Pain
"I was prescribed Percocet 5/325 for a displaced distal radius fracture.  It was great at helping to manage the pain until I could have surgery to implant hardware to keep the fracture in place and dealt with post op pain well too.  Vicodin was the MD&#039;s original choice but leaves me wired and sleepless.  I&#039;ve only used this for 4 weeks and am now down to just one tab at night.  The primary side effects I&#039;ve noticed now are some pretty extreme GI distress but have been told this is normal.  All in all, this has been a very painful injury and I&#039;m not sure just what I would have done without consistent pain relief.  I do suggest using no more than necessary."