Acetaminophen / hydrocodone for Back Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Midwest...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 6, 2023

"I've been taking this for over 20+ years due to a variety of problems. Degenerative disc disease, partial knee replacement, arthritis in shoulder, knee, ankle, etc. I've done well managing the pain. I've been able to keep myself as active as I can. But now, this shortage? It's been 10 days now, and I'm still waiting to get my monthly prescription filled. So, they say they have them in stock here at this company? How can I get these sent to a pharmacy or sent to myself and pay for them? Because all I keep getting is sorry, out of stock, and we don't know when we'll get them in???"

• Mmano
• January 1, 2020

"I've had six lower back procedures along with a neck disc replacement and a cage. I was on the Par brand of hydrocodone with acetaminophen and took only one half of the pill, and it would help the pain. My doctor changed me to the brand Lupin India Pharma of it, and I need to take four of these Lupin, and they still do nothing but cause more pain, withdrawals, and nausea. I lived in the United States of America, but I feel that after every pharmacy in my area only carries India-manufactured meds. This is seriously hurting us that are in actual pain. Why would our government allow these CVS and every other big chain corporation to even stock this garbage knowing that these meds are 99 percent ineffective? Why should we trust these U.S. pharmacies that carry such garbage? This has become a disaster for me trying to function daily. We need a voice. America is known for freedom and freedom of speech, but what about freedom from debilitating pain?"

• the...
• September 30, 2017

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "They relieve my lower back pain and allow me to walk and sleep, couldn't do either without them! I use 3 daily 7.25-325 mg. My doctor transferred to a hospital and my new Chinese doctor told me he is deathly afraid of arrest by the DEA for writing narcotic Rx's scripts, he no longer writes any, but sends all, including me to a 'Pain Clinic' that costs me $40.00 a visit for a specialist co-pay to pick up a script, a $480 year waste! Other doctors quit writing scripts because of increased pressure from the law and DEA agents also. How unfair is that to seniors? And who cares?"

• Michael...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 15, 2022

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "We need to make sure that this message gets out. Share it with as many people as you know: People are being forced to buy drugs on the street, stronger, non-regulated, and often deadly alternatives to their pain medications because of the reformulations that have taken place in the commonly prescribed hydrocodone formula. I have been a pain patient and practitioner for over 25 years. Norco is an easy medication to prescribe, while addictive in nature, if taken as prescribed, the risks are fairly mitigated. People are dying because they cannot get access to a low-risk medication that works. SHARE THIS MESSAGE. It feels like no one is hearing us!!! Due to pressure, lawsuits, and the like, the reformulated generic Norcos are very unpleasant. The active ingredient is the same, but it isn't derived the same way. Much of it is derived abroad. Qualitest/Par/Endo formulated the yellow ones that the pain patients here refer to. It worked well and didn't create the side effects of the others."

• Jrano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2020

"Watch out for KVK-Tech, Inc. brand of acetaminophen/hydrocodone. They have numerous warnings and fines. Because the CVS here doesn't know how to read, I'm stuck with almost a full script of 750s that don't do anything but make you sick as a dog. When are pharmacies and docs going to return? Or should we invest more in Canada and trust their version of the FDA."

• TEM
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 26, 2023

Vicodin (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I've been on Vicodin now since 2013 for pain management and back then I used the Watson brand which was very helpful in relieving back pain. But I have tried a lot of brands, and the worst brand is Amneal. For me, the Lupin brand works well, I am trying the M brand, and it's not as strong at relieving back pain as Lupin. I am never going back to Amneal even if that means going out of network to a pharmacy that actually has the Watson or the Lupin both of those brands work the best for me with NO side effects. Which I am very thankful for. I used to take 5/325 and now 7/325. I just know that there is a BIG difference in the manufacture of these pain meds especially when it comes to generic."

• Anonymous
• July 8, 2019

"Watson MFG is now Activis. If you receive Camber MFG, go to another pharmacy! You are going to be sick. I can’t find Activis brand, so I don’t know if they are as good as Watson was, but something needs to be done. This is our hard-earned money, and they’re filling these pain medications with fillers."

• RUBYS...
• January 20, 2020

"I have multiple myeloma and arthritis, on chemo with neuropathy, and have been taking acetaminophen and hydrocodone 10/325's for 3 to 4 years. Apparently, my Walgreens switched to the Mallinckrodt brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone a couple of months ago, as I noticed upon taking one that I didn't feel a thing, nor did it alleviate the pain in my back (where my lesion is) nor the pain in my legs and feet. Most often, my eyes would get a little heavy, and by bedtime I would be able to sleep, but not with these! They are useless. I might as well take Ibuprofen. I am contacting my insurance pharmacy and asking them to request a different brand or non-generic. The FDA is so crooked, people with bona fide chronic pain are being punished because of the pain clinics and addicts. It is so unfair it makes me want to cry."

• Kala
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 30, 2019

"Osco normally carries Mallinckrodt's brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone, which is absolute garbage. I’m pretty sure some of the pills are duds. A month ago, Osco ran out of their garbage Mallinckrodt hydrocodone, so they gave me Cara brand, which is so much better. I asked them to continue getting that brand for me, and they won’t. I’ve been back on the Mallinckrodt brand for a week and have been going through withdrawals on and off, which kind of proves my point about how terrible this brand is. I’m now trying to find a pharmacy that carries the Cara brand acetaminophen with hydrocodone, which seems to have the right dose in them. I went through this before when the Watson brand was discontinued. I’m sick of getting garbage meds from garbage pharmaceutical companies."

• Jlo
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 19, 2020

"They have redone these pills. They do not work like they did before. I used to take 1 pill and feel it help my pain, but I can take 2 1/2 now, and it does not help at all. They are fooling everyone because they do not work!"

• 6ano
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 10, 2019

"Every single person needs to file a complaint to the FDA on Mallinckrodt Pharma. Acetaminophen with hydrocodone generic. Your voice needs to be heard. Only writing comments here will not help. Mallinckrodt is putting something in the pills that shouldn’t be there (or putting no actives in them). And it’s wrong and should be illegal. But they will never stop if we do not do something about it. Please write a complaint to the FDA. Also, ask around for Par Pharma manufacturer."

• Jula
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 25, 2023

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "This pain med doesn’t work. My quality of life has changed for the worst since I started taking this brand. I have to take care of my husband who is very Ill and I don’t know how I will find the strength to do it with the level of pain that I am constantly in."

• Painp...
• June 22, 2019

"I have been using acetaminophen with hydrocodone for a couple of years. It worked very well until 2019. I think the pharmaceutical companies did something to the pills. I think some ingredients that used to be in the pill are missing. I need my pain meds!"

• Tajmah
• March 22, 2013

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I've been on Norco 10/325 for over a year. It helps me be normal, being that I have a slipped disc, pinched nerve, and stenosis. It doesn't take the spasms away, but I haven't found anything that does. If anyone knows of one that works, please let me know. I've tried them all. I just hate that because people can't see an injury, they think you are not in serious pain. I hurt every day and would love nothing more than to just be normal."

• pudman
• June 25, 2015

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I'm 59, have sciatica, and it's progressed to where I know I don't have to live in constant pain. I've been a narcotic user most of my life, so the 5mg didn't do much and certainly, after a short period, didn't do anything if taken as directed. I've upped it to 7.5's and relief was significant, and am now taking 10mg, and the relief is amazing. I was concerned because I've been a narcotic user for so much of my life, but it works, and I didn't want to push it by going the oxy route. I've been saying the same thing to people who don't understand. I call it a managed habit. There were several times I couldn't even sit in this chair and log on to the computer."

• silly...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 10, 2019

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "Just changed from Qualitest 7.5 mg Vicoprofen to Norco 10 mg. I'm hoping Norco works as well. I know by experience that people/myself react differently to generics. Amneal did not work for me, their 7.5s felt like 4 mgs. I was trying Zohydro 30 mgs, but with 60 mgs, I STILL needed 30 more mgs of another medication. I have found that most companies are choosing the cheapest brand generics to sell, and they can be inferior. If you find that this is true, search out another generic."

• Brandon...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 5, 2015

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I take hydrocodone 10mg/325mg of acetaminophen. I have bulging discs in my lower back on my spine and they hit certain nerves. I have had a great experience with this medicine. I don't have any side effects except for some itching. It allows me to function and continue to work a fast-paced job where I'm on my feet. You just have to be careful to not take more than prescribed because most people don't realize how addicting it can be. Read the papers that you get from the pharmacy and ask questions. If used correctly, this drug is very beneficial."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2018

Lortab (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I've been taking hydrocodone 10/325 with M367 imprint for chronic back pain for 5 years with good pain relief. The pharmacy switched vendors, now the pills have the imprint G 037. I've been taking them as directed for 3 days with no pain relief."

• Gandy...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 10, 2022

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "There are many reviews here that this generic medication has lost its therapeutic function. It gives a nervous reaction waiting for a 10/325 dose split to 5 mg to work so you can carry on with normal homeowner chores. I have radiographic images and interpretation showing the causes of pain in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions due to 35 years of heavy construction work. Those 35 years of daily heavy construction work was working for a NY State agency. The NY State Dept. of Health sends letters to MDs with warnings prescribing this medication. To me, that is interference with your healthcare treatment and well-being. I have decided to relocate out of NY because of this. To the other chronic pain patients leaving reviews that this medication in generic form has lost its therapeutic function, it may help to see if there is a pattern by ending the review with the state. NY. Be safe, don't use street drugs and don't get angry, it doesn't help anything."

• days
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 17, 2014

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "Best if using to think that this medication was bumped to Schedule II on October 6th, 2014! It helps with pain. But must see the doc every month, which is a painful journey among other daily activities that can burden those who have permanent back damage or chronic (close to permanent back pain) back pain. Best to get a 10mg dose, then able to break and take less or more depending on the day, pain, movement anticipated, etc."

• Ladyjoy
• December 27, 2019

"I thought it was just me until I read the comments about the drug with M367 printed on them (generic acetaminophen with hydrocodone). I am currently calling pharmacies today inquiring about the brand of hydrocodone they carry before I get my prescription filled. I agree they are not adding enough of the pain meds to help me make it for a couple of hours. My lower back and hip constantly hurt, whereas, before they changed the dosage in 2019, I was getting enough relief to function an entire day off one 10/325 pill. We need help! I don't abuse my meds, but I want what I pay for to work!"

• Scary...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 5, 2023

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "I’ve started taking Hydrocodone again and my local pharmacy HEB has been filling the prescriptions with generic Mallinckrodt. I don’t know if it’s me but I’m experiencing nightmares, skin problems, trouble urinating, trouble sleeping, hiccups, among other side effects."

• Twally
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 22, 2021

"This medication is effective if you're lucky enough to get the right brand or a good generic! T258 Camber brand Norco is junk! They don’t work at all, and Aurobindo is just as bad with horrible side effects! I have been on this medication for 15+ years. I don’t see how this is allowed to pass QA. The FDA needs to stop messing with people! They think switching formulas will stop overdosing when all it does is hurt the people who truly need it. I personally am now going to have to call pharmacies and look bad asking what brand they have because I refuse to have a third month with CAMBER brand. I’ve been on several different brands, again, stay away from CAMBER and AUROBINDO, it’s only side effects in a bottle with no pain reliever!"

• Texas...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 28, 2014

Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) "Had a double discectomy on L1 & L2 fourteen months ago that put me in a wheelchair for 3 months. This was due to nerve damage from the two herniated discs. After the wheelchair, I used a walker for 9 months. Now, fourteen months later, I am starting to walk with the aid of a cane and continuous physical therapy. I do still use the walker at the end of the day but am trying to transition to the cane full time. I hope to be able to walk again someday without the help of any aids. During all this time, I was and still am in lots of pain but nothing like it was before surgery. The Norco 10/325 made/makes my pain bearable."

• Haden...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 6, 2019

"Generic brands of acetaminophen with hydrocodone. Watson, when they were Watson, was the best. Today, like many say, more filler than opiate. They are garbage. Trist brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone is the worst. I feel no relief. Someone said after urinalysis showed no opiate in the system but instead Tramadol. They never took Tramadol. I have taken 30 mg when I was to take 10 and felt nothing. The FDA will do nothing and Walgreens don’t care. Cheapest bid pill wins. We can do nothing."