I don't know anything about getting off the pain medication but I do know about managing the pain. There have been a lot of people who have eliminated their pain using the Lakhovsky Coil. Most were shocked at how something so simple could possibly work. It cost less than $5.00 to make and even a grandmother can do it. My site gives full free instructions or you can just search for the Lakhovsky Coil. There are also yahoo groups talking about it recently one person said that she put one on her husband who had been in pain for years and in 2 days the pain was gone another said she had a 82 year old friend who had a bad wrist not only get rid of the wrist pain but was dancing in the kitchen pain free.
Just so you won't think this is just an advertisement you can go directly to just the instructions at http://www.copperhealth.com/coil_printable_version.htm and bypass my web site but you may want to read more about Georges Lakhovsky and the work he has done.