What is the best pain killer for a patient with cancer?

Answer 1

Analgesics that are not addictive.
But a recent study brings MARY JANE a.k.a. MARIJUANA into the limelight as a pain inhibitor. But i don't approve of it because it's addictive.

Generally, pain relievers do not really kill the pain. They just increase one's pain threshold so pain will be minimized.

Also advisable is the frequent intake of banana because believe it or not, it can decrease pain, because it contains serotonin.

Answer 2

There's a lot to be said for good old morphine, with Benadryl to control itching as necessary. IV compatible, you can give it IM or SC, orally; you can push the dose as high as necessary (I'm *assuming* the patient is terminally ill; this may not be the case).

Isn't there a pain service specialist available at the hospital or hospice (depending on circumstances)? If there isn't, my next choice for pain management expertise would be an experienced hospice nurse; the third choice would be an experienced med-surg RN. (The ones on the front lines often know better than the MDs about what has been working and failing; they're seeing it, minute by minute.)

Answer 3

MAIJUANA! It's always the right answer! :)

no seriously though, it can help increase appetetites, relax patients during treatment, and, most importantly, it helps with the forgetting of pain. Beleive me, I know...

Although, it isn't a very strong analgesic, so if you're looking for something more specific to target physical pain, there are quite a few. However, you shouldn't start with the strongest drugs because 1. you may get sick. 2. you'll have no where to turn when you increase your tolerance, with regular usage. 3. there's a much higher risk of addiction. Believe me, I know...

Typically, patients will be prescribed an opiate or opioid substance (ranging from vikodin and norco to darvocet, to even morphene and oxycotton). My advice: stay away from those real strong pills for as long as you can, or they might take you down before you beat the cancer for which they were provided.

Answer 4

I would think that both an NSAID and an Opiate combination would work best.

Answer 5

any kind of narcotic. the patient should be able to control the flow of meds depending on how bad it is. (with IVs)

Answer 6

Weed.

Answer 7

any kind of opiate - morphine is usually prescribed, or pethidine injections.. buprenorphine tablets [sublingual] are also used. also dihydrocodeine tatrate tablets

Answer 8

I think morphine is the best that Dr's use.

Answer 9

i am having good results combining oxycotin and loricet

Answer 10

It is controversial, but marijuana is very effective.