What is Norco?

Norco is a medicinal combination of Hydrocodone and acetaminophen, where both drugs work as opioid pain medication to treat moderate to severe pain.
Being one of the most common drugs of abuse, its availability in the market is rare.

Important Information

• Always remember that taking Norco is only a part of treatment; follow your doctor’s advice to make the medication more effective.
  You may need frequent medical examination while using Norco.
  Keep Norco tablets in your custody at the suggested atmospheric condition and dispose of all the leftover medicine once done with the treatment.
• You can either buy the medicine online or offline, provided that you should have a proper prescription from a doctor. It is because buying or selling without an appropriate prescription is an offense under the law, and authorities may hold you liable if you do so.
• You can also consult your doctor to learn more about the risks and benefits of the medicine and ask your doctor about all other necessary precautions that you should take while using Norco.

What to know before taking Norco?

Norco is a habit-forming and highly addictive medicine, and you need to take care of certain precautions while taking it. In addition to this, please consider the following things before taking Norco:

• It is better to avoid taking Norco if you are allergic to it or any of its components or a similar medicine.
• Taking Norco is not safe if you have or ever had the following health disorders or history thereof:
• Asthma
• Breathing disorders
• Sleep apnea (breathing that stops while sleeping)
• Head injuries
• Seizures
• Urination problems
• Problems with the functioning of the gallbladder and pancreas
• Blockage in the stomach or intestine
• You should not take Norco you are an alcoholic or drug addict.
• Taking Norco can adversely affect your health if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; it can harm your child and cause congenital disabilities.
• Using Norco during pregnancy or lactation period can create drug dependence on your child.
• Please avoid taking Norco if you have consumed any MAO inhibitors in the last 14 days.
• Sudden withdrawal of Norco can be fatal. Please consult your doctor before leaving it; your doctor will gradually decrease your medicine dose.

How to take Norco?

Norco is an opioid pain medication that affects your brain and nervous system to treat moderate to severe pain. However, it can adversely affect your health if taken inappropriately.
You should consult your health expert before taking it and follow all the necessary instructions and directions while taking medicine.
Please talk to your doctor if you don’t feel any improvement in your health condition or get even worse.

Norco dosage

It is an effective medicine for treating moderate to severe pain. To ensure that the medication you are taking is effective and safe, consult your doctor for suitable Norco dosages. You can easily buy Norco online and use it as prescribed by your doctor.
Your doctor will initiate your treatment with the medicine’s minimum possible dose and gradually adjust your medicine dose as and when required. To determine the best suitable dosages for you, your doctor should examine you thoroughly. Your doctor will recommend Norco dosage keeping the following factors in mind:

• Age of the patient
• Weight of the patient
• The medical condition of the patient

The following are the usual Norco dosage that your doctor can prescribe you:

Dosage for treating pain (moderate to severe)

In the form of Narco 5/325 mg

• For adults
  One to two tablets after every four to six hours or as and when required
• For children
• Using Narco 5/325 mg for patients younger than 18 years is not safe.

In the form of Narco 7.5/325 mg

• For adults
  One tablet after every four to six hours or as and when required
• For children
• Using Narco 7.5/325 mg for patients younger than 18 years is not safe.

In the form of Narco 10/325 mg

• For adults
• One tablet after every four to six hours or as and when required by the patient
• For children
• Using Narco 10/325 mg for patients younger than 18 years is not safe.

Overdose

Norco overdose can be fatal and cause you the following:

• Drowsiness
• Pinpoint pupils
• Slow or shallow breathing
• Breathlessness

Therefore, you should not ignore these overdose symptoms and consult your doctor ASAP if an overdose happens. You can also seek emergency medical assistance by calling the poison helpline at 1-800-222-1222.

What to avoid while using Norco?

Please ask your doctor before taking any cold or allergy, or sleep medication while using Norco. Using them together can adversely affect your health.
The interaction of Norco with alcohol can be dangerous; please avoid taking them together.
Taking Norco can make your thought process impaired and cause you dizziness or drowsiness; therefore, you should avoid driving, operating machinery, and performing activities that can cause severe injuries or accidents.
Avoid taking herbal products, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements simultaneously with Norco. It can deteriorate your health even more.

Norco side effects

Norco affects the opioid receptors in the body and treat pain, and may cause you the following side effects:

• Dizziness or drowsiness
• Headache
• Upset stomach
• Constipation
• Blurred vision
• Dry mouth
• Although it is okay to experience these mild side effects after using Norco, you should not worry too much about them. However, please consult your doctor if these mild side effects are unbearable and causing you too much trouble.
  Please stop taking Norco and seek emergency medical assistance ASAP if you experience the following health issues while using Norco.
• Noisy breathing
• Sighing
• Slow or shallow breathing
• Sleep apnea (breathing that stops while sleeping)
• Lightheadedness
• Confusion
• Mood swings
• Behavioral disorder
• Seizures or convulsions
• Easy bruising or bleeding
• Infertility (both in men and women)
• Irregular menstruation cycle
• Impotence
• Sexual disorder
• Problem in intimacy
• Damaged liver resulting in nausea or vomiting, jaundice, clay-colored stools, pain in the upper stomach, dark-colored urine, itchiness, loss of appetite
• Symptoms of low cortisol level in the body such as loss of appetite, tiredness, weakness, nausea or vomiting, dizziness
• High serotonin level in the body resulting in agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, stiffness in the muscles,
• twitching, loss of coordination, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea
• Breathlessness
• Any other severe allergic reaction to the medicine

What drugs can interact with Norco?

Some of the following medicines can dangerously interact with Norco and cause severe side effects:

• Cold and allergy medications
• Asthma medicines
• Water pills
• Medicines to treat motion sickness and irritable bowel syndrome
• Narcotic drugs
• Sedatives
• Sleeping pills
• Muscles relaxants
• Antidepressants
• Antianxiety pills
• Medicines used for treating certain mental illness
• Stimulants
• Migraine headache medications

Therefore, to avoid dangerous interactions between the medicine, please inform your doctor about all the drugs and therapies you are currently taking.