I take lots of meds, but for pain I take Oxycontin 30mg twice a day & Oxycodone 30mg, Marinol 10mg(thc pills) & Dilaudid 4 to 8mg. I only take the Dilaudid when I really really need it. When I get real bad & have to go to the ER, they give Dilaudid in an iv & ativan iv. I dont want my body to get too used to the Dilaudid so that when I'm real bad it will work better. I've tried just about every pain med on the market & this mixture seems to work best, but I am still in constant pain of a 7 to 10.