I have had lower back pain for 8 years now. I was sent to the pain clinic and I will say I , for lack of a better word, was graduated to taking 90mg of Oxyneo a day, 60mg of cymbalta for nerve pain and percacets for break through pain.  I am also an epileptic and I take 1000mg of tegretol for that. All this medication was taking away the best of me. I knew I couldn't do anything about the tegretal, so I decided to do without the oxyneo. I  took 30mg three times a day, on the first couple of days I decided to reduce my midday dose to 20mg. My pain was worse, so I ended up going back to the 30mg. The question I have is, am I addicted because I can't lower my dose?, should that little of a change make that much of a difference? The pain I felt was all over discomfort. Would that be a pain, due to withdrawal from lowering the dose , or would it be just my everyday pain. I really want to stop taking this. But I'm afraid of what will happen to me. My Dr. I think, is on his last nerve with me. First the pain got worse and worse and I needed better pain control. Now that I want off the pain med, he seems very impatent with me. It's gotten to the point where I just as well give in and keep taking the damn sh*t. Please help me, am I an addict, or just living with chronic pain the wrong way.