Norco User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 7, 2018

For Pain "I've always taken the yellow norco. I fractured my hip and my back they stop prescribing the yellow and now they give me white Norco and it doesn't work at all. Before I was taking half of a yellow norco which works fine now I take white one which sucks - it doesn't take your pain away. I don't know what the differences and I don't know where to buy the yellow brand. It is driving me crazy and the 1st time I took a the white one it gave me nightmares. Is there is something wrong with the manufacturing process, is there QA tests on these?"

• Michael...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 15, 2022

For Back Pain "We need to make sure that this message gets out. Share it with as many people as you know: People are being forced to buy drugs on the street, stronger, non-regulated, and often deadly alternatives to their pain medications, because of the re formulations that have taken place in the commonly prescribed hydrocodone formula. I have been a pain patient and practitioner for over 25 years. Norco is an easy medication to prescribe - while addictive in nature, if taken as prescribed, the risks are fairly mitigated.People are dying because they cannot get access to a low risk medication that works. SHARE THIS MESSAGE. It feels like no one is hearing us!!! Due to pressure, lawsuits, and the like, the reformulated generic Norcos are very unpleasant. The active ingredient is the same, but it isn't derived the same way. Much of it is derived abroad. Qualitest/Par/Endo formulated the yellow ones that the pain patients here refer to. It worked well and didn't create the side effects of the others."

• Pd-Off
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 13, 2021

For Pain "Illegal is what is happening with Generic Norco! If they are claiming the generics are equal to Brand Norco, they are lying to your face. More people know what's going on and it's a secret to pretend they don't know. Its 100% rubbish. My pain level has continued to increase and my dosage has been increased to 6 a day with minimal relief? It seems doctors stopped asking if you have suicidal thoughts after initial exam. I believe the ones who seek out stronger drugs and overdose are tired of being joked around with by defective generic drugs. I'm not seeking out more pills or stronger drugs, I just don't want to be in pain and think about being in pain and how I'm supposed to live my life. A few years ago 1/2 pill to 2 pills would be enough depending on my day and how much strenuous activity I did that day or the day prior. Now 6 pills with no relief? Spinal Fusion, Disc Protrusion & RA until I die sooner rather than later. The people who responsibly use their meds should not be suffering"

• Back...
• December 13, 2018

For Pain "I found hydrocodone to be more effective then tramadol, gabapentin then they changed the drug over the years due to drug addicts abuse. Once the gold standard until people learned how to abuse it. Taken as prescribed it is effective with little or no side effects. However, it has deadly side effects when abused or mixed with other drugs. It was made with 660mg of acetaminophen which is dangerous if taking 10 pills to get high, you could do irreparable damage to your liver. So the amount of acetaminophen was limited to 325 in each pill. Some drug addicts figured out how to crush it up, prompting even more changes in the medication to prevent that abuse. Then some unethical doctors started over prescribing it to people who didn't need it, prompting more tighter restrictions by the government. Government has moved it from schedule III to schedule II drug further limiting its use, while states make Marijuana which is listed as a schedule I drug, legal for recreational use. stop abuse."

• 28...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 26, 2022

For Pain "I have Fibromyagia/back pain/ whole upper body pain. Norco was the best nonaddictive but also effective pain reliever without taking the stronger more expensive oximorphone that was being pushed in pain clinics. The generics available now are very inferior to the yellow generic and name brand. Us old people are suffering because of someone's mess up and ALL the generics being used should have to have been quality checked and be the same as Norco as we have survived 28 plus years without going to stronger or more meds and would like it to be put back like it was. If a company cannot produce the medication right they should have to resign from manufacturing it."

• Shana
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 29, 2022

For Pain "Note to Dentists/Oral Surgeons: Please do NOT RX no 5 mg. Generic Norco for extractions and/or abscessed teeth!!! Jesus, this weak stuff did NOT even give me one iota of pain relief!! WTH, WHY are people having to suffer? Years ago, I'd say 20 years ago was the last time I had an abscessed tooth & was rx'd 5 mg vicodin and it worked great! It gave me so much relief after 2 long days and nights in severe pain. So recently I had another bad abscessed tooth and was rx'd the same, 5 mg hydrocodone. I couldn't believe it, absolutely NOTHING, NO relief at all! I've read others reviews on here so I know it's not just me. You better believe we are being done over when it comes to these medications. Someone told me it's these generic one and the FDA in the U.S. cowers to them, gives them 3 weeks advance notice before showing up to audit their facilities, records/tests on these CRAPPY meds. There is also someone on Ted Talk spilling the beans about these meds! Write the FDA!"

• silly...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 10, 2019

For Back Pain "Just changed from Qualitest 7.5 mg Vicoprofen to Norco 10 mg. I'm hoping Norco works as well. I know by experience that people/myself react differently to generics. Amneal did not work for me...their 7.5s felt like 4 mgs. I was trying Zohydro 30mgs...but with 60 mgs I STILL needed 30 more mgs of another medication. I have found that most companies are choosing the cheapest brand generics to sell and they can be inferior. If you find that this is true...search out another generic."

• Tajmah
• March 22, 2013

For Back Pain "I've been on Norco 10/325 for over a year.. it helps me be normal, being that I have a slipped disc, pinched nerve and stenosis. It doesn't take the spasms away, but I haven't found anything that does. If anyone knows of one that works please let me know I've tried them all. I just hate that because people can't see an injury they think you are not in serious pain, I hurt everyday and would love nothing more than to just be normal."

• Scary...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 5, 2023

For Back Pain "I’ve started taking Hydrocodone again and my local pharmacy HEB has been filling the prescriptions with generic Mallinckrodt. I don’t know if it’s me but I’m experiencing nightmares, skin problems, trouble urinating, trouble sleeping, hiccups, among other side effects."

• Gandy...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 10, 2022

For Back Pain "There are many reviews here that this generic medication has lost its therapeutic function. It gives a nervous reaction waiting for a 10/325 dose split to 5mg to work so you can carry on with normal homeowner chores. I have radiographic images and interpretation showing the causes of pain in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions due to 35 years of heavy construction work. Those 35 years of daily heavy construction work was working for a NY State agency. The NY State Dept. of Health sends letters to Md's with warnings prescribing this medication. To me that is interference with your healthcare treatment and wellbeing. I have decided to relocate out of NY because of this. To the other chronic pain patients leaving reviews that this medication in generic form has lost its therapeutic function it may help to see if there is a pattern by ending the review with the state. NY. Be safe, don't use street drugs and don't get angry it doesn't help anything."

• pudman
• June 25, 2015

For Back Pain "I'm 59, have sciatica, and it's progressed to where I know I don't have to live in constant pain. I've been a narcotic user most of my life so the 5mg didn't do much and certainly after a short period didn't do anything if taken as directed. I've upped it to 7.5's and relief was significant and am now taking 10mg and the relief is amazing. I was concerned because I've been a narcotic user for so much of my life but it works and I didn't want to push it by going the oxy route. I've been saying the same thing to people who don't understand. I call it a managed habit. There were several times I couldn't even sit in this chair and log on to the computer."

• Brandon...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 5, 2015

For Back Pain "I take hydrocodone 10mg/325MG. Of acetaminophen. I have bulging disks in my lower back on my spine and they hit certain nerves. I have had a great experience with this medicine. I don't have any side effects except for some itching. It allows me to function and continue to work a fast paced job where I'm on my feet. You just have to careful to not take more than prescribed because most people don't realize how addicting it can be. Read the papers that you get from the pharmacy and ask questions. If used correctly this drug is very beneficial."

• Jula
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 25, 2023

For Back Pain "This pain med doesn’t work. My quality of life has changed for the worst since I started taking this brand. I have to take care of my husband who is very Ill and I don’t know how I will find the strength to do it with the level of pain that I am constantly in."

• kamde...
• April 26, 2017

For Pain "I'm a 54 yo woman with chronic back leg and arm pain due to degenerative disc disease. My whole lumbar is fused. 3 herniated discs in the thoracic and 5 now in the cervical that need repair. I rely on Norco just to be able to get out of bed sometimes and to do chores like cut the grass. One of the best I've taken, Only thing I've noticed is I don't sleep when I take it. I just rest. I'm now lost as the laws are changing and my surgeon cannot give me scripts due to being post surgical a year. Family Dr doesn't issue narcotics at all, so I ended up at a high priced pain clinic that will only prescribe 5/325 2x a day! what a joke....... those of us that need it can't get it ."

• miss...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 11, 2021

For Pain "I watch my father suffer in pain & lethargy, he’s taken this medicine for many years yet it’s changed in side effects & effectiveness. How do I get my father better pain medicine, how do I get my old dad back while he’s still here with me. Is this intentional? Are they making pain medicine horrible on purpose? How do we fix it?"

• Useless
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 10, 2022

For Back Pain "I am taking Norco for back pain and severe bilateral hip pain while waiting for hip replacements. First I was on 5/325 then my doctor increased it to 7.5/325. If it slightly relieves the pain I am lucky. About 75% of time, it does absolutely nothing."

• days
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 17, 2014

For Back Pain "Best if using to think that this medication was bumped to schedule II on October, 6th 2014! It helps with pain. But must see the doc every month, which is a painful journey among other daily activities that can burden those who have permanent back damage, or Chronic (close to permanent back pain) ~back pain. Best to get 10mg dose, then able to break and take less or more depending on the day, pain, movement anticipated, etc. "

• Texas...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 28, 2014

For Back Pain "Had a double Discectomy on L1 & L2 fourteen months ago that put me in a wheelchair for 3 months. This was due to nerve damage from the two Herniated Discs. After the wheelchair I used a walker for 9 months. Now fourteen months later I am starting to walk with the aid of cane and continuous Physical Therapy. I do still use the walker at the end of the day but am trying to transition to the cane full time. I hope to be able to walk again someday without the help of any aids. During all this time I was and still am in lots of pain but nothing like it was before surgery. The Norco 10/325 made/makes my pain bearable."

• Take...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 23, 2021

For Pain "These Generic pain medications are horrible. Many times they have NO MANUFACTURE name on them. I am being given one now that gives me vertigo every single day, all day long. I loose my balance, have severe headaches, nauseated and blurry vision. These side effects have me bed ridden now. I am drowsy and sleep ALOT. There was a note on my account with the pharmacy to not give this brand to me, but NOW I am being told, " YOU GET WHAT WE HAVE" I was willing to pay out of pocket for name brand, I was told " NO ONE STOCKS NAME BRAND ANY MORE. I went to every pharmacy in our area and called ones that were not so close. I now don't have the energy to move and take care of many things. If I don't take them, I am in too much pain. Just as bad is the attitudes of the pharmacist now thinking it's open season on people who need these medications. They talk over me , they talk down to me and everyone ignores me and act like I am not a person"

• mikel
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2020

For Pain "I have extreme pain from a tooth and my dentist prescribed me Norco and I thought the excruciating pain will finally end. This stuff is complete garbage. I usually have to take lower doses due to sensitivity and this was a full dose. It did absolutely nothing for pain. The only thing it did was make me a tiny bit tired, but Tris needs to figure out what they are doing. DO NOT use this for pain relief, ibuprofen does a lot better."

• Jake
• May 22, 2008

For Pain "The norco works great for breakthrough pain. Does not last too long. You can double the effects of this drug if you take Tagamet 30 min before and you have an empty stomach. Also taking soma with this will increase the strength and will last longer. I guarantee if you try this you will thank me."

• shamy...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 13, 2014

For Pain "Been taking norco for 19 months as I have neuropathic foot leg hip low back pain. Trying not to have back fusion. Norco 5mg/325mg does great for pain control. Without this would be flat on my back in bed. Thank goodness for norco."

• ghani
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2014

For Pain "Taking this for a very painful dental abscess. It's been a God send. Got my first significant bit of sleep in days. It does give me dry mouth, so if you take it for dental reasons Biotene mouthwash is helpful."

• AJano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 23, 2020

For Pain "Was prescribed this to help manage the insane pain of a kidney stone and it seems to do pretty much nothing. I don’t take any other opiates but I have to imagine that they work better than this. I get virtually no relief at all."

• OC Guy
• May 23, 2016

For Pain "I tore my adductor muscles from slipping on some mats in a martial arts class 6 years ago. I've had two sports hernia operations which helped but I have some permanent nerve damage in my thighs. I get burning and shocks in my thighs. I have been taking 1-2 norco as needed for several years and they work great. I know they are highly addictive but no other pain killer allows me to work, have fun with family and friends, and continue to train in my martial arts. I sometimes go 3-5 days without any and rarely take more than 2 a day. If you have chronic pain or permanent nerve damage these can give you your life back."