-effect.) | M | 31 | 5 days | 1/14/2009 | 4 | post surgery | none | I was sure not to take this on an empty stomach. I also took one dose of Milk of Magnesia each day that I was taking it to prevent constipation. I experienced no negative side effects and was happy with this medicine. | F | 27 | 2 days | 1/14/2009 | 1 | Pain/Addiction | If you are taking these pills for fun, please please dont. Its so incredibly hard to get off of them. I wasted so much time and money on these pills. You dont even realize how far it can go until its to late. | F | 21 | 6 years | 1/11/2009 | 4 | back injury | DRASTICALLY increased sex drive... which no doctor has been able to explain. Eventually mild nausea set in though. | F | 38 | 3 days | 1/9/2009 | 4 | Hernia repair | VERY Blurred vision, localized scalp itchiness and itching in general, lethargy, constipation, short bouts of dizziness. | Medication definitely numbs pain and helped in recovery. | M | 28 | 3 days | 1/8/2009 | 2 | Ablasion surgery | Itching all over that kept me awake all night. | F | 42 | 1 days | 1/7/2009 | 5 | Shoulder Surgery (SLAP Repair) | Nothing out of the ordinary. Relieved the pain post surgery, feeling of relaxation and euphoria, a little groggy in the morning. Only side effect was minor constipation. | Opiates aren't for everyone, my advice to anyone new to these types of drugs (vicodin, percocet, etc) is to take half the recommended dosage as everyone reacts differently. I've been lucky and have yet to have any adverse reactions to any of these medications (have used them for a variety of sports related injuries and surgeries), but be safe and do NOT take more than the recommended dosage. | M | 27 | 14 days | 1/2/2009 | 3 | pain after c-section, headaches | nausea, vomiting, numbness, sleepyness, tingling in hands | it took away my pain, i couldnt get out of bed without it. However, i would vomit after the 2nd dose of the day. made me loopy and lightheaded, my hands tingled and the rest of me was completely numb. It did the job, but not my favorite. Was a bit of overkill of my tension headaches, they prescribed me Fioricet for those after and it works much better. | F | 31 | 1 years | 12/31/2008 | 1 | herniated disc/pinched sacral nerve | 1st pill ok but did not seem to stop pain; second pill 4 hrs later helped pain but only when nausea set in; 3rd pill, 4 hrs later produced vomiting after 2 hrs of feeling horribly nauseated and did not even seem to help much with pain. I'm done with it. | I knew that narcotics could make me queasy, but nothing like this. I would say that drinking beer for the pain was about as effective and did not carry the side effect of nausea and vomiting. Length of time taking this drug was 12 hours. | F | 42 | 1 days | 12/31/2008 | 2 | cervical herniations C-2 thru C-6 | first night no side effects, 1 pill, 2nd day better but wore off, only took a half to go to sleep. 3rd day AM itching, nausea, having trouble focusing, anxiety, hearing impaired, and feel like I am speeding, I want it to wear off now. | I can't wait until it wears off at the present, I think Vicodan is better, I just do not like these side effects. Losing concentration. Feeling break through pain now after third day, restless.I do not want to continue but it is very expensive. I am in the cold weather and had chronic pain down neck and shoulder! I should have known better than to try and take this drug! I would rather start with combination of a lower strength drug than not to be able to control it! the jury is still out! You have to research before taking any drug and effects people different due to emotional conditions I believe. I read that it has addictive behaviors, not good but any drug has cause for psychological addiction. only get a few days worth and try different meds before getting quantity. Amen! | F | 52 | 3 days | 12/21/2008 | 3 | 2 cspine hern discs, osteoarthritis | CONSTIPATION!!! | I've been taking 10/325 up to 4 times a day and it is no longer working. Maybe your body builds up an immunity after a while. | F | 33 | 4 years | 12/4/2008 | 5 | separated shoulder | Loopyness, drowsyness | Currently taking for a separated shoulder, I am only taking it at night so I can sleep comfortably. It works wonders, and I am not worried about addiction, I have been on it before for a broken ankle and broken thumb with no problems. Taken correctly it does its job! | F | 27 | 7 days | 12/3/2008 | 4 | tibial plateau fracture pre/post-op | CONSTIPATION!!! Some mild sedation at times, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing | Percocet works very well for my pain taken every 4 hours. At first it was prescribed by the ER MD for every 6 hrs and it was wearing off before then. My ortho surgeon prescribed it for 1-2 tabs every 4-6 hrs after seeing me though. I only needed 1 tab every 6 hrs before my surgery, but after the ORIF I definately needed 2 tabs every 4 hrs, and still do 1 week post-op. For some reason it works better than plain oxycodone at the same dosage, even when I took tylenol with it. Can't explain that, but all that matters is that it works. The only reason I give it a 4 instead of a 5 is because of the bad constipation, but I just started taking some Miralax, so here's hoping. (I'm only 24 and have never been constipated before, and it is so AWFUL, I never would have imagined it was so bad) | F | 24 | 14 days | 11/30/2008 | 5 | Spinal Injury | Dizziness, Happiness, Wierd Dreams, Strange Sleeping habits, and Irregular eating habits | It is great for pain, but I became dependent very easily, had to be weened off of it. Very hard to quit using, bad withdrawel symptoms, and easy to abuse | M | 16 | 4.5 months | 11/25/2008 | 1 | Knee Surgery | Massive headaches, dizziness, nauseous, itchy head | Ugh, I do not like this medication at all. Constant headache at the temples, irritability. Made me very tired. Would rather take nothing. | F | 37 | 2 days | 11/24/2008 | 1 | surgery on uterus | anxiety, nightmares, dizzy, blurred vision, slowed reactions, flushed skin, itchy, constipation, migraines, emotional (crying), confusion, lathargy | Did not seem to ease my pain much, but did have plenty of unpleasant side effects. | F | 22 | 5 days | 11/19/2008 | 1 | surgery | extremely uncomfortable nausea | I have used this after 2 different foot surgeries. The first time I used it off and on for a week after surgery and just remember hating it. The second surgery was today. I was given a local block anesthetic and a sedative for surgery. When I woke up I felt completely fine except for pain in my foot. I was given 1 percocet for the pain and felt horribly nauseas for the next 5 hours. I hate this medicine. | F | 26 | 11/14/2008 | 5 | two torn shoulder muscles | slight dizziness,flush feeling of the face, and some difficulty urinating | Percocet has saved my life for my shoulder pain. Ive tried everything motrin, ultram, vicodin, ms contin, and darvocet. This one worked the best other than oxycontin but I was only on that for a month because Its so expensive. That theres not a whole big differene between the two. I would recommend this drug to anyone in moderate to severe pain. Just take it easy with it. Can be addicting, and the withdrawal is not fun. | M | 28 | 3 years | 11/11/2008 | 2 | ankle sprain (grade 2 or 3) | very talkative, felt "drunk" (slight dizziness/imbalance), mood changes (crying for no reason), slight drowsiness | This was given to me mainly for night time since it was extremely hard to get comfortable and I would wake up from the pain if I moved. I had significant bruising from the sprain going from below my ankle to about a 1/3 the way up my leg/calf. I had additional bruising from the actual fall elsewhere too. The side effects of the percocet did not offset the benefits of this pain killer. It caused me to cry for no reason (think television pregnancy mood swings) and made me extremely talkative. Drowsiness wasn't an issue since I wanted it for sleep but it only seemed to affect me if I purposely tried to sleep. | F | 29 | 5 days | 11/8/2008 | 4 | F | 47 | 11/6/2008 | 4 | 12 spinal reconstructions post MVA | none | If you are taking oxycodone for an extended period you should talk to your Dr about taking a version that is not compounded with either asprin (Percodan) or acetomenephine (Percocet). There are more problems (kidney,liver, etc.) with the compounded versions than with straight oxycodone tabs. My dosage was titrated up to 30mg every 4 hrs, supplimenting Methadone tabs. No tolerance problems or dosage changes necessary for thirteen years. The time-release version (oxycontin) was not effective in controlling spinal or radicular pain. Simple is better! | M | 55 | 13 years | 11/6/2008 | 4 | Ruptured Disc | Very talkative, some constipation, LESS PAIN | Well, I have been taking the percocet for about 6 months now. When I first hurt my back, I was taking 3.25/500mg, now I am up to 10mg/500mg. They really work for the pain, but as time goes on, I need more and higher dose to get any relief. I cannot wait for this to be over with, I really hate feeling dependant on a controlled substance, and I know the dangers of addiction, and it really scares me to think of when I have to stop taking them. | F | 30 | 6 days | 11/1/2008 | 5 | Back Surgery | Nightmares, Sleepy, Headache | I have taken this medicine for a week, but am now having nightmares. They are so bad I can't get back to sleep. My nightmares are heads floating of people I know includnig myself and my mother who has been dead for 26 years now. The little girls faces are cute and then they start having things come out of the sides of their head. Very strange. | F | 49 | 10/28/2008 | 5 | Broken leg then chest surgery | nausea at higher doses, talkative, energetic, less anxious, sometimes sleepy | I used it w/ my broken shattered leg in spring 07 and I currently have chronic pain from my chest surgery in the spring of 08. I take half a tab of 5mg/325mg and it seems to work once or twice a day. If it is raining maybe a whole tab. It doesn't get rid of the pain completely at all, but it does make it so I can get out and be a functional member of society. I've never taken vicidan, but I know codeine meds make me violently ill and I can't take them at all so this is really my only option for this pain right now. | F | 30 | 6 months | 10/18/2008 | 5 | Migraine | Tolerance builded quickly, constipation. Little drowsiness | This medication kill my migraine instantly, two pills of 10/325 when need it. After a week of use daily (when other pains are added to migraine), I notice doesnt giving me the same effect, so the best is use it when you only need it. | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/15/2008 | 2 | bad back | none, this medicine did nothing for me, not even any side effects. | was put on percocet after 5 yrs on ES Vicodin. To me, the vicodin worked 100% better than the percs. I'm also on duragesic 100mcg patches, have been on this dosage ofr 5yrs, on the patches period for almost 7yrs. Currently, my PM doctor has me on morphine 30mg IR, and that to isn't touching my pain. Am calling today to see if I could get back on the Vicodin or Lortab 10 again. They worked so much better at easing my pain, and are so much cheaper. | F | 38 | 4 months | 10/13/2008 | 5 | broken left humerous (arm) surgery | Constipation. Make sure you drink LOTS of water! Doctors never told me about the possibility of constipation but they should have. I recommend even taking stool softeners and/or laxatives while taking this drug. Other than that light drowsiness but that was part of the pain relief. | LOVED if apart from the constapation. Very easy to get addicted! Take in moderation! I was given 150 pills. I used about 70, don't use what you don't need. | M | 15 | 40 days | 10/9/2008 | 3 | extruded L5/S1 disc w/ fragment | severe itchiness, jittery, talkative | I was on 10/325 for 2 months as needed. At first I hadn't associated the rash with the percs, but then I began to notice it would only start after I took the med. The pain was relieved but the itching would keep me up all night. As soon as I stopped taking them , the rash disappeared. | F | 28 | 3 months | 9/26/2008 | 1 | hand surgery | Don't know about pain relief - all it did was knock me out. And made me nauseous. | Totally don't get the addictive properties of this. This was prescribed to me after a hand nerve surgery two years ago. I can't really speak about the pain relief properties, as all Percocet did for me was to make me nauseous and completely knock me out - an Ambien would do just as well. I still have 37 out of the 40 tabs prescribed after my surgery - from two years ago! I honestly have no idea how anyone can take these on a daily basis and actually function. I know people are addicted to this med, but I just don't get it. | F | 33 | 2 days | 9/25/2008 | 5 | 4 wisdom teeth taken out.... | A faint but nice loopyness, my teeth aren't that painful without them but the percocet gets ride of the pain and then some. I can still walk around and so chores around the house effectivly but I tend to fall asleep when I lay still for too long. | M | 22 | 2 days | 9/19/2008 | 2 | back surgery | Strange sometimes scary dreams...Its hard to get to sleep when you wake up from the dreams. Find an alternate pain reliever. | M | 40 | 30 days | 9/18/2008 | 1 | joint pain associated with a fall | Itchy beyond belief, not only itchy but I developed a visible rash on my arms.Sleepiness to the point of sleeping 18 hours in a day. Abdominal cramps.Moodiness,depression,crankiness,vivid dreams. why would anyone WANT to take this stuff? I did not feel any sense of euphoria at all, only brain dead!! I stopped taking it after two days and swear to never take it again unless,I'm experiencing a 10 on scale of 1-10 of pain! It did get rid of the pain, only because it knocked me out! | only take this if there is no alternative pain relief medication which works for you.TRY something else first. Do not continue to take it, only take it absolutely as long as you need it.Not good for chronic pain.There are so many alternative pain relief medications that work well and do not leave you brain dead, depressed,moody, itching, and cramped up! | F | 56 | 3 days | 9/12/2008 | 4 | Knee Replacement surgury | Severe constipation, weird dreams, chills, some nausea | I am commenting for my wife. I googled for percocet and constipation. and am grateful for the info on this site. Here is the full story, hope it helps someone else. Had Knee replacement surgery 1 week ago. 3 days in hospital, all OK so far. came home. used percocet 5/325 for pain. had to use 2 every 4 hours to get relief. NOTE 1 every 2 hours did not work, after talking to doctors assistant, you need to take 2 to "overwhelm" the pain receptors. Fast forward 2 days. Took 2 Tablespoons milk of magnesia, and 1 D.o.s. stool softener. I don't think she took near enough water. Stopped taking the Percocet that evening, next day, SEVERE constipation and hemorrhoids from straining in previous days. No help from Doctor. No help from Emergency room, other than come on in. Here's what finally worked. Fleet saline enema. that just hurt because of salt??? fleet mineral oil, about 1/3. not much I think she was so plugged up that nothing would have much effect re-filled the | 4 days | 9/3/2008 | 3 | Post surgery pain | Percocet gave me effective pain relief, gave me energy, was talkative, relaxed..at first. Now I am irritable, tired, constipated have no energy and the perscribed dose doesnt work anyore. I have to take them twice as often. Not to mention they are extremely addicting. I had to take myself off them for a while and I was so itchy, anxious, depressed, had twiching nerves, could not sleep. It was a horrible feeling. I recently had to start taking them again and I am up to between 10-12 doses a day. I am dreading trying to get off of them again | Percocet is EXTREMELY addicting because it gives many a false sense of well being for a while, and it works for the pain. After prolonged use you can experience sever constipation. Please be careful and only take them as needed! | F | 22 | 11 months | 9/1/2008 | 3 | Wisdom tooth (4) extraction | Itchiness beyond belief. Nausea. Any type of audible noise (like the phone ringing for example) seemed to be amplified 10 fold. Light headedness. Over all loopy feeling. Anxiety (only after the a couple of days taking it). | I was prescribed Percocet as well as Motrin 600 after the extraction of my wisdom teeth. I was only taking the Motrin at first. Then I developed dry sockets five days after my extraction and the pain was unbearable. At that point, the Motrin did not seem to be doing anything, so I tried the Percocet. Wow. I didn't know which was worse, the pain from my teeth or the crazy side effects that the Percocet gave me. It was awful. They were prescribed to be taken once every 4-6 hours, so I figured that I would continue at least for a couple of days, to see if I could acclimate myself to it. It didn't happen. I continued to feel loopy and nauseous. When I say nauseous, I mean to the point where I had to just go to sleep in order for the medication to wear off. Then it seemed as if every noise was magnified 100 decibels. For example the ringing of a telephone, or a car honking its horn, even the TV volume had to be turned down extremely low. Then I started getting the anxious feeli | F | 28 | 4 days | 8/30/2008 | 5 | Massive Inner Ear Infection | I had been suffering from a massive inner ear infection that had been initially mis-diagnosed as "nothing major" after 2 days my face began swelling and ear began oozing fluid. The pain was excruciating. Went to the ER and the doctor prescribed some drop antibiotics and 5/325 Percocets. Eliminated the pain after approximately 30 minutes of taking them, helped me sleep but I had strange dreams, slightly upset stomach and woke up feeling hung-over (might have been fever symptoms) I'm a big guy 6'0 250lbs and they knocked me out fairly quickly. They also gave me a warm fuzzy feeling that started at my feet and worked its way upward. I also laughed some times at random. Only took them for a 72hr period as the antibiotics reduced the swelling and killed off the infection very quickly. All in all unbelievable for pain with slight draw backs. | M | 23 | 3 days | 8/29/2008 | 5 | Severe Spinal Injuries post MVA | Itching, sometimes severe. | As one surgeon put it, my spine "...is a trainwreck...you're lucky you can walk and control body functions..." Surgical interventions have not relieved the pain. The damage to the nerves is permanent. That said, percocet has been a life saver for me - literally. I am able to control my use and have no fear of dependancy. I have never experienced any side effects other than itching - no feelings of euphoria or being "high" or drowsy. It just does what it is supposed to - relieve the pain. I take doses of 10/325 as needed when I can no longer tolerate the pain. | M | 50 | 6 years | 8/22/2008 | 4 | post arm surgery | definite euphoria! sleepiness about a half an hour after taking, and helped me sleep too. it did help take the pain away a good amount. | i worked really good for me, but hey everyone reacts differently | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 8/2/2008 | 3 | severe back pain (immobile) | sleepy, head spins, cloudy to the point of having to lie my head on my desk to regain my thoughts. | Initially, while in the worst pain, it was perfect. It helped me through the bad spot. I couldn't continue to take it as prescribed, 10mg every 4 hours, I couldn't function. I bought a splitter and began to split them in half. That worked for a few days, not for long. I stopped taking them altogether, for a few weeks. But the pain was more than I could bear, at times. I split them yet again and took a quarter of a dose. They still made me feel cloudy and my head spun, although they didn't make me sleepy at that dose. I stopped them again. I haven't had anything in over a week but I can tell I need something for the pain. I will go back to my doc and tell him I don't want anything that strong. I don't want to be in pain but I want a life more than lying in bed all the time. | F | 54 | 2 months | 7/16/2008 | 3 | Chronic Pain | Headache, ITCHINESS, water retention.....especailly to the face, moodiness, trouble sleeping, seems to release hystamine; allergies, watery eyes, and again ITCHINESS. | Percocet is not a good medication to be on long term for chronic pain. It loses it's effectiveness (tolerance) too quick. After a few days you question "did I miss a dose? I'm in pain!" It also made me moody and cranky. I did not want to socialize or even answer the phone! (I am normally out going =) It totally deminishes any sex drive. I felt "spaced out" and definately not ephoric. | F | 39 | 90 days | 7/16/2008 | 3 | R. A. | When I first stated taking this I experienced terrible itching all over my body and a little constipation (which is easily taken care of). But it gave me the most terrible, sickening migraines which were worse than the pain from the R.A. I was taking it for! Although, it did help ease the pain. | If it weren't for the migraines, the itching was only occassionaly and the constipation I controlled with diet. This was heaven sent as a pain reliver for me. I didn't need it every day and it did not become habit forming. But I also take 75 mg/daily of Topomax for migraines! I cannot take hydrocodone because of the same thing: migraines. | F | 50 | 6 weeks | 7/10/2008 | 3 | 3rd Dgree AC Shoulder Separation | I had all the usual side effects like being tired and feeling "high". The biggest problem I had with this drug was in the morning after taking only one pill the night before, I would wake up with serious lower back pain. I don't know why this is because I've never had any lower back problems before, but this drug made my back more painful than the injury I was taking percs for. | Works great - but the lower back pain I experienced every morning made me want to get off it asap | M | 31 | 4 weeks | 7/1/2008 | 4 | kidney stone | immediate fatigue, some itchiness, slight euphoric feeling while falling into dreamfilled sleep | kidney stone pain is pretty intense, so anything to ease the pain was welcomed. i took the percocet 2 at a time every 6 hours for about 18 hrs, waking up with pain each time they would wear off. i honestly slept for the entire time. i would try to stay awake to watch tv or read a book just to fall back into a really odd sleep with vivid dreams. woke up feeling better, kind of exhausted but the pain subsided for time being. | F | 22 | 2 days | 6/28/2008 | 4 | Hip injury | First was the relief from the pain then euphoria and at tmes nausea. Also very hard to acheive climax during sex. | Great pain reliever if used as directed but if abused can have an adverse effects when withdraw kicks in. I've experienced vomiting, diarea, fever, chills, BLINDING HEAD ACHES, back pain, depression, mood swings, insomnia and unusual blood pressure. I do NOT recomend anyone using this as a recreational drug or for longer than needed simply because of all the negative side effects. I've taken percocet on and off for a few years and now have to take at least two 10/325 tabs just to get relief from my hip pain. It's also quite expensive if you do not have insurance, costing between seventy-five dollars for generic and nine-hundred dollars for name brand Percocet. | M | 23 | 8 months | 6/20/2008 |
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