percocets - Pain Management Message Board

sweet2th76 · 03-02-2008, 12:10 AM

anyone have any suggestions on what to take with percs to reduce stomach upset and nausea?

ihavtwins · 03-02-2008, 05:18 AM

Do you take it with food? If it is still upsetting your stomach with a full stomach than I would ask the doc for some anti nausea meds to go along with it. You can cut them in half which worked for me. The whole pill caused me to get very sleepy. And if you do both the anti nausea and percocets than you definately need to take something to combat the constipation. Hope that helps!
Jen

ozzybug · 03-02-2008, 05:45 AM

Sweet-
I agree with twins about taking it on a full stomach. One thing to remember though is the type of food you take it with. You want to avoid taking Percocet with greasy foods such as burger & fries. Yogurt, applesauce, crackers, peanut butter sandwich, etc. are good ideas.

This may not work for you, but my "ace in the hole" when trying to ward off nausea from meds is eating those Peanut Butter & Cheese Nab crackers. If I really need to I will also sip Ginger-Ale with the crackers, but usually, those specific crackers help 99.9% of the time for me.

Good Luck!!

sweet2th76 · 03-02-2008, 06:00 AM

thanks for your suggestions...I'll see how they work!

slipperyslope · 03-02-2008, 06:30 AM

some people just can't tolerate percocet. my dad and my sister and husband all get very ill from this med. Some people just can't take it as it makes them super nauseous. one time my husband took 2 percocets and he was deathly ill, vomiting, white as a sheet, and sick for hours. He is allergic to it as is my family members.
My sis got a full body rash from it. weird huh?
if food doesn't do the trick you may not be able to take this drug.

SS