Originally Posted by
FDG
Originally Posted by
discojoe
What is this aversion people have to pills? If you're hurting, take some fucking pills.
Exactly. As long as you don't get addicted to painkillers, there is really nothing wrong with the usage of artificial pain relief, since it has always been a remedy.
the problem with taking painkillers is that the more you take them, the more sensitized you become to pain, which means the more often you need painkillers and/or the more painful even a minor ache can feel. Not to mention the issues with side-effects.
I've seen people popping pills left and right for every little minor ache.
I've seen people having to take pills to cover up the damage those previous pills did.
And then yet more pills to cover up the damage/side effects of those other pills.
It can very easily turn into a never ending cycle.
Plus, it removes you from being in touch with your body's signals.
There IS a reason for the ache. There IS a reason for the swelling.
My opinion is pretty much that if you are going to take pills for ANYthing, whether physical or psychological, then don't do so with the intention of staying on the pills....do so with the intention of fixing/altering what forced you to take the pills in the first place. Use meds as a temporary aide....not as a permanent crutch.
An example, Richard purchased the exedrin painblockers for me. The recommended dosage is two pills every 6 hours. I took one pill. It began creating effects almost immediately, but not necessarily for the pain..that took a wee bit longer. The side effects were quite strong, and lasted quite a while. Enough so that I'll cut the next one in half and only take that half. Also, it's now been about 17 hours now, and I haven't felt the pain return yet. Well, little twinges, but nothing that's stopping me.
However, I found it interesting that instead of just all around pain, I could actually feel where my muscles were tightening and which movements seemed to be causing the most stiffness, etc. This is information I can use as I'm trying to fix my back as much as I can. Knowing where a twinge of pain starts and where it shoots to, etc, can help me as well. I'd not give up that information easily (unless I had other things I
just had to focus on).
On the other hand, I'm going to have to keep these pills away from richard because he's the type to pop in 4 pills in his mouth at a time without a moment's thought....regardless of whether it's a minor ache or a serious pain.