You are right on about these pain meds Pitch! In addition to addictive properties, if you use them too often they lose their effectiveness to control serioius pain; and lose the mild high they tend to give you. The only time I've used them for several days in a row was for my surgery back in spring 2000 and recently with the broken tailbone. That is when you start to get a bit wired and a lot irritable. I haven't renewed since I ran out the other day (from the accident) and won't for awhile. I occassinally use them for fishing if my lower back or left foot (surgical caused arthritis) is in need, but I will not take them more than back to back days. That wards off both the addiction and the deminished effectiveness factor. Be smart and careful with using this stuff.

RT