@asilyag I have never been in touch with anyone else on hydrocodone. There's a huge stigma about addiction. I go to a pain management clinic and it's been a huge relief. This is the only provider I have who understands that 4 autoimmune illnesses and fibromyalgia would cause chronic pain.
I learned that good pain control is at least 60% of your pain relieved by pain meds. It is not about 100% pain control. (If it was, then you WOULD be a zombie)

Two things have helped me; I always have the 3 tabs in a pill minder , so I never take more than 3. It's easy to forget in a busy day.
The way that I take pain medication, as needed; I often take one when I wake up, so I won't be a couch potato. And I usually take one before I go to bed so I'm not in pain and can get good sleep.

So, as long as you take them as many hours apart as ordered, you might get more help taking them as needed. Not at certain scheduled times.

That said, everyone is different. I'm sharing what works for me! I also practice chair yoga or gentle yoga, use topical creams like lidocaine and voltaren. I've been helped by psychotherapy. I became a poet when I was first disabled. Any creativity is healing, anything like music or art that takes me out of my self. Finding a way to enjoy life even while living with chronic pain. I would not be able to enjoy all this without good pain management.

I hope this helps! Take care.