Vicodin

[GrnBay007]

Re: Vicodin

All it does is put me to sleep.

Same affect on me with vicodin. But for someone that doesn't sleep that well, it was kinda refreshing. :P

[retailguy]

Re: Vicodin

I had knee surgery a couple days ago, would someone please tell be how vicodin can be an addictive drug? All it does is put me to sleep.

The problem is that you are taking ONE. If you want the "effect" that a drug addict feels, you need to take three or four. (Please know I'm not suggesting you do it, I'm just explaining).

[MJZiggy]

Wouldn't that put you in a coma?

[retailguy]

Re: Vicodin

Not everyone has the psychological and physiological predispositions that combine to create an addiction.

This is not entirely true. Perhaps true of alcoholism, but NOT true of drug addiction.

If I kidnap someone, and hold them captive until they consume a massive amount of alcohol, they "might" become addicted to it, and they might just live a normal life after their "release", continuing to drink socially but not addictively. If I do the same experiment with a narcotic drug, illegal or legal, that person, *WILL* be addicted to that drug when they are released provided they've consumed enough of it.

That's the difference between alcoholism and drug addiction.

[retailguy]

Wouldn't that put you in a coma?

that would depend entirely on the "tolerance" level of the person consuming it.

[retailguy]

I have some generic Flexeril for muscle spasms in my back. My wife wrenched her back a few months back and I gave her one. Put her right to sleep, drooling and everything. Couldn't wake her up... Was pretty funny.

I used to take 2 of them at a time, during the worst days, just to get through the day working. Get a wicked case of dry mouth, and feel a bit tired, but it numbs the pain enough to get through the day.

Just the difference in people... and their reaction to drugs.

[oregonpackfan]

I had pretty invasive foot surgery a few years ago(neuroma on the ball of the foot)

My podiatrist prescribed taking vicodin BEFORE I experienced any pain from the surgery, or before the anesthesia wore off. She insisted I maintain the regular dosage of medication even if I did not feel any strong pain.

Her reasoning was the body will maintain a certain level of pain-numbing medication.

I did follow her instructions to the letter and was able to break off the Vicodin within 4 days of the surgery without any withdrawal or side effects.

Hope all is ok now.

It did relieve about 95% of the pain in my foot. I can still run about 3 X week but my marathoning days ended with that surgery.

[CyclonePackFan]

I got put on Vicocodine when my throat was closing up from Mono. I remember feeling like I was living in the 3rd person, and having really messed up dreams (didn't help that I was also horribly fatigued and malnourished between wrestling and not being able to fit anything down my throat at the time).

Took Vicoprofin this year when I got a wisdom tooth yanked. Did nothing to me (was great for pain, though)

[packinpatland]

I read somewhere, or saw it on tape, that because of his addiction, when Favre had his wisdom teeth removed, he didn't/couldn't take any pain killers.

What a man.

[MadtownPacker]

Try crushing them up and sniffing them.