pain
"I have taken Norco in increasing doses (though not above what my doctor recommended) since 2004.  Over the years I have tried a dozen or more medicines for my back pain, which is due to a L5/S1 herniation, and the only ones that have worked were Hydrocodone and Oxycodone - until the Butrans patch that is.  I started on the 5mg patch for a month, which cut my Norco intake in half.  I then was upped to the 10mg patch, which has cut my Norco down to about a pill a day for breakthrough pain.  It really helps - and I'm sleeping through the night for the first time in years since my medicines aren't wearing off at 2AM. Admittedly, I've only been on this for 6 weeks, but I am highly optimistic based on my early results."