Norco for Back Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Gan...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 29, 2021

"This is a follow-up of a review about a year ago. The Mallinckrodt brand has gotten even weaker to the point where I have decided to stop taking them. They are starting to give me a nervous type of sick feeling on top of the daily pain. I will also stop making all my supplemental health insurance payments and work on a plan to become an expat of the U.S. It is a shame I have to make plans to leave after building U.S.A. infrastructure for close to 40 years of heavy construction work. The daily, close to 40 years use of heavy construction tools that caused vibration throughout the body created multiple levels from neck to lumbar of herniations and stenosis. The medications do not work anymore for reasons only the FDA and CDC can explain. I pray for an advocate to start legal action to see why the medications don't work anymore."

• KKr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 13, 2018

"I’ve been taking Norco for about two years. It’s really the only thing that helps my pain. I usually get my script filled at CVS, and lately, I’ve noticed the generic they use is pretty worthless. Takes sometimes double the pills to get just a little pain relief. Recently switched to the M367 generic (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals) at Walgreens, and wow, what a difference. One pill lasts me almost an entire workday, whereas the other generic was requiring two to three just to get partial relief. Never really thought there was much difference in generics, but I guess there is!"

• Sir...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 18, 2017

"Worked great for pain, but beware of tolerance. Taking four to six hours or longer seems impossible at times, but it will give you the most relief. I have been taking four daily of yellow 3601 (best generic Norco from HEB, if you ask me, they are extended release as opposed to the rubbish white ones you find elsewhere) and I don't seem to get as much relief nowadays, one 10 mg will last approximately two hours. Hard to get your doctor to understand, but I am thankful for having something to help. Works great with two methocarbamol 750 or gabapentin. Have tried many prescriptions for my three herniated discs, sciatica, arthritis/pelvis pain, and these three have given me the best relief."

• Nic...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 26, 2014

"I have back, shoulder, neck, and knee problems. I also have been diagnosed with severe migraine disorder. It is hereditary and so painful that you basically can't do anything but lay in a dark room and pray it goes away. I have four boys, 15, 10, 9, and 1 years old. I feel bad when I get in any kind of pain because it stops everyday living. I have been on Lortab, Percocet, Vicodin, tramadol, Mobic, Cymbalta, Maxalt, Imitrex, and many more medications. I am now on Norco 325/10 and Soma. This works so much better than any of the other medications, even the stronger ones. I also take Fioricet for my migraines. After reading these reviews, I see people take Norco for migraines, which I didn't know. Maybe I'll talk to my doc about not taking Fioricet anymore."

• Xxe...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 29, 2021

"What is going on with generic Norco? It's been over a year that they're not working like they did. Now it causes migraines, stomach pains, and barely relieves my back and neck pain. How is the government now checking when we keep complaining? Taking 10s."

• Oki...
• June 8, 2011

"I have taken hydrocodone for several years due to severe back pain. I have osteoporosis, which has resulted in several compression fractures. My back is a mess. I have had multiple surgeries for stenosis and disk problems. I have tried all the painkillers: OxyContin, MS morphine, Lortab, etc. Norco works the best, and I have only minimal side effects. I have taken the Norco 10s, one every 4-6 hours for the past 5 years. I am able to work and function almost normally with the painkillers."

• L5-...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 4, 2015

"For severe pain and problems in the lower back, this should be the very least that is recommended for pain, at least temporarily until something else can be figured out (injection blocks, PT, etc.). This has helped me more than almost anything else I've tried, and after taking these, my sharp shooting pain turns into just a 'heartbeat' type throb that I can feel in my lower back."

• Ano...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 28, 2022

"I've been taking Norco for my back and neck for at least 5 years. I take it as prescribed, and it worked to keep me functioning adequately. Now that the pharmacies are getting their hydrocodone from the manufacturers listed in these comments, I get no relief. My last prescription, I took my pills with food and immediately threw my food up. It's not right to not have a choice to get American Pharmaceutical FDA inspected medications. If anyone knows who we need to complain to, please leave it in the comments."

• Bub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 12, 2014

"I was in a recent accident. I was hit from behind. I had to go to the emergency room. I have a concussion, lumbar sacral strain, cervical strain, etc. I have not taken too much of the medication yet. I rate this medication an 8 because it helps you sleep and it helps with the back pain very well. Not too many side effects. I have to wear a cervical collar for a while, and I was diagnosed as having an acute head injury. I hope all will be okay."

• Dra...
• October 8, 2011

"As a former firefighter who suffered a back injury 17 years ago. The surgeons said surgery would not help and that I should stay on pain medicines for relief. I've tried them all. Norco 10/325 has been the best. I have been able to get a job and hold it, which has done wonders for my self-esteem. To be able to return to the workforce and lead a relatively normal life. I can't do a lot of things, but since being on Norco 10/325 for 4 years now, I no longer suffer any depression, and family and friends say I'm my old self again. I still suffer times where I have to slow way down, but overall this medicine has been life-changing for me."

• Sun...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 19, 2016

"I go to pain management and seem to alternate between Norco & 10mg oxycodone. I have to take more oxy combined with morphine per day to equal Norco 4 times daily, but they are both very addicting. I hide it from my two children as they would have a fit. They are over 25, to sum it up. I would rather take the Norco for my pain. I think the Norco is the better pain medicine for back pain combined with what walking I can manage."

• Jez...
• December 26, 2017

"This medicine does absolutely nothing to relieve pain. I have a compression fracture in the 5th vertebra, and standing or walking causes unbearable pain. I was given this medicine in the ER, and I might as well be taking sugar pills. I filled the prescription at a well-known drugstore chain. Are these fake pills? If so, how did the drugstore get them? I understand I am not the only one to have this experience."

• Joh...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 28, 2021

"I've been on Norco for severe back pain for 20 years. The potency varies by the lab making the drug. CVS uses Sun Labs. It's worthless. Walgreens uses Mallinckrodt, which is worthless. The best effectiveness I've had is from Watson. I've requested the Watson brand from all major pharmacies. They can get it, but the insurance won't cover it. The only bad thing about the less expensive Norco I've experienced is shortness of breath and the panic it causes."

• Sel...
• April 2, 2011

"I have had multiple compound fractures in addition to severe degenerative disk disease from a car accident, which also resulted in a broken back (compression fracture) at my L1-L2 level. I have had a total of 4 reconstructive spinal surgeries, with the most recent being in 12/2010. I have rods/spacers in my cervical and lumbar spine areas. I could not take Lortab long-term as it affected my personality in a very negative way. I am currently on Norco, and it works quite well for me. I stick to the dosing schedule and have not had problems."

• Snd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2017

"I used to be on Norco 10. For a long time, they were fine, I never had a problem with them, no side effects at all. Recently, the doctor changed me to Norco 7.5, and they're terrible. Even though the pharmacist and the doctor say they are the same ingredients (except that 7.5 has less), they are very different. 7.5 are horrible, they make my eyelids swell up, and I can hardly see out of one eye. Then they make me feel very sick and ill, and I also have very bad stomach pain and pain in my chest. Also, this is horrible, I do not like 7.5 at all. Might as well not take anything. Norco 7.5 are very, very horrible. There definitely is something in Norco 7.5 that is not in Norco 10, so why are they hiding it from us? Seems like they're trying to kill me."

• lil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 14, 2021

"I've been taking Norco for ten years now, it's not working. I am in pain all day, every day. My doctor told me that he wouldn't give me anything else. I told him that the Norco was not working anymore. I don't know what to do. I can't do my housework or stand too long or walk too long."

• Ago...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 1, 2021

"I am reading these reviews, and I’ve had the same experience. It does matter who the manufacturer is. I’ve been using Lupin! And I’ve noticed that it is the best. It does what it is supposed to do! I recommend it. The others mentioned are all garbage!"

• TCC...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 12, 2013

"Stepped up to Norco 10/325 over about a 3-year period and have found it to be very effective in the treatment of my low back pain. However, after a while, my body does build up a tolerance, and my doc recently also added tramadol. So far, so good. Awaiting an epidural block to get my legs back from pain. I haven't had any negative side effects to note."

• Fed...
• September 2, 2021

"I have been taking Norco 10 for my back for years. Like 1 and 1/2 years, I noticed my pain meds don’t hardly work anymore. My pharmacist informed me I wasn’t the only patient stating this, in fact, about 20 patients said the same thing. I had to switch pharmacies at the advice of my pharmacist. I now am running into the same issue at my new pharmacy. I believe they are removing the hydrocodone from our medications. When you get just as much relief from Tylenol as you do your Norco, there is an issue."

• Red...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 22, 2021

"Short but to the point. I agree with almost all of these posts. Broke my back in 1993, have taken every pain medication on the market (back when doctors were able to help their patients). After my fourth surgery, doctors say that was all they could do for me, and I would be on pain management the rest of my life. Well, like most, I too have seen a drop in pain relief from generic Norco, been taking these since 2004 and used to work just fine. Nothing gets rid of all the pain, but helps to have a life, so to speak. The past couple of years, I have not only experienced a lack of pain control, but hives from some manufacturer (Eywa Pharmaceutical, blue pill purchased from Winn-Dixie being the cheapest), along with stomach problems with Amnell, and of course, Mallinckrodt's severe lack of pain management. But stuck as more and more companies are being forced out of the market."

• Nor...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 23, 2023

"I have been taking Norco since 2016 for severe back pain. I have tried other pain medications including Oxy, Percocet, Morphine, Motrin 800, and Vicodin. Oxy and Percocet do help, but they leave me very dizzy and unable to drive. Plus, I noticed I had to keep increasing my doses to get the same pain relief. After the 2nd increase, I slowly stopped taking them and switched to Norco. Norco relieves 80% of my pain, which is okay. I can still drive without experiencing any dizziness, and it does not make me sleepy. The only side effect is constipation, but it was worse with the Oxy. With all drugs, it's important to learn how your body responds and where the pain is coming from. I only take Norco when the pain is in my back. For other types of pain, I take Voltaren 75mg."

• Anonymous
• November 21, 2011

"Norco is by far the only pain medicine I have tried that actually worked for my back, neck, and leg pain. For me, there are no side effects, it just works. I suffered from depression due to the widespread pain in my body, but Norco has also helped with that. I've taken it for 4 years and have had times off the medication, and it's tough, but only because the pain returns and I become sleep deprived. It really is a miracle."

• Anonymous
• September 29, 2012

"I have a bulging disc at L4/L5 that's pinching nerves in my back. The surgeon told me he would rather me go on pain medicines than go through with spinal fusion surgery. I'd never even heard of Norco before, but it is seriously an amazing pain medicine. I also get epidural steroid injections, which provide much-needed pain relief. I take one Norco 10/325 when I wake up, then one before dinner. Just those two pills make a huge difference in me living a 'normal' life again. Gave it a 9 because I wish it lasted longer so I didn't have to take 2 pills a day."

• Mat...
• August 13, 2011

"I had a traumatic injury to my neck and shoulders about 7 years ago and didn't have proper treatment to repair the injury, so now I have constant moderate-to-severe pain in my neck, shoulder, and back. Norcos really help a lot, but, as others have said, they don't last very long. I have to take 1.5-2 10/325 mg tablets every 4 hours (at the most). WORST SIDE EFFECT: constipation. By far. Since my back hurts all the time, the thought of going and playing sports is intimidating to say the least, so I don't exercise nearly as much as I should (I've gained 35 pounds since the accident and I'm 28 now). Overall, this is a great medicine and one I would recommend."

• Anonymous
• October 19, 2020

"I was on Norco over 10 years, seems all it began to do was make me sleep. Dr. switched me to Percocet 10 mg, better at alleviating pain but still causes sleepiness. He switched me to oxycodone 10 mg, seems to work better for me."