cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17597430
If you don't use pain meds on a whim, when you really need the help they will be more effective
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Not really. Tolerance for pretty much any drug drops relatively fast.
Just dont take ibuprofen for every little thing and you should be good.
iirc it'll fuck your liver up pretty bad taking ibuprofen often
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is what fucks up your liver. Ibuprofen will cause stomach problems such as ulcers, but it won’t damage your liver.
Drug tolerance is generally not associated with acetaminophen or NSAIDs although using them frequently to manage headaches can definitely cause rebound headaches on discontinuation
Yeah but a lot of people never use them. Like I’m chronically ill, with chronic pain and only use maybe a couple times a year cuz of weird masculine “deal with the pain instincts”. I need to remind myself of this meme more often ahahha
“But I have high pain tolerance”
No you fucking don’t otherwise you wouldn’t be bitching about your fucking headache all the live long day. Eat the ibuprofen now.
I can't, I haven't even eaten today. I guess I really don't need to eat much. All I had was a grape today and a slice of cheese. No that's doesn't have anything to do with my headache, I told you I have a high pain tolerance.
Ohmyfuckinggod it’s you, the straw person.
“But I don’t feel like swallowing a pill right now”
This used to be my excuse
Ibuprofen suppositories exist if anyone for some reason prefers that
All drugs are suppositories if you are willing
Lmao imagine trying with amoxicillin, you could have the biggest diarrhea in history.
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Not a headache but close enough, and you're right: I'm gonna take that tylenol.
Fun fact: Tylenol would never get past today's ethics board because of how dangerous an overdose is.
Sometimes you need a little treat, go for the naproxen. Every once in awhile I'll take one of those for a headache and it makes me realize how much my whole body hurts sometimes.
^ this guy hurts
I have the fabulous genetic quirk of suddenly acquiring unimaginable stomach pain and nausea after taking ibuprofen or asprin. I also get frequent migraines 🙃
You get checked for ulcers?
Not yet but I need to. My mom got cancer so we've met our family's out-of-pocket maximum for the year, meaning all my treatments are finally free. Thanks America! /s
Well I'll do an endoscopy on you with my phone on a selfie stick if you want.
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Particularly for physical injuries, I sometimes prefer to suffer as it reminds me that I need to be careful, which I know I'd forget if I subdued the pain.
Having said that, for things like flu's where it's just pure suffering for nothing, I'll suck down as many painkillers as I can have in a day.
My co-worker fucked up her foot that way. She sprained her ankle during a hiking trip and just kept popping painkillers so she could keep walking.
I do this, but it needs to be balanced with a healthy dose of "don't overcompensate or you'll fuck up the uninjured side."
20 mg isotretinoin, 1g effervescent paracetamol, oh yeah, it's hepatitis time.
I remember that my neurologist said there is no analgesic that can help with my migraines and I should just take the meds as soon as I can or face a week of suffering, but I can't just take them every time I think it could be it so I just gamble my productivity for the week.
My mom has a similar condition
If she feels a migraine coming she has to take Relpax (eletriptan) ASAP. If she takes it too late, it may not work.
On top of that, it's the only medication that works for her migraines. Even worse, the medication needs a prescription in South Africa (it's OTC in some other countries); it's stupid expensive; each box has like 4 pills; and the pharmacists keep saying Pfizer is going to stop producing it. I don't think generics are available. Haven't checked in a while.
Btw Isn't isotretinoin for acne? Do you need a prescription for it?
All the triptans are great, all expensive as fuck, fortunately effervescent paracetamol works better for me than any triptan.
>Btw Isn't isotretinoin for acne? Do you need a prescription for it?
Yes and yes. Prescription like every 6 months and blood tests to check if my liver doesn't want to kill me for treating it so bad. But I have the skin of a Korean model and my hair has 0 grease now, it's great.
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This is my wife. She was raised to believe that all suffering is the body fixing itself and has, on more than one occasion, spent two days in bed with back spasms intead of taking the muscle relaxer the doctor gave her.
She also believes that fans make you sick. But like, not the fan in the basement which blows the AC through all the vents. That's not a fan, it's a magic wind box. I am assured that this is sound science, just not among western scientists who are in the pocket of big ceiling fan.
Magic wind box!
Is she Korean?
No, she doesn't think fans will kill her, just make her poop funny. Don't be ridiculous.
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Just one more day of medication overuse migraine bro, I promise
My headaches are usually a deficiency of something simple. I'll eat and meal and drink a quart of water.. If that doesn't do it then it's time for some ouch-away.
Not headache medicine, but a few years ago I had this nasty rash on my feet for months before my two brain cells finally managed to meet in the middle of my skull to tell me to buy some medicated lotion. After enduring months of pain and itching and it was cleared up in about two days. I think it was poison ivy.
TIL
Typically, the rash from the urushiol oil lasts about five to twelve days, but in extreme cases it can last a month or more.
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I've never known any OTC analgesic to actually help with any aches or pains with the exception of it being a caffeine withdrawal headache and using Excedrin with Caffeine. But I could also just have some coffee or tea. Even strong prescription pain relievers like Vicodin or oxycotin barely have any effect. Novacaine works; but that makes the affected area entirely numb.
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I read this todsy and took the pill.
It was painless. Afterwards.
Especially if it's a migraine, the swedish healthcare website literally says that's what you should do and as far as i have been able to see there is no better way to deal with it.
the general principle i follow is trying to deal with the pain for a while and if it shows no indication of easing up and there's nothing else i can do to alleviate it, i pop a pill so i can actually fucking enjoy life.
It's not about glory, it's about feeling the discomfort so that it will influence your behavior as intended. Can't speak for chronic illnesses, but if you're having the occasional cold or whatever, why not just take the message and lay in bed for the time being?
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