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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:05 AM
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I took a 500mg Vicodin -- how can I have a headache?
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:10 AM by Richardo
No fair :eyes:

Maybe it's from doing this all night in GD and GD-P ---> :banghead:
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:10 AM
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1. MMmmmmm....love me some Vicodin...
had plenty of that stuff after my ankle surgery....

Got hooked on it, actually...for a short time

You have a headache? Take some Excedrin...that works much better...it is the Headache Medicine
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:18 AM
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13. Well, I didn't take the Vicodin *for* the headache, I took it for something else.
I just noticed I had the headache and I want to rail against the injustice of it all.
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:10 AM
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2. Sometimes hydrocodone can *cause* headaches
Happens to me at least half the time when I have to take it. I've started referring to them as "Lortab headaches".
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:12 AM
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5. Yikes.
I did not know that. But it's not happened before, and I'm a old hand with the Vikes.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:11 AM
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3. is there a big weather change going on? I get a migraine when there is a big pressure change.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:13 AM
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7. I wish.
It still feels like summer around here. :eyes:
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:11 AM
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4. Make sure you didn't take Vicodin Plus Headache...
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:17 AM
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12. !!

:rofl:
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Mike03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:13 AM
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6. How many vicodin is that? And in what amount of time
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:13 AM by Mike03
did you take them?

Is that like five, or ten or how many?
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:14 AM
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9. That's one. And it was about an hour and a half ago.
:shrug:
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Mike03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:15 AM
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11. Give it a bit of time, I would guess
Do you feel nauseous at all?
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Maraya1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:51 AM
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28. I think the 500 mg is the amount of Tylenol in it. The hydrocodone part
is either 5, 7.5 or 10 mg.
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Mike03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:14 AM
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8. Also, is your headache a migraine? nt
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:15 AM
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10. No.
It's not severe, but it's just enough to notice and it's wholly unnecessary, IMO.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:28 AM
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14. 'Cause Vicodin sucks and makes you sick.
Or maybe that's just me.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:35 AM
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16. I beg to differ: You may think that Vicodin "sucks," but for some people, it's
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:35 AM by Redstone
a life-saver.

Chronic pain wires the brains of people who live with it in a manner different from those of you who are not Pain People.

Some of have been saved by opioids. Please don't condemn them, unless you've been where we Pain People are.

Redstone
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:38 AM
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17. I have been in debilitating pain. Vicodin does suck - for *me.*
I cannot take it. It makes me violently ill. There are other super-pain relievers that do work for me. Vicodin is not one of them.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:42 AM
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18. Aha. Sorry for the tone of voice: Oxycotin was the same for me. Made me
sick as a dog, without much pain relief.

Ditto Fentanyl. Plus, the predominant side effect of Fentanyl is that you stop breathing and die. I'd rather have the pain.

Redstone
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sir_captain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:05 AM
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26. Did you have that cryoblock done?
How're things going with that?
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:32 AM
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15. Vikes are NOT for headaches. Trust me on this; I take four EXs a day.
For three weeks, then off for an unpleasant week, to re-set the tolerance clock.

Headaches are not what they're for. Try some Ibuprophin.

Redstone
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:44 AM
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19. I've since taken some naproxin sodium
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:46 AM by Richardo
That works the best for me.

Again, I didn't take it *for* the headache, I just got the headache whil it was in my system. I thought it ironic.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:48 AM
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20. Yes, Naprosin is a great NSAID. It worked well for me before
I got "sensitized" to NSAIDS because of heavy usage for arthritis over the years.

Redstone
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:56 AM
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21. Some analgesic drugs, when the body has seen them too often, ...
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 01:09 AM by dotcosm
will produce exactly what you describe -- I think they call it "medication overuse headache"

I have experienced this also, when treating back pain with one drug, and then getting a headache! Talk about a pain in the ass!

I told my doctor about it and he shrugged; so I looked it up on Pub Med and sure enough, it's a known side effect.

Edit to add a link about this:

http://headaches.about.com/od/allheadpaintype1/a/med_overuse_ha.htm
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:00 AM
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22. Narcotic painkillers won't usually do anything for headaches.
Different painkillers work on different types of pain.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:12 AM
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23. Maybe it's your sinuses?
Hope you feel better soon! :hug:
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:20 AM
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24. Try a little caffeine. That usually works for me after a Vicodin headache
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 08:05 AM
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29. Yes, a nice hot cup of coffee...
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 08:06 AM by dajoki
does the trick for me. One thing though, I find it helps to hold the cup close to your mouth and nose and breathe it in also. BTW, I never heard of a 500 mg Vicodan.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:27 AM
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25. Thanks everyone! My head feels better thanks to naproxin...
...now I'm going to try and go to :boring:

:hi:
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:09 AM
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27. I hope you're feeling better this morning, Richardo.
Poor baby. :hug:
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 09:24 AM
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30. Thanks, Bunny
A little :hug:
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:52 PM
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31. Insh'Allah. nt
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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:55 PM
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32. That's probably 500 mg of Tylenol/Acetaminophen. Keep track of how much you take
Do not take more that 4000mg (4 grams) of Acetaminophen per 24 hour period.

Take less if you drink.

Take none if you have liver problems.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:13 PM
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33. I've since found out that one of the side effects of the antibiotic I'm taking is.....guess
Headache! :party:
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