PERCOCET Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.7 (554 Ratings)

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PERCOCET  (ACETAMINOPHEN; OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This combination medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. It contains a opioid (narcotic) pain reliever (oxycodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Oxycodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever.   FDA Approval Date: 2001-11-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  L-5/S-1 Laminectomy/Disectomy Constipation!! Light headiness, slight nausea at higher doses. Itchiness like a MOFO! when first prescribed, but has since gone away now that I have been on 10/325's for over a year. I warm sense of wellbeing as it not only assists with the physical "pain", but any mental "pain" as I am going through my 3rd divorce as of writing this, and I gotta tell ya...I couldn't imagine having to go through it without them. It is helping both pains right now. I could not function normally without this drug. The pain would be too immense, and would have me concentrating more on it then living life. It is an addictive drug to those with addictive personalities, so if that describes you...then proceed with caution if ever prescribed? To those of us in pain, it is called "dependence" NOT addiction...big difference there. Anyone taking this drug (and many others in the Opiate classes) over time WILL develop tolerance and dependence. It is NORMAL. The reason that this drug gets such a bad rap from the DEA and other US Governmental agencies is because they CONFUSE those terms. If they were to actually analyze data on patients who are taking the drug BECAUSE of pain, they would realize that those who take it for that reason ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO ABUSE IT, AND FOLLOW THE DOSAGES AS PRESCRIBED. Those of you taking it just to get high? Just know that you are playing with fire, and when it is time to come down...your life will suck M 36 1 years
10/22/2007
 4  Knee Injury Slight constipation, light-headed high feeling, headaches a few hours after taking it, grogginess Was impossible to do any work, but it got rid of the pain. Only problem was when coming off of it I would get awful headaches that were only cured with sleep. Liked it at first but now wondering if I'll ever take it again. F 21 7 days
10/17/2007
 4  C-Section recovery drowsiness F 28 2 weeks
10/16/2007
 3  wisdom teeth vomiting, crying easily, and feeling in love with everyone. it took the pain away though. F 16
10/10/2007
 3  Migraine This is a "rescue" med I keep on hand as a last resort before going to the ER. Unfortunately, it doesn't help most of the time, but I'm out of options. I take it at bedtime, and it usually pervents me from getting any sleep- which makes my headache worse the next day. I also feel crappy the next day- dizzy, nauseous, upset tummy- exhausted, etc. This stuff just doesn't work for me. =( F 33 3 years
10/10/2007
 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
 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
 1  hernia repair loss of coordination, short term memory loss, I was very dizzy and light headed. I was really tired, but could not sleep as my mind was just reeling from one thing to the next. I felt like I had the bed spins. I quit taking it after my 3rd dose. I would rather deal with the pain from the surgery than feel like I did. I can't believe that people mis-use this stuff. It was really scary! p.s. I slept like a baby the second night after surgery...without the medication. F 38 1 days
10/6/2007
 5  Gout Some Drowsiness I have occasional Gout and was presribed this medicine by a Dr. when I was out of town. Have been prescribed vicodin by my regular Dr., but the percocet worked SOOO much better! Are there reputable online sites where I can get a prescription AND buy the medicine together? I am in the US. Thanks! F 32 10 days
9/30/2007
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 5  post op pain Sleepy (of course) I'm not much of a pill taker, but after taking percocet, I can tell understand how people get addicted to this stuff. It was just this wonderful, floating, happy feeling. Oh, and it took away the pain too. F 36 1 months
9/26/2007
 5  cancer/biopsy pain made me able to deal with life honestly perks have been the only thing keeping me together since I got cancer though I will admit a distinct addictive nature to them. first they help you sleep even if you are in pain as they make you groggy and dull the pain just enough. second they help maintain you emotional state even when life is at it's worst but on the down side they won't help when the pain is very severe. also withdrawal is not pleasant and the cravings are why I searched percocet on Google just now. M 26 2 years
9/26/2007
 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
 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
 4  back pain INSANE ITCHINESS! It felt like I had a feather or animal fur tickling my whole body, but mostly my face and nose. Also had very bizarre dreams. It made me groggy but I needed that because the back pain made it impossible to sleep. Worked great for pain and didnt suffer the stomach trouble I have read so much about. F 30 10 days
9/2/2007
 4  Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery some constipation, severe irritation and anger, sleepiness Its a pretty good pain reliever, also puts you to sleep real fast. Gives a good kind of numbing relaxed feeling and a buzzed feeling. Also makes you really happy for no reason M 18 5 days
8/28/2007
 4  Shoulder sprain. Minor itching mainly on first dose taken. It slowed down after that. The biggest side effect was euphoria and drowsiness. Worked great for the pain with the added perk of mood booster. F 21 3 days
8/14/2007
 4  C5-C6 neck herniation surgery Feeling of well being. Pretty much killed the pain. Optimistic about life. Coming off is not fun. I was on it for 2 weeks and side effects are depression and lack of energy. Wanting to go back for one more pill but not going to do it. Think everything will be fine in 1 or 2 more days. M 36 2 weeks
8/10/2007
 3  Transverse Fracture of T12 ,L1-5 nausea,headaches,insomnia,constipation,irritable,moody,sexual dysfunction,weird dreams, loss of appetite,itching,brain fur when i was first prescribed the perc's (7.5's) it was in conjuntion with morphine, motrin and flexril. it worked well for a couple of weeks. i was dopey beyond all belief but i could sleep for 5-6 hours and could rest without a huge burden of pain. went off the morphine within a week- percs still worked but that first week without morphine was tough, had to take one during the night to sleep. still tolerable until i went off the flexril and motrin. the nausea was terrible during the whole time, to date i've lost 15 lbs over it. i cant eat nor do i want to- and im on compleate bed rest, 6 weeks later and i can barely walk to the potty unaided. 9 out of 10 times i use a walker. now that im off everything but the perc's its horrible, they have more or less stopped working for the pain, im always sick to my stomache, i cant sleep- i havent slept for more than 3 hours at a time in over a week. i feel like im dying and i only take 1-2 a day. i dont feel addicted, i miss and extend my doses a F 24 6 weeks
7/28/2007
 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
 3  abdominal myomectomy Good for daytime use because they gave me energy and dulled the pain, but at night I felt anxious and couldn't sleep. I would fall asleep and abruptly wake up in the middle of a weird dream and not know if I was asleep or awake. It would take me a long time to fall asleep again. I would just get up and wait for the side effects to pass before going back to sleep because it was such a creepy feeling. I had a buzzing sound in my ears and was acutely sensitive to noise. It also upset my stomach and I would wake up feeling nauseous. It also caused constipation--not good after abdominal surgery. Worked well for the pain but didn't help me sleep, which is what I need to do in order to heal. It helps to take fiber and stool softeners. F 38 3 days
7/23/2007

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