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What is Hydrocodone?

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeine is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. It is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive. It is commonly available in tablet, capsule, and syrup form and is often used in combination with other agents.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	357	50
Other	59	11
Back pain	40	3
Fibromyalgia	25	7
Headaches	14	2
Muscle Pain	11	1
Stiffness/Spasticity	7	0
Migraine	6	2
General health	6	2
Migraine Headaches	6	1
Pain, knee	5	0
Aches and pains	5	0
Mobility	5	1
Support another treatment	4	1
Back and knee pain after surgery, along with muscle pain anod the Fibr	2	0
disease-related symptoms	2	0
neck/shoulder pain	1	0
Stomach pain	1	0
Anxiety	1	1
Ankylosing Spondylitis	1	0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	1	0
Shingles (herpes zoster)	1	1
Pain, Fibromyalgia, Back Pain, Muscle Pain, Head Ache, Neck Pain	1	1
Take 2 tabs every 6 hrs when needed	1	0
Kidney stones	1	0
Lower back pain.	1	0
dental surgery	1	1
Tendonitis	1	0
kidney pain	1	0
backache	1	0
chronic pain	1	0
Pain from other conditions	1	0
neck stiffness	1	0
left leg pain	1	0
Sensation	1	0
Nerve pain, back	1	0
Sleep problems	1	0
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)	1	0
degenerative lumbar disc	1	0
fibromyalgia, muscle pain	1	1
chronic pain in back, hips, legs, knees, ankles	1	1
Sciatica (sciatic nerve pain)	1	0
Trigeminal neuralgia	1	0
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	1	0
torn rotator cuff	1	0
Chronic Cough	1	1
degenerative neurological d/o	1	0
Neck Pain	1	0
Menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea)	1	0
general muscle achiness	1	0
Don't know	1	0
Insomnia	1	0

See all 52 reasons taken ▼

See all 480 patients currently taking Hydrocodone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	4	5%
Moderate	21	28%
Mild	30	40%
None	20	27%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	25	33%
Drowsiness	20	27%
hard to concentrate	18	24%
Brain fog	15	20%
must be careful about making imp. decisions	13	17%
Vivid dreams	12	16%
Headaches	11	15%
Nausea/Vomiting	10	13%
Confusion	10	13%
chronic constipation, poor concentration, brain fog, drowsiness, confusion, hallucinations, sleep problems	2	3%
Dizziness	2	3%
Sleep problems	1	1%
Sleepiness	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 13 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone. See all 107 dosages ►

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	32	32%
Doctor's advice	24	24%
Course of treatment ended	23	23%
Other	21	21%
Side effects too severe	12	12%
Personal research	3	3%
Expense	1	1%
Not indicated	1	1%

See all 93 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydrocodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	4	13	41	44	110

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
16	16	14	11	13	23

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	38	51%
Usually	24	32%
Sometimes	10	13%
Never	3	4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	4	5%
Somewhat	11	15%
A little	19	25%
Not at all	41	55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	2	3%
$25-49	5	7%
< $25	47	63%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 75 patient evaluations

Mr. Kamakazie

Sex: M

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Mr. Kamakazie

750mg as needed

since Aug 20, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
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Gypsy

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Gypsy

100mg as needed

since Jun 01, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Severe
Advice/Tips I liked this medication for pain, I would use it at about an hour before bedtime. Boy, it really helped me sleep. You remember what that is! But I already ... See full evaluation

Sudds Wife

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild

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Sudds Wife

7.5mg as needed

since Aug 29, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Pain
Side Effects Moderate
See full evaluation

See all 75 patient evaluations

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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