When Pain Medication Stops Working
What Family Members Can Do
If your parent says "the medication isn't working anymore":
| Action | Specifically |
|---|---|
| Attend the next appointment together | Help communicate to the doctor exactly how and when the medication stopped helping |
| Check how the medication is being taken | Look for missed doses or self-reduced doses |
| Track symptom changes | When did it stop working? Have other symptoms appeared? |
| Research next options together | Read the relevant articles on this site together |
| Say: "You don't have to just live with it" | Remind them that more options exist — and give them hope |