Zohydro ER and Withdrawal: What Users Say

• Cli...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 17, 2019

For Pain "I am a paraplegic after a spinal cord injury when I had a wreck in 2001. For the first few years, the pain was there, but I could manage. Then it became so bad that I would lie in bed crying, unable to sleep or do anything. It ruled my life. After trying nearly every pain med out there, I finally found Zohydro by researching hydrocodone without acetaminophen. It has worked wonders, and I’m not constantly worried about withdrawals. My insurance just changed and won’t cover it now, and I can’t pay for it. Really wish they would come out with a generic!"

• RD ...
• May 10, 2018

For Pain "I was on hydrocodone 7.5/500 for my back. Then suffered a head injury in 2013. I was hospitalized for 10 days, where they gave me morphine, Norco, Dilaudid, and fentanyl. When I got out, I went on oxycodone. One and a half years later, I wanted out. I white-knuckled a harsh withdrawal. But the pain was more spread and frequent from the injury. I went on Zohydro ER 15 mg, but sometimes needed to take two - it was too much. I dropped to 10 mg, but the insurance doesn't like paying for 120 caps when they can pay for 60 - so I moved to 20 mg. My favorite part of Zohydro ER is, I think because of the way it is dispersed, I have never suffered any withdrawal symptoms from it when I stop for a couple of days. I swear by it. It doesn't completely get rid of my pain, but it alleviates it enough so that I can enjoy some life. Grant you, a higher dosage might get rid of the pain, but I choose not to go that route due to past experience. I do not know that the higher dosage can guarantee me no withdrawal effects like now."

• scu...
• August 20, 2017

For Pain "My pain doctor started me on 10 mg x 2 per day after a few years on 7.5 hydros 4+x per day. After the first week, and some withdrawal symptoms, they give no relief. Maybe the doctor started me on too low of a mg and I'll see him the next day. I hope he ups the mg to at least 15, and 20 probably will be better. He said he can add the old hydro for breakthrough pain, but at this point, I feel at least two 7.5 mg per day and that's only 2 less than before. He should go to 20 mg 2x per as I have a bad spine from head to tail, facet arthritis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, deteriorating disk, and spinal neuropathy.... I'm through... I covered them all!!"