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[chaosbydesign]

Tramadol works very well for me.

[spork]

Never had Darvocet, but the clinical data shows that in general it doesn't do as good a job at relieving pain as other drugs and it has a greater risk of serious side effects.  Of course it may work wonders for a particular individual.

Oxycodone used to be great for me; I'd take a tablet and be off to la-la land within 30 minutes.  Now I might conk out, but I wake up about an hour later with my mind racing. I think my body no longer tolerates it well.

I prefer hydrocodone now, but for serious stuff just give me a morphine PCA.

Cyclobenzaprine is the best sleep aid I've ever encountered.

[gennimom]

Meds that control the issues that cause the pain work the best for me. The carbamazepine stops the cramps, the flexeril relaxes my muscles, and the elavil slows my mind down to let me sleep. I've found that when I get a good night's sleep, I usually hurt less the next day. It isn't always true, but more likely is something I can live with.

[punchnpie]

I've found that when I get a good night's sleep, I usually hurt less the next day. It isn't always true, but more likely is something I can live with.

So true. My main issue was getting up 2-3 times a night in pain, taking some (apparently non-functioning) pain relief and having to wait 20-30 minutes for it to work through my system and try to get some sleep. With the right meds now, I've been able to sleep or get up just once, take 1 pill 'just in case,' and get back to sleep quickly. What a difference.

[secundem_artem]

Wow.  All these suggestions in the absence of any information as to what kind of pain the OP is trying to treat.  I have no idea what is your best option given your medical history but I do know there is no literature to support that propoxyphene (generic for Darvocet and its variants) is any more effective than Tylenol.  And it's freaking lethal in an overdose - which is easy enough to bring on if you are in bad pain and taking a weak analgesic in higher than recommended doses.  Talk to your doc or pharmacist about options but shed no tears about Darvocet being yanked off the market.  It's been a crap drug for 40 yrs.   The manufacturer stopped advertising it which pretty much suggests that even the guys trying to sell it were not much impressed with it.