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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 Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	80	16
Fibromyalgia	31	7
Back pain	19	4
Muscle pain	15	1
Migraine	7	1
Other	5	2
Back and knee pain after surgery, along with muscle pain anod the Fibr	2	0
Support another treatment	2	0
Breakthrough pain	1	0
Pain, Fibromyalgia, Back Pain, Muscle Pain, Head Ache, Neck Pain	1	1
chronic pain in back, hips, legs, knees, ankles	1	1
All the above,Except for migraines.	1	1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	1	0
fibromyalgia, muscle pain	1	1
Tendonitis	1	0
Neck and shoulder pain	1	0
Don't know	1	0
Stiffness in neck	1	0
degenerative lumbar disc	1	0
chronic osteoathrosis	1	0
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	1	0
torn rotator cuff	1	1
Menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea)	1	0
Pain Everywhere!	1	0

See all 24 reasons taken ▼

See all 140 patients currently taking Hydrocodone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	8	29%
Mild	13	46%
None	7	25%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	11	58%	3 4 5
Drowsiness	7	37%	1 4 2
hard to concentrate	6	32%	0 6 2
Vivid dreams	6	32%	1 6 1
Brain fog	6	32%	0 3 4
Nausea and vomiting	5	26%	2 3 0
Confusion	5	26%	1 4 0
Headaches	4	21%
must be careful about making imp. decisions	3	16%
Irritable, grouchy	1	5%
Sleepiness	1	5%
Dizziness	1	5%
I experienced drowsiness and dizziness	1	5%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 13 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone. See all 63 dosages ►

0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1125mg as needed	120mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mg as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1other as needed	200 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	350mg as needed	3 mg all the time (24/7)	3tps. as needed	4other as needed	500g as needed	500 mg all the time (24/7)	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	550mg as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	7other as needed	5 mg monthly	10 mg monthly	15 mg monthly	1 mg daily	1 other daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	20 mg weekly	3 other daily	4 mg daily	4 other daily	5 mg daily	5 other daily	6 other daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily	100 mg daily	200 mg daily	325 mg daily	375 mg daily	500 mg daily	750 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1500 mg daily	2000 mg daily	4500 mg daily
1	1	1	1	9	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	17	1	1	1	5	3	4	10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	6	5	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	10	3	3	3	2	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	5	42%
Did not seem to work	4	33%
Doctor's advice	4	33%
Course of treatment ended	1	8%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Hydrocodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	5	7	11	20	50

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	1	1	1	1	6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	17	61%
Usually	6	21%
Sometimes	4	14%
Never	1	4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	10	36%
A little	3	11%
Not at all	15	54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	1	4%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	19	68%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 28 patient evaluations

Isabeldelilah

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: All

Stickman: all

Description:F37y

FM:1y Dx

See profile
Isabeldelilah

20 mg daily

since Apr 27, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips The reason I stopped was to try something else. After taking for awhile it stops working. I wanted to try other pain releivers before going up in dosage. See full evaluation

six

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all

Description:F55y

FM:18y Dx

See profile
six

500mg as needed

since Dec 06, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Other
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips It can become an addiction..only makes you not able to function safely See full evaluation

mstaz88

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all

Description:F39y

FM:14y Dx

See profile
mstaz88

15mg as needed

since Feb 02, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

See all 28 patient evaluations

Report created on March 20, 2010.

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Hydrocodone Treatment Report

What is Hydrocodone?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 28 patient evaluations

Forum

0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1125mg as needed	120mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mg as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1other as needed	200 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	350mg as needed	3 mg all the time (24/7)	3tps. as needed	4other as needed	500g as needed	500 mg all the time (24/7)	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	550mg as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	7other as needed	5 mg monthly	10 mg monthly	15 mg monthly	1 mg daily	1 other daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	20 mg weekly	3 other daily	4 mg daily	4 other daily	5 mg daily	5 other daily	6 other daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily	100 mg daily	200 mg daily	325 mg daily	375 mg daily	500 mg daily	750 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1500 mg daily	2000 mg daily	4500 mg daily
1	1	1	1	9	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	17	1	1	1	5	3	4	10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	6	5	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	10	3	3	3	2	1

0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1125mg as needed	120mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mg as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1other as needed	200 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	350mg as needed	3 mg all the time (24/7)	3tps. as needed	4other as needed	500g as needed	500 mg all the time (24/7)	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	550mg as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	7other as needed	5 mg monthly	10 mg monthly	15 mg monthly	1 mg daily	1 other daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	20 mg weekly	3 other daily	4 mg daily	4 other daily	5 mg daily	5 other daily	6 other daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily	100 mg daily	200 mg daily	325 mg daily	375 mg daily	500 mg daily	750 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1500 mg daily	2000 mg daily	4500 mg daily
1	1	1	1	9	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	17	1	1	1	5	3	4	10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	6	5	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	10	3	3	3	2	1

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Hydrocodone Treatment Report

What is Hydrocodone?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

See all 28 patient evaluations

Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1125mg as needed	120mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mg as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1other as needed	200 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	350mg as needed	3 mg all the time (24/7)	3tps. as needed	4other as needed	500g as needed	500 mg all the time (24/7)	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	550mg as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	7other as needed	5 mg monthly	10 mg monthly	15 mg monthly	1 mg daily	1 other daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	20 mg weekly	3 other daily	4 mg daily	4 other daily	5 mg daily	5 other daily	6 other daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily	100 mg daily	200 mg daily	325 mg daily	375 mg daily	500 mg daily	750 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1500 mg daily	2000 mg daily	4500 mg daily
1	1	1	1	9	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	17	1	1	1	5	3	4	10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	6	5	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	10	3	3	3	2	1