Hey Gary...just wondering, does the oxycodone really help to alleviate the pain or does it make you feel different about the pain? I ask because I am having a lot of nerve pain and I find that the oxy only makes me have a different attitude towards the pain...that's the only way I can explain it. I don't feel so down, so angry, so aggravated by it. However, I have been on Tegretol, Neurontin and now Lyrica and I have to say that they do take the edge off. You might want to consider trying the anti-seizure meds but just ensure that the drug level of especially the Tegretol are kept track of because you can become toxic on it.