I've only tried a few of the narcotics but they don't really work for me. Large doses of morphine just make me not care about the pain but it isn't really diminished. Methadone does something (not sure what) (it sort of sets the pain aside) but it doesn't act as a pain killer until the next day when it wears off. I'm very sensitive to it. The others seem to have no effect or they just make me giddy or stoned (I don't like them).

Gabapentin helps significantly but it doesn't help the pain it just stops it from starting in the first place. Luckily tramadol does give me a little relief. I can even feel it kick in. It's only about 40% relief but the feeling of power over this is priceless and very pain alieving.

Mostly I just need to avoid triggers if I want to not have the pain.