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Taking Hydrocodone
175 Patients currently take Hydrocodone
19 Patients stopped taking Hydrocodone
nPAIN24/7
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
nPAIN24/7
daily since Jan 26, 2008
b_miller
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: moderate
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: mild
b_miller
7.5 mg as needed since Jan 25, 2008
Mr. Kamakazie
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
Mr. Kamakazie
500 mg as needed since May 07, 2008

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Brand Names: Hydrocodone/Sol, Lortab

Hydrocodone is an opiode drug used for pain management and the prevention of cough. It is found in a variety of prescription painkillers, but is most well known as the brand name Vicodin. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Hydrocodone

Pain
Pain: 100% 119
Other
Other: 37% 44
Back pain
Back pain: 3% 3
Headache
Headache: 2% 2
Pain, back
Pain, back: 2% 2
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 2% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 2
General health
General health: 1% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 325 mg daily 360 mg daily 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 700 mg daily 750 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3500 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 8 tbs. daily 500 tbs. daily 2 mg as needed 5 mg as needed 7.5 mg as needed 7 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 15 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 40 mg as needed 50 mg as needed 300 mg as needed 325 mg as needed 350 mg as needed 500 mg as needed 550 mg as needed 600 mg as needed 750 mg as needed 800 mg as needed 1000 mg as needed 1500 mg as needed 1 tbs. as needed 7.5 tbs. as needed 500 tbs. as needed N/A
2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 41 Number of Patients: 41  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Hydrocodone

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
12
21
19
16
65

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

Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 7
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 86% 6
Other
Other: 71% 5
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 43% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 29% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 14% 1

How Long Patients Took Hydrocodone Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
6
6
3
0
1
1

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 10
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 30% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 20% 2
1 star
1: 20% 2


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