"i have had pain from 2 ruptured discs and spondylolesthesis for the past 9 years.  i used to be very athletic (running, lifting weights, yoga, biking, etc.) and i had to give all of that up.  that would be have been ok if it had relieved the pain, but it didn&#039;t.  i&#039;ve spent the last 9 years on hydrocodone, tramadol, flexeril, and others.  i had given up on having any quality of life.  that was until i found butrans.  i have been on it for about a month, and for the first time in as long as i can remember, my back does not hurt.  i am sleeping through the night.  i do not feel drugged out (like vicodin) and have no side effects. not one.  this medicine is a miracle."