The amount of acetimaniphine in hydrocodone has nothing to do with what u call it. And Norco isn't a kind of pill. Its a pill manufacturer. To answer the original question, the difference between lortab, vicodin, and lorcet is simply the chemical compound. They all are hydrocodone and they all have acetimanifine (tylenol). They are basically all the same drug just made of different compounds. There are 5, 7.5, and 10's. For example a 10/325 is 10 mg hydrocodone and 325 mg of tylenol. It could be a vicodin 10/325, a lortab 10/325, or a lorcet 10/325. All basically the same thing. But I do find that the vicodins give you more itchies. And I dig the itchies.
I am 16 years old and taking pain killers for my back,and have never been perscibed to painkillers any other time, my doctor asked me in my last visit if I was still taking vivodin as perscibed I went home and read the bottle and it said loratab....these painkillers are not the same?
I take other meds that can cause horrible side effects w wrong pain killers, however the only side effect I have had is it just plain puts me down... so my questions are, are these the same meds and should I be worried about what it does to me??
Thanks!
I take other meds that can cause horrible side effects w wrong pain killers, however the only side effect I have had is it just plain puts me down... so my questions are, are these the same meds and should I be worried about what it does to me??
Thanks!
birtrate (vicodin) is fat soulable and Hydrocloride (lortab) is water soluable.
The important factor not mentioned here is the color of the blood in the stool. If it is dark and tar-ish then it originated in the upper GI and was digested. If it is bright (normal) red then it originated in the lower GI where breaking down of food no longer occurs and allows the blood to pass relatively unchanged. In any case, ask your doctor.
Actually tylenol affects the liver more than the kidneys. High doses of tylenol cause hepatic failure which leads to a slow painful death. Mucomyst (check spelling... a mucolytic designed to break up secretions in the lungs that has added effect of protecting the liver from toxins such as tylenol, radiopaque dyes etc.) is given to protect the liver in overdose cases.
Ok ignore all of the comments that say I think this or that... both drugs are hydrocodone and acetaminophen the difference is in the molecular structure of the two. ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web
addresses not allowed*** and you can see a molecular diagram of each and see exactly what the differences are. Not very helpful unless you are a chemist but this is where the differences lie. The main concern people have is allergies. It is possible to be allergic to one and not the other just as it is with codeine which has multiple forms. However once an allergic reaction is noted doctors rarely will prescribe the other forms.
addresses not allowed*** and you can see a molecular diagram of each and see exactly what the differences are. Not very helpful unless you are a chemist but this is where the differences lie. The main concern people have is allergies. It is possible to be allergic to one and not the other just as it is with codeine which has multiple forms. However once an allergic reaction is noted doctors rarely will prescribe the other forms.
acetaminophen does not cause damage to the lining of the stomach, you are thinking of NSAIDs.
Really is that bad your asking . Well for one thing if you cant ask your doctor that question it is bad, Where you getting them from mom or grandma?
The ones that have hydrocodone and ibuprofen are called vicoprofen.
Wow... really.... 500 mg of acetaminophen per day for 5 days + drinking = bleeding ??? DO NOT BELIEVE THIS !!!. This is the most absord thing I have heard in my life. Thousands of people are prescribed lortab and they take 3 or 4 each day and have taken it for years, and yes some of these people also drink. I think if people started bleeding after day 5, the drug would be taken off the market. Of course if you have stomach issues both drinking, and the lortab (hydrocodone + acetaminaphen) can and will aggrevate the issue... And I am sure long term use could cause stomach issues, liver damage, etc.... but not after 5 days.
All I know is there is no difference when you bury your husband because of these pills. I lost my husband, our kids lost their father. There is no difference,,,they are all evil.
I'm sorry that you lost your husband. However, to say that pain medications "are all evil" is ignorant and grossly untrue. Pain medications properly prescribed and taken according to the directions, are the only way that some people with debilitating injuries or illnesses are able to lead a somewhat reasonably normal life. When pain medications are abused, it is tragic, but the person abusing them bears the responsibility and blame for the results, as they were the ones to make the choice to abuse them. Because of the amount of people abusing these medications, it has made extremely difficult to nearly impossible for people in legitimate need of the medications to get the help they need.
That's nonsense. The reason you shouldn't drink when taking Acetaminophen is because of the stress it causes the liver in combination with the stress to the liver caused by Acetaminophen. NSAIDs cause havoc to the stomach lining, not Acetaminophen.
Dr Rob Coates
There are 2 differences. One, Lortab only contains 500mg's of acetaminophen no matter the dose of hydrocodone. Vicodin on the other hand varies the APAP in their pills. Two, Lortab is hydrocodone bitarate and Vicodin is hydrocodone hydrochloride.
You are on the right track, but it has nothing to do with the amount of acetaminophen. The active ingredient of almost any drug can be processed with different "salts". Hydrochloride, bitartrate, and terephthalate are some of the common salts. In many cases, such as with hydrocodone, it makes very little (if any) difference to the user. I have seen instances of "salts" making a difference in the bioavailability timetable of other drugs.
Bottom line: It may not be completely true that the salt makes NO difference. But, for hydrocodone it is true enough, as any difference is negligible.
Bottom line: It may not be completely true that the salt makes NO difference. But, for hydrocodone it is true enough, as any difference is negligible.