"from username you can tell i was a roofer my entire adult life and at the end had a bad fall and burst l1. had a fusion 5 levels and went back to work for 5 years and had to retire. started taking nucynta after retiring works well for about 3 hours and pain starts increasing. much better than other meds as far as side effects after taking it a few days. i don&#039;t get all loopy and can thing straight and function normal. friends say to me they have never seen me act high. they don&#039;t even realize i&#039;m taking it. i&#039;m sure if you abuse them it&#039;s like the rest. just take what you need have a life."