"in 1999 the doctor gave me percocet for avascular necroses of the knees and also have a really bad disc (the lowest) on my back that is bad and sends pain down my leg. i also have rotator cuff issues. in 2014 i started needing more oxy so i went up to 120mg a day, and then at night the coming down from it was awful, with more pain than there actually was because withdrawal starts very soon after it wears off. i was switched to methadone 20mg a day (liquid 5mg 4x a day). it&#039;s a miracle. no psychological issues i am finally my happy self again and a 85% decrease in pain. maybe if i went up to 30mg a day it would be 95%. but take exactly as directed, i guess it can be very dangerous if you don&#039;t."