Vicodin 750 Like Xanax? (Page 2)
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Is Vicodin 750 considered a downer like Xanax?

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Oh, just a little tid bit I was thinking of an wanted to share, my prior post where I was talking about the side effect listings made me think of it.

When the manufacturers and pharmacists list the side effects for patient info, regardless of how many there are, and regardless of the severity of them, by law they are only required to list the first so many.

I forget the exact number, but say a drug had 17 side effects that all occured with the same severity, say to 75% of subjects during drug trials, well they still don't have to list them all in the patient advisory information, they only have to list them all in the Physician's prescription information.

So if you really want the full truth on a drug, or experience effects that you don't see listed, you have to look for the 'Physician's Prescribing Information' or the Full Prescribing Information.

Some unexpected effects could still be totally expected from that drug, you just aren't being told that.

Anytime I, my husband, or son, have to take a prescription medication that I am not already familiar with, as soon as I get home, I get online and do a search, either one of those phrases I stressed will usually bring up the information you are seeking, and then you can really read all about the med.

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I was not trying to say you were unaware of it, Sorry if I offended, I just wanted to make sure you and anyone else who might have questions about the same med had the information. It is part of my job duties here.

Almost all meds affect different people in different ways, so what you experienced, as your doctor said, is perfectly normal for some people.

Sometimes, just the relief from not being in pain anymore give an energy boost and you just want to get those things done that you weren't able to do for some long.

I have experienced this myself, though it has been a long time since anything could remove all of my pain from my spinal problems. LOL!

The reason that narcotics all list drowsiness as a side effect and have to carry it is a label warning, is because that is what they do to the largest percentage of people who take them. The FDA requires drug manufacturers to warn about the most common side effects that are experienced by the greatest percentage of people who used the drug.

I also did not mean to imply that you were taking more than you were supposed to, I am sorry if my post upset you in any way, however, if you reread it, you will see that I posted the information in general when I was talking about how those effects can cause people to become addicts, I did not say that is what you were doing.

Heaven knows, when you have a condition that causes chronic pain and you have to have pain meds just to get through each day, you already have more than enough problems and sure don't need anyone accusing you of abusing them.

There are just far too many people in this world who do abuse them, because they enjoy that high feeling and energy burst that they experience, that I just wanted to post an additional warning about it. We have many people who post on here and read existing posts, so I always try to reiterate that type of information as a warning to others.

Opiates have never had that effect on me, I do not get the high, nor the euphora, they just make me drowsy, though I really wish I could get more energy somehow! LOL!

Speaking of being wired though, for reason, a few days ago, I had a really good day, my pain was better for most of that day than it has ever been in years, and I have to say that I just did not want to settle and sleep, there were so many things I wanted to do and get done, because I knew it would eventually come back full force, I could not settle and sleep for anything.

I have never actually tried Lortab, so I find your post invaluable, it provides me a ton of information from your experience using it, so that when someone else posts here with questions, I have more information to help them with.

If you have any other information on it and its use, that you can provide, other than just the generic stuff in the monograph, I would love to know more. Thanks!

Have an awesome day and thanks for posting and using our site.

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I actually have been taking Lortab on and off for a year. But the first time I ever took Lortab I will never forget because I was up all night. I was so wired I could not sleep. I cleaned the whole house. The pain that I had felt for so long had finally subsided, but I NEVER felt drowsy. My doctor told me that was normal, and alot of people feel the same way. I NEVER take more than is recommended. That is also why I mentioned they give some people a sense of uphoria and that is why they are so habit forming. I am aware of what they do.

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While you are stating the correct ingredients, narcotics, are in essence considered downers.

Normal side efffects of narcotic pain killers are drowsiness and respiratory depression.

They do not work the same as the Benzodiazpines that the poster mentioned in their posts, but they are downers, it is very unusual to have them react different and not cause the drowsiness, unless you have been taking them for a long time and have developed a tolerance to the medication.

That up feeling and euphoria that you are speaking of, is exactly the reason that so many people end up addicted to opiates, when they feel that way, and it wears off after their body adjusts to the medication at the current dosage, they start taking more and more so they can experience that effect again.

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No, Vicodin is the exact same chemical make up of Lortab. It is Hydrocodone and Acetaminaphen, which is a narcotic analgesic (a pain killer). I take Lortab for FMS pain, They do not make me tired, they actually make me feel upbeat, but I do not know if that is because the pain is gone or if it is because it is an opiate. Most narcotic analgesics are opiates which means they bind opiate receptors in your spinal cord so you sense pain differently, they also give some people a sense of uphoria, which is why they are habit forming. Please be careful.

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