Thank you for the information. I can split these pills in half for now and that would be 7.5mg. I just hope that I get the same amount of relief. Interesting that you said it was brain related and not stomach. The funny thing is....I don't feel nauseous at all and then all of a sudden I have to...well you know. Before and after, I feel fine. No nausea at all.

Would drinking ginger ale make any difference? Not sure how much ginger is actually in it. If it does/would help, do I drink some before, during or after the medication? I usually don't have the urge to (you know) until 2-4 hrs after taking the medication.

Thanks again.
Ken

The Vernor's brand of ginger ale may help. Try to drink it flat...as the carbonation may trigger more nausea.

But in my experience ginger extract (not expensive) works well and lasts several hours.

You should report this vomiting to your doctor, as well as how nicely the drug is working.

Sometimes switching to another drug reduces the vomiting in some people.

and if you are pain free you are taking too much. Two rules of thumb. I agree with Suzanne C. that a time release would be better or your idea about half-dosing. That may take care of the nausea. The pain may rise some but being pain free is not the goal IMO. Having pain that is at a tolerable level without terrible side effects is the sweet spot. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

Thanks guys for all the great information. Unfortuntely for me after 2 days of not being able to keep anything on my stomach, I got my doctor to switch me to a different type of pain med. I tried the ginger extract and did not have any luck. I really wish it would have worked. They moved me to hydrocodone which is not near as effective but no side effects for me.

The doctors office made me feel like a drug addict. Before they would switch me to something else they made me bring my prescription bottle and pills to them so they could count them. I realize that some people would have just gotten them to sell them but it makes access to them harder for those of us that actually need them. I'm lucky if I can get my doctor to prescribe a pain med to me 3 times a year. So yea, I spend almost all of my days in pain. The funny thing is that I don't like them and if I had a choice, I would never take them.

Yea, I've heard people say that doctors have our well being as a priority blah, blah, blah, but after the last 5 years of seeing many doctors, I just don't believe it anymore.

Anyway, you guys are great and I have learned a lot from this website and it's members. Especially you mrsD. Many thanks.

I agree that all the misuse of RX pain meds has made it difficult for us that have to use them for any quality of life. I have been down the Hydro road and have a little info to impart. The opiate constipation is a real thing. Looking back I would recommend that you start drinking water like it's your job. If that is not sufficient I got into a relationship with Miralax. One capful at bedtime to enable you for the next day. Avacado's had the most fiber that I enjoyed eating. I know that I am making it sound bad but the Hydro really got me out of the fetal position and off the bed and improved my quality of life a bunch. There are other tricks that I won't talk about unless you ask.This all gets rather personal. Hopefully you can say goodbye to the nausea and eat for nutrition. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.