 [ Symptoms ] my husband is on xanax klonopin and pristiq for anxiety and depression he was also given vicodin is this too much  our family doctor prescribed vicodin for my hubby is severe back pain multiple curvatures of the spine [ Disease ] whenever someone is taking medications for specific problems such as psychiatric or orthopedic pain it would seem a good idea to refer to a specialist i am not an m d but certainly someone who specializes in disorders of the spine other than a surgeon should be consulted on your husband is case and might make recommendations as to alternative medications and some course of physical therapy the xanax and klonopin that he is on may be used for muscle relief too it is really in someone is clinical judgment where determinations are made regarding which medications to prescribe and a general practitioner may not have the expertise required my recommendation therefore would be to consider a second opinion with specialists in the areas where he needs help