"i have a ruptured disc at c6/c7 and the pain became excruciating and really took over my life. i&#039;m a single mother of two small children and work a demanding job. i didn&#039;t know how i would make it through the pain got to be so bad. tramadol didn&#039;t even take the edge off of the pain anymore. saw my pain doctor on monday and he prescribed nucynta and zanaflex. let me preface it by saying that i pretty much couldn&#039;t move on monday my mobility was so bad. i took both pills immediately upon picking the prescriptions up. within a half hour i could feel my super tight muscles starting to loosen up a bit. by the 2nd dose of nucynta the pain went from a 10 to a 3. i have super dry mouth as a side effect but i&#039;ll take that over the pain."