Generic Norco M367 10/325 (Page 17)
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It's no good. I have to take three at a time for 1 hour of pain relief. Anybody else have this problem with M367 - 10/325? Has anyone else noticed that meds from certain manufacturers do not work as well for them?

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Sandy I am also in CA. I have learned the hard way to call and ask if a treatment is covered even before getting on Medicare.

Blue Cross a PPO denied a procedure for cancer that they had agreed to and then they changed their mind six months later.

I was given the prescription for the epidural by a pain orthopedist/ pain doctor. It was a waste of time and the side effects were awful.
I do think we are paying too much for our insurance and the quality of physicians is awful. I had years of time wasted trying to find a good doctor.

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I was 56 at the time I applied, and even had a written guideline from a former SSDI attorney on how to fill it out. I think it also depends on what state you live in. I am in CA. It is a frustrating process, and one, along with the VA, that needs to be re-vamped. As far as the epidurals, my husband had an ambulatory surgery center as the location for his lower spine epidural. He was in there a total of 10 minutes, and the facility charged him $10,000 for their services. I was floored. It seems that they (the surg center) are not "members" of any insurance carrier. I wish I had done my homework before he went there, but it turns out that if they don't belong to a specific insurance carrier, they can bill and will be paid the amount of their billing, no questions asked. I went round and round with them, with the insurance company and the medical board. It got me nowhere. Phew...now I have vented...

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There is Medicare Rights Center and they help people to get what they need. You can google it. A good family doctor can write a note saying that a wheel chair or any device is needed and that works well. I had trouble getting the diabetic test strips that I needed. With Type 2 they insisted they would not pay for anything over one test a day. My doctor got them to approve four a day but now I am so well controlled I can now test twice. My doctor has always helped me. Most physicians in my state charge $125.00 for an office visit.

I did try pain management and I found out they want to make money on epidurals and therapy so I quit. I never dreamed my own family doctor would agree so quickly to fill my prescriptions. He has been wonderful. He sees my mri's and x rays and he acts so kindly not at all like the SOB pain management doctor who has is cold and uncaring. He has so many angry old patients on Yelp I doubt he will get any new patients. I did see a very nice ortho Dr who gave me an inj. in my knee and I did not need pain pills. That shot did help a lot.

I hope you all find a compassionate doctor. Ask friends and neighbors and maybe someone can advise you.

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Sandy

"They are told to turn you down the first time"

I was told to give them everything pertinent to my illness and not to list every ache and pain. I did that and was approved in less than 6 weeks. I had no need for an attorney. I think a lot of it has to do with your age. I wrote my congressional representative and asked him to make sure that I applied for SSDI due to post-polio and NOT polio. This they did not like but it worked for me. I was 55 at the time and I think they are more apt to give it too you if your over 50. Just an opinion from some I know who have been turned down. I am expecting them to call me in to check on my health as it has been 7yrs but I have not heard a word.

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It is a real shame that those of us who really need the help are treated like drug addicts. I have a friend who is wheelchair-bound due to MS. She has needed a new batter-operated wheelchair for 10 years now. Medicare has been dragging their feet. She finally got it. It took me 2 years to get SSDI benefits. Once the judge took a look at me and heard my story, he immediately approved it. They are told to turn you down the first time. The second time it happens, you are allowed to hire an attorney, which I did. He didn't do anything really except collect his 30% of the awarded amount, and got a nice little trip to sunny San Diego to do it. It amazes me how the gov. can spend millions on fraudulent welfare recipients and illegals, but drag their feet for legitimate patients and Veterans. I am ashamed to say that our country is no longer a place to aspire to live and do well. It is fast becoming a hell hole and getting worse by the day. I am glad I live away from big cities and have a quiet little corner in which to live the rest of my days. Stay strong and demand what you deserve! (Thanks for letting me vent.)

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You are so right! They are making more money than the crooks who sell their pills! I can tell who is really in pain & who is duping the gov. & the doctors who fall for their crap! I was just told about a doctor who will give you anything you want for $100 visit!

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Froggy, I am convinced that pain management clinics are set up for patients who need opiates for pain control, but instead want to treat us like addicts who need to be regulated. This country is regulating us to death!

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Makes me wonder how the FDA made this decision. We are depending upon our doctors and pharmacists to provide what is needed to take care of the pain. In my case, it is chronic, body-wide pain every single day. I think we need to talk to our representatives about this to see if they can draft a bill to change that 7% requirement. I can't see any other way this will happen.

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I just saw a "ahem" pain management doctor in San Antonio on Monday the 16th Nov.2015.
He had a yoga DVD in the TV in the waiting room,only 2 patients in there,the personality of a wet rag & offered me way less pain treatment than my PC,who sent me to him!
I was treated like a drug abuser once again!By the way,he wasn't good at trick questions either!

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Generics are only required to contain 7% of the active ingredient, in this case hyrocodone. Yes these are extremely weak by the way. Apparently my pharmacy just changed which prompted the Google search where I found this info from what seems to be a knowledgeable and legitimate site. I could tell before I looked it up that was accurate. Poorly made.

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Like I said before, stick with Qualitest brand, even if your pharmacy has to order it. Be persistent.

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The M 367 pills are worthless. I have been on pain meds since I broke my neck in a MVA. They are extremely weak and no one can tell me they are NOT.

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I can't take soma.
It worked well for a few times,then I had a bad reaction to it & almost fell with my year old daughter down the stairs to our house.
I get restless leg with flexeril & zanaflex now,so that's miserable.
I'm one of those Ppl who needs a horse pill to make it work,but then turn around & become allergic!LOL!

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I noticed when I went from 7.5/325 to 10s, the tens did not work as well..

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Sandy I have medication coverage but my Soma and my Norco 10 cost me each $35.00.

Any pain medication they make me pay for, but the other medication I pay little or nothing. Diabetic test strips are free for three months worth. It is clear how unfair they are about pain control meds. I do save money on antibiotics or any other non pain meds.

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My insurance co. requires now that all ongoing prescriptions be done through a mail order pharmacy. Cheaper and better service. My local pharmacy decided one day last year to stop filling my pain meds, saying they were not making enough money. It was total bull! I wrote an op-ed about the pharmacy, along with other op-eds of that same publication. It is amazing the only game in town (yes, we only have one pharmacy) can be so ruthless and uncaring about their customers. This whole thing has gotten way out of control (again, government controlling one more aspect of our lives). If you have a good doctor and pharmacy, stick with them. They will be your life-savers.

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My dosage is also three a day or 90 a month. However my doctor prescribes Soma three times a day for spinal pain and spasms. I have had a long term relationship with my physician, so that helps. According to my insurance legally I can be prescribed 12 a day. Doctors are afraid to do that. They get checked out by the DEA. . Pharmacists are getting into the act now too. I am fortunate my pharmacist knows my family and all of our records are there and they respect my family doctor. I always get my 90 pills at Walgreen's. CVS was nasty to me.

I did have a horrible experience with a so called pain management Dr. He did epidurals and therapy and that made me suffer more. I decided to quit him and he was livid. He loved the money he was getting. That was a try for me to get pain relief and it failed miserably..

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I have been taking hydrocodone since 1996 due to a car wreck and I admit they are like glorified aspirin to me but I can tell if they are working or not, especially when they don't. I can't afford the surgery (over 300k) and the odds of not walking again (70%) and the fact I will probably still need pain medicine basically have me needing these the rest of life. My Dr. had to switch me from 10/500 Lortab to the Norco 10/325 about a year ago and downed the dosage from 5 to 3 pills a day due to the government getting strict on these. I can barely function. When Walgreens was out of the generic Norco I usually get(are white but not M367's) I couldn't wait 3-4 days so I went to the local Wal-Mart and was given the M367. I will never go back believe me. Normal hydrocodone pills give me a little energy (helps to actually want to do anything other than lie around in pain) as well as subside the pain to a tolerable 2 from a unbearable 7-8 out of 10. The M367 to me do nothing, no energy, very little pain relief. I actually thought Wal-Mart gave me ibuprofen or just acetaminophen pills which is why I looked up the number on the pills and found this site. I just took one of them 30min ago and has done nothing but make me thirsty. I have just taken a headache powder now and doused my back with roll-on icy hot to try and get some relief. It is going to be a long wait until next month when go back to the Dr. I learned that waiting that 3-4 days in severe pain would have been worth it because now I have a month to go with mediocre (at best) meds.

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Yes. Ppl acting stupid hurting other Ppl! Why do i****s always have plenty of money & those of us who would help others & animals have nothing for ourselves? Just not right! & Why do these so called professionals not have the ability to tell whether a person is an abuser after talking to them for 5 minutes? I can!

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Doctors know that Norco is stronger than codeine. My own doctor admitted that to me. There has been so much paranoia and now with Lamar Odom having OD everyone with pain will suffer. They even had another program on TV about drug addiction. It seems THE topic of drug abuse is on almost every day. They seem to forget about the other drugs and alcohol the people took with the controlled substance.

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