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long story short, do they provide pain relief through the means of blocking the sensory that allows you to feel the pain or do they infact treat the initial problem which caused the pain in the first place?

there is an important distinction between the two.

I think some act as inhibitors (block the pain) and some also thin the blood (hence reduce headaches)

no they don't treat the problem that causes the pain (if we are talking backaches, etc.) Muscle relaxers are a different thing, and medications designed for migraines, etc...

dull the pang mang.only

tnf wrote:no they don't treat the problem that causes the pain (if we are talking backaches, etc.) Muscle relaxers are a different thing, and medications designed for migraines, etc...

k that one is obvious but what about an aspirin for the common head ache?
so essentialy the damage continues to progress...
in effect I'm not solving any problems, I'm just ignoring them quite selfishly at that

tnf wrote:medications designed for migraines, etc...

vicodin :icon3:

Tsakali_ wrote:

tnf wrote:no they don't treat the problem that causes the pain (if we are talking backaches, etc.) Muscle relaxers are a different thing, and medications designed for migraines, etc...

k that one is obvious but what about an aspirin for the common head ache?
so essentialy the damage continues to progress...
in effect I'm not solving any problems, I'm just ignoring them quite selfishly at that

there are a number of problems that could be the underlying cause of a headache...
aspirin inhibits the production of prostaglandins which is where the pain relief comes from.

Dante wrote:

tnf wrote:medications designed for migraines, etc...

vicodin :icon3:

nah, there are medications specific to migraines - vicodin isn't one of them.

I took vics with maxalt and imitrex since they caused hypertension in every muscles and sinus. I raced for bed everytime I took imitrex just so I could sleep before it would start.

Propranolol worked great, but I sleeping 12 hours a day, minimum. Any lower of a dose and it was useless.

With vics, at least I felt nothing and felt great.

Dante wrote:I took vics with maxalt and imitrex since they caused hypertension in every muscles and sinus. I raced for bed everytime I took imitrex just so I could sleep before it would start.

Propranolol worked great, but I sleeping 12 hours a day, minimum. Any lower of a dose and it was useless.

With vics, at least I felt nothing and felt great.

oh i don't disagree that the vics are effective...i was just saying that there are migraine medications that aren't narcotics...

I've had Imitrex once. It was some nasty shit.

I thought most of the over the counter pain killers reduce inflammation, don't know how they do it, though.

ajerara wrote:I thought most of the over the counter pain killers reduce inflammation, don't know how they do it, though.

yea, that's why they call them anti-inflammatories.

Hope you are not too ''malade'' sick my friend.
Just want you to know that even a little aspirin, things like acetaminophen don't always mix very well with other medications and even some natural herbal or vitamins.
Weird but check withh your pharmacist or doctor. Most people don't know about this as they think that it is sold without a prescription like candies and they get more headeache because they are mixing them with other medication and it become a whell.

right.

tnf wrote:right.

Thanks for the approval my dear friend.
I meant to mentioned...Ask TNF if I am right but I didn't want to bother you.
Coming from you it has much more reassurance.
Thanks Sir