I take doctor prescribe vicodin for back pain and knee problems. When I take it with coffee it last longer. Can any explain why this is so.
2007-04-07 07:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Possibly because......
Vicodin is a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. Many other narcotic pain medication in pill form contain caffeine to potentate its effect. I take Fiorinal with codeine for migraines. It contains caffeine as well as the pain relievers for the reason I mentioned above...to potentate or add to the analgesic effect of the medication.
Again...a possibility since coffee has caffeine.I don't drink coffee so I have no personal experience.
2007-04-07 07:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a certain amount of caffeine in both. When you put the two together, the caffeine is multiplied. FYI: I took that for several years and developed an allergic reaction---itching--- to it. Check with your doc IF YOU WANT TO and ask him about Hydrocodone/ Ibiprofphen. I recently had a Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant and battery / generator revision surgery. It was very successful (80% out of 100---no one gets 100%) success rate. The pain medicine works wonders.
2007-04-07 07:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
coffee or any caffeine containing beverage or food increases dopamine level, therefore a chemical reaction acts with vicodin
2007-04-07 07:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by _maldita_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the caffeine in coffee and the fact that any thing with caffeine will make your pills work longer any stimulants will make pain pill react faster
2007-04-07 07:51:33 · answer #4 · answered by marsh 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Coffee does nothing. You are simply paying more attention to yourself.
2016-05-19 04:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by dionna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋