"after years of undiagnosed crohns, ra, as, ms and fms (the short list), and finally osteo related compound and non-compound fractures throughout my whole skeleton from 5 years on methotrexate - i couldn&#039;t live without morphine. i use a combination of ms contin (sr - 60mg/8hours) and statex (full release for breakthrough pain). my crohn&#039;s makes me sensitive to every bad side effect of all those &#039;great&#039; multi-use medicines like gabapentin and lyrica. so i&#039;m stuck with opiate-based medicines and without them, i couldn&#039;t walk. i sleep in a recliner because of bumps on my spine and fractures in my pelvis and walk with a rolling walker. i couldn&#039;t live with my pain. i wish more people understood."