I have had three c-spine surgeries in the last 14 months. I suffer from chronic head pain coming from C2 and riding up my occipital nerve. I am 35 and have been on alot of pain meds. I have been on fentenyl, skelaxin, neuroten and many more. I've had c2 decompression on both sides and although the pain has changed it has not subsided much. I take vicodin HP with naproxin and robaxin and to get to sleep I take 3mg of xanax. My body has built up an extreme tolerance for the meds and it does so very quickly. I have had some temp relief with epidurals directly into c2 but they dont last long. looking for something more permanent so I can get off the meds. Wishful thinking.