Watson 540 Blue Oval Pill (Top voted first)

I found 2 blue oval shaped watson 540 pills in my sons room several months ago. What are they used for?

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Amen, Dirty South...they are only addicting if you choose them to be. As a chronic sufferer of severe degenerative disk disease, I have taken these off and on for many years, as prescribed by my doctor, most often less than prescribed by my doctor. I have never had withdrawals...not after I had surgery and was pain free for a few years and stopped taking them, and not when I lost my job and my insurance and stopped taking them. I regulate my own use to alleviate pain only...I do not use them to get high. And honestly, I am tired of addicts making a bad name for pain medication and making it so hard for people that actually need it to get it.

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they are addicting only if you choose them to be, and further more, they really do help the pain.

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KS, you are so true. I have the same condition with two herniated discs that are pushing on nerves and five bulging discs in my lower back all from a car accident. I also have severe nerve pain from this. Anyway, they are addictive if you let them. The more you take, the more of a tolerance you build up of it. I only take it when I need it and never just because I'm prescribed 4 lortabs a day. I may have days when I only have to take one throughout the entire day. Then, sometimes, on other days when my pain is worse I will take more. I hear of people around here that take 6 lortabs a day with 6 somas, or 4 lortabs at one time. I could never take more than one and a half at a time! People do what they want. Those who take them to get high are a bunch of freaking idiots, you are the ones who make it hard on us who really need it.

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I was in a similar boat as you big D. I had an accident years ago in which my right leg was broken and right shoulder severly dislocated. Over the following 3 years and 9 surgeries I had been prescribed almost every type of opiate narcotic pain medicine on the market. I made countless attempts at alternative pain management to no avail. The pills were the only this allowing me to work. As my tollerence increased so did my doctors prescription. I was suspicious of him Igetting kickbacks from the pharmy companies as he had no problem prescribing me (or pushing) this legal heroin to me that I became horribly addicted to. I was up to 4 30 mg pills of oxycontin a day. I tried to quit one day after becoming fed up with my physical dependence and became deathly ill. Like nothing I could ever imagine. Basically no different than heroin withdrawls, so I'm told. After a visit to the ER thinking I was dying I was referred to an " addiction specialist" and was put on a weaning program with methadone as my medication. I couldn't believe I was being prescribed the same drug used for heroin addicts. A very humbling eye opening experience so say the least. After about 6 months I worked my way down to zero meds and have abstained since. I'm still in a great deal if pain that I manage with Thai massage, reflexology, and and acupuncture with a bit of b****ing and complaining from time to time. I am much better off than I was when I was horribly addicted to basically legal smack. (Heroin). The lortabs is where I started and ended on methadone. All prescribed by doctors and taken within the script limits. It's a road you do not want to go down if you have the choice. It changes who you are for the time you are on it and will ruin many asspects of your life with some being irreversible. Do yourself a favor and treat it like you would any street drug and stay the f*** away, pardon my French. Medical marijuana is the only thing I trust as far as narcotics go. I know many will disagree but it usually o.ly because they are uneducated. Always infirm yourself from as many angles as possible and you will Do just find. Good luck to any and all fellow chronic pain sufferers.

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I am the same way, 2gr8kds. I am prescribed 3 a day. Typically, I take 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 in the evenng, unless it is a really bad day and then I might take another 1/2. I can count the times I have taken a whole one at once on one hand.

Thanks to abusers, one must now go through hell just to get an appointment at a pain management facility. It is truly not right when you are in severe pain and it takes weeks just to get an appointment thanks to people that abuse the medication!

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In june of 2006i was injured on the job, I went to the workers comp doc that my company sent me to. My left shoulder was messed up. Well he gave me a cortisone shot and a script for these, with instructions to take 1 every 4-6 hours. This went on for 2 months, them he sent me for an mri, still sd just sprained, keep taking the pills, go to physical therapy and it will get better. In december he still sd nothing wrong again gave me more pills and by that time I could hardly use my arm, cried to sleep at night because of the pain and the fact I could not pick up my 30lb child, so I finally asked to see another doc for a second opinion. To make a long story short I had surgery, then a second surgery when I tore up the first one, 2 yrs total on these pills, not once taking them in a way other than prescribed. After 2 years I was addicted to them. Yes addicted! So those that say they are not addicting are wrong, they are very addicting, after taking them for awhile try to stop, you will see you can not function without them. There have been studies that confirm this. I now refuse to take these type of pain meds sure to the addiction that I personally went thru. And I'm not blaming anyone but myself. Just please be careful when taking these.

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i took one a bit ago and was okay at first but then i started feeling really sick and i tryed eating my dinner but only could have a few bites and a few minuets after i threw it all up... and i been throwing up alot now.... last time i try this

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Listen up guys and gals...let's make something clear. Addiction and dependance are different things. Yes pills can be addicting however dependance is an actual natural reaction within the body. It doesn't make u a bad person! When u take these meds the release an overload of chemicals that naturally occur in the brain to give u the nice no pain feeling. After taking these meds for a period of time your brain no longer naturally produces these chemicals because it has became accustom to you providing the chemicals with pills. So suddenly stopping the meds leaves you with an actual chemical imbalance in your body and it will ache and scream for dopamine to be released. Unfortunatly it takes a long time for the brain to catch on and slowly begin to start producing the chemical again. This is the cause of withdrawl. Instead of dealing with the agonizing waiting period you know how to make it happen now...take a pill! Tolerance is your body just getting used to the dose your taking and causing you to take more to reach the same affect. Tolerance, dependance and withdrawl are all natural reactions to adding a substance to your body. It works for pills tobacco and even caffiene! Addiction is when you are so affected by these issues that you change your lifestyle and everything becomes about the finding of the meds to feel normal and you suddenly have no other cares of who or what suffers especially the ones closest to you. So some of you should stop looking down at other people because something like a car accident can turn a normal succesful loving person into a street walker looking for their next fix. 9 times out of ten they just feel helpless and horrible about everything but no longer know how to live correctly or even have the willpower to change. Another problem in this is what drs prescribe. Doctors don't Want to prescribe long acting pain meds cause they think they are addicting however its been proven that taking short acting pain meds multiple times a day rather than one strong pill that will last all day is far more likely to lead to addiction. If u have a surgery they give u lots of short acting pain meds with refills. Every time you take a pain med along with the chemical changes it also triggers the pleasure-reward center in your brain. Having to do that multiple times a day for a long period of time instead of getting one long acting pain med a day has a lot to do with turning physical dependance into addiction. There are always going to be people who will abuse anything they get however there are many more things that the medical and psych community need to look at when trying to reduce the risk of addiction and compassion and understanding needs to play a large part in it. Good luck to you all!

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KS and 2gr8kds...I totally agree as I have had numerous knee surgeries, bulging discs and osteoarthritis in lower back...when taken in moderation for pain relief, lortabs are very effective and it is a shame others abuse them as well as most other pain meds,truly making it harder for those that use them properly!

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@dirty south: Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen does not directly effect the kidneys. Hydrocodone is water soluble, which means it's absorbed and metabolized by practically everything in your body, and Acetaminophen is metabolized by the liver. The only way the kidney's are going to have to deal with Vicodin/generic, is if the patient is self-medicating or over-doing the prescribed dosage. Do you know which organs do what? You seem pretty ignorant.

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After open heart surgery, a buldging disc, renal failure, and returning to care for an infant and toddler, one or two 7.5 per day kept me going an pain free. After surgery, I was on a very high dosage of percocet, then 10/7.5 325 per day--otherwise, they said the pain could throw me into shock. I gradually reduced my dosage to one or two a day. My doctor wanted to send me to a pain clinic. Pain clinics, like methadone centers want you to abuse drugs. PERIOD. Am I an addict. No. Am I dependent. No. It manages my pain and now I am cut off thanks to losers who: (1) do not understand real chronic pain; (2) doctors who want to wash their hands of the uninsured; and (3) people who abuse and/or overdose on the acetaminophen component. I appreciate all the comments from those who understand the difference between addicition, dependency, and real pain managment.

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Try medical marijuana for treatment, it's better for you anyway.

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I agree with the people about not being able to get pain meds because of the abusers. Doctors saying you have an addictive personality, when they have SEEN the proof of my osteoarthritis and a swollen lumbar disk both in my lower back, hips, knees and thumbs and my constant pain of fibromyalgia. Yet I'm supposed to put up with the pain every single day of my life and use anti-inflammatory meds...they don't work. I need pain meds and I will find a way to get them.

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As for the person who said they will be on the list for kidney transplant, I feel the need to comment here; My mother was on 750 Vicodin for over 20 years 1-2 tabs every 4-6 hrs and took the max dosage because of her pain problem and no longer takes them and has no issues she had degenerative disc disease and severe back problems she is now on a stronger medication. In no way am I condoning that guy's use of the drug for his own personal feeling of self bliss, I am stating your information isn't completely accurate and is nowhere near actual figures in large use compared to 'REAL' studies instead of ones published in health magazines and those provided by the fda. This drug is extremely addicting and technically should not be used considering the active ingredient is all that should be needed but they make too much money by sickening the people with the inert ingredients. I do believe you should take more care in wording and putting information out when answering a question in a a somewhat knowledgeable response.

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Methadone is not only for herion addicts. It is the best pain reliever I have used and I have tried them all. Most of you look down on methadone. When you are in severe chronic pain it can be a life saver. I hope people stop putting it down someday.You all are talking about taking vicodin if that is what helps you,you have no idea what real pain is about.

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I can tell you all if you take any narcotic pain medicine everyday, even if it is only 1 a day you are addicted to that opiate. There are those who have non addictive natures who can jump on and of them and not suffer heavy withdrawal but you will still have some sort of withdrawal. It could be as mild as irritability, or a simple headache or stomach ache. Methadone is a very effective pain treatment because it is synthetic and has a very linear breakdown rate. However it I'd one of the hardest meds to come off of. People with addictive natures don't all stay of as people looking to get high. Most are in legitimate pain but for one reason or the other can't get proper medical help and turn to the street for their meds. Most of the time actual pain pills are hard to find on the street and once addicted they need something so turn to heroin because it is everywhere. It is a dilemma in the USA and now with more and more people losing their jobs and insurance most doctors won't take the risk unless you've kept most of your medical record and cash to pay the doctor. To the OP, I hope for your stone sake you called him out and got him help because he most definitely was not using them for pain. I have 3 herniated discs with root entrapment and 2 more bulging, and the beginning stages of scoliosis. Currently I take 6Mg of subzone a day which is not for pain, I just accept it and deal with it because I'm sick of pain meds. I've been prescribed morphine sulfate for the back issues, taken street drugs when I had jobs with no insurance for the pain just and ended up on methadone at the end to get off heroin and yet to manage the pain. Methadone withdrawal is insane so all you kids who think getting high and popping pills is cool or for having a good time you have no idea what road you've jumped onto. My advice from someone who hadn't taken any street or non hospital given pain med is avoid them at all costs. Take this crap only when you absolutely have to. I would never begrudge any person taking a narcotic that really needs it, but taking it for recreation is just stupid. There is a reason in the early days the label for opiates was the skull and crossbones.

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All I can say is "walk in my shoes" and you will be begging for either a .357 magnum pistol to end the pain, or 10mg percocet to stop the monster/gorilla pain. I've had migraines so bad all I can do is rock back and forth in the bed. Been to the ER so many times they "think" I'm searching for a high, not so. I've had 4 orthopaedic injuries in Iraq and if it weren't for the medicine I might choose the .357. Sometimes it really does get that bad. However, be careful, these things can and will bite you in the butt if you misuse them. Some people have to take 10-12 of the strong stuff, GOD help me if I ever deteriorate that far. Doctors too look at you like you're a liar, that's why there's so much doctor shopping, buying out of the country, theft of pills, etc.

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I am going to pain management and have been for 4 years due to degenerative disc disease and various other back problems. Im prescribed a fentynal patch for the major pain and can have two 10/500 Vicodin per day if needed. The patch does great most days but I work as an R.N. part time and some days need the Vicodin to help manage my back pain. I dont need the extra pills I dont take them. I am always aware of the potential to become addicted. I have to visit my Doctor 1 time each month and you have to bring your pills and patches for them to count each time. Some patients dont like doing this but its added precaution to me and reminds me to do the right thing or I could wind up with no help with my pain.Thanks.

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I agree. You cant "choose" to be addicted. The only way is to never take them. E.g. If you dont smoke, then you cant be addicted to cigarettes. I have nerve problems, have done everything they told me, even surgery. I take some everyday and can feel my body go through withdrawals when I don't. They are addictive because they are a narcotic. You have to be able to use control just like any other "addictive" substance. Too bad all those nice people in the AA meetings didnt choose to have problem. I wish I could help stupid

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Amen KS!

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