Vicodin for Pain User Reviews (Page 4)
Vicodin has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 110 reviews for the treatment of Pain. 70% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 15% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Vicodin
- Anonymous
- June 6, 2010
"Prescribed when I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed. This worked well on the first day at taking the pain away, but I was unable to sleep. After about the third dose severe nausea kicked in, as well as constipation and insomnia. "
- MissL...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 12, 2021
"I've been on both 5/325 and 7.5/325 after different surgeries and both dosages worked well. It's my trusted painkiller that causes the least amount of side effects. I prefer the lower dosage because it's easier to discontinue when the medication runs out."
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- Anonymous
- February 16, 2011
"I had appendicitis and the pain after I had surgery was horrible. I'm the sort of person who hates taking medicine, but I gave in and took some. It worked very well. I'm not sure if it was because I couldn't sleep because of the pain or that the Vicodin made me drowsy, but I fell asleep around 30 minutes after I took it every time. A few months later when I had my wisdom teeth out, I also took Vicodin and it let me get sleep then too. No other side effects."
- Lcpl...
- May 15, 2011
"I took it for a cracked rib. But if any of you who have been in this boat know, there is nothing you can do for a cracked rib. But taking Vicodin made the rest of my pain go away from other injuries and did make the cracked rib mush easier to deal with."
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- Anonymous
- May 25, 2010
"Basically, Vicodin worked very very well for me when I got the two right wisdom teeth pulled. HOWEVER, when I got the left two pulled about a year later, and was on Vicodin, the pain was still so horrid that I couldn't sleep and it was all I could do, not to cry."
- wolflew
- December 8, 2009
"Doctor gave me prescription for Vicodin (5-500: hydrocodone/acetaphenamin) post shoulder surgery: 1 every 4-6 hrs. It blocked the pain HOWEVER within 12 hours made me dizzy and gave me cold sweats and nausea; couldn't stand up or walk without help. Switched to Ultram/tramadol 50mg 1 every 6 hours (which worked fine - no side effects)."
- ptere...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 21, 2023
"As someone who's experienced a few kidney stones in their lifetime, Vicodin and Advil are the only things that can keep me from squirming in pain on the floor. Vicodin doesn't make me nauseous, whereas oxycodone-based painkillers do."
- gloving
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 8, 2014
"It works very well for pain..it gives seniors energy to function and the side effects are very mild, if any. "
- mheid...
- May 13, 2008
"I have been having considerable reconstructive work in my mouth lately. It is very effective in controlling my tooth pain as long as I take it on an empty stomach. "
- raerae
- October 22, 2013
"The one side effect that I didn't see listed under side effects was itching"
- Anonymous
- December 17, 2009
"I used this for spinal stenosis and it never really worked for me. I took the 5/500 and then I tried 10/325 and neither did anything."
- Patrick
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 7, 2014
"My experience with Vicodin has been good."
- Hydro...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 22, 2022
"Excedrine worked better than the hydrocodone for pain from rotator cuff surgery. I threw them away."
- mpspr...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- April 28, 2014
"Helps with migraines when Imitrex fails. I have to eat before taking a dose or it will make me nauseous."
- eyelo...
- February 19, 2009
"I take these every 6 hours for my ankle and they really work and help out with pain. Make sure you take stool softner though."
- Willi...
- June 2, 2009
"I took Vicodin for a tooth that is severely infected and in need of work done to it. Without Vicodin it just throbs and keeps me up all night."
- Anonymous
- May 19, 2009
"I have sciatica and take Vicodin. It helps me sleep and slightly covers up the pain."
- Jersey
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 13, 2021
"Vicodin 300 mg. Acetaminophen works much better for me than Norco 325 mg. Acetaminophen."
- Mandie
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 28, 2014
"Used it for my back"
- Elouisa
- February 1, 2009
"This medication works wonders for me."
- Wisdom...
- March 21, 2009
"My Wisdom teeth started too hurt and before they got pulled I couldn't stand the pain and the only thing that made it better was 2 vicodin pills before bed. The pain went away. "
- Anonymous
- July 21, 2009
"Severe runner's knee. Very effective drug, works well enough to take the edge off. Still can feel pain but very manageable"
- Anonymous
- August 24, 2009
"Vicodin works very well, I take it 5-6 times a day for my pain with lupus. I wouldn't change my Vicodin for anything."
- Anonymous
- August 9, 2010
"It was effective and I am relieved that it worked for me. I am allergic to codeine so this is a great alternative."
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"Vicodin is an excellent pain killer for oral or any kind of surgery to bring home. It doesn't make me sick to my stomach the way some other pain pills do. I have Fibromyalgia and CFS and took it for that type of pain but it was too short acting and I needed to keep increasing the dose. It also has a lot of Tylenol in it for long term use which can damage the liver so I'm on something else now for my Fibromyalgia pain. It does the job very well for short term pain relief."