Information and opinions on health from scottw at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/996410/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/996410/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/996410/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/996410/111649/medication Fri, 14 May 2010 09:34:29 -0400 scottw    i have had back problems since i was a teen, and esophagus problems for at least 10 years.  in the past few years my life became a wreck.  i did my own research about pain and medications.  i applied my intelligence to finding help. for 38 years i had enjoyed transcendental meditation.  that was enough to get me through 38 years.  at around age 50 i was no longer working and not able to have a good... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/996410/111649/medication