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Watson 540 ( light blue oval pill) is a generic form of Lortab, an opioid pain medication containing 10 mg hydrocodone and 500 mg acetaminophen ( Tylenol) . These do often cause nausea. But if my pain level is bad enough to warrant taking one, I do not get nauseated nor do I feel " high" or drugged up from these. I am simply more able to function.

I' ve taken several of these on an empty stomach over the course of the day today, with no problems because I have chronic pain and also had a very painful type of major surgery only two weeks ago.

A 5 mg dose of hydrocodone is plenty for most types of pain that' s too severe to treat with aspirin, such as toothaches and even broken bones. But Watson 540 is a 10 mg dose and way too potent for a bit of wrist pain.

I resent people who take pain pills for recreational use because this creates a stigma about these drugs and makes it more difficult to obtain them, for those of us who truly need these medications. So I' m happy to hear about somebody who puked their guts out when taking this drug for recreational use.

NOTE -- These drugs are NOT safe in large dosages, mainly because the acetaminophen they contain is a liver toxin that kills about 100 people per year and hospitalizes many thousands of people, many of whom were using pain pills for recreational purposes. When mixed with alcohol, this can occur at relatively low dosages of acetaminophen.