Teenster No I don't have it , not that I know of, but I sure have a lot of pain and have done for years, I am now on Provera which has helped some, but lately it has not been so good, but I am nearing that menopausal age, so anything can happen from now until then, I also take vioxx for pain relief, both are only by prescription here in NZ, vioxx is also used as effective pain relief for arthritis, so for me I kill two birds with one stone, but unfortunately neither seem to get rid of the pain completely, but they do help some. I have the chronic illness Fibromyalgia, which could account for my increased pain at this time,more than likely, so pain is nothing new to me, I live with it daily, and you have my empathy, very much so.

They do have side effects, like all medication,but nothing too major, but I am finding the vioxx less tolerable as time goes on, maybe our bodies just become used to it, and now a stronger drug is required.

I have lots of empathy for you, as even though I have no official diagnosis, the pain I experienced before my medication was unbearable, now its still not great, and I cannot wait until menopause, except for the other problems associated with it, I say bring it on!!!sooner the better.

I am lucky I have a very supportive husband.

And To Richard I think this is a thread you should have stayed well away from, it suprises me you would even want to read all this stuff.