"i have two degenerative discs, a pinched nerve, arthritis, and i also have a lot of trouble with my sciatic nerve.  i also have pain in my left leg and hip.  a couple of different doctors tried lorcet and lortab but they did not help me at all.  i started going to another doctor and he prescribed me methadone and it seems to be helping.  i only take one three times a day.  it helps to ease it and i think when i go back to the doctor i am going to see if maybe he can up the dose, not a lot but enough to really take the pain away.  all in all the methadone has helped me a lot."