Now people also take same painkiller when their stomach aches or any other body part aches.
Then how does the medicine 'KNOW' where the person is feeling pain? That is if you took painkiller for headache, then is it possible that the medicine attacks 'pain' in your stomach?
I think this question sounds stupid and funny. But I really wanna know!
2006-07-23 19:31:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The painkiller works by blocking the receptors in your that make you feel the pain. So it doesn't know where it is, it simply makes you unable to feel where it is
2006-07-23 19:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by atlantisflicka 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are in a class of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). What NSAIDs do is basically knock out a part of the process that causes inflammation. Since inflammation can cause pain, NSAIDs reduce pain. Some examples of OTC NSAIDs include aspirin, naproxen (Aleve), ibuprofen (Motrin), and ketoprofen (Orudis).
If you're taking prescription painkillers such as narcotics (codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc.), these drugs (also known as opioids) actually bind to receptors on nerve cells (neurons) in your brain and spinal cord. When opioids bind to "opioid receptors", they affect the neurons responsible for pain, essentially decreasing the pain signal that reaches your brain.
Both NSAIDS and opioids don't specifically work at the site where you have the most pain; their effects occur all throughout the body. However, you'll notice the pain relief the greatest where you have the most pain.
2006-07-23 19:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by synergistic_insight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain killers donot solve the problem.. it makes ur senses go numb so u dont feel the pain... headaches r treated this way b'coz a normal head ache will vanish after some time... but stomach ache should b trated differently as it may b due to various reasons and has to b traeted accordingly.
2006-07-23 19:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, narcotic pain meds can cause headaches. i've been on narcotic meds for a year now b/c of my back. i have headaches several times per week. some dr's say that the reason is "rebounding". you're body takes in the narcotic med and you have side effects, to most people, that are pleasing. after the body comes "down" off the euphoria from the pain med, it doesn't take long for the body to start "craving" that feeling again. That's why pain meds are so addictive. the headaches are a symptom of withdrawal which can hit a lot faster than most people realize. try weaning slowly off the pain meds (take 1/2 pill instead of whole) and use ibuprofen as a pain med for your headaches. careful with tylenol b/c a lot of the narcotic pain meds already have tylenol in them. if the headaches don't start to ease up, then you need to call your doctor and let em know what's going on.
2016-03-27 04:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by Marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drugs don't have artificial intellegence or anything like that. When you take a painkiller type of drug, it doesn't scout out your body looking for were it hurts. It just numbs the entire body. Starting with the stomach. Because you take it orally. Any other paon that you have is a happy side effect.
2006-07-23 19:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by jimmyrm_25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pain killer doesn't "know." It just reduces the pain receptors in the brain, or decreases inflammation where ever it may be occurring (depending on the type of drug.) If you have pain in several places the same drug could treat all if they weren't very bad. It blocks pain in your brain, it doesn't go to the sight unless your talking about Advil or Aleve (Non steroidal anti-inflamatories.)
2006-07-23 19:37:18 · answer #6 · answered by stevenhendon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some do take care of other things---for instance if you had a headache I could give you a pill that would take care of your headache and at the same time your menstral cramps and back aches -----look it up on line and see all the effects or contact your doctor before you take anything
2006-07-23 19:34:53 · answer #7 · answered by karlyk721 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemicles are released into your blood and bond to certain receptors which will in turn block the pain, each medication has different chemicle that will bond to certain receptors specifically for those chemicles and that's how it knows where to stop the pain.
2006-07-23 19:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take aspirin for anything, for some reason it works.
Headaches, Dizziness, Stomach Aches..all gone.
Don't know how it works, it just does.
2006-07-23 19:35:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it slows down the nervous system and it takes away the bodies abiltity to comprehend pain, the pain is still there. weird huh, i need a vicoden...lol
2006-07-23 19:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by dwill604 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋