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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 5  Neck/Back Pain from Trauma Itching all over at first. Some nausea at times. Euphoria, energy and motivation Started taking for a fractured jaw and neck injury. Works great on pain especially when taken with Ultram. Makes me a working machine. I feel no pain and can swing a hammer all day long with minimal neck pain. It is addicting, but who cares when you can't get up out of bed without it? I'd rather be addicted and immobilized. M 22 2.5 years
11/12/2006
 4  Rheumatoid Arthritis Dry mouth, constipation in beginning. Muscle cramps all over body if I go 30 hours without one. I assume that I am physically addicted, as I burn all over my body if I skip a dose at night, but 1/2 a tab makes the burning stop. I have been taking this drug for a year for chronic and extreme pain in most of my large joints. Without V, I wake every time I roll over in my sleep. Ppl are always begging me for pills, it's embarrassing. I make an effort never to take more than 1 - 1 1/2 a day no mater what, as I have seen what addiction does to people's lives and will not fall prey to that. I have never taken V during the day, as it makes you fuzzy. Those of you taking it for the wrong reason and taking too much- your livers cannot handle that much Acetominophen, you will end up with cirrhosis or in need of a new liver. Not worth it. I can't wait to go into remission and not be in agony anymore. M 36 365 days
11/9/2006
 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
 2  Toothache Nausea, sleepiness, uncontrollable shaking, headaches, loss of appetite I have never taken a prescribed painkiller before until this. After an hour or so of taking one pill, t started to kick in. At first I felt OKAY. It makes you feel happy and giddy for a little while. But then after a while, you get very very tired and fall into a dead sleep. As the day progressed, I felt more and more nauseated and even started shaking uncontrollably. It was the most awful feeling ever. It did, however, help with the pain, but with the other side effects, it just wasn't worth it. I can almost compare it to the feeling of a really bad hangover. I will never use it again. F 20
11/3/2006
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 4  Wisdom tooth removal itching, fatigue, I CANNOT function normally on it, I have decreased hand-eye-coordination, and its hard to concentrate on anything. Its a WONDERFUL pain killer, but I would not suggest using it if you plan on driving, going to school, etc. F 17 2 weeks
11/2/2006
 4  After surgery Muscle pain in my left leg I recently had sinus surgery and was on several related drugs afterwards, including Vicodin. I noticed pain in a specific muscle in my leg which felt like tingling and numbness (as if my leg was falling asleep) which made it a little unfortable when trying to sleep. I coincidentally stopped taking Vicodin for the pain around the same time I went through my supply of antibiotics. The leg pain went away afterwards. The other day, I took some Vicodin that I had left over to help me fall asleep one night and found that the leg pain started again. This linked it to the Vicodin as opposed to any other medication I was taking or coincidentally pulling a muscle after the surgery. It wasn't a severe pain - more like sharp tingling - and it only effected a muscle above my kneecap. I won't be taking it to help fall asleep anymore. With that said, I wouldn't hesitate to take it for severe pain for it was a godsend and it really helped. M 27 15 days
10/17/2006
 3  Migraines Quicker heartrate-- which I particularly noticed when trying to sleep at night. I also need to take Ambien when using Vicodin for this reason. Also itchiness in my legs-- also particularly noticeable at night. Occasional nausea. I find that if I have not taken this drug for a week or so, it helps with the pain (for about 3 hours). I only take one tablet at a time due to concerns about addiction. If I have taken the drug recently during the past week, it is not as effective (it neither relieves the pain much, nor does it cause the euphoria many have noted). It doesn't make me dizzy or impair my mental abilities. When it stops working, I lay off rather than upping the dosage. This seems to work. I take Demerol (meperidine) for some severe headaches that Vicodin does not fix. I have not experienced the dramatic, instantaneous pain relief that others have mentioned. But, then again, I have taken a lot of over the counter pain medications over time, and I believe this has interfered with the effectiveness of many drugs. This drug has made me loopy if taken with alcohol (to be avoided, but I had a migraine and was at my sister's wedding, where the combination seemed obligatory). I do find myself thinking ab F 39 6 years
10/14/2006
 5  root canal Decreased Libido, dehydration, trouble urinating, trouble sleeping, constipation the drug certainly takes care of the pain but after a while now (1 year) I believe I am addicted. I have a very high tolerance taking 7-8 xtra strength pills at a time but I have always had a hight tolerance for just about anything. It does give me some dehydration especially if I'm being active, shopping, walking etc. Unfortunately, it also makes it difficult for me to have sex with my Girlfriend as I cant even achieve an erection, and believe me ;I am a very sexual being. Sleep can be a problem as well as I need to take sleeping pills to sleep through the night. I work out regularly and V is starting to affect my workouts as I am groggy in the morning and not fresh & energetic. Not sure how long I will be taking vicodin because now it is just for pleasure but I sure hope it ends sooner than later M 28 1 days
10/12/2006
 5  toothache disburnces in sleep, constipation, drowsy in mornning orginally taking it for pain in my tooth but now I can say I take it for the euphoric feeling I get. It definitely helps get rid of the pain but I soon found myself taking it for the warm fuzzy feeling and I become really outgoing. I take quite a bit: about 6-7 10000/mg at a time, and I notice they are more effective on an empty stomach. I usually take them at night because during the day I concentrate on my job and also I Lift weights in the day and I don't want it to intefere with that. I can see that my tolerance is going up now and this can become a dangerous drug. M 28 1 days
10/12/2006
 1  Sprained rib At first, wonderful peacefulness; later: EXTREME depression; anxiety; mood swings; crying jags; dependence on drug This is nasty stuff if you're prone to dependence/addiction. I took for pain but later became dependent on it for stress reduction. BAD NEWS. Made bad rash decisions (walked off my job); alienated my friends; paranoia; deep depression; thoughts of suicide. DON'T LET THE WARM AND FUZZY FEELING FOOL YOU! And I was only taking 1-2/day on and off. F 53 2 years
10/10/2006
 4  knee pain F 53 1 years
10/6/2006
 4  migraine Very dizzy, nauseated, drowsy I have had a headache/migraine for 4 days now. Doctor doesn't know why. Gave my vicodin and 3 other meds to take. Had no effect on me or my headache yesterday, but today I can barely function due to being so drowsy and dizzy and nauseous. I'll keep taking it if it makes me head quit hurting, but so far, my head is still hurting (though not nearly as bad as it was.) F 24 2 days
10/6/2006
 3  compound fracture of arm pretty much felt just plain loopy it worked but only to my satisfaction if i took 3 or 4 5/500s... then i moved up to 7.5/500s... very addictive. this happened quite a while ago but i still abuse vicodin on occaision. F 18 7 months
10/3/2006
 2  broken arm/cracked sacrum constipation, loss of appetite, nightmares, itchiness It did relieve the pain, and it helped me sleep--knocked me out, in fact. But even though I was drinking lots of water, I developed severe constipation and I had little appetite. Also had bad nightmares while on it, and after I woke up, itchiness under the cast on my arm that nearly drove me crazy. I stopped taking it after just a week; feeling the pain was preferable to the side effects of the drug. F 44 7 days
9/22/2006
 5  chronic ear, body pain, auto-immune Occassional mild & short periods of itching within an hour of taking. Occassional sleep disturbances if I take more than 1/2 at bedtime. But when the pain is unbearable, I can't sleep either. So, sometimes I take it for releif and take my chances. I could not work or function w/o some sort of strong pain relief. Besides post op, I have remained steady at 1 or 2 a day. There are rare and wonderful pain-free days when I go without and I don't seem to suffer. I have osteo-arthritis, auto-immune related complete body aches, chronic ear pain and recurrant ear infections and chronic face and skull pain...the list is long, so I won't bore you further. I once tried to prove something to myself and vowed to go all-natural with relaxation, ect. I could not think or reflect on anything but the pain. I came to my senses and now lead a "normal" life with the help of this drug. F 45 9 years
9/21/2006
 5  back pain hot flashes good drug to be on.. nuthin bad for me except is addicting because of how good it makes u feel M 19 20 days
9/12/2006
 2  Crohn's Disease Nausea with and without food and messed with my head real bad. I have taken this a couple times for different issues, it did take the edge off the pain however was not really worth taking again for me. I have since refused it for other pain issues as it does not agree with me, the doc just gives me something else, not sure if this is an allergic reaction or what? Longest taken 1.5 weeks. F 35 1.5 weeks
9/8/2006
 4  wisdom teeth i took two one night before bed. laid awake all night, every time i closed my eyes i saw crazy hallucination type visions like a bear handing me a toaster which turned into a piece of french toast driving a car, and heard music and people talking, shouting, etc. I was also trembling and shaking. Today, 2 nights later and haven't taken any vicodin since, i am still EXTREMELY itchy, especially palms of hands and feet.this drug also causes me to have increased sensitivity to sound and light, and causes mild constipation and irritability. It did help with my pain though. I guess don't take 2! F 25 10 days
9/7/2006
 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  pain before &after low back surgery The only really objectionable side effect is the constant ITCHING all over my body. My doctor didn't think it was from Vicodin but from Lyrica, but after reading all the postings here I am pretty convinced the Vicodin is the reason. If I have to chose between taking Vicodin and the 8 months of excruciating pain before finally getting the surgery and then the pain from the back surgery I would take the Vicodin - no question. No problems with addiction I can identify at this point and am aware to beware. I don't know how much longer I will need to take this drug to deal with the pain of surgery and rehab. F 60 45 days
8/29/2006

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