I was in a car accident about 5 months ago. over the past 5 months the doctors have discovered that i have 3 bulging discs, 2 of those are also Degenerative discs. and i also have a condition called spondylosis. I have done physical therapy, gone to the chiropractor, and have taken vicodin ever since. For the past few months i have been taking at least 5 vicodin 7.5 each day. I am currently getting spinal steroid epiderals. I have only gotten 1 shot of the series of 3 so far but i feel that it hasn't helped at all. I am 21 and the doctors aren't sure why i have degenerative discs and it may be associated with the pain. I have been doing an extensive workout after the shot (for the past few days) in hopes that it will help fix the problem. I am worried that nothing is helping and that i may become dependant on the vicodin. I have tried a few times to stop taking it and i fair off ok sometimes, but each time I have gone to bed i have experienced extreme pain in my back and not been able to sleep at all. I'm not sure if this is just the pain thats their or perhaps the lack of medication in my body. Any thoughts or help for this? I would love some relief.