Bad head trip! I had degenetive disk surgery in 2005. This is when I started on percocet. In the beginning it really took the edge off the pain but it began to give me other problems as well. There is a lot of stomach discomfort which I am still dealing with today. I haven't found the cause of that yet. The "fog" was becoming too bad for me and I was out of it all the time. I had a lot of trouble trying to function. This is how I knew it was time to say goodbye to them. I did not have much trouble coming off of it. I got to the point a couple months ago where I started getting off all my meds. I was taking 6 pills a day and I reduced it down to only 2. You must do this gradually! Meds help to a point but sometimes they are the cause of other health problems. I would really try to take the lowest possible dose you can. Most people don't like the doped up feeling you have 24/7. My fog has gone away and I'm able to actually do things now. I'm still in pain but trying to stear clear of taking meds anymore. I'm going to try going the natural route. This seems to work for me since I have a bad immune system from leukemia (1985). Sometimes less is more!