Everyone in my life knows I use OP's - my ex g/f did (didn't like the fact that I had to wake up and take 2mg Klonopin and 20mg hydro/apap to get out of bed but....) - She really didn't like that I am only late-twenties and already need several medications to get by - but I do have panic disorder and extremely high levels of lower back pain, so she understood - she didn't *like* it, but once an hour had passed since taking my meds and she realized I was zippity-zappity ready to go, getting things done, etc. - she understood. My current g/f also knows I use OP's, as well as my Mom, my friends (the friends part might have been a mistake- I won't explain but I bet you all are smart enough to figure that one out ) Everyone - family, friends, girlfriends...... I don't keep anything from anybody. Just can't stand to live that way. Like my life is some sort of secret. That makes me depressed and feel shut off from the world. So I tell everyone everything, even if it sometimes causes anger or a lecture or problems - I still prefer to leave everything in the open. I am only late twenties like I said. My mom knows I have been complaining about back trouble since I was a kid (scoliosis) - So when I called her (I will admit I didn't tell her I was using OP's until *after* about 6 months of using them) - at first she was like 'that sounds shady' - but the conversation ended with 'well I am glad you have found a way to control your back pain - just don't spend money that you don't have ' (Too late on that one Mom but hey we are all in some debt in one way or another, or most of us anyway. Student loans, home loans, CC debt - I have rung up a bit of CC debt (that is the main 'bad' issue about this to my friends and family) - but hey OP's have kept me pain free and feeling like working/living/playing for almost 3 years and that is worth anything to me. I'll pay it off when I get a better job anyway. I live for the moment. I want to feel good now. I don't want to wake up in pain and anxiety and keeping secrets and stressing and worrying all the time. I just want relief, and to live, openly and honestly - and move forward. But right now I need something to knock out this back pain until they invent a miracle cure-for-life for pain.,
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' (Too late on that one Mom but hey we are all in some debt in one way or another, or most of us anyway. Student loans, home loans, CC debt - I have rung up a bit of CC debt (that is the main 'bad' issue about this to my friends and family) - but hey OP's have kept me pain free and feeling like working/living/playing for almost 3 years and that is worth anything to me. I'll pay it off when I get a better job anyway. I live for the moment. I want to feel good now. I don't want to wake up in pain and anxiety and keeping secrets and stressing and worrying all the time. I just want relief, and to live, openly and honestly - and move forward. But right now I need something to knock out this back pain until they invent a miracle cure-for-life for pain., 
