Safety Of Hydrocodone10/350 Short Term

My wife has been taking hydrocodone for about 2 weeks, her pain has increased to the level of a 10 and the meds only stop pain about 30 minutes out of the 4 hour period. Her doctor is afraid and refuses to up hydrocodone (I think due to new laws) to give her a higher dose. I went so far as to take her to emergency ward yesterday where she was given dilaudid which seem to have broken the cycle temporarily and she felt OK for rest of day on normal dose of hydrocodone. Her doctor is setting her up with a pain specialist but due to heavy scheduling is like 2 to 3 months away. Question.... Since I can not afford the emergency room every day or two, how much hydrocodone can she safely take during that period until she can finally see a pain doctor? We are in the mean time trying to find out what is causing problem in her leg with ultrasounds, MRI, etc. so not just sitting here watching her cry.

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Hello, Jim! How is your wife doing? I'm very sorry that she's in so much.

Currently, she is on the highest available dose of this combination, there are no higher ones available. To prescribe something stronger, her doctor would have to prescribe a straight opiate and most are very reluctant to do so.

Additionally, she can't really double up on this, because of the Acetaminophen, it is not safe to take more than 3,000mgs of it daily.

The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

When does she see the specialist? Have they checked for blood clots?

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