VICODIN Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (642 Ratings)

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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)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR VICODINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  fractured back F 57
500 2X day
7/1/2010
 5  Bad Lower Back Pain, Root Canal At 1st Made My Tummy Upset! But Now Takes My Pain Away Gives Me Lots Of Energy I Work Alot Better! Just Don't Abuse It Cause It Can Be Very Addicted To Them!! Plus F*%k Up Ur Liver In The Long Run!! F 28
750mg 1X H
3/10/2011
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 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  knee surgery none loved it F 24
11/4/2005
 5   M
5/26/2006
 5  
9/17/2004
 5  pain relief/lupus great for pain F 30
9/16/2003
 5   F 16
10/11/2002
 5  wisdom teeth i love it 19
7/17/2002
 5   F
11/15/2007
 5  Migraine Zero pain, which is GREAT for aura-type migraines. Oh, and giddy, like 2 good cocktails. A strong cup of coffee with one vicodin and it evens you out and you feel PERFECT. After it wears off, a little itchy and sounds seem louder and tinny-sounding but that is well worth skipping the pain stage of aura migraines. I take them ONLY when I see the aura coming on (vision is blocked by colors in zig-zag form in one area or whole vision field, this is a common headache type. ). This way, no addiction possible, because I only get these about 4 times a year. Vicodin is my miracle drug for migraines, without them I'd have to go through completely unbearable pain as if someone is poking a metal stick through your head and out your eyes. M 49
5/28/2008
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 4  abdominal surgery Nausea, "out of it" feeling ("high"?) I was first prescribed this medication over 10 years ago for major abdominal surgery. Back then, it KNOCKED ME OUT in just 5 minutes, getting me to sleep 10-12 HOURS. After that, I did not take again until about six years later when I got "killer cramps" periodically in the area I had the surgery initially. THIS TIME, IT DID NOT KNOCK ME OUT. It eased the pain in about 20 minutes, but it gave me a nauseous feeling, along with a feeling I guess people would call "high". To me, this was NOT a good feeling. I could not function, let alone drive!!! So I could only take it at night, although not necessarily limited to bedtime. I could still watch TV for example. I didn't take it again until last year for a minor outpatient kidney procedure. I just took it once or twice. Once again, it never knocked me out like it did all those years ago, but it did give me a queasy and "spacey" feeling. I thought that maybe the dosage was higher back in 1997 when I f F 46
5/24/2008
 4  
2/19/2008
 4  foot pain none F 42
2/4/2002
 4  
10/26/2003
 4  Neck (gland) pain Extreme drowsiness. Vicodin knocks me out,takes the pain away and I awake without feeling drugged or slow. Have only taken it in cases of extreme pain. Don't get why people would want to take it on a regular basis, but for pain it works really well. F 41
11/8/2004
 4   Bunion removal with replacement of great toe joint same foot due to arthritis Took pain away immediately when the tyleno with codene did not. 24 hrs later I do not like the nausea and plan to taper off from 2 pills to 1 or the codene tomorrow. Not sleeping but am tired, resisting urge to call my friends and chat away. F 61
10/12/2007
 4  Appendix removed Itchiness all over, dry mouth, vivid dreams, drowsiness, euphoria, relaxation, sense of well-being and security. Over time, addiction. Worked fabulously for pain relief; creates a "disconnected" feeling so that pain is dulled. Also makes you euphoric, which helps abate pain as well. However, after the pain went away, I began craving the euphoric effects of the drug. I would take them at night for the artificial happiness they provided, as well as the relaxation/drowsiness that came with them so that sleeping was easier. The drug worked great; however, it is extremely easy to become addicted to its euphoria inducing effect. Also, over time you need more and more to feel the same effect. If you are given this drug, only take it to kill the pain and THROW THEM OUT when you don't need them for pain relief anymore. It is highly likely that you will become addicted, and you will begin craving it if you don't have it, starting a vicious cycle that took me months to break. I've never done any drugs before and I don't plan on doing them in the future, but my addiction to vicodin crept up on me; before I knew it, M
10/2/2005
 4  Wisdom teeth removal (all 4) (PAIN) I became sleepy which is good because I do not feel the pain when I am asleep other than that no other side affects. I didnt think it was strong enough i took 2 500mg pills in a period of 3 and a 1/2 hours, its overrated, takes the pain away but not as much as id like there is still pain there and I dont see how people could get addicted to this its crap. M 16
9/7/2006
 4  back pain constipation M 55
6/25/2009
  

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)

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