Hi John...this info is very helpful. One question I've had is how long to stay on a particular dosage to see if the pain subsides. For example, right now I"m on 17mg. As mentioned before, I had a flare up when I ramped down from 20 to 15mg. I tried 16 and still had pain but 17 made a big difference. I'm not totally pain free (about a 1) but doing much better after two weeks on 17mg. In your experience, if you are doing pretty well (very little pain) and stay on the same dose, does the pain often level out after a while?? I'm going for a blood test today. Hoping I'm still in the normal range but I"m sure it won't be 0.