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 |
| 3 | Endometriosis | Constipation and addiction. | I began taking this for pain from endometriosis and now I'm addicted to it and can't stop it without going into withdrawal. I now usually take more than my prescribed dose due to becoming tolerant and when I run out it's like a heroin addict not having their fix. I do not wish to be on it the rest of my life but can't imagine going off it. It's a true opiate addiction, much like heroin, only not illegal if prescribed. My advice it to only take it short term for a temporary pain problem. It does work well for pain. | F | 39 | 2 years | 2/6/2006 | 1 | Wisdom Teeth Extraction | I was extremely lightheaded and nausea. I vomited all over my room. EVIL, EVIL, EVIL PILL!!!!! | Horrible drug | F | 21 | 1 days | 2/4/2006 | 4 | broken arm | I can't ejaculate | good pain killer but it is throwing me off in the sexual department | M | 20 | 8 days | 2/3/2006 | 1 | Arthroscopic surgery | Extreme but extreme paranoia! Agitation, difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, felt as if I was falling in a black tunnel. Extreme itchiness. | Didn't help with the pain whatsoever. I don't understand all the hype surrounding Vicodin, but it certainly didn't help me. I switched to Percocet and it made a world of difference; I only take it when I'm starting to feel pain. | F | 44 | 3 days | 1/22/2006 | 5 | Fractured Collarbone | Mild Constipation, drowsiness. Both come with the territory and are to be expected. | This is a terrific drug! The pain I experienced from a broken collar bone ranged from moderately severe during the first few weeks after my injury, to moderate, in the time remaining it took to heal fully. Here's the situation: I'm home from the hospital, pacing around the house holding my arm in the least painful position I can, whining to myself as the broken ends of my collar bone rub against each other. I'm not able to think about anything else besides how much this thing is hurting. Then I take two 5/500 vicodins. 30-45 minutes later I am no longer holding my arm, I am able to move my body around freely without pain, and I have a big 'ole grin on my face as I relish the warm, fuzzy, pain free state my body now enjoys...for the next 4 hours at least. | M | 25 | 2 months | 1/20/2006 | 1 | Pain from Kidney Infection | EXTREME nausea... even when taken with food. Was taking a bunch of meds at the time and couldn't figure out which one was making me so sick. After the 2nd day, I stopped the Vicodin and the nasea stopped. I'd rather be in pain!!! | F | 27 | 7 times | 1/19/2006 | 3 | body aches from food poisoning | Slightly drowsy the first two hours. | Vicodin DID NOT work for me! It dulled the pain to some degree however, I could have gotten as much relief from tylenol. | M | 46 | 10 days | 1/9/2006 | 1 | Herniated disk | About 3 hours ago i took vicodin for some back pain and passed out. I had the most insane vivid and unreal dreams of my life. Part of it was i keep waking up but was still asleep, People and things trying to kill me. I would open my eyes in reality but i was so wasted from this drug i felt like i could not see, and i would be brought right back to the terrifying dreams. Now I'm awake i hope. I'm having a panic attack and I'm freaking out. I have had nightmares from that pill before, BUT NOTHING like this. I have seen many people take this drug for fun, and i have taken it in the past. NEVER AGAIN! | I will only take this if I'm about to pass out from pain. But i think its trash and a shitty drug. Advil and Xanax would work better. | M | 31 | 4 months | 1/6/2006 | 3 | back pain | nausea and vomiting | F | 56 | 4 months | 1/5/2006 | 3 | wisdom tooth pain | sweaty, itchy, unable to sleep then nauseous and impatient | It worked wonders for my pain. The pain stopped in less than 5mins, but I couldn't sleep and felt very hot, sweaty and somewhat itchy and tingly. Woke up the next morning feelin nauseous and tired. Overall, I don't like vicodin. I'd rather take Advil or Aleve for the pain. They don't work as well, but at least I don't feel miserable. | F | 21 | 2 days | 1/3/2006 | 5 | Swimmer's Ears | none | AWESOME med. The pain was bad and once in a while it felt like someone put an ice pick in my ears a gave it a twist. The "Vitamin V" knocked the pain down to a bearable state until the antibotic ear drops could take effect. | M | 49 | 2 days | 12/23/2005 | 4 | Inguinal Hernia Surgery | Muffled hearing, tingling skin, slightly dizzy. | Works well for the pain if I take 2 tablets, but that is when the side effects are more noticable. 1 tablet did not adequately control the pain. The muffled hearing is probably the most disturbing effect I exprienced. Makes it difficult to talk to others, especially with any back ground noise. | M | 42 | 3 days | 12/9/2005 | 3 | Broken Clavicle | Made me very drowsy but did help the pain. After taking a Vicodin, I would throw up when it was wearing off and the pain was returning. Also, very itchy and constipated. No appetite. | Didn't want it to affect my liver, so I started alternating between Vicodin and Ibuprofen for the pain. | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 12/1/2005 | 4 | Back pain; arthritis | Some itching; slight nausea. Euphoria is a great side effect. Some irritability when drug effect wears off. | Some pain relief not as good as tylox but less constipation. A little concerned about addiction but this is such a subjective issue. I think I have control (don't we all)and watch dosage (no more than 2 per day usually 1 and sometimes 1/2). I think I am more psychologically addicted than physically in that I think about it a lot and rationalize why I use it when the pain is not great. Be careful and use dosage as an indicator of addiction. | M | 59 | 3 months | 11/29/2005 | 3 | Ruptured Discs in lower back | Mood swings, inability to concentrate, sweating, nausea, IBS. | Pain relief is adequate, but side effects are almost as bad as the pain itself. I take 5 per day (as well as a couple of Ultrams) as I suffer chronic sciatica. I need a mulit-layer fusion surgery, but am holding out for artifical disc implants. On long weekeends, I will ocasionally skip taking this medication to monitor myself for addiction. So far I have not become addicted (but fear that it could happen) and don't need any more problems than I currently have. I'm thinking that if you REALLY do have chronic pain, that addiction is less likely to occur. | M | 44 | 4 years | 11/23/2005 | 4 | total hip replacement | Didn't start taking vicodin until the 3rd day after surgery; up to that point it had been two days on a morphine drip. The first side effect noticed was constipation, which went on for five days. I eventually used an over the counter stool softner which really helped. Other symptoms have been drowsiness and blurred vision to the point that reading is a bit of challenge. I also experienced dreams so bizarre that they made 1950s Italian cinema look like Disney cartoons. That was helped by dropping the vicodin at bed time and switching to two tablets of extra strength tylenol, on the surgeon's advice. He said be sure to allow four hours between the last vicodin of the day and the tylenol. | My impression is that vicodin lingers in the system. When I awake after as much as 10 hours of no vicodin my vision is still somewhat blurry. Right now, about 3 hours after the last pill, I need to squint to see the type here in focus. Also dreaming is still surreal, but not nearly as intense (a contributor to the wierd dreams may be the mandatory lying on my back all night--a combination of restricted movement leading to nutsiness and me normally prefering to sleep on my side). But as a pain killer there are no complaints. As to the addiction factor, it's wait and see. I sure don't feel any mysterious cravings, though it will be a while yet before I go cold turkey. | M | 60 | 17 days | 11/20/2005 | 1 | foot pain-infection | memory loss,nightmares,panic,loss of appetite,grumpy,mood swings,tired lazy...stomach cramps and constipation.. | I know a lot of people take this as a street drug so I always thought they would make me feel good...I have never felt worse in my whole life and it did not help the pain.. | F | 25 | 2 days | 11/7/2005 | 5 | Originally root canal now m. cramps | Knocks out severe menstrual cramps in 1/2 hr, but have to take 2..Also take 1 daily for mood enhancement..don't have the itching some people complain about..did have strange dreams I noticed 1 other person mentioned where your dreaming but it's like your awake..also, evens me out at work, I work in retail and have to deal w/some jerk customers at times, feel numb where instead would have been irritated..I have been noticing when it starts wearing off I sometimes get into a prolonged irritated/aggressive state..I never take more than 1 in a 12 hr. period, got EXTREMELY nauseaus once for an entire day at work..Anyone taking more than 2 a day is playing with fire, I limit my dose because I could see myself potentially becoming severely addicted..I already notice I am becoming slightly dependent.. | F | 36 | 1 years | 11/4/2005 | 5 | knee surgery | none | loved it | F | 24 | | 11/4/2005 | 2 | Leisure | Vivid dreams, felt like a zombie, was out of it, couldn't think at all, kept falling asleep, taking naps, couldn't wake up in the morning, very depressed | I enoyed the vivid dreams. I did not enjoy not being able to do homework or stay awake at all for the next few days. I also did not enjoy being so depressed. ( I took the vicodin with alcohol and pot at parties) | F | 20 | 2 days | 11/1/2005 |