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A Forever Recovery has a program to fit any addiction. The generic name for Darvocet is acetaminophen and propoxyphene, and the brand names are Darvocet, Propacet 100 and Balacet. Darvocet is used to help with mild to moderate pain that has a fever or no fever. Darvocet is made up of propoxyphene and acetaminophen. The propoxyphene is a narcotic pain reliever and acetaminophen is a less strong pain reliever and fever reducer and also helps the propoxyphene work better. You need to take the Darvocet like the doctor says because if you take more than prescribed, an overdose of the acetaminophen can cause you to have liver damage. Darvocet can cause constipation but you don’t need to take laxatives. You need to tell you physician about the constipation so they can tell you what you need to do. The Darvocet needs to be taken with a full glass of water. If you are seen by another Doctor while on the Darvocet you need to let that doctor know because the Darvocet could cause unusual Urine … [Read more...]