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's original choice but leaves me wired and sleepless.  I've only used this for 4 weeks and am now down to just one tab at night.  The primary side effects I'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'm not sure just what I would have done without consistent pain relief.  I do suggest using no more than necessary."