Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor. You may take this drug with or without food. If you have nausea, it may help to take this drug with food. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about other ways to decrease nausea (such as lying down for 1 to 2 hours with as little head movement as possible).

What pain medicine is better than hydrocodone?

Both are powerful, but oxycodone is approximately 30 percent stronger than hydrocodone. Many studies have shown that a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen was better at treating pain than hydrocodone with acetaminophen, however.

How long does it take for hydrocodone to kick in?

You should start feeling the effects of hydrocodone in under an hour. According to the package insert, a 10-mg oral dose of the medication reaches peak concentrations in the bloodstream in roughly 1.3 hours following ingestion. People who take hydrocodone often will build up a tolerance to the drug over time.

How much hydrocodone is too much?

An individual that exhibits tolerance to hydrocodone must take larger doses to relieve their pain symptoms. Or, if using the drug illicitly, in order to still get high. Experts point to 90 mg in a day as a fatal amount of hydrocodone.

Can you take hydrocodone and ibuprofen together?

Hydrocodone and ibuprofen combination is used to relieve acute pain severe enough to require opioid treatment and when other pain medicines did not work well enough or cannot be tolerated. This medicine should only be used for short periods of time, usually for a total of less than 10 days.

Does hydrocodone have codeine in it?

People often ask, “does hydrocodone have codeine in it?” The answer is yes and no. Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic drug derived from codeine or thebaine—natural alkaloids derived from the resin of poppy seeds.