I HAVE THREE HERNIATED DISCS FROM A PRIOR CAR ACCIDENT AND JUST RECEIVED SSI AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE I AM WAITING ON MY MEDICADE CARD TO GO TO A PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A PRIMARY CARE DOC IN THE MEANTIME. HE STARTED ME OUT WITH 90 OXYCODONE 5MG THIS BARELY DID ANYTHING FOR THE PAIN. AFTER A FEW ONTHS HE UPED THE MILLIGRAM TO TEN. THIS HELPED I WAS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT RIGHT AFTER THE ACIDENT AND WAS SUBSCRIBED A LONG SLOW RELEASE PAIN KILLER PLUS OXYCODONE FOR BREAKTHRU PAIN . ANYWAY AFTER A YEAR OF 10 MG OXYCODONE HE UPPED THE MIL. TO 15MG SAME MUMBER(90) NOW IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND JUST LIKE BEFORE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND NOW THE 15MG BEARLY HELP WITH THE PAIN .IS THAT NORMAL AND SHOULD I ASK HIM TO INCREASE THE MILLG TO 20 FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I WILL BE SEEING HIM BEFORE I GET MY MEDICADE CARD AND CAN GET INTO A PAIN MAN CLINIC .IS A PRIMARY DOC ABLE TO UP THE MILLGRAM ANYMORE ?I ALSO GET 6O 1MG LORAZAPAN FOR ANXIETY AND 90 350MG SOMAS