I read this online:
Dr. Bratanow says research suggests people who have a problem with addiction may have altered receptors and drug binding. “And there may be a difference in the way people at risk for addiction metabolize opioids.” For example, she has heard patients with addiction issues say that doses of opioids give them a feeling of bliss that nonaddicted patients don’t report experiencing.
http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2 Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&cntvwrPtlt{action Form.contentReference}=cap_today%2F0409%2F0409b_pa in_management.html&_pageLabel=cntvwr

I think this is me. I totally blissed out on that Percocet. It also mentions issues with tricyclic antidepressants. I tried one when I first got the PN and I hated the way it made me feel. The attached article and others have mentioned that fentanyl and methadone are two things that do work, but one doesn't usually need that strong of meds. I cringe at thinking I need them, but know that down the road I might.

Yesterday seriously sucked. Today is a bit better, but not good at all. I need something for pain, and it seems all I'm doing is being pointed back at pot! I just can't use it while working (I would never ever do that).