Can my mom take two hydrocodone/apap 500MG pills.?

Question

she just broke both her arns and her toe and she is in alot of pain. she has taken one a couple hours ago but she says it aint working. would it be safe for her to take two ore would she overdose?

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Answer 1

well the hydrocodone is just generic vicodin. I am assuming its hydrocodone apap 5/500mg. The smaller number is the amount of vicodin. the 500mg is the amount of acetaminophen or Tylenol. You can have 1000 mg of tylenol every 4-6 hours. so depending on when she took the last pill. if she took it 4 to 6 hours ago then yes she can take two more. If she only took one pill.....lets say for example 2 hours ago then she could take one more, not two.

Answer 2

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I'm sorry to hear it. Medically speaking 2 of the 5/500 pills is definitely not an overdose, but she should only take that dose if the doctor has approved it. On the bottle if it says "take 1 every X hours", she'd have to call and get the doctor's approval to take 2. Otherwise she'll just run out too soon and the doctor will wonder where all the extra pills went. Honestly I'm not surprised that one 5/500 pill doesn't control the pain of two broken arms. Anyone who thinks that 5mg of hydrocodone is effective against severe pain must have a different definition of severe pain than I do. I've taken hydrocodone for flare-ups of my Crohn's disease, and 5mg leaves me still sweating from the pain.

Answer 3

Hydrocodone 500 Mg

Answer 4

That's a lot, especially if she just took one. Try and get her to wait about three hours between pills. 750 mgs is a usual dose of Vicodin, this is the generic version and two 500mgs are a lot to take, especially this close to the first one.
If she's in this much pain maybe call the doctor and he can get her into an ER and get a shot for her, it would be quicker and work better.

Answer 5

She should NOT take more than 5, 500 mg Vicodin pills in 12 hours. There is a chance of addiction.

She can though take aspirin with the Vicoden. I believe she can even take Motrin too. Don't take any Tylenol as Vicoden is Hydrocodone with Tylenol and she CAN OD on Tylenol.

I had a spinal surgery and I was in severe pain for a while and my pain was always stopped with Vicoden.

God bless your mom, I will pray for her rapid recovery and lessening of pain.

Answer 6

500mg Hydrocodone

Answer 7

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Can my mom take two hydrocodone/apap 500MG pills.?
she just broke both her arns and her toe and she is in alot of pain. she has taken one a couple hours ago but she says it aint working. would it be safe for her to take two ore would she overdose?

Answer 8

It is likely that it will result in an overdose. A better idea would be to take the hydro then if the pain hasn't subsided to take Motrin 4 hours later. It's a different kind of painkiller and works on different receptors in the brain. The other thing is that if there is a lot of swelling, that can be causing pressure therefore, causing pain. try icing her arms and toe, one at a time for about 10 minutes on each place that will reduce the swelling and hopefully the pain too. Good Luck

Answer 9

I take 2 Vicodin at a time all the time as 1 never helps,she can also take advil inbetween with food ofcourse.But do not exceed 4,000 ml of tylenol a day as you can have liver failure with any more then that.

Answer 10

I have before, but only if absolutely necessary. ( I have had a lot of surgeries in the past.) It depends on how often she has taken them before. Your body kind of builds a tolerance to them if you take them a lot. If you take too much they sometimes make your stomach a little upset and can cause you to feel itchy. Be careful - too much acetaminophen can cause liver problems.