Vicodin and Pain: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• October 27, 2009

For Pain "I started taking this after my knee surgery. I found it to be great. My recovery time was fast. I had no pain and lots of energy. It started with 3 or 4 pills a day, then after that it got to be 5 or 6 a day. I then had foot surgery. I had to take more for the pain to go away. This went on for 5 years. By the time I got help, I was taking 20 to 25 pills a day. I now know that God is watching over me because if he wasn't, I wouldn't be here now. I am now off of all painkillers, but it took a lot of hard work. I'm letting you know this because it creeps up on you before you even know it. Vicodin may help you at first and you may be able to control it. I thought I could. I'm just asking you, please be careful with this medicine."

• LPT...
• October 17, 2008

For Pain "On a positive note, this has helped me to live a pain-free life. I have severe diabetes, peripheral vascular disease which causes severe leg pain and cramps, especially at night. Since I work with kids in a big high school campus, I am able to work and contribute to society when taking Vicodin once a day."

• Stu...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 1, 2017

For Pain "I've been taking Vicodin or something like it for years. First for migraine headache and occasional back pain. Total of maybe 30 pills a year. My most pressing need was bouts with cellulitis. If I were to describe the pain, think placing your leg in a bucket of scalding water up to the knee. I took it round the clock for a few weeks. I now take it for chronic knee and hip pain. The dosage is 5 mg 3 times a day as needed. I rarely ever take 3 doses. Most days maybe 1 or 2, and if the pain is manageable, I don't use it at all. I'm averaging 60 pills every 4 months. The talk of addiction precludes me from taking it when I (or even my wife) feel I should. I've never felt high or drugged. The only side effect I see is less pain."

• vil...
• March 10, 2010

For Pain "Had lower back surgery in 2000ish. Was taking 750 mg before and after surgery. Help with dealing with pain and got me back to work as a roofer. Recently my neck had been giving me problems and an MRI revealed disc herniations, bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, flattening of my left spinal cord, and a hemangioma, with pain and numbness in my left arm/hand, neck. I've been treating with 500 mg Vicodin & 15 mg MS-Contin. Brings pain level down to a tolerable level, but as always, some days are better than others."

• Anonymous
• December 10, 2009

For Pain "I have used this after my surgery, and I give it a 10/10, even though I was only about 14. This worked very well. My mom would give me the medicine whenever the time it was needed to be given (scheduled). I am currently 16, and the surgery I received was replacing dying bone cartilage with live ones from another part of the bone. It was painful, especially during the recovery."

• jgl...
• July 2, 2010

For Pain "I have had numerous teeth pulled recently, getting ready for dentures, and first, I was prescribed Demerol, which made me feel ill, and personally, I still felt pain. Then it was Percocet, which worked great for pain but made me itch. Finally, Vicodin 5 mg, which I had to take 1 and a half to knock out all the pain. My dentist tried Vicoprofen 7.5, which worked absolutely perfectly but was a bit expensive compared to regular Vicodin. Well, he prescribed Vicodin 7.5/500, and 1 tablet works wonders. I was told that I could take 2 at a time if needed, but so far, 1 seems to work for about 5 hours. I was told that I could build up a quick tolerance to the drug, so I take 800 mg ibuprofen unless I really need the Vicodin."