Acetaminophen / propoxyphene and Nausea: What Users Say

• aus...
• August 10, 2009

Acetaminophen / propoxyphene for Pain "Darvocet and Vicodin make me really sick and dizzy, but if I start out taking 1/2 of a Darvocet and up the dose as needed and as handled, then I can use Vicodin if the pain is that bad, and I won't get sick. Sometimes I also take a Reglan at the same time, which usually cures the nausea for me."

• Anonymous
• March 25, 2010

For Pain "I cannot stand Vicodin, anything with codeine, etc., but recently I had to have a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) and was one of the unfortunate 10% who got the resulting 'spinal tap headache.' I've given birth, and I swear a spinal tap headache is more excruciating. I desperately needed something for the pain, but refused stronger narcotics as they make me really sick to my stomach, so my doctor gave me Darvocet. After taking it, I felt like I just had a normal, bad headache, which given my previous condition, was a huge relief. I could actually stand up straight and walk after taking it. Though it didn't completely ease the pain, it certainly made it quite bearable."

• Chr...
• May 19, 2008

For Pain "Taking this has helped with the pain, but if I take the full dose I become so sleepy that it's hard to stay awake. However, unlike Vicodin, it hasn't made me sick to my stomach or 'loopy'."