Can someone explain pain killers to me please
As I am getting older, I am experiencing the aches and pains associated with age etc. I have only been used to taking paracetamol and ibuprofen ( i have taken codiene twice in my life). However, my friends talk about pain killers like codeine, tramadol, naproxen and some others…. Interestingly, i have tramadol, naproxen and codeine in my medicine cabinet, but have never taken them (with the exception of codeine twice, after being prescribed by doctors)
I have never even considered taking when in pain as to me they are drug drugs.. feel free to laugh at my ignorance im sure.
What exactly are they and what would warrant taking them opposed to paracetamol and ibuprofen?
What pains would warrant me taking certain types of pain killers over the others?
Ive tried researching the internet but i just end up on medical journals etc and I dont really understand them
Many thanks if anyone can shine a light on these types of pain killers
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If paracetamol and ibuprofen work for you, then you don’t need anything stronger. The only reason to take anything stronger would be if neither of those two worked for you.
Also, it depends on what’s causing the pain. If it could anything caused by a problem with your gait (the way you walk), or neck and shoulder pain caused by stress, or sciatica, then osteopaths and physiotherapists can often help you.
By the way, there are people with certain medical conditions who aren’t supposed to take ibuprofen or other NSAIDs, so they might be more likely to try cocodamol for reasons that other people wouldn’t.
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