How well does Darvocet work?

[cajunboy]

Got absolutely no relief from darvocet. Similiar to what someone else wrote, I read a study that said it is about equivalent to two tylenol. Actually, I found the tylenol more effective. It is my understanding that lortab/vicodin (hydrocodone) of at least 5 mg is considered more effective.

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[Jack24]

Most studies, and me give Darvon (Darvocet) a low rating for pain control. That said my wife loves it for mild-moderate pain.

One big concern is the LD-50 (a dose that would kill 50% of people) is quite low. Got to be careful or you can end up dead.

[conductor]

Darvocet has never, ever provided relief for me--not even in the early days of my use of opiate-type pain relievers!

After I had my wisdom teeth removed, Darvocet was what the Dentist prescribed me--after a great deal of debate. When I took the Rx into the pharmacy, the pharmacist informed me that I should not mix the propoxyphene (the main stuff in the Darvocet) with the Tegretol (carbamazepine--had to look that one up!). After much discussion, I was Rx'd Lortab 10's by the Dentist. The hydrocodone was significantly more helpful than any form of Darvocet would have been--and I wasn't that deep into my pain management treatment. That happened about 10 years ago. I had an appointment with my PM Physician a few days later, and he didn't seem very impressed with the Dentist's choice of pain relief.

Just from my own observations from prior experiences with Darvocet, I hardly think that Darvocet-N (100 mg propoxyphene napsylate, 650 mg acetaminophen) is comparable to Lortab 10's. Maybe it was just my own physiology or something! Darvocet is a Schedule IV, while Lortab 10 is a Schedule III. I usually figure that a Schedule III pain reliever is more potent on most people than a pain reliever that is a Schedule IV.

Short version: Darvocet is not that potent for most people--especially if they have used opiate-type pain relievers for an extended period. Not that short, huh?

Sincerely,
Jon (Conductor)

[Fibbles]

Darvocet was the 1st pain med I was given by my primary before being referred to a pain specialist and it did next to nothing for me. Of course the prescribing instructions were to take no more than 1 per day . Even at 2 it was pretty useless. I'd rather take Tylenol #4.

[JoJo921]

Well unfortunatly for me darvocet does nothing and by the way is a totally different drug than Lortab. Darvocet contains something called propex??? and caffiene, Lortab conyains hydrocodone which is a schedule III narcotic. Darvocet also made me very sick on my stomach (probably because I took to many of them ) hoping they would help my pain if I took more which they did not. Anyhow two different meds altogether.