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Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
97 Patients currently take Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
14 Patients stopped taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
webguy1958
Sensation: severe
Overall: severe
Cognition: moderate
Vision: severe
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: severe
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
webguy1958
Loratab, 5 mg as needed since Nov 13, 2007
Wagonmaster
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: moderate
Chest: none
Legs: moderate
Wagonmaster
Vicodin, 500 mg as needed since Sep 24, 2007
YbNormL
Depression: 1
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 1
Physical: 2
External Stress: Severe
52 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
YbNormL
20 mg as needed since Sep 21, 2004

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Brand Names: Loratab, Lortab, Narco, Norco, VA, Vicodin
See also: Norco, Vicodin

What is Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen? Hydrocodone is an opiate painkiller used in the relief of moderate to severe pain. Acetaminophen (paracetaomol) is another analgesic commonly found in OTC painkillers, but increases the effects of hydrocodone when taken together. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

Pain
Pain: 100% 53
Other
Other: 53% 28
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 6% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 6% 3
General health
General health: 4% 2
Back pain
Back pain: 2% 1
Headache
Headache: 2% 1
Headaches
Headaches: 2% 1
Insomnia
Insomnia: 2% 1
Joint pain, stiffness
Joint pain, stiffness: 2% 1
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve): 2% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 1
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 2% 1

Patient Dosages

3 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 21 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2500 mg daily 3000 mg daily 5000 mg daily 5 mg as needed 7.5 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 40 mg as needed 50 mg as needed 325 mg as needed 500 mg as needed 650 mg as needed 700 mg as needed 750 mg as needed 1000 mg as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
3
11
15
10
31

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 6
Other
Other: 67% 4
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 50% 3
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 50% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 17% 1

How Long Patients Took Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
1
4
2
1
3

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 5
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 5
2 stars2 stars
2: 60% 3


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