Lortab for Pain User Reviews

• JBa...
• March 17, 2020

"This pill didn't do much of anything before, but nowadays they do even less. Are they doing something to the pain meds so that they are not consistent ever? Some months, you get a script that's amazing, and other times they make you feel so bad your head hurts, etc. But the feds and gov have their hands in everything, so I'm sure they're knocking everything off so can't trust any of them anymore. It is nothing like it used to be."

• Anonymous
• March 19, 2008

"I have an unusual side effect to this drug. It takes the pain away (YEAH) but it also wires me. It should make me sleepy but it speeds me up. So not only is the pain gone but my house gets clean too. YEAH!"

• Dee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 6, 2022

"I have taken this medication for 30 years, this is by far the worst! One month okay, the next month like I'm taking nothing! When Watson brand was available, I did not have this problem. It's extremely frustrating and painful!"

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 8, 2021

"This particular brand with the label G 037 is the worst brand of hydrocodone I’ve ever had in my life! No pain relief at all, as if I was taking a placebo pill. How can you sell this to folks in pain?"

• Anonymous
• May 20, 2009

"I take Lortab because I have osteoarthritis of the spine, and I would not be able to conduct my life on a daily basis if not for this medication. Some doctors don't like giving this medicine out to patients because it is habit-forming. But, like I told my doctor, pain 24/7 or a slight addiction. I will take the addiction. I can get over an addiction, but this pain is here to stay and is not going to get any better."

• lil...
• April 21, 2009

"I take Lortab 7.5/325 3-4 times a day for back pain. It works great. I feel like I have my life back. Before, I was in pain all the time. It only made me feel loopy the first couple of times. After that, it just took the pain away. I would recommend this drug to anyone who has chronic back pain."

• lif...
• March 27, 2008

"Lortab I have found to be the only pain medication that gets along with the medication that I'm taking. The side effects are mild compared to the chronic pain that I have 24/7. In order to walk, if it wasn't for Lortab, I would be bedridden."

• Tod...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 6, 2013

"I started taking Lortab after I fell 22 feet in a hunting accident in March of 2012. 4 months ago I learned that I had Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, severe nerve damage, beginning stages of osteoporosis and arthritis, and bone fragments left in my ankle. Lortab was a Godsend. It truly is the only thing that gets me through the day, although there is still pain. It's nothing compared to what it would be like without it."

• blu...
• April 21, 2008

"I take this for nerve pain now, and it helps me more than Cymbalta or Lyrica. I take 3 of 10/500 Lortab. It usually takes 30 to 40 minutes to take effect and usually gives a burst of energy or gives the motivation to go and get things done, like washing the car, going to work, etc."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 7, 2013

"In my experience, this medication is pretty good, but the only problem I have is it makes me itch. My pharmacist says it's not an allergy because I don't have a rash. I have found, if I take it soon enough after pain starts, it does pretty good at controlling it."

• tam...
• November 6, 2013

"Works extremely well for my pain. Chronic back pain and dislocated hip joint. Works better if taken as soon as pain begins. Highly addictive and well-known street drug. Never tell anyone, teenagers, that you have them. Take only as needed because of tolerance buildup."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 21, 2020

"I was on this medicine, Lortab, back in 2016, 2017, then onto oxycodone by early 2018. But my advice is for y'all to try liquid Lortab, aka Hycet, instead of the pills. Plus, there is 7% alcohol per dose. I think it's 5mg/5ml and 7.5mg/10ml, 10mg/15ml if I'm not mistaken. Works far better than the tablets."

• luv...
• October 22, 2008

"I have been taking Lortab 10's for a few years now due to a rollover accident I was involved in. Had neck surgery, which involved placing a metal plate and screws in my neck. Still had severe neck/shoulder/back pain for almost a year after. With the Lortab and Ms. Contin, I am able to do things I would have never been able to do since I was in so much pain, but, like people say here, follow your doctor's instructions."

• 4...
• November 6, 2010

"I will be suffering from my back pain and take Lortab 10/500, and within 20 minutes, I'm back to living life pain-free and puts me in a great mood. Best pain killer out there. I've tried Vicodin, Norco, and Percocet, and they work okay, but I love my Lortab. I highly recommend it for lower back pain."

• Anonymous
• September 15, 2008

"Lortab is quite simply a Godsend. I have cerebral palsy and severe rheumatoid arthritis, and even after going on maintenance medicines for RA and CP-related spasticity, I still had days when the pain was almost unbearable. I've been taking Lortab as needed for a few years now, and the difference is dramatic. I agree with those who say don't take it when you're not in pain, but honestly, provided you do follow your doctor's instructions and take it only when needed, I consider Lortab an absolute wonder drug. On my bad days, I wouldn't be able to remotely function without it. With it, I was able to take a trip across the country with no problems whatsoever (and ended up needing less Lortab than usual)."

• FU6...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 30, 2013

"Problem developed with inability to have proper bowel movement. Difficult to overcome until I was told to take Dulcolax with each dosage of Lortab 5/500 or 5/325. Cleared problem up. Gradually 'got off' Lortab by slowly decreasing dosage over a period of about a week as recommended by physician."

• Tha...
• February 3, 2009

"I don't know what I would do if the good Lord hadn't guided me to my doctor. I couldn't function without them. They ease my back and shoulder pain enough for me to work, but I can feel it if I'm pushing too hard. The people who invented this drug are a godsend."

• Anonymous
• April 11, 2012

"I have been taking Lortab for 6 years since I was 13 years old for migraine headaches because I'm allergic to NSAIDs. I started out taking 5/500 for 2 years. Then my doctor put me on 7.5/500 for 3 1/2 years. Now I'm on 10/500. The 10/500 works the best for my pain problems. They help me get on about my day, I only need to take 2 a day because they work well. Thanks."

• Dou...
• August 3, 2011

"I started this medication when I had my right hip replaced. Four months later, I had my left hip replaced. My doctor told me to take it as directed. Apparently, it not only relieves pain, but also prevents pain. He said that once I experience pain, it helps to relieve it, but if I take it before I feel pain (we knew I'd experience pain right after surgery), it would prevent it. I found this advice to be right on the mark. At first, I thought I could live without narcotic pain relievers, but it really worked to prevent the pain. Once you feel the pain, you're just trying to catch up."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2012

"The medicine did exactly what it was supposed to do-erased my pain when I had a wisdom tooth extraction. There were side effects, but they were minimal. The medicine made me itchy, somewhat numb, and a little bit sleepy, but it was nothing that could not be dealt with easily."

• Coc...
• July 17, 2010

"I've taken Lortab 10/500 for about 3 years for osteoarthritis in the knees, and I don't know what I would do without them. I was taking them prior to my knees being replaced and still take them for hip pain. The only negative side effect I've noted is occasional constipation, which is consistent with any narcotic. I take 3-4 every day, but I have begun to notice that they are not as effective as before. I'm sure I'm developing a tolerance to them also. But I would recommend them for chronic pain for anyone who can tolerate them."

• Anonymous
• May 24, 2009

"Lortab has been a Godsend for me. I have had 6 major abdominal surgeries in 7 months, the last one in July of '08, and I still have a lot of pain. I take 1 x 5/500 every morning and 1 in the late afternoon. It takes the edge off, it also winds me up, so I then can do some house cleaning."

• Anonymous
• March 29, 2009

"I am a young (22-year-old) female who has bursitis in my right hip. I'm anteriorally rotated and have a gluteal strain, so it doesn't help my hip. Physical therapy has significantly helped, but my hip pops every step I take and often pops out of place. Again, despite the physical therapy, the pain sometimes becomes unbearable. I have tried about 4 different drugs before Lortab. Lortab is the only medicine that eases the severe pain (when I'm between 8 and 10 on the pain scale). It is not to take every day, but it is AMAZING. For me, the downside, which I have heard from many people, is that it can leave you feeling anxious, and I generally can't sleep if I take Lortab. I think the benefits far outweigh the negative."

• Anonymous
• February 14, 2009

"I have used Lortab for years, and it works better than any other pain medication I have tried, and I have tried lots of them. I have mono-neuritis multiplex (spelled wrong, I think) and have been on Oxy, Methadone, and other powerful class II narcotics. I take one every 6 hours (4 a day) most of the time and up to 6 maximum if needed, as over that you exceed the 4000 units of acetaminophen, which will affect your liver, and I try and stay below the 3000 range. Yes, you get dependent on this drug, but when you hurt so bad. It is a very effective old-school medicine that works for me and many others with arthritis. I give it 5*****'s."

• off...
• April 30, 2008

"I have been taking Lortab-5 for a separated shoulder I received playing racquetball, and it works very well to relieve my pain. You must follow the directions given by your doctor, take exactly as directed. If you do not experience any pain, do not take Lortab, only take when needed, please. I have no side effects with this medication, which is good because many other meds do. Will only be on this medication for a short time. Please use with caution."