VICODIN Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.3 (642 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VICODIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VICODIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | back pain, leg pain from diabetis | DRY MOUTH, DIZZYNESS, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, EUPHORIA, TIREDNESS. | TOOK THIS DRUG FOR OCCASSIONAL PAIN, BECAUSE TYLENOL would not work. I DO LOVE THIS DRUG, CAN BE A LIFE SAVER. HAD TO QUIT DRINKING ALCOHOL, BECAUSE OF DIABETIS DRUGS, SO I"LL USE IT AS A SUBSTITUTE OCCASSIONAL, NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. NO REAL SIDE EFFECTS, BECAUSE I TAKE IT IN VERY LOW DOSES AND JUST FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS IN A ROW, ABOUT 1 PILL PER DAY (5/500) MG TABLET. I"D BE LOST WITHOUT IT, PLUS HELPS ME RELAX AND TAKE MY MIND OFF OF THE DIABETIS. I WOULD RECCOMMEND TO ANYONE THAT DOSEN"T HAVE AN ADDICITIVE PERSONALTY. | M | 55 | 3 years 5/500 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 5 | Wisdom Tooth Extraction | Sleeping- Lucid dreams to the point where I was unable to distinguish dream from reality. Sometimes I would feel as though I was halfway between sleep and being awake. | M | 25 | 3 days 500 1X AN | 3/30/2010 | 5 | Car Accident | Sleepy, euphoric, proud, slightly addictive | This is an excellent drug. I was in a car accident, and this dose is the weakest, and it really helped. It was great. The only thing is, is that it makes you feel extremely euphoric. You feel great. It is seriously no joke when people say it. I have a hard time understanding how it is even legal. Please be careful when taking this drug. It should NOT be given to anyone who exhibits addictive tendencies. | M | 25 | 7 days 5mg/500 4X day | 5/30/2010 | 5 | scope operation on right knee | Just wild dreams. Really helped relieve the pain at night so I was able to get a good nights sleep. Don't abuse this drug. | M | 63 | 3 weeks 5mg/500mg 1X day | 6/17/2010 | 5 | Chronic Sciatica and post surgical | Tired, constipation in high doses, pain relief. Resolved stomach issues (masked) and huge improvement in attitude to family life. Basically it caused me to age 10 years but everybody likes me better LOL Reduced adrenaline addiction. Have had an increase in caffiene addiction to offset the fatigue. Red Bull and Vicodin are a GREAT mix. | I've been taking this drug (ES 10/325) for almost three years. Prior to my second surgery and post surgery I needed it to sit or enjoy time where I wasn't lying flat or icing. It was the ONLY thing that I've had that works. Since then, because of side effects, I've had as little as 10mg in 24 hours (to maintain lack of side effects) and as many as 40 per day (if I havea re-inflammation) Had my enzymes and bloodwork done. However, I have noticed decrease in testosterone, increase mid-section body fat. I've coursed off and on, never tool more to get high because one or two can make me silly high anyway. | M | 35 | 3 years 30 3X day | 8/21/2010 | 5 | Osteoarthritis in my knees | A little light headed and dizzy. Slow heart rate and the feeling of Afib though I maintained normal rythym. Face was red. A little disconnected from myself. Not tired or sleepy but a little spacey. I talked a lot as if I was drinking. | With Vicodin I can do normal things. My knees are so bad I am in a lot of pain all the time and severe pain when I am active. When I take Vicodin I can go places, do things and enjoy life. I wish I could take it all the time. I get more done around the house in a day with Vicodin than I do in week without. Too bad it is addictive. Otherwise I would recommend they put it in the water. | M | 61 | 10 days 5mg 4X day | 9/19/2010 | 5 | rotator cuff, lower back, surgical | Constipation, ED, difficulty urinating | I had used vicodin for post surgical pain following an elbow implant (2002) and a hip resurfacing (2007). It worked very well then and I had no trouble titrating off the drug. One year ago, 2009, I was in an accident fracturing four ribs, lacerated spleen, torn rotator cuff tendons, punctured lung and a small fracture of a vertebrae. The only complaint is the tolerance that may build up in your body to vicodin. At my request, my physician and I are working to find a replacement drug. Once I have been off vicodin for a while (six to eight months), I can then consider going back to vicodin. | M | 57 | 1 years 7.5/325 6X day | 10/11/2010 | 5 | Flu, extreme sore throat pain | Weird dreams. From being a secret agent on a cruise ship to being an older person who left his hair half shaved off because my 'grandma' wife gave me a bad haircut. I wanted to punish her. I can never remember then 10min after I wake up. | Takes away the pain and puts me in a good mood, sometimes gives me energy | M | 28 | 2 days 5mg 4X day | 3/8/2011 | 5 | Leg nerve pain | No side effects. | Very helpful drug for pain when used in moderation, but like all narcotics, it can be addictive if abused!!! I use it when needed only. | M | 56 | 7.5/750 1X AN | 5/28/2011 | 5 | Back pain/ Pars Defect | Sleeplessness, Loss of Appetite, Euphoria, Energy | So for this drug I would have to say it is probably the best drug on the market. For that reason only it is the worst drug on the market. This to me is more addicting than the stronger meds such as methadone and oxycodone. I know everyone is different but in my perspective this and percocet should be taken off and just prescribe the harder pain pills. I would also have to say that the high from these and the mood is wonderful. This is why it is so addictive so if you are prescribed this drug I would ask for something else and also for any tooth related pain this shit dont work. Ibuprofen 800 are wonderful for any pain related to denistry. Also if you do want to take these pills and are not an addict take exactly as told because if not once the doc drops you which he will it will be a lot easier. If you are addicted to this medication already I highly suggest asking your doctor for tramadol and take three or four a day for a week and then stop and you will feel perfectly fine. Promise you that. This is a nsaid drug with a slight amount of the opiate vicodin has and in that dosage it will stop any withdrawls by taking tramadol/ultram for one week straight. | M | 19 | 2 years 5/500 4X day | 6/1/2011 | 5 | Severe Mouth Ulcers | This is a very helpful pain reliever. I've been talking these for about a week and a half now for severe ulcers of the mouth due to stress. Best part is hours after taking a dose, the relaxation lingers throughout the day. | M | 25 | 2 weeks 5 MG | 6/14/2012 | 5 | Wrist injury | Taking vicodin worked great for pain, it had one negative side effect though. It made me want to suck dick even though im straight. | M | 27 | 1 months 10mg | 1/21/2012 | 5 | broken knee | all these people exagerate i bet anything they are just downplaying but deep inside they love vicodin it makes u feel good and relaxed just dont take too much in a day cuase u will get constipated other than that bunch of liars they enjoy the ride as much as i do | M | 40 | 38 days 5/500 3X day | 4/28/2012 | 5 | chronic back pain | My PCP prescribed Vicodin in stead of the usual crazy drugs for my low back pain; I feel sorry for patients forced into taking Cymbalta etc when responsible narcotic use can work wonders. The only side-effect that I had was constipation and I didn't tell my doctor until the constipation had become severe. During an exam in her office she was feeling my abdomen and asked when I had my last BM and when I said 4-5 days, she nodded to the nurse who left the room, returning a few minutes later with an IV pole with a big enema bag full of soapy water..and I got the how to prevent constipation lecture from the nurse and from my doctor as I got every drop. Actually, she could not have been nicer. | M | 57 | 1 years 7.5 2X day | 8/14/2012 | 5 | Back pain + hip pain | No pain, great mood, energy, euphoria. The only side-effective I experience is anger when I run out. | M | 35 | 1 years 10mg 3*d | 8/2/2012 | 5 | Neck and shoulder pain | Slight itching around my thighs, but not too bad. I did feel pretty euphoric (no complaints), but it also makes me a neat freak (spent hours cleaning and organizing my apartment). | Wow. Definately can be very addicting if you're not careful or have a history of substance abuse. Any anxiety or bad feelings when the drugs are wearing off is usually settled with a two or three beers. | M | 21 | 4 days | 5/11/2006 | 5 | back pain | constipation, euphoria, euphoria, mood swings, short tempered after taking it for 6 months | The mood swings come about because when you're on vicodin you feel so great and when you're not, well I get pissed off because I know I could be feeling great if I had some, instead of being behind a desk or waiting in line, or in traffic, etc. | M | 31 | 2 years | 6/10/2006 | 5 | Fractured Collarbone | Mild Constipation, drowsiness. Both come with the territory and are to be expected. | This is a terrific drug! The pain I experienced from a broken collar bone ranged from moderately severe during the first few weeks after my injury, to moderate, in the time remaining it took to heal fully. Here's the situation: I'm home from the hospital, pacing around the house holding my arm in the least painful position I can, whining to myself as the broken ends of my collar bone rub against each other. I'm not able to think about anything else besides how much this thing is hurting. Then I take two 5/500 vicodins. 30-45 minutes later I am no longer holding my arm, I am able to move my body around freely without pain, and I have a big 'ole grin on my face as I relish the warm, fuzzy, pain free state my body now enjoys...for the next 4 hours at least. | M | 25 | 2 months | 1/20/2006 | 5 | Dental infection (PAIN) | My skin is fairly itchy, which I understand is a common side effect of narcotic painkillers. I feel very happy and maybe a little hyper during a 30-45 minute period of peak effectiveness, maybe 45 minutes after taking a pill. At nighttime I'm much more tired than usual, but fatigue isn't much of a problem during normal waking hours. | This is a very effective painkiller. My only complaint is that it doesn't last through the night -- I wake up around 4 AM every morning in extremely intense pain and have to take a new one, which takes 10 or more minutes to take effect. | M | 22 | 2 days | 9/13/2005 | 5 | dental work | helps my allergies. anyone else experience this? | don't want to stop taking it, getting concerned, now I'm using it for neck and back pain and it helps my allergies. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 11/6/2006 |
VICODIN (ACETAMINOPHEN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE): This combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It contains an opioid (narcotic) pain reliever (hydrocodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Hydrocodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever. This product is not recommended for use in children younger than 6 years due to an increased risk of serious side effects (such as slow/shallow breathing). FDA Approval Date: 1983-01-07 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)