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Thank you, Dr. Lasich, for your suggestions. For the past several months I have been thinking that I had built up a tolerance for the Vicodin that I'm taking. I thought I was taking 7.5/700. Last night as I was completing the profile for this site I discovered that my prescription had been changed to 5/500. For the past few months I have been in constant pain, only able to sleep for a couple hours at a time, and only able to sit up or stand for very short periods without excruiating pain.   My doctor says I am not addicted to Vicodin nor am I abusing my medications. However, he has prescribed only 4 tabs per day. For the past couple months I have found myself taking 5 and sometimes 6 tabs per day and feeling like a dope addict because I am not getting any relief.   Should my doctor have told me he was decreasing the dosage? Don't I have the right to know what is going on with my medications? I am so angry right now. I am severely hearing-impaired, but I am not stupid and I have told my doctor that I am in charge of my body.   I have undiagnosed full body tremors (non-epileptic), but he believes that I may have muscular dystrophy and I am currently undergoing testing to determine the cause. I do have lesions on my brain. Could that also be a contributing factor to the pain?