pain
"After suffering a back injury and having two surgeries, I have had chronic back pain for the last 10 years. I have used many narcotics to try to relieve the pain including hydrocodone, percocet, vicodin, demerol, morphine, darvocet and oxycontin.  None of these worked for my pain and I thought I would just have to live with it.  Then I tried methadone.  I could not believe the way I feel since changing to it.  I have almost no pain anymore and can function relatively normal again with no side effects at all.  I have been on the same dose for the last 6 years and don't foresee it changing any time soon.  Methadone is the best pain reliever there is as far as I am concerned."