Patients who use narcotics will become addicted Patients who take narcotics for pain rarely, if ever, become addicted. If strong medications like morphine are used too soon, they will not work later if the pain gets worse Strong medications like morphine stay effective as long as they are needed. If pain increases, the medication dose can also be increased as much as needed. The most common side effects are feeling sleepy, nausea and constipation. Sleepiness and nausea go away after a few days.
Simple treatments can control nausea and constipation.
Talking about pain will distract the doctor from working to treat the cancer Pain relief is an important part of cancer care. Pain can interfere with sleep and rest, which are important to the body's ability to fight disease. Pain means that the cancer is getting worse Pain can be due to cancer or the effects of cancer treatment. Sometimes the pain is unrelated to the cancer. Other treatments can help the rest.