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 |
| 2 | Various sprains due to car crash | nausea, light vomiting, fatigue (which is not a big deal considering it is a pain killer). | No pain reduction whatsoever. | F | 21 | 4 days | 5/19/2007 | 1 | wisdom teeth removal | violently ill. i would have rather dealth with the pain in my mouth than have to feel the way i did after i took that. i was down for an entire day vomitting, tired, could not eat. i would NOT recommend this, but everyone is different and will have different reations. | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/16/2007 | 4 | Bad tooth ache | I am on it now for a toothache (need two root canals) I took this back in 2003 for a broken hand. The only side effects: I get wound up on this for about 1 hour. Then I start to get sleepy. I only take it at night, so the first night-I had great dreams! | I read about people getting addicted to this drug. I never did. I took it back in 2003 for my broken left hand and it worked if you consider sleeping during the daytime and up most of the night with pain-working. But, I did sleep in the daytime! My toothaches are NOT as nearly as bad as my broken hand! I can sleep all night long. I only have a week supply. Since I only take one in a 24 hour period, they may last 2 weeks. I may have to ask for more if Ibprophen 600mg does not work. But for now,that much ibprophen does work for me. And the cost was about 12.95-not bad. I wonder how this drug interacts with Klonopin!!!! | F | 31 | 3 days | 5/6/2007 | 5 | Hands, back, neck, arm pain | Euphoria, dizziness, at first. After taking it for a year, it is only glorified tylenol. | This stuff was great when I started taking it. Took all my pain away. Now I can take on or 2 5 mg tabs and not feel that cool little buz. I hurt all the time and my dr is rotten to me. It sucks when u have chronic pain and get treated like a junkie. I have seen others get out of control and exhibit drug seeking behaviors, but even though I have a whole bottle sitting in my cabinet, I don't take more than I'm supposed to. | F | 28 | 1 years | 5/5/2007 | 4 | C-section surgery | Once vomited after taking. Occasional nasea, but not the norm. It works well in relieving pain. Creates a feeling of warm and contentment. | I have been prescribed vicodin 3 times, after each C-section. I have never tried to obtain more of this drug after the initial prescription ran out because I'm sure I would become an addict if I had access to it. This drug makes me feel contented, happy, relaxed, like the whole world is "right". I can remember being so happy washing all of the little baby bottles on zero sleep. Each time my prescription ran out I didn't feel withdrawal symptoms, but I was depressed that I couldn't have that good feeling anymore. Life seemed a little less-good for awhile. And I still would choose it over a glass of wine any day of the week! Be very careful with this drug! | F | 40 | 21 days | 5/5/2007 | 4 | pinched nerves in neck | at first I was able to sleep well but as I have been taking it more frequently I find myself having insomnia. I also have been experiencing hair loss, which is kind of weird because I have not seen it here. I also am kind of lethargic and don't want to deal with stuff. I don't have any of those euphoric feelings. | Very helpful for my chronic problem, but not sure i want to keep taking it after reading about it here... | F | 45 | 6 months | 5/4/2007 | 4 | Severe finger laceration. | Extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, grogginess, calmness, complete numbness, strange dreams, sleep-talking and sleep-walking, eye diolation, drooling and twitching. | Well, I had to take the stuff after I crushed my left-index finger under a 50 pound block of ice. Split my finger right down the middle, had to get 24 stitches. It helped the pain, but I was very very tired all the time, not hungry, involuntary movements and other minor stuff, along with strange, unexplained dreams which were sometimes pretty horrific. Overall, pretty satisfied. | M | 23 | 16 days | 5/4/2007 | 4 | neuropathy, spinal stenosis | Constipation (cured by daily fiber) I THINK it has been the cause of lethargy and insomnia | I've had all I want for 15 years. Never abused it. Never took overdose or seven days in a row. Many times it helped me keep active; enjoy the flea market, zoos, etc. BUT I'm taking less and less and I think I'm feeling better in some ways. | 76 | 15 years | 5/3/2007 | 1 | Pain relief after surgery | Headaches; Nightmares | The drug took the edge off of the pain at first, so I was willing to put up with the headaches by comparison. On the second night, about 30 minutes after taking a dose, I became a bit paranoid. I went to bed and experienced the worst nightmares I have ever had. I am not the paranoid type and rarely experience nightmares. After having that experience, and given the testimonies of others that have experienced the same, I would recommend staying away from this drug. I realize that not everyone has nightmares when taking this drug, but why take a chance? | M | 42 | 2 days | 5/3/2007 | 5 | pulled muscle in my ribs | nausea, dizzyness, feeling faint | I took it today for the first time and would never take it again, my pain will have to get better by itself! | F | 19 | 1 days | 4/21/2007 | 1 | pain after gum surgery | I had horrible side effects: unbelievable constipation and inability to urinate; stomach pain; headaches and depression. I don't know why anyone would ever take this. | I took this medication for three days. It has now been four days since I stopped taking it and I'm still having side effects. The first day I was off it, I could not work or engage in any activities. I felt my body was completely shutting down on me. | F | 56 | 3 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | I had a multi level lumbar fusion | No side effects, this drug does nothing for me. Probably because of all the other more stronger pain relievers that I quit taking recently. I think Ill go back to taking what I use to | M | 38 | 2 months | 4/13/2007 | 5 | Tonsil Removal | Mild Itchyness | This stuff is a miracle drug! I really could not get through this without it! | M | 16 | 2 weeks | 4/12/2007 | 1 | Headaches | extreme nausea, projectile vomiting, dizzy, shaking, hot/cold flashes, paranoia, anxiety | This may be the worst medication I've ever taken. My doctor prescribed it yesterday for some really bad headaches I've been having and this not only didn't help one bit with the pain, but has made me violently ill. I took the dose last night at 8pm and now it's 1pm in the afternoon and I'm still nauseus. I stayed up the entire night vomiting everywhere, shaking and feeling extremely paranoid and anxious. This is one of the worst things I've ever experienced. | F | 24 | 1 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | I did not take it. | Refused to take it from my doctor. | I'm an RN. Work in the ER. I see people coming in for Vicodin refills for their fake "back injuries" all the time. They're addicted and it's sad. Kinda funny watching them squirm when the doctor gives them only 15 pills. Boy, they get pissed. At least tell the truth when going into the ER, say "I'm an addict and I need a refill" the nurses may have more respect for you then! | M | 38 | 0 days | 4/6/2007 | 5 | extremely sore throat | Vicodin ES: Euphoria, relaxation, slight nausea(I only had a small snack with it) | I wasn't prescribed this. My mom gave me one. It helped with the pain a bit but I had the best night of sleep in years. I had been prescribed klonopin, xanax, ambien, and restoril in the past for sleep but none have worked well. I didn't have the urge to change positions in bed every 5 minutes like normally. I'm very hesitant to continue taking these because I can definately see how they can become addicting. | M | 22 | 1 days | 3/30/2007 | 5 | spinal surgery, deg. discs, FMS | dry eyes, mouth, constipation | When you are in severe and in chronic pain, this med is a life-saver. After about 2 months, I asked doctor for a lower dose. Now taking only about 1/2 of this daily. Every pain med has some risk of dependency, if you know you have addictive tendencies, keep track of what you're taking. | F | 48 | 6 days | 3/27/2007 | 2 | back pain & Hip Arthritis | Initial weird dreams couldn't sleep well. Got over that. Then experienced mild to nasty abdomen cramps and constipation. More talkative than usual about 1 to 2 hours after taking tablet. Made me feel warm towards everyone. Made me want to get up a go, most of the time. | Taking Vicodin ES 1 tab per day most of the time, very occasionally two tabs. Sometimes none for a day or two if I woke with minimal back/hip pain. This is how I figured out cramping was related to taking Vicodin, especially when taken more toward the evening. I've stopped taking Vicodin, the cramps were just too painful, I'd rather deal with the hip and back pain. Doc had taken me off of Celebrex after Vioxx scare. Damm it worked well, better than Vicodin. The ES's only took the edge off of the pain Don't feel I became addicted, stopped it cold turkey when I put 2+2 together concerning the cramping side effect. I did like the warm friendly feeling though, Oh well- | M | 60 | 10 months | 3/27/2007 | 5 | broken ankle/dental/divuticulitis | insomnia, vivid dreams/nitemares.anxious/irritable without itor when I'm almost out of it. Empties your bank account real fast when the Rx is gone and the "street" is your only other option besides withdrawl.Muscle cramps in legs back shoulders w/o it | I didn't WANT to be addicted. I had a "sprained" ankle for 4 months that turned out to broken in 2 places. Only missed one day of work cos Vic works so well. Also made me a great,energetic worker with compassion and humor. Only grouchy w/o it, but was never grouchy before addiction like I get now. Very lethargic w/o it, need to wake up. Need to REALLY wake up and get off this monkey off my back..... | F | 48 | 3 years | 3/25/2007 | 3 | Severe toothache | Nausea, drowsiness | I was prescribed Vicodin and ibuprofen 800mg for a severe toothache. Between the two, I was nauseated and drowsy, but I was completely pain free! I basically slept for 5 days. | F | 20 | 5 days | 3/25/2007 |