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@lisalucier I realized right after I commented on the wrong one. Oops. It’s been a wild ride. In 2014 I had a hemorrhagic stroke that mainly affected my occipital and parietal lobes. I lost about half the vision in my right eye. Some memory, coordination, and speech issues. I have pain in the left side of my neck and shoulder region that pretty much never goes away. I used opiates for 10 years, but they stopped working or I always needed more. I’ve been exploring other options for the past year or so. I was on 30 mg for a couple months, then 60 mg. 30 was not enough. 60 seemed to help. I just started taking it again after stopping for 6 months. We shall see.