Tell them about any other medications you take. Ask if it is safe to drink alcoholic beverages if you are taking pain medicine. Try to identify the cause of your pain. Remember, your pain may not always be caused by your cancer. Medicines that relieve pain are called analgesics.
Analgesics act on the nervous system to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness.
Analgesics provide only temporary pain relief because they do not affect the cause of the pain. Preventing pain from starting or getting worse is the best way to control it. It may mean you can use lower doses of a pain reliever than if you wait until the pain gets bad. Don't be afraid to admit that you have pain. Different pain medicines take different lengths of time to work.