Yeah I've been on fioricet for my bladder pain. I at one time was on a pain pill that was and asprin codeine mixture. Recently my nurse practitioner prescribed me fioricet. My prescription says take one every four hours as needed. One doesn't really help. I have never taken this before so it wasn't because I had a tolerance to it. I read online that the normal prescription is taking 1 to 2 every four to six hours. But not to exceed 6 in a 24 hour period. I usually take three a day. But I have at times when the pain was almost unbearable taken two at a time. I had read on several online pharmacy websites that like i said before the usual dosage is 1 to 2 tablets. They are 160 mg each. But when I take two for about the first two hours I seem to feel extremely dizzy, weak, i have nausea, i itch really bad. The active ingredients are barbitol, acetiminophen (spelled incorrectly) and caffeine. Has anyone ever taken this before? I was told it was a mild pain reliever. But when reading about it it says it's a strong one. I don't crave it or anything. I don't like the way it makes me feel. I know I shouldn't take two when the doctor said only take one. But should I be concerned with the side effects? Tonight my neck got a little flushed. Any other people know anything about barbituates or acetiminophen? That's also the same pain reliever found in tylenol. Ecept it's in a very low dose. I didn't want to mention taking two of them at once to my MD because she would say "why did you do that when the prescription says take one?" lol. I don't want her thinking i'm a pill head. And they don't like to prescribe me pain pills in the first place even though my disease requires them. So I don't want to push it.
nancyrenee Reviewed by nancyrenee on . any nurses here? pain pill question. all responses welcome. Yeah I've been on fioricet for my bladder pain. I at one time was on a pain pill that was and asprin codeine mixture. Recently my nurse practitioner prescribed me fioricet. My prescription says take one every four hours as needed. One doesn't really help. I have never taken this before so it wasn't because I had a tolerance to it. I read online that the normal prescription is taking 1 to 2 every four to six hours. But not to exceed 6 in a 24 hour period. I usually take three a day. But I have Rating: 5