Other types of drugs and pain relievers are combined by doctors. And these includes anti-inflammatory steroids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants. Pain relief medications are used as effective treatments for certain types of pain and pain with specific causes. Like for example, antidepressants are recommended by a doctor to help relieve certain types of pain by which does not really mean that someone is suffering from depression. In relieving pain associated with inflammation, steroids are found to be effective. And because of the fact that people may respond to medications uniquely and differently, physician’s may try variety of doses and combination of drugs to be able to identify which is effective. Depending on the type of pain, how severe the pain is and how pain responds to the treatment, are the exact basis on the choice of treatments are to be used.