| 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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| 1 | spinal fusion and laminectomy | nausea, itching, sleeping all day, all-around felt like I wanted to die, loss of hand coordination. totally feeling horrible | F | 82 | 2 days | 7/29/2005 | 1 | spinal fusion and laminectomy | nausea, itching, sleeping all day, loss of appetite, all-around felt like I wanted to die, loss of hand coordination. totally feeling horrible | F | 82 | 2 days | 7/29/2005 | 1 | cancer | I think taking 50 miligrams of codeine is far better of a high | it sux and it makes you wanna die | M | 81 | 3 days | 1/13/2005 | 4 | Bilateral knee replacement | Blurred vision, constipation | Percocet does relieve my post-op pain if I take enough of it. The blurred vision has me worried. It's a listed side effect on the patient information sheet, but I haven't been able to find out anything more about it. I noticed the blurring after the surgery and although I can't be sure, I attribute it to the Percocet. I had my vision checked and verified that it had gotten worse. My concern now is whether the vision change is temporary or permanent. | M | 71 | 25 days | 11/18/2006 | 5 | chronic syatic nerve damage | I find it to be the miracle drug. I've taken it on and off for years. The cyatic damage is so severe, without it I can't stand more than five minutes before the pain is totally out of control. My doctor has suggested a morphine implant, but I refuse to go forward with it. I don't have any side effects, I don't get fuzzy or any of the side effects your viewers have listed. I do suffer from constipation, but with the right diet I can resolve the problem. I don't take percocet to get a high, I take it for pain. I find if I totally relax for a day, I don't need it at all. I can find relief with advil. However, I cant spend my time on my butt, so I find percocet to be my choice of drugs. Doctor's told me four years ago I'd be in a wheel chair within two years, so far, I can still get around. I'm 70 years old and truly feel those that get a high from this drug, don't need it! When you suffer from severe pain, you don't get high, just relieved and able to function. Joy | F | 70 | 4 years | 1/27/2007 | 5 | shoulder arthroscopy | some itching, constipation | Percocet alone did not stop my severe pain after surgery until I also took 600mg of motrin. The combo worked extremely well. | M | 65 | 3 days | 2/13/2006 | 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 | 4 | chroni back pain l-4 l- 5 disc | bloating sleeping but it helped | i will use it as long as i can get it. my pain was so hard.5/325 tab helped me. | F | 63 | 6 months | 7/13/2007 | 4 | chronic pain | No serious side effects noted. I did build up a tollerence and to have dose change | M | 63 | 12/18/2007 | 5 | lower back pain | I think it dries up my respiratory function, harder to breath at nightdulls the pain for a few hours, helps me sleep | Dulls the pain for a few hours, helps me sleep | M | 62 | 3 years | 8/22/2006 | 5 | Bulging disc | Constipation, bloating | This medication is a life saver. Going to work everyday without this medication would be impossible. The pain is excruciating because the sciatic nerve is involved. I have to take one around 5:30 in the morning and sit for half an hour or else I can't stand the pain trying to get ready for work. I take one in the evening around 6:00 and I am good for the evening and overnight. This medication allows me to continue working. | F | 61 | 3 weeks | 5/10/2007 | 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 | 2 | pain from foot surgery | anxiety attacks, constipation, shortness of breath, stomach "churning"; insomnia | It did help the pain, but I would never take it again under any circumstances. | M | 60 | 2 days | 2/17/2006 | 5 | osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia | mild euphoria | This drug works well on the chronic pain of osteoarthritis. It works VERY well for the soreness, stiffness, tenderness of fibromyalgia. The stiffness is still there, but it's rather like turning down the volume on the radio. And it's a volume that I can handle much better now, thank you! However to deal with flares (intense inflammation in major joints) I have to increase the dosage and apply other treatments such as moist heat, massage, and rest. Still the Percocet makes it all bearable. | F | 57 | 2 days | 10/10/2004 | 4 | infected tooth | slight sleepiness. Difficulty maintaining an erection and achieving an orgasm. | Took with food and without food. No neausa either way. | M | 57 | 1 days | 12/20/2007 | 4 | Osteoarthritis | Slight calming effect. Somewhat drowsy. | Cut the joint pain by over half. Was able to walk easier, get up from a chair easier, slept better, and able to move my legs better first thing in the morning (a blessing). Bit concerned about the addictive effect. | M | 56 | 1 weeks | 3/31/2004 | 4 | Total Knee Replacement | Dreaming, itching, dry mouth at night, | Percocet helped very well as an oral pain med. It took away the knee pain from surgery. It takes about 30 to 40 minutes for it to kick in but does work once it does kick in and last for 3 to 4 hours. I was taking two 5 mg tablets at first but now post op 3 weeks I am only taking one 5 mg tablet. I don't feel like I am addicted as I am still having surgical pain but plan to use them less and less as the pain improves. | F | 56 | 28 days | 2/10/2006 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Kidney Stones | Worked in making the un beleivable pain bareable. | But remember, you can get hooked easily. Don't take this precaution lightly. Only take it as a last resort to releiving pain. | M | 55 | 4 weeks | 5/14/2005 | 4 | Pain | euphoria,constipation,nausea | Good pankiller but you get dependent...tolerance build pretty quickly | M | 55 | 18 months | 4/11/2007 | 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 | 3 | post-surgery pain | Extreme insomnia. Haven't slept in 22 hours. It's 3:30 A.M. and am getting headach. Going to drug-induced insomnia. Excellent pain relief, though don't know if this outweighs the side effect. | M | 55 | 1 days | 4/16/2005 | 1 | Arthritis | stopped immediately MY HEARING WAS SO SENSITIVE I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF TO MAKE IT STOP. Now, I'm fine that I stopped taking it. | F | 55 | 10 days | 2/7/2005 | 1 | post-op wrist surgery | none | gave me zero pain relief - then was given vicodin which worked very well. | F | 55 | 3 times | 4/12/2008 | 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 | for pain | dry mouth; sweating. | M | 54 | 19 days | 1/22/2004 | 3 | Orthoscopic rotator cuff surgery | Itching after two days on it, but tolerable.Did relieve the pain first two days, but had to combine with 4 Advil to do the trick. Put me to sleep, BUT horrible, vivid, scary dreams. About a week after surgery, took one two nights in a row; second night wook up with WORST headache of my life...and I used to get migraines! Goodbye-it's flushed. Will not take again! Darvocette or Darvon works much better for the med pain in was in. My doc used a great nerve block PRE surgery to numb my shoulder/army for about 30 hours, which was odd but no pain at all! Also he used a "pain buster" pump that was inserted at end of surgery-a lidocan drip that continued for 48hours. At that point, I was mostly just on Advilfor mild pain when I overued my right hand. BEWARE THE HEADACHE!!!! NOTHING helps it!!! (except time...It was 48 hours before I felt like getting up again). | Only took drug second day after surgery, and a few times that weekend, twice 2nd week(that's when Headached kicked in). | F | 53 | 10 days | 10/7/2007 | 2 | Hearing implant operation. | Nasty throbbing headache that slowly (8-9 hrs)went away. I thought the headache was from the operation. The headache followed 5 to 6 hours after taking two 325 mg tablets. | M | 53 | 3 days | 7/3/2007 | 5 | Surgery for ovarian cancer | Percocet worked great on the pain, but I have trouble sleeping and have wierd nightmares. I got a script for xanax to help me sleep and I am fine but groggy in the am. Stopped the Xanax to see if I could get some regular sleep since I was so tired anyway and I am up right now at 4:22am after the most realistic hallucination type nightmares I ever had. I think I will take the xanax tomorrow night till I am able to stop the percocets. I do get constipated but take 1 softlax for each pill and try to eat a lot of fruit and drink a lot of water. | It really controls the pain for me. I can function like a normal person although as soon as it "kicks" in I do get warm and a little overly chatty.They actually make me hyper. I use the extra energy and feeling better to clean and organize do bookwork etc. It is amazing how this drug enables me to function with pain. I am trying to wean down since the pain is not so bad. Two weeks ago I had an abdominal implant and a pic line for chemo installed that was quite painful or I probably would have stopped taking them sooner. The pain is getting less now so I can see me not needing the medicine as much any more. I hope I do not have trouble like some folks have said. | F | 52 | 30 days | 12/1/2006 | 5 | Second degree burns | Bad dreams, iritablity. Made me feel unsettled and anxious. The dreams make me afraid to take it again. | Took pain away. | F | 52 | 1 days | 7/18/2006 | 5 | L-4, L-5 disc, compressed nerve | Constipation, eventual tolerance where it doesn't relieve pain as well, occassional headache (may not be the perc?) | Works well for lower back pain, doesn't help with nerve pain. Although taking it for over a year, I don't have to take it every day if the pain is less. No noticable withdrawal effects, but prefer to take. Allows me to consistently participate fully in life without chronic pain. | F | 52 | 19 months | 11/10/2007 | 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 | 3 | pain after hysterectomy | Percocet made me very sleepy and when I took it around bedtime, was helpful with the pain. But I felt groggy the next morning and it took awhile to shake off that hungover feeling. | F | 52 | 3 days | 7/24/2007 | 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 | 1 | pain relief | I had a severe allergic reaction and broke out in redness, heat and blisters from my shoulder area right down to my ankles. It took almost three weeks before it cleared up. | F | 52 | 3 days | 3/26/2005 | 5 | Cspine injury/column impingment | Severe pain in left arm/shoulder region. This med has helped a great deal. The pain is still present, but experienced in a dissasociate state. Very effective | Don't try anything intellectually taxing. Everything is in slow motion | M | 51 | 5 days | 8/18/2006 | 5 | double hip replacement pain | lots of thirst,fear of running out. Feel good when I got a bunch | This is the best pain reliever that I have taken and I have taken a bunch. | M | 51 | 7 days | 4/18/2006 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Broken arm pain at night | I wake a few times at night with moderate-severe itching, and it can take a while to get back to sleep. Some constipation. Loss of coordination, so only useful to me when going to sleep. | Very good pain control, and general feeling of euphoria. I like it a lot for sleeping, but need to do something about the itchies. I am taking a dose of 10/325 (much better than 10/650, because you can augment it with tylenol as needed, or take one tylenol a few hours before bed without interfering with the ability to take the percocet at bedtime). Much better than vicodin(hydrocodone) which did nothing for my pain. | M | 50 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2005 | 5 | sacroiliac sprain- fibromyalgia | slight drowsiness, light ringing in ears, light constipation | I almost feel like a real person again! My doc gave me Percocet for a bad back strain with a slipped disc pinching a nerve- i couldn't even roll over in bed- and it did help with the back pain quite a bit (you can still feel it, though.) But as a side 'effect' it nearly eliminated my painful fibromyalgia symptoms! taken with Soma, it nearly doubles the relaxant effect for muscle spasm, without having to double the amount of Percocet. That combo WILL make you sleepier though, so don't drive. After a couple days, I felt I could face the day to day that fibro destroys of your life- it's malevolent. The hard part will be telling him this worked for my elusive cavalcade of complaints- how can I ask for it as a treatment that works? It's supposed to be a temporary painkiller for my back til it heals. Instead it was an unexpected treasure. Along with Xanax at bedtime for insomnia, I actually feel rested for the first time in 19 months. The back pain comes and goes, but that will heal; I've pu | F | 50 | 7 days | 10/8/2007 | 5 | neck and lower back fusion | constipation, weird dreams, itchiness, nausea, headache, sweating | i've been taking the 10's, anywhere from 2 to 6 a day for a year,. it knocks out the pain, and i sleep good, but i'm wondering what the long term use of it does to u. my condition is getting worse, but i cant imagine not having the percs, couldnt deal with the pain. | F | 50 | 1 times | 6/13/2005 | 4 | herniated discs/bone spur in cspine | Drowsiness, fuzziness and swimming in brain, dry mouth, constipation, weird and vivid dreams. | Had taken a few 5/325 for post op. pain after carpal tunnel and gum surgery and worked great. For nerve pain from cspine problems, it was only moderately effective but helped knock me out so I could sleep. Quickly built up tolerance and needed more frequent and then larger doses. After spine surgery, nerve pain was gone and post op. pain was only moderate so only took one dose at night to help sleep and that did the trick. Advise taking as little as you can stand to reduce tolerance buildup and side effects. Advise taking stool softeners and plenty of water if you get constipated. | M | 50 | 40 days | 12/6/2006 | 3 | sciatic nerve pain | Nausea-had to take half a pill then the other half about 30 minutes later. No matter what the dose the ending result was a dullness of the nerve pain but a major headache. Yesterdays dose (1 pill) resulted in the worst migraine of my life. No more percocet for me. | This medication made it very hard to stay awake (which was a problem since I was at work at the time). | F | 50 | 3 weeks | 5/15/2007 | 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 | 2 | wisdom teeth (plus) removal | more noticeable heartbeat, drowsiness, severe constipation | I was taking one 5-325mg every 3 hours. Percocet would somewhat relieve my pain beginning after ca 70 minutes and that effect would last ca 1 hour. Then I would look forward to taking another pill. Pounding (slightly) heartbeat wasn't a factor unless trying to sleep and not much one then as the the Perc made one drowsy. The severe constipation I experienced was a major factor for me, and is the reason I will never take it again. (Severe means mega painful elimination, say half as painful as breaking a leg painful) I would highly recommend that you drink plenty of liquids and maybe add some fiber to your diet when taking this drug. I'd also recommend only taking this drug for a couple of days, then taking something else, to see if you're a candidate for severe constipation. | M | 50 | 3 days | 11/4/2007 | 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 | back and hip pain | none | had to be careful about building up a tolerance but without it the pain was intolerable. | F | 49 | 9/8/2007 | 5 | Shoulder/Neck pain from golf | Didn't notice any bad side effects..felt euphoric and slightly stoned, felt great | Worked great for the pain, and made me feel in a better mood overall...Only needed a 1/2 pill at first, but u get used to the dosage, and now take 1...only lasts about 3-4 hrs though... | F | 49 | 7 days | 6/13/2007 | 5 | Headaches 2nd to Neck/Back Injury | Occasional chills. Usually after I've had to take a lot over the course of a couple of days. Once after I took 1/2 of a 10mg tab. It shouldn't be different than the 5mg tabs I usually take, but it seemed to be much stronger. I didn't like the feeling. I'll stick with my 5s. | Best medication I've found to manage my headaches. I start low and move up to see how much I need. I take 5/325s. I'll cut them in quarters if I need to, but through trial and error, I've determined how much I need for the level of pain I'm in. Sometimes a whole tab would just be overkill. | F | 49 | 15 years | 9/21/2005 | 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 | 4 | herniated disk in lower back | constipation | It worked well for controling my pain. Only lasted about four hours so in the middle of the night had to take another dose. Mostly took it at night to contol the pain so I could sleep. My dose was 1 to 1 and 1/2 10-325 mg tablets. | M | 49 | 60 days | 12/8/2007 | 5 | DDD,fibro,costhartitis | none | a good pain med for chronic pain. | F | 48 | 3 years | 9/2/2009 | 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 | 4 | shoulder arthroscopy | constipation ..ate fiber to deal with it... good feeling, sleepy | F | 48 | 5 days | 10/23/2007 | 1 | Root Canal | It's 4 AM, can't sleep, my skin is crawling and I'm using a hair brush to scratch my arms. Horrible. never heard of itching other thang allergy to soap! | Another but this drup | F | 48 | 1 days | 3/1/2008 | 4 | F | 47 | 11/6/2008 | 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 | Post Herpetic Neuralgia | Side effects- itchy, but that can be said for most narcodics.. a bit drowsy.. | Wonderful for helping with the pain. But you must not drive etc.... | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2007 | 5 | rapture disc | none | works great! I take 10/325 4 or 5 pills a day all depending on the weather or how I feel!!!!!!!! | M | 46 | 3 years | 5/7/2007 | 5 | Chronic Back Pain | Taking 10/325 4/day. I feel extremely happy - almost too happy. It's the first time I've had adequate pain relief since 1996. Tried every other pain med, including morphine and oxycontin. This one works. I had forgotten what it's like to live without pain. | I took percocet in the past, but it didn't work well. That was after surgery #4 in 2001. | M | 46 | 1 weeks | 4/20/2005 | 5 | Chronic Back Pain | Very minimal side effects: drowsy and dizziness. | Took Norco for 5 years. Moved up to percocet 10's 4/day. It works great. Knocks out the pain and allows me to function. | M | 46 | 2 months | 5/18/2005 | 5 | chronic adenomyosis &endometriosis | Constipation that I am able to treat. Major epsiodes of cripling pain that make you want to die if not taken on a regular schedule. | Percocet is not for babies. This is strong medication that deserves respect and regulation. Work closely with your doctor. It has been a miracle for me and my life. I literally wanted to die rather that go through that hell that was my pain until I got it under control with this medication. | F | 46 | 4 years | 8/13/2006 | 4 | Ankle surgery: tendon repair | light-headeness; dizzy; nausea; constipation; bizarre visions in my head before falling asleep; difficulty reaching orgasm (diminished arousal and interest to begin with) | It works WONDERS to relieve pain. In about 30 mins I can feel the pain just GO AWAY! But then again, so does all other feeling! I've only taken it before bed and during the night, as I am still waking up every 4-5 hours with pain, especially since the cast came off and the pain is worse at night. Last night I took 2 because I overdid it during the day and I wanted to sleep, and I am sorry for having done that. I am going to try other remedies to deal with the night pain because of the way I feel this morning (which is how I found this website): sick to my stomach, dizzy and on the verge of vomiting. I'd rather have the pain in my ankle than the pain in my head. If you need SERIOUS pain relief, percocet really works. But beware of the side effects and take only as little as you need. You can even cut the pill in half! | F | 46 | 2 weeks | 9/4/2005 | 4 | Kidneystone | I felt as if a veil was coming down over my consciousness. Then after only two pills taken over a 10 hour period, I am struggling trying to remember things 4 days later, cannot remember what day of the week it is, and I'm very irritable. I hope these side effects go away soon! Also, due to the pain involved, I became a lunatic wanting to get my hands on those pills (they gave me ONE at 1AM the ER and I was waiting for the pharmacy to fill the perscription for the rest at 10AM, just waiting for the next wave of pain from the kidneystone). Then I drifted in and out of being coherent for a day. Would spend 45 minutes reading a page in a book. I DO think it somehow shielded me from the worst of the pain. | I understand kidneystones are very painful, but it seems like this medication reduced it from a 10 all the way down to a .... 10. Didn't seem to do much for the pain, I was otherworldly possessed, shaking uncontrollably, etc. BUT, I didn't seem to care about the pain, or that I couldn't control my breathing or shaking. IF it actually did help, and I kind of think it did, I cannot imagine the pain of a kidneystone. | M | 46 | 0.5 days | 5/7/2005 | 4 | back pain | didn't really have any side effects at all. | most of the time need to take two to relive the pain. it doesn't completely go away just makes it bearable. | M | 46 | 5 weeks | 2/13/2003 | 4 | back pain | none | M | 46 | 1 months | 11/23/2002 | 4 | Knee Rebuild after Fracture | Constipation & Dependency | After 3 weeks, your body begins to develop a dependency for the med. Eventually, a higher dose is needed to maintain the pain. | M | 46 | 3 years | 1/12/2008 | 3 | 7 Herniated discs | Started with a vigorous energy and pain relief, and after a few weeks I suffered bad constipation, forgetfulness, and really bad pain when I tried to quit. | If you don't suffer the side effects, it's a great pain killer, but if you do, it is very addictive and tough to kick. Try to take only when absolutley neccesary. | M | 46 | 4 months | 11/23/2007 | 3 | Ankle surgery | took it shortly after surgery....but next day I felt my heart race, sweating and face got red (ovreheating),shortness of breath, and very anxious & claustaphobic. It went away after about 1 hour. My have been an after effect of the surgery and anesthesia. Doctor just called in a new RX for Vicodin to use instead. | M | 46 | 2 days | 9/19/2007 | 3 | Neck, Shoulder, Foot pain & tendoni | Hot Flashes, dizziness, constipation | I have been taking it for 2 years since foot surgery. have'nt stopped since my job has given me chronic neck and back pain. I want to stop, but don't know what to do with pain. Lately, I have been getting a feeling of vertigo, real bad hot flashes. | 46 | 2 days | 7/24/2006 | 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 | Lung surgery | I had minimal side effects until I tried to come off it. Nausea, insomnia, chills, anxiety-it worked well for the pain, but is taking me forever to get off it. | F | 45 | 7 weeks | 6/7/2005 | 3 | herniated thoracic disks (three) | it's been a pretty effective drug however, I need so much per day that I am afraid of what might be going on with my poor liver and kidneys. also, I noticed that you get used to the dosage very quickly and quite a few doctors aren't keen on the new percocet 10's that they have come out with and I would like to try them. Also, have trouble going to sleep at night, almost as if I am energized by the percocet. | F | 45 | 2 years | 7/6/2004 | 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 | Herniated Disk | None | Great drug! I use 3 10/650 Percs a day and it works!!! Those of you that complain and are so anti drug "then don't take it!!!" Have a nice day!!!!!! :) | M | 44 | 5 months | 12/24/2005 | 5 | Broken Femur - Post Surgery | Light sweats, constipation (use laxative to avoid problems) | This stuff is great. Provided real pain relief. Allowed me to sleep, and to do my physio. Gradually reduced dosage, as permitted by pain. After 9 weeks I can stop, with no withdrawl. | M | 44 | 9 weeks | 5/4/2005 | 5 | fibromyalgia | none | they helped me with everyday pain, but for breakthrough pain, they were less effective | F | 44 | 2 days | 3/4/2003 | 5 | lower back pain | some bloating | works great for pain. Did not find very addictive. Easy to go off for a few months without a problem. | M | 44 | 4 months | 5/10/2007 | 4 | fibromyalgia and chron myof pain | dependence, addiction, euphoria, weak bladder muscles, nausea, itching | Helped with initial pain range of 7,8,9,10 on scale of 1 - 10, but should be discontinued asap due to addiction and physical dependence. If I am late for a dose, i hurt all over. It has been difficult to wean off this medicine even though I want to. I do not know what I would have done without this medicine, I was in so much pain. But now I am not in as much pain but am addicted to it. | F | 44 | 1 years | 4/28/2005 | 4 | shoulder surgery | itchy, itchy, itchy | took edge off of pain. | M | 44 | 5 days | 1/28/2007 | 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 | 5 | Broken Ribs & Renal Infarct | Slight deminished sexual intrest,.......very slight. Drowsyness. Some wierd dreams. Calmness. | I took it on and off, since I broke two diffent ribs a year apart, and before that I took it because a third of my kidney died off (Renal Infarct). It worked very well, but I seemed to need more than the average person. I took about twice the amount required and it took care of the pain. This isn't abnormal with me since it seems like that happens with any pain killer I used in the past. It also lowered my blood pressure, and took care of another disorder that I had all my life (Panic Dissorder). | M | 43 | 10 months | 2/11/2005 | 4 | post laparascopic surgery | Itchiness and bizarre dreams about zombies. | It does kill the pain, but I found that I get itchy with this drug like I do w/ morphine. | F | 43 | 1 weeks | 6/19/2007 | 4 | Myofascia Chronic Pain | slight naseau at first, decreased appetite. | this drug if taken carefully and intelligently can be a life saver. I have been prescribed 7.5 mg extra strenght. I weigh 105 lbs and must have a predispostion to high tolerance becuse my husband weighs 205 and was in la-la land. I have never taken more than 4.5 per day and that has to be a bad day. You have to learn about your own pain. If you take it every dingle tim eyou have pain, you will become tolerant and yet, if you wait until the pain is unbearable it will not wrok effectively. I have never had any withdrawal sympots when I have gone off of it, but again, seems like I am resilient. It manages pain effectively enough but does NOT remove pain, just turns the volume down. | F | 43 | 18 months | 6/14/2005 | 4 | fractured vertebrae | nausea, vomiting, itchiness, constipation, euphoria at first but quickly wore off, lightheadedness, feeling of ears being blocked up, drowsiness, very groggy in the morning | For the first few week taking two 5/325's in combination with 600mg Ibuprofen every 6 hours was very effective in controlling pain. I was tired of feeling so nauseous so I switched to Tylenol 3's which did absolutly nothing for the pain. The first day I switched back to Percocet I vomited all day. After 8 weeks I find I need to supplement with 400mg Ibuprofen to get the same relief. Pain relief only lasts 4-5 hours. I control nausea with ginger tea and light meals. | F | 43 | 8 weeks | 3/9/2007 | 3 | arthroscopic surgery | itchiness | I've taken this twice now, both times I have experienced diffuse itchiness. Pain relief is moderate, but not worth the itch in my opinion | F | 43 | 2 days | 6/9/2006 | 2 | Chronic Back Pain | I found that Percocet did not help my pain! Sometimes I would try 2 at a time and still felt no relief. It is also a constipating drug and I find I cannot sleep well on it. So, with long-term chronic pain this should not be the drug of choice since it didn't help me and I have always felt that you shouldn't put a drug in your systom if it will not do anything for you. Percocet should not be perscribed to those with chronic pain but it may work for those with acute pain. | Doctors should know bettter than to perscribe Percocet to those with chronic pain, This drug does not help to reduce pain as well as other pain killers I have tried. And if you have told your Doctor that Percocet does not touch your pain do not keep letting the Doctor perscibee it because he feels it should be doing the trick. Who feels your pain, you or the Doctor? | F | 43 | 10 months | 1/6/2007 | 1 | severe impacted frontal sinusitis | I have Cystic Fibrosis and Percocet is not the pain meedicine for CF people because it really slows down breathing which is a problem already in CF patients. Horrible experience. Sometimes I cant sleep. Then sleeping I have nightmares that feel real (confused if awake or asleep). Stomach cramps and constipation. Very shallow breathing to the point I thought was going to pass out. Anxiety and crying. Felt like my body was as if in a slow ride going down down down and overheated while laying down. I ws not drinking alot of water though. It severely depressed my respiratory system. Hard time speaking as if a great effort to produce my voice to speak. | I dont recommend Percocet and much less to people with breathing problems asthma or Cystic Fibrosis or any pre-existing braething complication . I recommend instead VicoProfen for severe pain it has no acetaminophen and I never feel the side effects that Percocet gave me. It just takes care of the pain. | F | 43 | 7 days | 7/27/2006 | 2 | Ablasion surgery | Itching all over that kept me awake all night. | F | 42 | 1 days | 1/7/2009 | 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 | 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 | 4 | pain | constipated | M | 41 | 2 weeks | 8/17/2004 | 4 | stomach pain | edgy & ichy | F | 41 | 3 days | 3/29/2002 | 1 | Neck pain and post surgery | Constipation, headaches, nausea | I just got out of the hospital and was on Percocet the whole time in there. I didn't realize that's what was giving me the bad headaches till today. I thought they were due to the surgery. I hadn't taken any today and felt fine but then read that you shouldn't stop them abruptly so took 1/2 and got the headache back. Also had extreme constipation and nausea. | F | 41 | 8 days | 11/8/2004 | 5 | severe muscle/tendon pain | Really lessened the pain and allowed me to get some sleep. Tremendous headache the following day and upset stomach. | F | 40 | 2 times | 11/13/2004 | 5 | GOUT | THIS DRUG IS GREAT BUT I GOT ADDICTED QUICK I WAS TAKING 120MG PER DAY AND IT WAS HELL TO GET OFF I HAD TO USE VICODEN AND WEEN OFF IT TOOK A WEEK AND I STILL FEEL LIKE SHIT I WAS ON IT FOR 3 YEARS DONT TAKE MORE THEN 1 WEEK OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!!!!!!!!!! | AS ADDICTIVE AS HERION BE CARFUL | M | 40 | 3 years | 11/15/2005 | 4 | back pain | dizziness | helps with pain , its like a jacuzzi in pill form, ive nicknamed them " Limbas " for RL who became very addicted to them. be careful with this medication. | M | 40 | 6 months | 1/17/2008 | 3 | Chronic back pain | Nausea when taking generic percocet | I have used Perc since 1996 when my doctor finally agreed that taking 8 tylenol 3 with codeine was killing my liver and making me look like a yellow man-I have tried every strength and have finally gone back to one of the two that works best, 5/325. the great thing about this one is the dosage is more effective when using brand as the narcotic portion is more evenly spread through the tablet as opposed to the generic. As the doctors say, take it before the onset of pain rather than when something flares up. I have made the mistake all too frequently of popping a whole one when all I may have needed is half. The result is dizziness and nausea. The other comparitive meds, at least for me, Vicodin, Percodan, etc. just do not work. | M | 40 | 10 years | 12/2/2005 |
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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. |
