Hi Catt,
I"m on methadone for my LA med and have been now for probably about 3 yrs, I have been on many of the meds, I was on Oxycontin with vicodin for BT for several yrs then I was on the duragesic patch and on and on, I have to say that I'm happier on the methadone then I was any of the others.
However with the methadone most drs will not rx anything for a BT med at least I know 3 of the drs I have seen do not believe in it and I have heard from others that their drs won't either.
However I have found that I rarely feel the need for anything for BT.
I found that once they got my dosage worked out on the methadone it has managed my pain pretty well.
I don't know how your relationship is with your drs but I have a good relationship with my drs and we often have talked freely about certain medications I thought might work better for me or that I might like to try.
Like you I want to be a part of my health care.
I wish you the best of luck with your app.
Linda