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Can you take these drugs together?Don't have any idea but wanted to say 'Hi' and we missed you!

 
Pip
Hey, PIP.
 
Nice to see you are still here.  I was taking a break from the board because when I left, a lot of bickering was going on.  However, when you have a question, you always go to the experts, right?
 

Yes..if Lortab is what I think it is...hydrocodone.  I've taken flexeril with a number of different pain medication.  I've never been told not to take flexeril while taking pain meds.  Right now I'm taking flexeril and oxycocet along with my fentanyl patch.

If it makes you feel better to ask someone who knows for sure...call your pharmacist.
 
 

Kelstev,

Yes, Lortab is hydrocodone.  Thanks for your reply!

whenever I have a question about mixing meds.. I call my pharmacist.. Babs10,
 
You're right.  I know I should do that too, but I just didn't feel like sitting on the phone waiting for 15 minutes to talk to a rude pharmacist. 
I take Flexeril and Darvocet together.  Dr. prescribed it and instructed me to do that.KWEENB!!!!! I've been thinking about you! Good to hear from you!
 
I can't comment on your question as I have no knowledge.
Hello Kweenb! Nice to see you posting!
 
Hope all is well with you.
 
[QUOTE=kweenb]Can you take these drugs together?[/QUOTE]

were they prescribed by the same doctor?

I've taken the two together on several occasions - it's my doctor's standard response to my stupid human tricks.I've heard of some taking both. Probably get snowed from Lortab. Shouldn't drive on it. [QUOTE=mab52]I've heard of some taking both. Probably get snowed from Lortab. Shouldn't drive on it. [/QUOTE]

DEFINITELY should not drive on it - it's a recipe for a DUI ticket and/or an accident.  Last time I had the flexeril/hydrocodone cocktail was when I got rear-ended in the hit-n-run accident back in January.  This was the first stupid human trick in a while in which I was not the stupid human!!!  Anyway, my doctor repeated his usual warning to me - don't pop the pills before driving.  He had also given me a script for 10 Valium.  I told him I didn't need them, and he said that I should really take one each night before bed for at least the first few days, as I needed to get some really good sleep and also to keep the muscles as relaxed as possible while everything was getting back to normal.  I didn't take his advice the first night, but by the second night when things really started hurting, I definitely took the valium before bed!!!  I only ended up needing to take them for a few days; I still have the rest of them locked up in my med box.
I was on Vicodin (hydrocodone) and Flexeril for awhile, now I'm on Skelaxin (another muscle relaxant) and Vicodin.  If you're not used to them, driving isn't good, but once it becomes part of your routine, you can drive as long as you're careful. [QUOTE=InnerGlow]I was on Vicodin (hydrocodone) and Flexeril for awhile, now I'm on Skelaxin (another muscle relaxant) and Vicodin.  If you're not used to them, driving isn't good, but once it becomes part of your routine, you can drive as long as you're careful.[/QUOTE]

If you're in an accident, and you test positive for opiates (or even benadryl for that matter) you're looking at a big fat DUI.  I finally had to give in and go to Urgent Care over my low back, and was prescribed Lortab and the doctor (its an intergrated facility and they all work on laptops and he had my primary and prescription info) said you are taking Flexeril, right?  Keep taking it.  This was two Tuesdays ago, so I guess this might mean some real-time doctor expertise for your consideration. 
 
The MRI he ordered up showed an L4-L5 herniation AND compression into the spinal sac.  No wonder I can barely walk.  DDD, four collapsed discs, herniations, tears, compressions, low back surgery - nothing to do with RA, and I am only 52.  This is getting very tiresome.
 
Hope this helps you with your decision.   
Kweenb,
I don't think we've met. I have been on the board for just a couple of months.  I don't have an input for you just wanted to say HI! !
Mom2
[QUOTE=JasmineRain] [QUOTE=InnerGlow]I was on Vicodin (hydrocodone) and Flexeril for awhile, now I'm on Skelaxin (another muscle relaxant) and Vicodin.  If you're not used to them, driving isn't good, but once it becomes part of your routine, you can drive as long as you're careful.[/QUOTE]

If you're in an accident, and you test positive for opiates (or even benadryl for that matter) you're looking at a big fat DUI.[/QUOTE]
 
Jas, while I acknowledge that possibility, there are two points I'd like to mention.  First, as I understand the law, your driving ability must be impaired by the intoxication.  If you are impaired for any reason, even just being overtired, then you shouldn't be driving.  But if you have been on the same medications for a long time, your body is used to them, and find they don't impair your abilities, that shouldn't apply.  Feel free to point me to some documentation if I've misunderstood this part.
 
Second, from a realistic point of view, if you're not doing anything to demonstrate a problem (causing an accident, driving carelessly, etc), there is no reason for them to stop you.  And if they do stop you and you pass the field sobriety test, there is no reason for them to test your blood.  And without a failed sobriety test or blood test, there is no case.
 
I do find it interesting that neither of the doctors (current or past) who have prescribed me narcotics and muscle relaxants have ever mentioned not driving.  While I am not a perfect driver (and who is perfect after all) I am the only one in my family (of adults) that everyone feels comfortable with driving when we're all in the car together.  And none of them is on narcotics.  So hopefully that says something fairly good about my driving safety.
 
Ideally I wouldn't drive while on medication, but realistically there is little-to-no public transportation in my area and no one to drive me around to my appointments.  If I didn't drive, I wouldn't be able to treat my medical problems.
 
I realize you're only mentioning this so that I (and everyone else reading) understands the potential consequences, and I appreciate that.
Whenever I get an opiate script I am cautioned not to drive while taking it, and DUI is specifically mentioned.  It's like alcohol - it doesn't matter how long you've taken it; bottom line, if your blood level is over a certain amount, the state can consider you intoxicated and you're going to have legal trouble.  I know chronic alcoholics who can chug a dozen beers and drive just fine.  That's not going to stand up in court.

I'm not telling you what to do or what not to do - just reminding people that the law puts public safety above individual drivers' medical issues... and that just because you have a script for it doesn't mean you're safe to drive.

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