Pain is pain. And severe pain is severe pain. You can have severe pain for lots of reasons, not all of them have to be malignant. The Health Alliance committee's attempt to draw a line between cancer pain and other types of pain also was criticized by patients and doctors. It produces fewer side effects than morphine and nonnarcotic pain relievers.
Patients really seem to respond.
I've had patients with disrupted sleep for years who are sleeping through the night for the first time, thanks to this drug. I have people who would be shut-ins who are out in the community because of this drug. He says the medication allows him to continue working at the dairy in a less physical job. Before he injured his neck 12 years ago, Gil was a computer systems analyst and college professor. He developed fibromyalgia, which is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and swollen joints.