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inflammation and/or pain you are suffering from is not related to a disease per se, but rather is due to OVERUSE, AGE, INJURY or other anomoly, and is not responding to other drugs, there are still much stronger medications out there that can be prescribed by your doctor or pain specialist.

Most of these drugs come in various forms, such as pill, tablet, capsule, liquid, sublingual (under the tongue), suppository, patches, injections, and even pumps attached to your body. Depending on your particular pain, your doctor may prescribe any one of the following medications, or a combination of several, as many work better synergistically (together) thereby providing a more complete relief of pain. Some of these drugs are as follows:

OPIATES such as codeine, vicodin, darvocet, morphine, methadone, and percocet, to name a few. Proceed with caution as these drugs carry the risk of becoming addictive if used for more than a week. Interestingly though, when used for CHRONIC PAIN, addiction is uncommon and these drugs can be life-savers for many pain sufferers.

BENZODIAZEPINES such as clonazepam, valium, and lorazepam are anti-anxiety drugs that relax the nervous system and lessen the brain's perception of pain. They usually cause drowsiness and are best used at bedtime. These drugs are quite effective, but addiction is common. If these drugs are used everyday for more than two weeks, it is essential that they not be stopped suddenly or severe withdrawal symptoms will occur which can be dangerous. If one chooses to stop taking these drugs, known as "benzos", they MUST do so under the supervision of the prescribing physician, as they will have to be "weaned" off the drug over a period of week to months, depending on the dose and length of time the drug was being taken.

ANTIDEPRESSENTS like flouxetine (Prozac), bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Nortriptyline are used for the relief of mental depression, but are also used, quite effectively, to treat chronic pain as well. These drugs rarely cause addiction, but because the body can develop a "dependence/tolerance" to them, it's best to stop them over a week or two if one decides to stop taking them.

ANTICONVULSANTS like Neurontin are used primarily for seizure disorders, but work remarkably well for nerve pain found in diabetes, and connective tissue and rheumatic disorders where nerve damage is common and oftentimes severe.

And last, but most certainly not least, is the treatment of pain with good ol' clean liivng. Incorporate even

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