Vicodin for Pain User Reviews (Page 5)
Vicodin has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 109 reviews for the treatment of Pain. 70% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 15% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Vicodin
- Anonymous
- November 30, 2011
"Vicodin was prescribed for my shoulder pain. After taking the medicine for 3 days without relief of my shoulder pain I quit taking the medicine."
- Anonymous
- May 26, 2011
"Built up a tolerance to it very quickly and made me itch like crazy."
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- Anonymous
- August 22, 2011
"Good but not very effective for me (pain related to Lupus)..especially in low doses. I've never taken opiates before and with this I still find myself in pain. I do better with Toradol."
- mindy...
- September 6, 2009
"Use this for chronic cluster headache. Only medication that provides lessening of severe head pain. Not enough research has been done with the use of Vicodin ES for chronic cluster headache pain. "
Are you taking this medicine?
- glboy
- September 17, 2017
"Taken for severe pain due to chest wall bruising resulting from a bicycle accident."
- kelly...
- March 13, 2011
"I was given Vicodin after having all 4 wisdom teeth removed. From the first day to a week later, I took half a Vicodin every 3 hours or so, and I never felt a single pain or throb. Worked great!"
- Anonymous
- June 6, 2009
"I broke a rib in a fall and the Vicodin helps keep the pain down to a dull ache instead of a sharp stabbing. I couldn't sleep without it."
- mikkee
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 16, 2017
"I got this after I had my wisdom tooth extracted. I was still in pain after taking it. It didn't do much."
- jennp...
- August 31, 2011
"I take this medicine for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis. Its a good medicine and works well."
- Anonymous
- August 5, 2009
"This is a great drug and really makes me feel better as a result of chronic back pain that radiates into my legs and abdomen. I only take 1 to 2 pills a week to get some relief. "
- Anonymous
- March 21, 2011
"Works great if you have flank pain from kidney stones/Polycystic Kidney Disease!"
- Anonymous
- May 20, 2010
"For acute tooth pain - Vicodin is the drug of choice. After having my wisdom teeth taken out, it worked great for my pain. I only had a popsicle afterwards and did not experience any nausea."
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"Took Vicodin for pain because I broke my lower leg and upper leg in a wreck and also my eye bone was broken. The pain goes away and the arthritis pain goes away for 4 to 5 hours."