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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 2  Knee pain Very irritating itching all over about 1/2 hour after taking I find absolultely no relief from this drug - it has less effect on me than aspirin except for the irritation of itching. A completely ineffective pain reliever, but I guess the good news is I'd never become addicted. F 58 3 days
10/10/2007
 5  sciatica irritability when dosage wears off never get nauseated from it as I do with all other pain meds. It has given me my life back. I know it's not a miracle, but the floating feeling it gives rounds out the sharp edges of severe sciatica. M 42 7 years
10/8/2007
 4  TMJ pain/headaches constipation it takes aay the pain...i have been taking one a day for the past three years. have never felt the need to take more. i can go days without taking one but it sure help my tmj (jaw) pain M 3 years
10/8/2007
 3  shoulder impingment trouble urinating, anxious, trouble sleeping, nightmares..if can get to sleep, trouble communicating Does help the pain, if 2 are taken at a time; cannot take as prescribed..1-2 every 4-6 hours. Even if I drink a ton of liquid, I still have trouble uriniating. That is the worst side effect for me. I have take vicodin after every surgery I have had. Sometimes it has helped, other times it has not. I have surgery scheduled in 2 weeks. F 45 1 months
10/7/2007
 4  Herniated disk UNBELEIVABLE itching and unable to fall asleep...also makes me a bit hyper. Despite the side effect I listed, it does help tremendously with the pain. M 29 1 days
9/29/2007
 2  Post c-section/low back pain I have found that Vicodin makes me EXTREMELY hyper and energetic. I have also found that if I take it at night, I have trouble falling asleep, wake up constantly, and itch all the time. If I take it during the day, I can become extremely nauseous. I have taken Vicodin many times over the years for everything from wisdom teeth being pulled, post c-section, low back pain, etc. I have never found that it really helps with the pain (maybe takes the edge off), but never makes it go away. I've tried to inform doctors of this, but they tell me that if Vicodin has this effect on me, most other pain meds will as well. I'd like to find out why I have this reaction. Benadryl does the same thing. F 35
9/20/2007
 1  knee surgery recovery Itchiness, insomnia, constipation, light-headedness and headache. I took vicodin for a few days after knee surgery. It was effective in relieving the pain, although the side effects were generally undesirable. The worst for me was not being able to sleep and having a slight headache during waking hours. The inability to sleep was not a wakeful alertness but more like a drug induced dullness. I stopped after 3 days and started taking ibuprofen instead. M 32 3 days
9/19/2007
 2  Tooth infection Nausea, confusion, vomiting, dizzyness, headache The confusion, dizzyness and headache has lasted now for 2 days post last dose. I don't know when I am going to get my brain back. The only nice thing was the very first time I took it, it reduced the pain so I could rest. I don't take other narcotics or recreational drugs. F 53 1 days
9/18/2007
 5  Oral surgery Constipation I took maybe 5 or 6 total: The night after that day's surgery, and on occasion over the next two days when my mouth started to ache. Catching the pain early must have helped keep it from being very bad, because I didn't need pain control for long. F 54 3 days
9/14/2007
 1  Root Canal HORRIBLE itching...not until about 3 hours after taking the drug I started itching like a dog. Couldn't fall asleep, lightheaded and dizzy. Can't wait to see if I can go to the bathroom. I would never take this drug again and I won't let my husband take it anymore either. He takes it for thumper headaches. F 52 1 days
9/13/2007
 4  Broken Hand/motorcycle accident made me feel floaty, detatched, calm, but when waking from a nap i experienced a possible hallucination, i was aware i was dreaming but was unable to wake from it and was hearing things...very strange only happend once it did keep the pain to a minimum M 23 5 days
9/12/2007
 4  Wisdom tooth extraction Severe drowsiness but an inability to fall completely asleep; itchiness; generally just feel "on edge". So far it's working well to control the pain. About 5 hours after taking it the pain flares back up again. I'm not too thrilled with the side effects. I don't see how people get addicted to this, it's not something I would consider taking if I didn't absolutely need it for pain.take F 27 1 days
9/7/2007
 5  Knee surgery The only noticeable and most frustrating side effect is my inability to acheave orgasm during sex. I've never experienced this before and hope stopping will resolve the problem. My wife has a very strong sex drive and is determined to fix this problem even if it kills me. M 59 6 days
9/5/2007
 4  Oral Surgery I get slightly light headed and an elevated outlook. I have a high tolerance to pills so I dont really feel the narcotic effect most have. You do feel a little itchy though. If you are getting nausea or heightened side effects, I would switch to ibuprofen because you are probably allergic to opiates. Besides, ibuprofen really does relieve the inflamation which in turn relieves the pain versus having any narcotic effect. F 34 7 days
8/28/2007
 2  chronic joint disease-pain 24/7 I am writing here to tell about -=massive debilitating headache=- At first, no side affects. It helped take the 'edge' off my pain when over the counter pain medicine would not. Then after occasional use (and I mean occasional, like one a week or less) for a few years the helpful affect of it stopped. Now if I am where I can't take the pain, and I give in and take one (like once a month) I get the headache from hell about 48 hours later and it takes me 3 days or more to get rid of that headache. During the headache I experience nausea, pain, grogginess and am pretty much bedridden. F 45 5 years
8/28/2007
 5  lower back pain constipation Really helped the back pain a lot. I could function which I couldn't before taking it with Skelaxin. I know doctors are sometimes reluctant to prescribe it because they're afraid you're "drug seeking" or you'll get addicted but it's never been a problem for me. I take it for 4-5 days and then don't want it anymore because of the constipation. I add more fiber to my daily nutrition shake and take a mild laxative which usually alleviates the constipation but I'd rather not have to do that so when the pain subsides, out goes the Vicodin. M 47 5 days
8/27/2007
 4  chronic back problems The only side effect I've noticed is constipation. It might be addictive but when you've had multiple back problems for 30 years, it's nice to feel some relief. 3 surgeries didn't help...now problems non-surgical. degenerative disc disease throughout entire spine, SI joint dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy and about 5 other names I can't even spell. So I'll take the relief.....nothing else helped. F 51 1 years
8/19/2007
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 5  oral surgery drowsiness especially when sitting, as long as I kept moving it was bearable It was the only thing that helped the pain and allowed me to sleep after this surgery. It also decreased the muscle tension in my shoulders and back. F 27 2 weeks
8/15/2007
 5  chronic pain, then addiction constant drowsiness, loss of appetite. mind numbing. addictive. for me, taking it relieved me of any pain i had and numbed me out both physically and mentally. after too long of use, i no longer felt the mind numbing efects, so i upped the dosage. i attempted to lower the dosage but my mind was constantly racing and i found it hard to power down and sleep. heightened pain sensitivity also plays a factor. vicodin is a great drug. will work wonders. it is poor judgment that brings about my negative effects. M 19 7 months
8/14/2007
 4  peer pressure nausea, dizziness, freedom (i am anti-social, but when i took this, i started to flirt with the girl i liked) also, i took a few 5/500 pills and went to a water park. i went on all the slides! the downside was that i threw up many, many times. i am not an addict, since i have not had vicodin in about 3 months, nor do i want one. M 14 2 days
8/10/2007

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