I have a painful shoulder injury but am out of work and have no health insurance. Best pain reliever?

8/9/2008 5:04:27 PM

aleve

8/9/2008 5:41:40 PM

marijuana

8/9/2008 6:05:39 PM

ibuprofen (Advil) for inflammation

8/9/2008 6:29:57 PM

^

8/9/2008 6:44:57 PM

ibuprofen is better than tylenol, it's stronger.

I have some hydrocodone if you want though...jk, I'm not offering you my prescription because that would be illegal.

[Edited on August 9, 2008 at 7:50 PM. Reason : ]

8/9/2008 7:49:45 PM

advil

8/9/2008 9:48:39 PM

only pill i take is tylenol pm

8/9/2008 10:05:51 PM

so youre taking a sleeping pill and pain reliever all in one..so smart.

8/9/2008 10:07:28 PM

dude stop being such a dick

8/9/2008 10:09:21 PM

motrin/advil is much better for muscle/joint pain. Tylenol doesn't do anything for inflammation.

That said, I think it's not worth the trouble to go find the bottle for anything less than vicodin. OTC stuff doesn't really do anything for pain for me.

8/9/2008 10:23:55 PM

As ^ said...acetaminophen (Tylenol, Excedrin, etc.) doesn't do shit for inflammation.

Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, and all the other -profens do have anti-inflammatory characteristics, as does plain old aspirin.

Naproxen is as good if not better (Aleve). I usually take Aleve in the liqui-gel form for muscular pains, inflammation, and general soreness...and have good results.

If you do have a muscular inflammation or injury, you need to take an NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug) such as naproxen, ibuprofen, or aspirin on a regular schedule for at least a couple of days to keep inflammation in check while the injury heals. Just taking it for pain every now and then won't give you the full therapeutic benefit of the drug. You DO need to take necessary precautions, though. If you have ulcers, acid reflux, or a tender stomach, you'd better see a doctor prior to taking these meds, as they will damn near eat a hole in your stomach. When you do take them, take with food and/or plenty of water or other liquids to buffer their danger to your GI tract. If you have any blood clotting (or lack thereof) issues, then the same doctor advice applies.

8/9/2008 10:36:46 PM

OTC Arthroscopy?

8/9/2008 10:43:27 PM

advil, it tastes good.

8/9/2008 10:46:42 PM

^^^ haha, that sounds like a pharma commercial

[Edited on August 9, 2008 at 10:47 PM. Reason : aasdfasasdfads]

8/9/2008 10:47:28 PM

wut

[Edited on August 9, 2008 at 10:49 PM. Reason : ]

8/9/2008 10:48:49 PM

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"advil, it tastes good. "

I thought I was alone in this, good to know someone else thinks so too

8/9/2008 11:04:16 PM

Naproxen/aleve.

Like lewoods, OTC painkillers do nearly nothing for me. Hell, I only take aleve as a 'stop things from getting worse' measure - it never actually gets rid of the pain. Shit, vicodin doesn't even do too well for me...I just care less about how much I hurt

I'm very prone to tendinitis, so I'm all too familiar with this I've found that diclofenac sodium (Rx) does wonders.


I can't think of anything tylenol is actually good for, especially after you compare it to NSAIDS:
tylenol - sometimes works for some people; can stress the liver. Basically it's good for kids with fevers.
various NSAIDS - sometimes work for some people; added bonus of having anti-inflammatory properties

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" If you do have a muscular inflammation or injury, you need to take an NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug) such as naproxen, ibuprofen, or aspirin on a regular schedule for at least a couple of days to keep inflammation in check while the injury heals. Just taking it for pain every now and then won't give you the full therapeutic benefit of the drug."

Very, very true...and by the same token, you must learn the early signs of inflammation, before the pain sets in, so that you can avoid constant pain. For me, that comes in the form of an almost achy feeling that resembles tiredness more than it resembles pain. It's a good idea to know these limits independent of pain, since you're taking something to mute the signals your body is trying to send you

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"If you have any blood clotting (or lack thereof) issues, then the same doctor advice applies."

Though, note that the thinning effects of naproxen/ibuprofen aren't as pronounced or long-lasting as for aspirin.

8/9/2008 11:20:16 PM

i try not to take pharmaceuticals unless necessary

drink a glass of water, you'll be fine

8/9/2008 11:30:41 PM

8/10/2008 12:25:15 AM

walk it off son

8/10/2008 7:54:54 AM

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"Shit, vicodin doesn't even do too well for me...I just care less about how much I hurt "

Vicodin's only redeeming quality is that I can not care enough to go get a heating pad and crawl back into bed for another 8 hours or so. Also makes me very sleepy. I have no idea why it has any street value at all, it's fairly worthless.

8/10/2008 8:31:47 AM

tylenol is shit ... its terrible for you

8/10/2008 10:12:22 AM

^^for inflamation a heating pad isnt going to make it feel better, but much worse.

I have permanant tendonitis in my shoulder with flare ups often, heating pad makes the pain unbelieveable. I have to freeze it.

8/10/2008 9:39:55 PM

^ Dunno what period cramps are classified as, but a heating pad seems to help so I use it. Yeah, sad that's what I get the good pills for and not some crazy awesome hiking adventure story that ends with me unconscious and permanently injured.

8/10/2008 10:12:03 PM

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"Vicodin's only redeeming quality is that I can not care enough to go get a heating pad and crawl back into bed for another 8 hours or so. Also makes me very sleepy. I have no idea why it has any street value at all, it's fairly worthless."

agreed. they gave me vicodin after I tore my ACL and again after I had the surgery to replace it. That stuff doesn't do ANYTHING! If I took two at the same time I'd feel it a little.

8/10/2008 10:23:08 PM

Advil if you drink at all. Alcohol and acetaminophen (tylenol) is a bad mix unless you're trying to kill off your liver.

[Edited on August 10, 2008 at 11:29 PM. Reason : l]

8/10/2008 11:01:28 PM

^ probably after it kills off a liver or two

[Edited on August 10, 2008 at 11:37 PM. Reason : ^haha smooth edit ]

8/10/2008 11:25:13 PM

my dad is a doctor and will either tell you to "suck it up" or "go take advil".

8/11/2008 8:32:36 PM

^ DING DING DING

we have a winner here folks!

8/11/2008 8:37:56 PM

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"ibuprofen (Advil) for inflammation"

yep. my knee has been giving me almost constant pain for weeks, and the occasional icing and a few advil (liquid caps ftw) help more than anything else.

8/12/2008 12:29:37 PM

I ate Aleve like candy when we paddled the Mississippi River. I thought my damn shoulder was going to fall off for the first month or so

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8/12/2008 12:36:00 PM