Painkillers may be a good temporary solution, Don’t make temporary solution permanent

 

Being a human, all of us would have experienced some or other kind of physical pain at least once in our life time. It’s quite normal, to experience pain as a symptom of a disease or an injury.  Few types of pain are mild & temporary, whereas the other types can be extremely severe. For example, a pain from a ligament tear or broken bone could be very severe, whereas menstrual cramp and migraine pain could be reduced in a day, though they are severe.

Thus, with certain types of pain, when they are too severe, people prefer to take anti-inflammatory medications or painkillers, which gives them a short-term relief but not heal or cure them. However, whatever could be the reason of intake of painkillers, they are really potent medications which shows adverse effects on individual’s health, in the future. Therefore, it is not recommended to take pain killers on a long term basis.

Facts about painkillers

Here are some significant facts about painkillers:

  1. Are Painkillers needed?

Firstly, prior to thinking about the intake of painkillers, it is vital to scrutinize the intensity of pain & decide whether the pain is really bad enough to seek the help of painkillers. Many pains get reduced by itself, for which painkillers are not required. Usually, painkillers won’t heal or cure the problem rather, they just provide a temporary relief.

  1. Find the root cause of the problem and treat it:

Identify the root cause or source of the problem to treat it instead of taking painkillers as temporary solution. The main sources of pain are ailment or an injury, so it would be better to approach a doctor to identify the source of the pain and get treated accordingly. Permanent cure is always better than a temporary relief.

  1. Visit A Specialist:

For people experiencing long-term pain due to a disease or injury, must find a specialist who can treat the condition by identifying the cause.

  1. Avoid Self-Medicating

Self-medicating or the intake of medications without doctor’s prescription is risky with many drugs. Further, an overdose of painkillers could be mortal! Thus, if you are experiencing an intense pain visit doctor and take the prescribed doses.

  1. Learn About The Side-Effects:

Akin to other medications even painkillers have numerous side-effects. So, be aware of all the side-effects of painkillers, prior to consuming them. The following are the some of the side-effects of most prescribed painkillers:

  • Acidity
  • Gastric Reflux
  • Kidney damage
  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Low blood pressure
  • Heart attacks, etc.

Further, with the intake of the right doses of painkillers, side-effects are not apparent. Other effects of painkillers are it makes the body addictive to painkillers and also damages multiple organs. Henceforth, before thinking about painkillers approach doctor. It just provide temporary relief but not cures the disease.