hydrocodone-apap 7.5-750 tamck

[elf65]

I have had difficulty sleeping for years. I was prescribed hydrocodone-apap 7.5-750 tamck for pain recently from my dentist. I don't have any side effects, am not dopey - but the medicine has allowed me to rest in and out of sleep for 4-5 hours. Is it addictive and could I typically order it through say a canadian respected mail pharmacy without a prescription?

[Ghilly]

Hydrocodone is HIGHLY addictive, and as far as I know, a prescription is necessary no matter where you order it from.  What will eventually happen is your body will adjust to the dose of hydrocodone and you will be back to where you were before you started taking it.  Either that, or you will need to increase your dosage to be able to get the same "ease of sleep", which will last for a few months until your body adjusts to THAT dosage, and you will need to increase your dosage every few months to get the same effect from it with regard to it making you able to sleep easier.  Before you know it, you'll be completely addicted to it and it's a bugger to get off of.  The withdrawal symptoms are ghastly.  They won't kill you, but for about two weeks after you stop taking it you'll wish you were dead.  

Please talk to your doctor about perhaps prescribing something else that is non-addicting to help you sleep.  It's really not worth the risk to continue taking the hydrocodone past when you need it for your tooth.

Ghilly

[Tuckamore]

Hi Elf,

Welcome to the Pain Management Forum of MedHelp, Ghilly has responded to your post very well and is correct. It's strange that hydrocodone has the opposite effect on me. It keeps me from sleeping.

Obviously you are aware that hydrocodone is a narcotic that is prescribed for pain, not sleep. Is pain keeping you from sleeping or are you like to many millions of us Americans, you suffer from insomnia?

Have you discussed this with your PCP? He/she may be able to perscribe something that will help with your insomnia. Sometimes sleep meds are required for just a few weeks and our bodies will return to a normal sleeping pattern.

Never purchase any medication over the Internet, especially without a perscription. Not only is it illegal but it has been proven that Internet medications are often very out dated and/or do not even contain the drug that is advertised.

Again please discuss this with your PCP. He is best able to advise you.

Take Care,
Tuck  

[sandee1818]

have you tried the herbal and homeopathic remedies for insomnia? Melatonin is one that works well. Of course ask your doctor before taking anything.