well it,s been 2 months off the meds but the chronic pain proved to be too much,cortzone shots don,t help nor does physical therapy,the docs werequick to write out a script in which i obliged,i thought i could take the pain,but spending time lying on the couch is too much,so back on the meds ,listen to the half wit doc say shots in my back will help ,,,they won,t. asecond opinion says disc decompression would help ,but my insurance won,t cover it .........**** happens