"i&#039;m happy to read so many others who have been helped by this medication.  i&#039;ve been taking it for over a year now, each time my pain doctor increases it a bit (i&#039;m now taking 50 mg in the morning and 50 mg at night).  unfortunately, i really don&#039;t notice that much pain relief from this medication.   i take norco for &quot;breakthrough pain&quot; and it seems as though i need to take that 4 times a day along with this for relief of my back pain."