I Was Percribed Hydrocodone 500 I Took One and It Does Not Seem to Be Working.?
Question by courtney: i was percribed hydrocodone 500 i took one and it does not seem to be working.?
will it be a little stronger if i take two
Best answer:
Answer by Aimeemiller
You should call your doctor before you ever take more medicine than you are prescribed, he may want to write you a prescription for something different.
Answer by Travelingman
Before I answer your question please refer to the following … any medication takes time to make a difference and narcotics do not work immediately … please read the following and what is below as well …
“… Hydrocodone is an intrusive (cough suppressant) and analgesic agent for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain. Studies indicate that hydrocodone is as effective, or more effective, than codeine for cough suppression and nearly equipotent to morphine for pain relief.
Hydrocodone is the most frequently prescribed opiate in the United States with nearly 130 million prescriptions for hydrocodone-containing products dispensed in 2006. There are several hundred brand name and generic hydrocodone products marketed. All are combination products and the most frequently prescribed combination is hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Vicodin®, Lortab®, Lorcet®).
Hydrocodone diversion and abuse has been escalating in recent years. In 2006, hydrocodone was the most frequently encountered opioid pharmaceutical in drug evidence submitted to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) with 25,136 exhibits; the System to Retrieve Investigational Drug Evidence (STRIDE) analyzed 654 exhibits in 2006. In the 2005 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) combination products were associated with more emergency room visits than any other pharmaceutical opioid with an estimated 51,225 emergency room visits. Poison control data, medical examiners’ reports, and treatment center data all indicate that the abuse of hydrocodone is associated with significant public health risks, including a substantial number of deaths…” http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/hydrocodone.html
All medications, especially narcotics have an effect on an individual’s system … Hydrocodone is given with specific orders and only in specific doses … Most individuals wait until their pain is unbearable before they take the medication … this is not the thing to do for any pain medication … Take the medication when the pains are beginning to have a bit of an edge … no pain medication will entirely blunt pain but it will take off the sharp edge. The normal dosage is one tab every 4 hours as needed for pain … as the medication is taken over time it begins to accumulate into what is known as a plasma level or level in the blood and it becomes stronger … Do Not Take More Than The Prescribed Dose as the medication is Habit Forming and thus ADDICTIVE …
Hope this helps …
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