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Thursday, October, 16, 2008

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Sandra Lear
06/26/08
Sandra Lear
Category:Vicodin

are blackouts a rare side effect of taking vicodin

I was prescribed vicodin yesterday for a leg injury. I took it as prescribed but suffered a blackout last night.

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mommyof3
Thursday, June 26, 2008

i had that happen to me. you could have a reaction to the codeine in it. ask your doc for narco instead since it's easier on you...since it's half hydrocodeine and half tylenol (kind of).

make sure to eat before yuo take any meds as well....like bread and pasta.

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