Wittesea,

I had the same conversation with my doctor a few months ago. I take methadone for my "round-the-clock" pain med and Percocet 10 mg. for breakthrough.

At first we tried increasing the methadone but all that did was make me super loopey without helping the pain. So that's bad news for me - I'm at the point where increasing my base med won't bring additional relief. And, since percocet works best with nerve problems such as neuropathy, changing BT meds is not likely to bring relief either.

So changing my lifestyle was very important and something that I continue to learn how to do each day. I'm getting the hang of when to wake up, nap and go to bed to get the rest I need (I also have fibro with my PN). I'm also getting better at recognizing when it's time to stop doing something and get my feet on ice, which really helps me out. And, getting advice from my pals at NeuroTalk is a big help.

So good luck Wittesea on your changes, I hope they work for a long, long time.

Nancy