Comments on: Percocet and Vicodin Recall Urged by FDA Panel Evaluating Acetaminophen

By: Rosa

Rosa — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:49:14 +0000

1st off those making insensitive and stupid comments about all opiod users being addicts have never suffered debilitaing chronic pain.Not denying there is abuse – but there are also millions of responsible users just trying to live a life. You know that incredible pain when you get your fingers slammed into something – up that a dozen notches and have it never subside! I’ve been a health nut all my life and tried every alternative remedy available – after 3 botched neck surgeries post car accidents – I was ready to end it and I know what it’s like to pass out from the pain. Percacet was my only relief – I had bad reactions to everything else. I take as little opiod medication as possible and with much break through pain to maintain the same dosage and would rather be medication free with all the stigma connected with it. I’ve been leary of the tylenol for awhile now – lately I’ve had liver syptoms despite taking Milkthistle – I’ve been on medication 8 years now. I just lost a loved one to Liver Disease and it was agonizing. I would like to have choices in my own health – I was told by the Pharmacy you can get Percacer Tylenol free – but Drs. don’t like to prescribe it that way ? Why? My vote get rid of the Tylenol.

By: tim

tim — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:28:48 +0000

I take the 10/325s to as to limit my Tylenol. I think the issue here is the Tylenol. I think you will still get your meds just without Tylenol which they have been reducing anyway. I have been sitting here for three days dieing. I was thinking it was my bad back so I took a extra pill as I was still under my daily number it did not help. I am thinking it was my kidney. Heck maybe it is my liver. Guess where see if it goes away. My doctor gave me the talk about taking this amount and no more so I do. I doubt there just pill the meds off but more likely the Tylenol out of the meds.

By: Fmlyons

Fmlyons — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:20:45 +0000

I have sarcoidosis. Among other things I often have severe jointpain. I have no insurance and can’t afford to dr. shop. Any one have any referrals of doctors in Los Angeles who aren’t hesitant to prescribe what i need?

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:47:48 +0000

I read not too long ago that the reason they put tylenol with the opiates was to make them toxic to abusers, not to improve pain relief. Anyone else read that?

By: stephen

stephen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:03:39 +0000

I’ve read alot of comments on the matter of pain pills. I don’t believe the pills are the problem. I’ve had 5 back surgeries with cages and rods, screws all in my back and the pain is all day every day. i use to take the lortabs percocet and oxycontin. I now take morphine and my pain is managed enough to make it through the day. I don’t wan’t to think about not being able to take the meds. for my pain. I’ve been on the meds. now for 15 years and there is nothing wrong with my liver

By: April

April — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:53:22 +0000

Not all Chiropractor’s know what to do. Actually, I know most of them don’t know. I worked for one for years and I went to their “conferences.” What they are taught is how to keep the patients coming in for weekly and bimonthly treatments. I sat in on all the “tactics” on how to bill the insurance company, how to x-ray the patients so they can have other treatment interventions such as, hydrotherapy, ultrasound, and massage, with many others. They try to sell vitamins, do blood work and the whole gammet to get the patients coming in. Especially patients who have good insurance and workman’s comp claims. When I learned all about this I investagated the whole clinic and found out they were keeping double payments from workman’s comp claims, rebilling old patient claims when they didn’t have insurance,and billing their new insurance with new dates of service. When I had all the proof, I turned them in! Watch out folks. Research your doctors on the internet, and check to see if they are redflagged. Also, check the state board of medicine in which they practise. It is free to do this. Be your own advocate and protect yourself. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and ask for your own results of his findings.

By: taaheatea

taaheatea — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:39:37 +0000

I have suffered from severe Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophyin 1995-1996 and ended up having two major surgies on my spine to cut the nerve ganglions. It put me into remission for 10 years until I suffered a severe debilitating spinal injury that required four spinal surgeries. Now I am disabled. That injury in July of 2003 has brought back the severe RSD pain. If anyone knows about nervous system pain, they know there is no cure for RSD, only management. I have to take strong long acting narcotics and one with tylenol in it for breakthrough pain. I am a nurse and I follow the doctor’s instructions of my pain medication. It’s the people who take over 4,000 mg of tylenol or iburprofen in a 24 hour period that are damaging their livers. If this drug is cut from the market, I am afraid of what I will have to do to control my pain. We need more research and funding for people who suffer severe debilitating pain.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:30:17 +0000

There is episodic evidence from suicide attempts using Tylenol that survivors have liver destruction and siginificant brain cell loss. It needs investigation. The Hypothesis to test is based on the possibility that areas of the body with the highest blood concentration are in the most danger. Furthermore, Parkinson’s Disease is on the increase in the United States and it is a depletion of brain cells and doctors typically recommend Tyleno to these patients..

By: Judi

Judi — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:33:31 +0000

I also suffer with chronic pain. I go to a Medical Rehabilation ctr. I take up to 8 generic percocets a day. They have a total of 2600 mg. of tylenol which is under regulations. I do not believe that after taking mophine, and oxycontin I would ever want to take them again. I also take cymbalta which helps with neuropathy pain. Tylenol never ever did anything for me. And, I cannot take anti-inflammatories. I don’t think that the 325mg, will be a problem unless you’re taking more than you should. I hope nothing changes with my meds..I do much better on them. I hope all of you will be alright.

By: chloe13

chloe13 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:43:30 +0000

Percocet and the other drugs with acetaminophen had better not be recalled.My family can’t take any other meds.We all have bleeding diseases.The other drugs all act like blood thinners and I don’t particularly feel like possibly bleeding to death.It was bad enough when they took the good meds for coughing, flu and colds off the shelves.God knows I really enjoyed watching my kids choking on their own blood.And trying to explain to clueless ER doctors and CPS idiots that their bleeding was from the violent coughing and a bleeding disease and not TB or from beating them.That sure was fun.And trying to tell a doctor that all they needed was clotting factor and the good cough syrup was like beating my head against a brick wall.If the FDA does this recall, it looks like I’m up s@#t creek without a paddle!! Not allowed to treat my children at home,have to go to the ER,huge drama,more accusations and too little help almost too late all because some stupid parents can’t read the directions “do not give more than directed(see overdose warning)”.Thanks.