"i have recently been prescribed percocet for pain in relation to blood clots and 2 herniated discs in my back. i was on dilaudid for a long time, and obviously, the doctor wanted me off.  he initially took me down to 5mg lortab which did nothing.  then he bumped me up to 10/325mg percocet 4 x daily using 2 of them for breakthrough pain. i&#039;ve yet to get the prescription filled because i have no insurance, but i have used them in the past with fairly decent results.  it comes nowhere near iv dilaudid which is the only thing that takes my pain completely away for about 2-3 hours, but i can&#039;t be hooked up to an iv the rest of my life. (although i would if i could just so i could be pain free!)  i&#039;ll give it a 7 for what it does."