I am having a gallbladder attack! Very uncomfortable very painful. I've gone to the emergency over 4 times in the past 2 months but they do sonograms and everything and they just send me home with pain killers and basically i am waiting my appointment for the gastrologist* I need to know which meds to take! I was given a perscription but i lost it so now all i have is hydrocodone and tramadol....i threw the dice and took the hydrocodone because last time tramadol didn;t help with the pain and i ended up in the e.r. because i didn't know if and when i shoudl take more. So i just took a hydrocodone...it's helping a little but i need to know when i can take some more! i want this pain gone ;.; it says as needed for pain every 8 hours...can i take one more now? or in 4 hours? or can i also take a tramadol? i don't remember what they perscibed to me because i lost it but i still have tramadol from a month ago from my 1st gallbladder attack but this new perscription (that i lost) was supposed to be stronger...please help i am in pain! ion;t even spell check this.