"i&#039;ve been taking tapenadol (palexia) moderate release for about 6 months now. i was previously prescribed transtec 35micogram/hour which after 3 years stopped working. i suffer from chronic pancreatitis and for a 30 yr old man is a lot to suffer from such a young age. anyway i found palexia to be an extremely helpful pain killer. having said that i feel they last no where near the 12hour half life they claim to provide relief for. i currently take 2x150mg mr per day. i strongly feel i would benefit from an ir pain killer during the day. i am aware that there is a ir version of tapenadol although i feel i would get more benefit from 2-3 oxynorms per day to fill the void i&#039;ve been left with in my pain management. any1 else feel the same??"