What are you taking the pain meds for? Arthritis or have you had an injury? If its arthritis you can try taking ginger, boswellia, or turmeric. You may also want to try doing a full body detox. If you're having pain from some sort of injury you can try acupuncture. Actually you should look into that. Make sure you find someone who really knows what they're doing. You can ask a doctor for a referel.