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Norco dose frequency

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    Horace
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    #1

    Anybody know whether it’s safe to increase the frequency of norco pills from the recommended “every 4 to 6 hours”, for a 290 lb man? This pain is pretty bad and the pill wears off too soon. My wife is not happy about my intention to up the dosage.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #2

      What dose you on?

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        What dose you on?

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        Horace
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        #3

        @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

        What dose you on?

        The bottle says hydrocodone-acetamin 10-325 mg

        Education is extremely important.

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        • MikM Away
          MikM Away
          Mik
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          #4

          How much hydrocodone in each one and how many are they telling you to take?

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            How much hydrocodone in each one and how many are they telling you to take?

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            Horace
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @Mik said in Norco dose frequency:

            How much hydrocodone in each one and how many are they telling you to take?

            Bottle says every 4 to 6 hours. But I also know that reasonably these things should go by body weight.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
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              The reason I ask is that the amount of acetaminophen in Norco (325 mg) is OK for mild pain, but probably inadequate for more serious pain.

              I've become a great believer in the efficacy of oral acetaminophen. The only problem is that you're limited to 4 grams per day, because any more is toxic to the liver.

              What I'd do is supplement the tylenol with 500 mg every six hours. Hopefully that'll get you over the hump.

              Did you have surgery?

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Horace
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                As I see it, if the pain is going full blast it means I already processed the previous pill.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • George KG George K

                  The reason I ask is that the amount of acetaminophen in Norco (325 mg) is OK for mild pain, but probably inadequate for more serious pain.

                  I've become a great believer in the efficacy of oral acetaminophen. The only problem is that you're limited to 4 grams per day, because any more is toxic to the liver.

                  What I'd do is supplement the tylenol with 500 mg every six hours. Hopefully that'll get you over the hump.

                  Did you have surgery?

                  HoraceH Offline
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                  @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                  The reason I ask is that the amount of acetaminophen in Norco (325 mg) is OK for mild pain, but probably inadequate for more serious pain.

                  I've become a great believer in the efficacy of oral acetaminophen. The only problem is that you're limited to 4 grams per day, because any more is toxic to the liver.

                  What I'd do is supplement the tylenol with 500 mg every six hours. Hopefully that'll get you over the hump.

                  Did you have surgery?

                  Yes successful surgery yesterday.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    George K
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                    Also, if you're taking a higher dose of Acetaminophen, go easy on alcohol.

                    Liver, you know.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • HoraceH Horace

                      @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                      The reason I ask is that the amount of acetaminophen in Norco (325 mg) is OK for mild pain, but probably inadequate for more serious pain.

                      I've become a great believer in the efficacy of oral acetaminophen. The only problem is that you're limited to 4 grams per day, because any more is toxic to the liver.

                      What I'd do is supplement the tylenol with 500 mg every six hours. Hopefully that'll get you over the hump.

                      Did you have surgery?

                      Yes successful surgery yesterday.

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                      George K
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                      @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

                      Yes successful surgery yesterday.

                      Ah, good!

                      As you know, today's your worst day. Do the tylenol thing. It's remarkable, and above all, DON'T get behind the pain. Take the tylenol religiously every 6 hours for the next 2-3 days. With the 325 in the Norco and the supplemental 500, you're at 825 every 6 hours.

                      It'll take about an hour to kick in.

                      That should help.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • George KG George K

                        @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

                        Yes successful surgery yesterday.

                        Ah, good!

                        As you know, today's your worst day. Do the tylenol thing. It's remarkable, and above all, DON'T get behind the pain. Take the tylenol religiously every 6 hours for the next 2-3 days. With the 325 in the Norco and the supplemental 500, you're at 825 every 6 hours.

                        It'll take about an hour to kick in.

                        That should help.

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                        Horace
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                        @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

                        Yes successful surgery yesterday.

                        Ah, good!

                        As you know, today's your worst day. Do the tylenol thing. It's remarkable, and above all, DON'T get behind the pain. Take the tylenol religiously every 6 hours for the next 2-3 days. With the 325 in the Norco and the supplemental 500, you're at 825 every 6 hours.

                        It'll take about an hour to kick in.

                        That should help.

                        Right, thanks George. No drinking for me.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • George KG Offline
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                          George K
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                          How many pills did he prescribe?

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • George KG George K

                            How many pills did he prescribe?

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                            @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                            How many pills did he prescribe?

                            There are 30 in the bottle

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              Horace
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                              I also got tramadol for use after the norco is gone

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                Jolly
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                                When the wife had kidney surgery, the Norco 10/325 rule was not to exceed six/day. At one point, she also received morphine, IV push in the ED, on a subsequent really bad day. Opioid on top of opioid.😞

                                I think I'd follow doc's advice and supplement with acetaminophen, being careful not to exceed max dosage. Liver toxicity ain't fun, either.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  Dumb question of the day...

                                  Can you stack Ibuprofen and Norco? Aren't they different pathways?

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • JollyJ Jolly

                                    Dumb question of the day...

                                    Can you stack Ibuprofen and Norco? Aren't they different pathways?

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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #17

                                    @Jolly said in Norco dose frequency:

                                    Dumb question of the day...

                                    Can you stack Ibuprofen and Norco? Aren't they different pathways?

                                    I hope so, because I just took some ibuprofen.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • MikM Away
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                                      Mik
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                                      There has been considerable noise lately that ibuprofen and acetaminophen together is better than opiates. That may just be a reaction to all the hubub about opiates.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on last edited by
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                                        By state law, I was prescribed narcan to go along with my opioid pills.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          Day 1 is always ugly. I hope things back off by Day 3.

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